Tuesday, April 19, 2016

OUR NEW BLOG - JUST FOR REVIEW

Hello!

If you're looking for Mr. Tesler, he's moved, temporarily.  Check out teslersapushreview.blogspot.com!

Monday, April 18, 2016

APUSH Review Materials

Hello, APUSH'ers:

The following is a collection of links, etc., which will be extremely helpful as you study for the APUSH exam:

Gilder Lehrman - Collection of videos by historical period.

Tom Richey - Great site.  Loaded with materials! 

APUSH Explained 

Crash Course AP Book - Check your email! 

The Super-Duper 3 Hour Review Video


One Page Outlines - Super-Short breakdowns of topics (only one page).  Learn 'em, live 'em, know 'em: 


  1. Colonization
  2. Life in the Colonies
  3. Causes of the Revolution
  4. Critical Period
  5. Making a Nation
  6. War of 1812
  7. Jacksonian Democracy
  8. Creating an American Culture
  9. Native American Treatment
  10. Sectional Differences
  11. Westward Expansion
  12. Causes of the Civil War
  13. The Civil War
  14. Reconstruction
  15. Industrialization and Corporate Consolidation
  16. Gilded Age: Politics and Urbanization
  17. Foreign Policy - 1865-1914
  18. Progressive Era
  19. World War I
  20. The 1920s
  21. The Great Depression
  22. Foreign Policy in the 1930s
  23. World War II
  24. Truman and the Cold War
  25. Eisenhower and Modern Republicanism
  26. Kennedy's New Frontier
  27. Nixon
  28. The United States Since 1974
  29. Civil Rights Movement
  30. Women's Equality
Please note that these resources are only as useful as you make them.   




APUSH REVIEW DAY 1

Day 1:
1. Watch/Take Notes on the following videos.  You will need your headphones to do this.  




2.  Review slides 1-19 of the Presentation

3. Complete the multiple choice, and short answer question #2.   Please keep the numbering the same.  Some of the questions were eliminated to help us to review faster.

HW 4/18/16
1.  Complete your set of INDEX CARDS on pp. 9-17 of the Crash Course book 

2  Prepare for a quiz, based on the Key Terms, TUESDAY! 

Thursday, April 14, 2016

HW Week of 4/11/16

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your HW assignments for this week, 4/11/16

MONDAY NIGHT: 
Complete - WWII Study Guide, and Cold War Study Guide 

TUESDAY NIGHT: 
WATCH and TAKE NOTES on the attached video 



Here's a PDF of the lecture to help you.  

Begin reading Chapter 28 (AMSCO) 

FINISH READING CHAPTER 28, and the Chapter 28 GRAP for FRIDAY!!! 

WED/THU: Complete Ch. 28 Reading, and GRAP

FRIDAY:  


1.  Complete a TAKE-HOME TEST on WWII and the Cold War.  DUE MONDAY.  NO EXCEPTIONS, or EXCUSES!!! .  Answer all of the questions.  Do not leave any questions blank!  There will be a double penalty for any questions left blank.  

2.  TAKE NOTES ON SLIDES 1-19 of the presentation below.   



3.  Please pick up a package of INDEX CARDS  (at least 50)

APUSH Assignment 4/14/16

Hello, All:

Here is your assignment for today, 4/14/16.

1.  Please take NOTES on the following presentation:


2.  Please complete the short answer questions from the following DBQ.  

ALL WORK IS DUE, BEOP.  If you finish early, continue working on your GRAP.


Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Cold War Assignment 4/13/16

Hello, All:

Here's your assignment for today.

1.  Please take notes on slides 7-18 of the presentation below.



2.  Click here for the link to Chapter 26 of the AMSCO APUSH Review Book.   Using your notes, the review book, and your knowledge of the Cold War...

  1. Answer the multiple choice questions.  
  2. Complete all of the short answer questions.  
PLEASE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.  IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE PERIOD, PLEASE FINISH FOR HW.  

Monday, April 11, 2016

Cold War DBQ

CLICK HERE for the DBQ, and answer the scaffolding questions.

You are responsible for completing the assignment by the end of the period.


Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Practice APUSH exam

CLICK HERE for the Practice APUSH exam.

There are 55 questions on the practice exam (multiple choice).  You will have 55 minutes to finish this section.  If you finish early, you may read independently.  PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED TO THE ESSAY, UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO! 

CLICK HERE FOR THE DBQ 

You will have 55 minutes to write the essay.  It is suggested that you take 15 minutes to review the documents/plan your essay, and another 40 minutes to write.


Sunday, April 3, 2016

APUSH HW Week of 4/4/16

MONDAY NIGHT:
1. Watch


2. Take notes on the videos.  CLICK HERE for the Slideshows
Chapter 34
Chapter 35 


TUESDAY NIGHT: 
CLICK HERE for Chapter 26 of the AMSCO APUSH Review Book 
Read pp. 557-563
Complete pp. 1-5 of the GRAP 

WEDNESDAY: 
Read pp. 564-570 of the AMSCO review book
Complete pp. 6-8

THURSDAY: 
Complete the Chapter 26 GRAP  DUE FRIDAY

FRIDAY:
TBD