Wednesday, May 23, 2018

HW 5/23

Hello, All.

Here's tonight's HW
1. Watch the following video:

Monday, May 14, 2018

HW Assignments 5/14-5/18/18

Hello, All:

Here are your assignments for the week of 5/14/18.

1. Watch the Crash Course video on the Great Depression


TUESDAY NIGHT:
1. Watch the Crash Course Video on the New Deal




Wednesday: Complete the attached packet on the Great Depression.  If you cannot print out the worksheets, you may NEATLY handwrite the questions, and answers.  Please remember to answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES!  

Thursday: Complete the attached packet on the New Deal.   If you cannot print the worksheets, you may NEATLY handwrite the questions and answers.  Please remember to answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES! 

Friday: Complete the worksheets in the attached folder.  

PREPARE FOR AN EXAM TUESDAY ON THE GREAT DEPRESSION/NEW DEAL 

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

HW Assignments 5/2/18-5/4/18

5/3:
Watch "Crash Course - The Great Depression"


5/4/18: 

Prepare for a test next week on the 1920's and Great Depression. 

Monday, April 30, 2018

Assignments Week of 4/30/18

All:

Here are your assignments for the week of 4/30.

MONDAY: Prepare for an exam, TOMORROW, on Periods 4, 5, 6.  

Documents/Topics Covered:

  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Sojourner Truth, Speech to Ohio Women's Convention
  • Monroe Doctrine
  • John L. O'Sullivan, "Annexation"
  • Norman Asing, letter to Governor Bigler, 1852
  • Compromise of 1850
  • Black Codes
  • Populist Party Platform
  • Andrew Carnegie, "Wealth."
  • Knights of Labor
  • A Century of Dishonor


REMEMBER - The more content you know, the less comprehension you need to do!  In other words, the more you know, the less you have to read! 

TUESDAY-FRIDAY
Continue working on the review packets for periods 7, 8, 9.   Enclosed are digital copies of the review packet, so you can access the video links.  

PREPARE FOR A FULL-ON PRACTICE EXAM (Periods 1-9) on MONDAY or TUESDAY 

Monday, April 23, 2018

APUSH Assignments 4/23/18

APUSH'ers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 4/23/18

1.  Using the resources provided here, as well as any other resources at your disposal, complete the review packets for periods 4,  5, 6. 

Period 4 Review
Period 5 Review 
Period 6 Review 

2.  Continue working on, and studying the index cards related to the Key Terms, Docs, and Supreme Court Cases. 

3.  Review the Khan Academy assignments. 

Friday, April 20, 2018

Period 1-3 Exam MONDAY

40 Questions - Multiple Choice, based on Stimulus
Topics will include:

Columbian Exchange
John Winthrop - A Model of Christian Charity 
John Locke - Second Treatise on Government 
Salem Witch Trials
-Minavavana Speech
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Common Sense
Articles of Confederation
GW Farewell Address
Northwest Ordinance

Sunday, April 15, 2018

APUSH HW Assignments 4/16-4/20/18

4/16:
1. Review the Gilder Lehrman Videos for periods 1 and 2.
2. Review/Take notes on Slides 3-25 of the review presentation
3. Click here for the Khan Academy's materials for Period 1.  Please complete the practice questions, and the unit test.
4. Click here for the Khan Academy's materials for Period 2.  Please complete the practice questions, and the unit test.
***Feel free to review the Khan Academy materials for periods 1 and 2 while you are there***
***IF YOU WANT MORE PRACTICE CLICK HERE***
***There is plenty of study material with which you have been provided.  However, this material ONLY works if you put in the effort*** YOU CAN DO THIS!

4/17:
1. Review the Gilder Lehrman Videos for period 3
2. Review/Take notes on Slides 26-48 of the review presentation
3. Click here for the Khan Academy's materials for Period 3.  Please complete the practice questions, and the unit test.
4. Go into period 3 on Albert.io, and complete at least 25 multiple choice questions.   You can also complete multiple choice questions by clicking here. 
5. Begin completing index cards on the "Key Terms, Docs, Court Cases to Know" worksheet
***Feel free to review the Khan Academy materials for period 3 while you are there***
***IF YOU WANT MORE PRACTICE CLICK HERE***
***YOU CAN DO THIS!***

4/18: 
1. Continue working on your index cards for the worksheet you received in class, on Tuesday.
2. CLICK HERE , and review the videos for period 1, 2, and 3.  It would be a good idea to complete the fill-in-the-blanks sheets. 
3. Continue making index cards

4/19
Continue working on the Period 1, 2, 3 worksheets you received in class. 
Period 1 
Period 2
Period 3
Continue your index cards

4/20:
Review your materials for periods 1-3, for an in class practice exam on MONDAY!!!

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

1920's PowerPoint



Hope you find this helpful.  Here's the extra credit video, as well.


Monday, April 9, 2018

APUSH HW Assignments Week of 4/9/18

***IN ADDITION TO YOUR REGULAR APUSH ASSIGNMENTS, YOU MUST START SPENDING AT LEAST 30-45 MINUTES A NIGHT REVIEWING FOR THE APUSH EXAM!!!*** 

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1. Watch 

TUESDAY NIGHT: 
Read pp. 779-783
Complete GRQ's 5-8 

WEDNESDAY: 
Read pp. 784-787
Complete GRQ's 9-11 

THURSDAY: 
Finish the remaining readings, and GRQ's for Chapter 31

FRIDAY: 
2. CREATE INDEX CARDS of the TERMS in the Chapter
3. Study the index cards for a QUIZ on MONDAY!  

Monday, March 26, 2018

Spring Break Assignment - APUSH Review

Hello, All:

We will now begin the process of reviewing for the APUSH exam.  It will not be easy, but with hard work, we will definitely be successful.

You can get started on the review this week, before Spring Break starts.  The earlier you start to study, the better.


I've done my best to break the assignments down into small, manageable tasks.  An hour a day, and you can put it away, and go about your vacation, doing what you want.

Day 1 (Monday Night 3/26)
1. Watch the following introductory video.  It will give you an explanation of the exam.
2.  Watch each of the following videos.  They will explain, in detail, what you will have to do on the essay sections of the exam.
3.  Carefully review periods 1 and 2 by:
  • Watching the two videos below.  

4.  Read pp. 32-41 of the Crash Course Review book.  
5. Review Slides 1-21 of the presentation below.  It is highly recommended that you take notes on the presentation.


Complete pages 1-4 of the APUSH review outline. 

Day 2 (3/27)
1.  Watch the video below on Period 3
2.  Review Slides 1-21
3.  Read pp. 42-50 of the Crash Course Book (see link above)
4.  Review Slides 22-57
5.  Complete the outline of Period 3.

Wednesday - REVIEW and REST.
1.  Watch the first three videos again.
2.  Review pp. 32-50 of the Crash Course Book.
3.  Review the slide show for periods 1-3.
4.  Prepare for your exam on World War I (Chapter 30)

Thursday:
1.  Watch

2. Read pp.  39-53 of the Crash Course Book
3.  Review the slideshow for period 4 (slides 58-89)
4.  Complete the Outline of Period 4.

Friday:
1.  Review the period 4 video above.
2.  Read pp. 53-68 of the Crash Course Book.
3.  Review the Period 4 slide-show.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY:  OFF.  NO STUDYING

MONDAY/TUESDAY
1.  Watch the video for period 5

2.  REVIEW pp. 59-81 in the review book.
3.  Review the rest of the Slideshow.
4.  Complete the period 5 outline.

PREPARE FOR A PRACTICE EXAM on Periods 1-5 when we return from break.

CLICK HERE for more links to help you. 

Extra Credit Assignment 3/26/18

Due Date: 3/27 (tomorrow):
1.  Watch the Video Below.


2.  Complete the attached WORKSHEET. 

Sunday, March 25, 2018

WWI Exam 3/29/18

WWI Exam

21 Multiple Choice
15 Matching

Based on Chapter 30 of The American Pageant 

M/C
What conditioned American sympathies against Germany
What Wilson pressured the German government into doing after Lusitania sinking
Wilson's campaign slogan in 1916
Immediate cause of US entry
Purpose of the CPI
What was the 14th of WW's 14 points
victims of the prowar propaganda campaign to enforce loyalty
Effect of the war effort on women's movement
purpose of Espionage Act and Sedition Act
Effect of Schenck v. United States
mobilization for the war was characterized by a reliance on...
Industries affected by strikes during and after WWI
Who mobilized American wartime food and fuel production during WWI
Where did African American men serve during WWI?
Why American soldiers were especially needed in the spring of 1918 in France
Wilson's blunder when choosing the American peace delegation
How European powers and Japan weakened Wilson at the peace conference
Reasons for opposition by Congress to the Versailles Treaty
main purpose for forming the League of Nations after World War I
Why Americans were not able to ''remain neutral in thought as well as action," 1914-16

Matching
George Creel
Eugene V. Debs Bernard Baruch Herbert Hoover
John J. Pershing
Alice Paul
Meuse-Argonne
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Georges Clemenceau
William Borah
James Cox
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding

Friday, March 16, 2018

HW Assignments Week of 3/19/18

MONDAY:
Study for your exam on Chapter 28

TUESDAY NIGHT:
1.  Watch

WEDNESDAY:
1. CLICK HERE and READ.  pp. 746-750

THURSDAY: 
READ pp. 750-756 
Complete GRQ's 6-10 

FRIDAY 
Finish the rest of the chapter, and GRQ's for MONDAY. 
Prepare for a test TUESDAY (Study guide to follow). 

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Ch. 28 Study Guide

Test Monday or Tuesday
30 Questions
15 multiple choce
15 identifications

ID's
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
17th Amendment
Robert La Follette
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Anthracite coal strike
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Newlands Act of 1902
William Howard Taft
Payne-Aldrich Bill
Gifford Pinchot
Thorstein Veblen
Muller v. Oregon
Lochner v. New York

MC: 
primary emphasis of the progressive movement
Most progressives were?
Who were the people involved in the progressive movement who stirred the public’s sense of concern
political reforms sought by the progressives were
states where progressivism first gained influence
Supreme Court ruling in Lochner v. New York
Supreme Court ruling in Muller v. Oregon
Goal of the Elkins Act, Hepburn Act
How Roosevelt ended the Pennsylvanian anthracite coal strik
Two areas where Roosevelt’s progressivism made substantial gains
Why Roosevelt was blamed for the “Panic of 1907”
What Taft was expected to do after being elected
Why Progressive Republicans grew disillusioned with Taft
Why Roosevelt finally decided to break with the Republicans and form a third party



Progressive Video/Extra Credit

Here is the video from class today.  

CLICK HERE for the worksheet. 


Monday, March 12, 2018

Survey

Please take the following survey.  All results are anonymous. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2DPMNK2

Thursday, March 8, 2018

HW Week of 3/12/18

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 3/12/18.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1. Watch the following Videos. 
  
2. Complete the WORKSHEETthat accompanies the video.  If you cannot print the worksheet, you may HANDWRITE the answers to the questions, ON LOOSELEAF, in BLUE or BLACK ink (no colored inks, no pencil).  

3. CLICK HERE for a link to Chapter 28 of the American Pageant.   If you'd like a set of guided notes to help you through the reading, CLICK HERE. 

4.  Read pp. 702-710 of the text.   


TUESDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Read pp.  710-716
2.  Complete GRQ-s 5-8

WEDNESDAY: 
1.  Read pp. 716-724
2.  Complete GRQ's 9-12 

THURSDAY: 
1.  Finish the chapter 
2.  Complete GRQ's 13-16 

FRIDAY:
Prepare for a test MONDAY on Chapter 28.  Here are some links to help you. 
https://quizlet.com/4309891/apush-the-american-pageant-chapter-28-vocab-flash-cards/

REVIEW NOTES.  Please familiarize yourself with the content.  

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Exam Guide for Monday 3/12/18

15 Multiple Choice
15 Identifications:  Sorry, no word bank.  You are on your own! 

Multiple Choice: 
How did Alfred Thayer Mahan helped develop American interest in overseas expansion?
What were factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1890’s?
Why President Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii in 1893
Why Americans first became concerned with the situation in Cuba
Even before the sinking of the Maine, what caused the American public’s anger at Spain?
After the Maine exploded, why didn't the United States immediately declare war on Cuba?
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
What was the largest cause of American deaths in Cuba?
What were the colonial territories that the United States acquired in the Spanish-American War?
Why did President McKinley decide to make the Philippines an American colony?
What did the Platt Amendment do?
How did Roosevelt overcome the Colombian refusal to approve a canal treaty?
What did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine state?
What were the effects of Roosevelt’s policy in Panama and elsewhere in Latin America?
What was Theodore Roosevelt’s slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle?

Identification: Know the significance
Samoa
Chile
Monroe Doctrine
Yellow Journalism
USS Maine
Manila Bay
Rough Riders
Puerto Rico
Open Door Notes/Policy
Boxer Rebellion
Anti-Imperialist League
Roosevelt Corollary
Platt Amendment
Colombia
Gentlemen's Agreement


Monday, March 5, 2018

HW Assignments This Week 3/5/18

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 3/5/18.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1. Watch the following Videos. 
 
2. Complete the WORKSHEET, that accompanies the video.  If you cannot print the worksheet, you may HANDWRITE the answers to the questions, ON LOOSELEAF, in BLUE or BLACK ink (no colored inks, no pencil).  

3. CLICK HERE for a link to Chapter 27 of the American Pageant.   If you'd like a set of guided notes to help you through the reading, CLICK HERE

4.  Read pp. 669-677 of the text.   


TUESDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Read pp.  677-685
2.  Complete GRQ-s 5-8

WEDNESDAY: 
1.  Read pp. 685-690
2.  Complete GRQ's 9-12 

THURSDAY: 
1.  Read pp. 690-696
2.  Complete GRQ's 13-16 

FRIDAY:
Prepare for a test MONDAY on Chapter 27.  Here are some links to help you. 
https://quizlet.com/9235237/chapter-27-packet-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/9594424/chapter-27-american-pageant-flash-cards/

REVIEW NOTES.  Please familiarize yourself with the content.  

Thursday, March 1, 2018

TEST CORRECTION SHEET

Anyone who scored less than 80% (40), can complete test corrections. 

You will receive HALF-CREDIT for each corrected answer. 

Here is a link to the Test Correction Sheet. 

HW Assignment Update

Hello, All. 

Just a quick update to the HW assignments this week. 

The GRQ's that you were assigned, were based on an older version of the Textbook. 

The information pertaining to Wednesday night's HW (Section 2) can be found in SECTION ONE, on pp. 414-417. 

You can complete Wednesday's HW, tonight (3/1), without penalty. 

Sunday, February 25, 2018

HW Assignments Week of 2/26

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your assignments for the week of 2/26/18.

Please note all due dates.  Please be advised that HW assignments which are not completed by due dates, will result in a grade of 55.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Complete all assignments from the week of 2/19.  

TUESDAY NIGHT: 
1. CLICK HERE for a link to Chapter 13 of the textbook, The Americans. 
2. READ: Section 1. 
3. Complete the Section 1 Guided Reading Questions.  You can access the GRQ's for this chapter, by clicking here.   Please note that you are only responsible for Section 1.  

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Read Section 2 
2.  Complete the Section 2 GRQ's

THURSDAY NIGHT:
1.  Read Section 3

2.  Complete the Section 3 GRQ's 

FRIDAY NIGHT:
1.  Read Section 4

2.  Complete the section 4 GRQ's
3.  Prepare for a test, Monday.  The exam will consist of questions based on this chapter, as well as Chapter 27 of The American Pageant.  


Wednesday, February 14, 2018

HW Assignments Week of 2/19/18

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Your HW for the week of 2/19/18 is as follows.

1.  Videos.
    


2.  READ CHAPTER 26 of The American Pageant.  CLICK HERE for a link to the Chapter.  It's highly recommended that you read the outline of Chapter 26, which you can find by clicking here.  

***If you'd like to borrow a copy of TAP, please let me know ASAP, and you can sign one out***

3. Complete the Chapter 26 GRQ's 

4. Prepare for an EXAM on Chapter 26, on March 2. It will be very similar in format to the exam you will be taking, tomorrow.  



Sunday, February 11, 2018

HW Assignments Week of 2/12/18

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/12/18.  Please be mindful of due dates.  It should be noted that students who choose not to complete their assignments by the due dates will receive a grade of 55.  Late work will only be accepted in the case of a LEGAL absence from school.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
1.  Watch John Green (Crash Course), "Growth Cities and Immigration." 
2.  Read pp. 482-487 in The Americans.  If you would prefer a hard copy of the book, please do not hesitate to ask.  You are more than welcome to borrow one! 
3. Answer the questions on the FIRST PAGE of the GRQ's that correspond to this textbook, and chapter section 

TUESDAY: 
1. Read pp. 488-491, "Expanding Public Education."  
2. Complete the questions on pp. 2-3 of the GRQ packet.  

WEDNESDAY: 
1. Read pp. 492-495, "Segregation and Discrimination."  
2. Complete the questions on p. 4 of the GRQ packet 

THURSDAY: 
1.  Read pp. 498-503
2.  Complete the questions on p. 5 of the GRQ packet. 

NOTE:  IN CLASS EXAM ON THURSDAY, covering chapter 24 and 25 of The American Pageant.  

  • 50 questions
    • 30 multiple choice 
    • 20 matching
  • IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU COMPLETE THE MULTIPLE CHOICE IN PENCIL. 
STUFF TO KNOW FOR THE TEST (aka "Study Guide") 

  • Vocab Terms - Chapter 24 (10 will be selected from Ch. 24)
  • Vocab Terms - Chapter 25  (10 will be selected from Ch. 25) 
  • Multiple Choice
    • How The federal government contributed to the building of the national rail network
    • Where large share of $ used to finance Industrialization came from (the individual)
    • How the railroad  stimulated American industrialization 
    • Why public was opposed to RR barons
    • How RR's affected time
    • Importance of the Interstate Commerce Act
    • Inventions that drew women out of the home, and into the workplace
    • Vertical Integration: What was it? 
    • How trusts justified their control of the eco
    • What oil was first used for in the 1800s
    • The Gospel of Wealth
    • Why attempts to create the "New South" failed
    • What Industrialization meant for American Workers
    • Difference between AFL and Knights of Labor 
    • Symbol of the new city's, "glittering economy" 
    • problems generated by the rise of cities and the urban American life-style was 
    • technical developments of the late nineteenth century that contributed to the spectacular growth of American cities
    • Countries from which many of the “New Immigrants” came
    • factors driving European peasants from their homeland to America
    • Goals of Hull House reformers
    • immigrant group that was totally banned from America after 1882
    • religious groups that grew most dramatically because of the “New Immigration”
    • “Social Gospel”
    • Belief of urban planners, such as Daniel Burnham
    • Difference between Booker T. Washington/W.E.B. DuBois
    • What American colleges benefitted from in the late 19th Century
    • What Henry George and Edward Bellamy advocated 
    • Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and Jack London; what they wrote about...Effect on American literature.

Monday, February 5, 2018

HW ASSIGNMENTS WEEK OF 2/5/18

Hello, All:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 2/5/18.  Please note due dates for the assignments.  If the assignments are not handed on the due dates, a grade of 55 will be given for that assignments.  Please remember that HW is worth 20% of your grade.

MONDAY NIGHT: 
Review, and revise your DBQ essay on Railroads.   You may handwrite, or type your essay.  It is due TUESDAY 2/6.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  

TUESDAY NIGHT: 
This assignment will probably take you at least an hour.   Please plan and budget your time accordingly.  
1.  WATCH BEFORE YOU READ.   
2. PRE-READ the Chapter, by reading the OUTLINE. 
READ pp. 595-607, in Chapter 25 of The American Pageant.   If you're looking for an outline of the chapter, CLICK HERE.  

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:  
READ pp. 607-612. 
Complete GRQ's 5-8 

THURSDAY:
Read 612-617
Complete GRQ's 9-12

FRIDAY:
Read pp. 617-631. 
Complete GRQ's 13-20

FOR EXTRA CREDIT:
Locate the video, "America The Story of US: Cities," on YouTube, Vimeo, etc.  
Complete the worksheet we started in class, today.  





Wednesday, January 31, 2018

APUSH Classwork 1/31/18

Hello, All.

Here's a link to the assignment we'll be doing in class, today.  

Please complete the DBQ chart and scaffolding questions. 

Anything that you don't finish, must be completed for HW, in addition to your regularly assigned HW.

Thank you.

Monday, January 29, 2018

APUSH Assignments Week of 1/29/18

Hello, APUSH'ers:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 1/29/18.  We are reviewing the Industrial Revolution, as covered in Chapter 16 of the AMSCO textbook.

We will be reading from Chapter 24 in The American Pageant.  We will break it down into smaller pieces, and we will have a set of questions, due each day.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Due 1/31/18
1.  REVIEW: Watch the video below.  

2.  READ pp. 565-571 in the American Pageant.  An outline of the chapter you will be reading can be found, HERE. 

3. Complete Guided Questions 1-4.  You can find the guided questions by clicking here. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Due 2/1/18 
1.  Read pp. 571-574
2.  Complete GRQ's 5-8

THURSDAY NIGHT: 2/2/18
1.  Read: 575-579
2.  Complete GRQ's 9-12 

FRIDAY NIGHT: Due Monday 2/5/18
1.  Read 579-587 (finish the chapter) 
2.  Complete GRQ's 13-20 

***PREPARE FOR A TEST/QUIZ on Chapter 24 for TUESDAY***
***Multiple Choice and Matching Questions***
***Study Guide to be posted shortly, but study on your own!***


Monday, January 8, 2018

APUSH HW Week of 1/8/18

Here are your assignments for the week of 1/8/18.   Please note that you, the student, are responsible for printing any worksheets related to the assignments given, and are responsible for handing in your work on time.   Late assignments, with the exception of a legally excused absence from school, will not be accepted.

MONDAY 1/2/16:
1.  Watch and take notes on the following video.  Here is the slideshow to help you take notes.  Please bring your HANDWRITTEN notes with you to class, for TUESDAY's lesson! 


2.  CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER 16 of the AMSCO APUSH Textbook.  Read, and annotate, pp. 318-322.  
3.  CLICK HERE FOR THE GRAP Packet.  Complete sections 1, and 2 of the GRAP (pp. 1&2).

Tuesday Night: 
1.  CLICK HERE for Chapter 24 of The American Pageant.   Using the chapter, identify the key terms, and people on p. 592.   Please bring these to class with you on Wednesday.  
2.  Read, and annotate pp. 322-326 in the AMSCO book.  Complete sections 3, 4, and 5 of the GRAP (pp. 3-6) 

Wednesday Night: 
1.  Read, and annotate pp. 326-328 of the AMSCO text
2.  Complete section 6 of the GRAP.  

Thursday Night: 
1.  Read and annotate pp. 329-332 of the AMSCO text. 
2.  Finish sections 7 and 8 of the GRAP.  

Friday Night: Due Monday
1.  Watch the "Crash Course"  video below.