APUSHers:
Kick it "SchoolHouse Rock" style! Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Assignments/Announcements Week of 10/11/2010
Hello, APUSHers:
Announcements:
1. New Blog Space for Resources: WJPS APUSH Resources
2. New Google Docs Folder for GRQ's and Chapter ID's - I will be splitting these up by chapter
3. Quiz Friday - Chapter 7
3. Quiz Friday - Chapter 7
4. Please bring a Flash Drive to class for all of the resources (textbook, etc.)
Here are your assignments for the upcoming week 10/11/2010. CLICK HERE FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED!
Monday - Finish Chapter 7 GRQ's and ID's: CLICK HERE FOR CHAPTER 7 RESOURCES! Due date 10/12/2010
Tuesday: America - The Story of Us Film Festival - Due Date 10/14/2010 (Thursday):
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK. Your mission: View each episode of America - The Story of Us (there are nine in total). When you are finished, please complete ONE podcast/video sheet for all of the videos. You do not have to complete one for each episode. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes, so it's about ninety minutes total viewing.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK. Your mission: View each episode of America - The Story of Us (there are nine in total). When you are finished, please complete ONE podcast/video sheet for all of the videos. You do not have to complete one for each episode. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes, so it's about ninety minutes total viewing.
Wednesday:
1. Finish America The Story of US film festival. Complete the video/podcast sheet.
1. Finish America The Story of US film festival. Complete the video/podcast sheet.
2. Complete a ONE-PAGE SUMMARY of the Chapter 8 Notes (NO MORE THAN ONE PAGE!).
3. Start Reviewing for Friday's Quiz on Chapter 7
Thursday:
1. Begin Reading Chapter 8.
1. Begin Reading Chapter 8.
2. Review for Quiz on Chapter 7
Friday:
Complete Chapter GRQ's and ID's for MONDAY!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
HW Assignments Week of 10/4/2010
Hello, APUSHers:
Here are your assignments for this upcoming week. Unless specified otherwise, the assignments are due the next class day!
In order to make things easier, I've compiled all of the resources for your assignments in one link! CLICK HERE to find all the stuff that you need!
Here are your assignments for this upcoming week. Unless specified otherwise, the assignments are due the next class day!
In order to make things easier, I've compiled all of the resources for your assignments in one link! CLICK HERE to find all the stuff that you need!
ANNOUNCEMENTS WEEK OF 10/4/2010
QUIZ - CHAPTER 6 ON FRIDAY. APPROX 40 M/C QUESTIONS. Check the resources for a study link, for questions very similar to the ones that will be on the exam.
Monday Night:
1. Review the Lecture on the French/Indian War.
2. Please download and print the DBQ. Please bring the documents to class with you on TUESDAY! Spend about 20 minutes analyzing the documents. For each document, generate two to three questions that, when answered would help someone gain an understanding of what the document is trying to tell us.
3. Begin Watching the video "The War that Made America: Unintended Consequences." Your video/podcast analysis sheet is due on WEDNESDAY!
Tuesday Night:
Finish watching "The War that Made America." Complete the podcast/video sheet.
Finish watching "The War that Made America." Complete the podcast/video sheet.
Wednesday:
Preview Chapter 7 by reading, highlighting and outlining the chapter summary notes, and by viewing the lecture.
Preview Chapter 7 by reading, highlighting and outlining the chapter summary notes, and by viewing the lecture.
Thursday: Review for a quiz on Chapter 6. Begin reading chapter 7
Friday: Finish your Guided Reading Questions and Chapter ID's for chapter 7.
SINCE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WORKING SO HARD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! TAKE THE DAY OFF!
HW Resources Week of 10/4/2010
Hello, APUSHers!
In order to make things a little bit simpler, I've arranged all of the links for this week's HW assignments in one place. I hope this is an improvement over the current system.
In order to make things a little bit simpler, I've arranged all of the links for this week's HW assignments in one place. I hope this is an improvement over the current system.
Monday Night's HW:
Tuesday Night's HW:
Wednesday Night:
Thursday/Friday/Weekend Links:
QUIZ REVIEW RESOURCES!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
HW Assignments Week of 9/27/2010
Hello, APUSHers:
Here are your assignments for the week of 9/27/2010, as well as important announcements.
Here are your assignments for the week of 9/27/2010, as well as important announcements.
Announcements:
1. Group Exam Friday (2 periods long)! Chapters 1-5! CLICK HERE for a link to the items that you will be asked about on the exam.
2. Continue Reading 5 pages per night in textbook
3. Please bring Flash Drive, or DV-R to class to upload class materials.
Assignments (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
MONDAY NIGHT - Podcast/On-Line Reading Night
MONDAY NIGHT - Podcast/On-Line Reading Night
CHOOSE TWO (2) OF THE PODCASTS LISTED BELOW. YOU CAN EARN ONE (1) HW CREDIT IF YOU COMPLETE ALL FOUR PODCASTS! YOU MUST COMPLETE A PODCAST SHEET FOR EACH SHOW.
Here are the PODCASTS with a brief description of each
Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma Pocahontas has inspired poets, filmmakers and historians, earning a place as an icon in American history. Bryan Le Beau's guest this week, Camilla Townsend, author of Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, sheds new light on the woman behind the myth. Townsend is a professor of history at Colgate University. Airdate: March 13, 2006.
Tobacco From the time of its discovery in America, tobacco has been exported to the World, bringing it both pleasure and pain. Our guest this week, Iain Gately, provides us with a history of what he calls the "exotic plant that seduced civilization." Airdate:May 3, 2004.
ThanksgivingHostBryan Le Beau and author Matthew Dennis resume their discussion on the history and origins of American holidays. This time they take a look at perhaps the most celebrated holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Dennis is Professor of History at the University of Oregon and author of Red White and Blue: The American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: November 21,2005.
Witch Hunting This week we continue our best of Talking History series -- offering the most popular shows of the past year based on listener response and visits to our website archives. This week we rebroadcast our program from the week of October 28, 2002. It features an interview with Mary Beth Norton on the Salem witch trials and a commentary by Ellen Dubois on a petition by professional historians to Congress on what was then a proposed preemptive strike by the US against Iraq. Airdate: July 14, 2003
Tobacco From the time of its discovery in America, tobacco has been exported to the World, bringing it both pleasure and pain. Our guest this week, Iain Gately, provides us with a history of what he calls the "exotic plant that seduced civilization." Airdate:May 3, 2004.
ThanksgivingHostBryan Le Beau and author Matthew Dennis resume their discussion on the history and origins of American holidays. This time they take a look at perhaps the most celebrated holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Dennis is Professor of History at the University of Oregon and author of Red White and Blue: The American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: November 21,2005.
Witch Hunting This week we continue our best of Talking History series -- offering the most popular shows of the past year based on listener response and visits to our website archives. This week we rebroadcast our program from the week of October 28, 2002. It features an interview with Mary Beth Norton on the Salem witch trials and a commentary by Ellen Dubois on a petition by professional historians to Congress on what was then a proposed preemptive strike by the US against Iraq. Airdate: July 14, 2003
Tuesday Night - Movie Night! CLICK HERE for a list of movies. Choose TWO of the movies from the "Colonial Era" Section. Watch two more movies for an additional HW credit. Remember, you must complete a video review sheet
Wed Night:
1. Pre-Read Chapter 6 by clicking here for a summary. Read, Highlight, and Complete a ONE PAGE MAXIMUM outline of the chapter summary. Just highlighting the chapter summary does not count!
2. CLICK HERE and listen to the LECTURE that corresponds to Chapter 6. Take notes on the lecture, on a podcast sheet (I will try to get podcast sheets generated for you ASAP).
Thursday Night: Review for the GROUP EXAM on Chapters 1-5 for Friday. Begin Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6! CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO BOOK of Chapter 6
Friday Night: Continue Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. Complete Chapter 6 GRQ's and Chapter ID's for Monday. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6 Questions, in the Workbook
Friday Night: Continue Reading Chapter 6 in your textbook. Complete Chapter 6 GRQ's and Chapter ID's for Monday. CLICK HERE for Chapter 6 Questions, in the Workbook
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Quiz Group Assignments for Tomorrow
Here are your teams for the quiz. Get to class on-time! You will need every second of the period! Study hard! Melt faces tomorrow!
Team 1: Pano, Sarah, Katherine,
Team 2: Nadine, Yo Hwan, Rita,
Team 3: Ardhys, Noelle, Kyle,
Team 4: Caelyn, Iman, Peter,
Team 5: Stephanie K, Sofia, Willfree,
Team 6: Alexa, Woo Young, Ariana,
Team 7: Amy M., Ravital, Sage,
Team 8: Nadia, Sal, Luna,
Team 9: Will, Brais, Brigitte,
Team 10: Kevin, Nicole, Jody, Steve
Sunday, September 19, 2010
HW Assignments Week of 9/20/2010
Hello, APUSHers:
Here are your HW assignments for the week of 9/20/2010.
Monday Night: Due Tuesday 9/21.
Here are your HW assignments for the week of 9/20/2010.
Monday Night: Due Tuesday 9/21.
1. If you didn't "like" the WJPS APUSH page on Facebook, please do so ASAP!
Tuesday:
1. Review your class notes, as well as Guided Reading Questions, and Chapter ID's for a Quiz (a.k.a. "Quizzito") in class on Wednesday 9/22. Your quiz will include multiple choice, true and false, and some fill-in questions. Please make sure you are in class, on-time and ready to go ASAP on Wednesday! Listed below are some excellent review resources
CLICK HERE for a presentation on chapter one
CLICK HERE for a sample review (very similar to the quiz you will have on Wednesday)
CLICK HERE for a sample review (very similar to the quiz you will have on Wednesday)
Wednesday:
Based on your quiz group assignments, you will pre-read a designated chapter, by clicking on the links below for your chapter notes. You are expected to pre-read your chapter by highlighting, and outlining your chapter notes. If you are not sure of your group assignment, CLICK HERE
Thursday: Based on the chapter you were assigned, you will begin reading that chapter, working on the chapter ID's and GRQ's.
Friday: Complete the reading of your chapter, Chapter ID's and GRQ's for Monday 9/27/2010.
CLICK HERE for a packet, containing the guided readings, chapter ID's and outside readings for chapters 2-4. Please note, that you're only responsible for the Chapter ID's and GRQ's for your chapter this weekend!
CLICK HERE for a packet, containing the guided readings, chapter ID's and outside readings for chapters 2-4. Please note, that you're only responsible for the Chapter ID's and GRQ's for your chapter this weekend!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES!
Audio Readings of the Chapters: Click and then download, or listen to the link for your chapter (Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5)
AWESOME POWERPOINTS! Chapters 2 and 3 readers click here! Chapters 4 and 5, this is for you!
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