AP United States History Assignments

Final Project Presentations begin: also p. 5 on 6/11, p. 1 on 6/12 and p. 4 on 6/13

 

Here is a link on how to do an Annotated Bibliography if you haven't done one before.  You need a regular source citation (it is good to practice MLA format since it is the most commonly used for college papers) and then a couple of sentences describing what you found in the source. http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography

 

Here is a link for how to do MLA source citations https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/

 

If you are doing a documentary film you still need an Annotated Bibliography & class handouts.

Hall of Fame/Hall of Shame Speeches in class & vote!

2008-2010 Presentations.

Hall of Fame / Hall of Shame speeches due (no late exceptions).

2005-2007 presentations.

2002-2004 Presentations.

1998-2000 Presentations.

Prepare for the Year in the Life Presentations. The schedule will be as follows:

5/27: 1990-1992

5/28: 1994-1994

5/30: 1995-1997

6/2: 1998-2000

6/3: 2001 (9/11 Lesson from Mr.Owens)

6/4: 2002-2004

6/5: 2005-2007

6/6: 2008-2010

Groups need to choose topics for the Final Group Project by Wednesday.

Study for the APUSH EXAM. You will need to meet in front of the library between 7:15-7:30am (don't be late!).  I will be in my room by 7am if you want to meet first and listen to some music and some last words of inspiration.  Don't forget: pencils, pens Optional: snack (in a clear plastic bag) water, a watch, earplugs. Make sure you get a good night sleep and eat breakfast. Do not load up on caffeine &/or sugar in the morning. It is supposed to get warm the day of the test so make sure to dress in layers.

 

Here are some last additional resources: Potential Essay Topics, & 2 additional practice Exams (the answer keys are included in the pdf files).

On Monday at lunch in Room 32 we will have the APUSH Quiz Bowl Trivia competition Semifinal between Period 1 Represented by: Kira, Jason, Grace, Manan, Riley & Elliot vs. Period 5 represented by: Michael S, Sean, Parth, Sophia, Rene, & Simon

The winner will take on Period 4 at lunch on Tuesday represented by: Shannon, Sam, Miranda, Jamison, Tatiana & Noah

Study for the AP Exam Style in-class cumulative Final MC exam.

Tomorrow (Wed) we will have our final AP Review Session from 2pm-3:30pm in Room 16 Mr. Valverde's Room covering topics from WWI, 1920s, Great Depression & New Deal.

Complete the 2001 Multiple Choice exam - please try not to write on the exam and return it Monday. Download the detailed answer key once you are finished and correct your responses.

Download the chart DBQ activity  & the 2010 DBQ on the Puritans. Analyze the documents and complete the chart to be used for an activity in class. You need to write thesis statement and break down the docs, but you do not need to write the whole essay.

Study for the Unit 11 Exam on Ch. 31-33.

Unit 11 DBQ in class (THURSDAY p, 1 & 5) (FRIDAY P. 4)

Study for the CH. 33 Quiz - last one of the year!

For a more in-depth look at Watergate here is a 45 min video from National Graphic that provides a good overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFID6Qkwh88

 

Download and read the short Watergate Doc Packet.

Complete the chart and answer the following in a paragraph reflection:

1. If you were alive in the 1960s and 1970s which group would you have been most interested in joining and why?

2. How would your group (the one you presented Friday) view American society today? Who would their heroes be in 2014?

Due Monday Period 1 & 5 - Tuesday Period 4

REMINDER: 2nd AP REVIEW SESSION Monday 4/21 -  7:30-8:30 in Room 16 Jefferson-Jackson

Download and read the 1960s documents & similar to the Chart for the 1950s documents, choose 1 document from each letter grouping to analyze on the chart provided. At the end develop a thesis statement that answers the question at the front of the document packet.

Study for the Ch. 32 quiz on the 1970s.

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter-from-birmingham-city-jail-excerpts/

 

1. Briefly summarize how MLK generally felt about civil disobedience and what was his call for direct action?

2. What does MLK say about the "White Moderate" and what is your reaction to it?

3. Do you agree with King’s belief that you need to create tension in order to have reform come about? Why or why not? 

4. Do you generally support taking part in civil disobedient actions? Would you do it? Why or why not? If the answer is yes, in what circumstances would you chose to act civilly disobedient? 

 

Here is a copy of the complete letter  if you are interested in reading the unabridged version- of particular note is his discussion of just and unjust laws on page 3:

http://www.uscrossier.org/pullias/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/king.pdf

 

Study for the Ch. 31 Quiz on the 1960s

Here is the extra credit assignment due Monday 4/7 the day we return from break.

Study for the Unit 10 Exam on Ch. 28-30.

1. Download the 1950s document packet and read the prompt (it's long).

2. Read all of the documents.  The Documents are separated into 6 groups labeled A-F: Choose 1 document from each group that you think is most significant and use the matrix - chart (either typed or handwritten) to both summarize and analyze the historical significance in the context of the prompt of the 6 documents you choose. **Only ONE TOTAL out of all the groups can be an image or cartoon.

3. Develop a thesis statement that answers the prompt (consider the documents and outside information.

Due next Wed.

Study for the Ch. 30 Quiz on the 1950s

1. Write an "A" for agree or a "D" for disagree with each of the statements on the "Morality of War" handout from class.

2. Answer the questions from the bottom of the handout in paragraph or bullet form (follow instructions on the handout)

3. Make 3 observations/inferences from the chart from class of post-WWII data of the US and its Allies (USSR, Britain, France) sentence each is fine.

4.  If you were hired by the Truman administration as the National Security Advisor rank the order of the 4 proposed approaches (Pax Americana, Containment, Co-exist & Compromise, and Isolationism) to foreign policy and the USSR post-WWII from the back of the handout. Then in a brief paragraph which of the options would you recommend and why? Be prepared to discuss in class on Monday.

***5. Complete the questions on the Japanese Internment Packet

Study for the Ch. 29 Quiz on the Cold War

Register & pay for the AP Exam.

Friday we will have an in-class DBQ on a topic between 1920 & 1945. 

 

*****Attached below are the previously discussed PowerPoint and Writing Guide. In place of a typed sample essay I also attached the Progressive Era DBQ Sample Essays: There are 3 samples on one pdf document.

The first sample scored a 3: 

The 2nd sample scored a 6

The 3rd sample scored a 9

Watch the "Civilians at War" WWII Video on-line - linked in 5 segments on youtube.

 

Download the questions and answer in in complete sentences in the appropriate berth required. You may either print it out and handwrite answers or type answers directly onto the worksheet.

Study for the Ch. 28 Quiz on WWII.

For Monday as mentioned in class on Friday, read each stamens on the Morality of War handout from class and decide if you agree or disagree with each statement (A or D is fine). Also choose 3 or 4 of the topics that you would like to discuss/debate in more depth in class. The questions at the bottom will be due later in the week.

Study for the Unit 9 Exam on Ch. 25-27 NOW ON THURSDAY DUE TO DRILL ON WEDNESDAY.

Watch The Century: Over the Edge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbu0CdJ87k&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=13 covering:

The Berlin Olympics & Jesse Owens, Fireside Chats, Hitler & Nazi propaganda, Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, Abraham Lincoln Brigade & Spanish Civil War, appeasement, Kristallnacht, Marion Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert, St. Louis refugees, road to WWII, Lend-Lease.

Here is a partner/group assignment for next Tuesday - we will be choosing programs Wed.

Watch "Stormy Weather" The Century episode on the Great Depression & New Deal.

Part 1 Effects of Depression: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil1ePlT1xs&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=10&safe=active

Part 2 Effects Cont & Rise of Hitler, FDR election: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZitneQ1TA&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223

Part 3 New Deal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJa4NSMjsek&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223

Combo Quiz on Ch. 25 & 26 - Great Depression & New Deal

Using the "Causes of the Great Depression" handout from class - create a thesis statement focused on the most significant causes of the Great Depression (3 or 4).

 

Also highly recommended: Crash Course Great Depression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=35 & The Century "Stormy Weather" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wil1ePlT1xs&list=PLC8D9DC28C3EC5223&index=10

Complete the Causes of the Great Depression Activity that we began in class on Wednesday. Choose the three most significant causes of the Great Depression and create a thesis statement.

Thursday will be an in-class DBQ on material from the previous unit (Progressive Era, World War I, 1920s) - you will have the option of a full 60 minutes so 1st period may begin at 8:01, 4th period may end at 12:29, and 5th period may begin at 12:59.

 

For those absent due to the CPY trio you have 3 options for make-ups.

1. Wednesday 2/19 before school at 7am in my room.

2. Wednesday after school in the Library at 1:10 (we have a staff meeting) 

3. Thursday 2/20 after school in my room.

Study for the Unit 8 Exam on Ch. 22-24 - Progressive Presidents-1920s.

After the feedback from the thesis workshop Friday in class, over the weekend re-write your thesis focusing on complexity, clarity or argument and subcategories, and overall sophistication. Turn in attached to the activity sheet from Friday.

 

Download the document packet and the DBQ Prewriting/Thesis Activity - complete and bring to class on Friday.

Here are three video resources: 

1. Crash Course 1920s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A

2. The Century: Boom to Bust 1920s (I will show more clips from this in class) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foooDFF9Dgs

3. Education Portal: AP US History review videos on an array of topics - good especially for review - some are a little dry but the info seems solid from what I have seen. http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ap-us-history.html

Here is the link to the 1920s Education Portal section: http://education-portal.com/academy/topic/the-roaring-20s-1920-1929.html

Download the following documents and add them as the Unit 8 Doc Log:

Docs A & B: Teddy Roosevelts speeches (both on same pdf)

Doc C: The Jungle

Doc D: Woodrow Wilson speech

Doc E: 14 Points

Read Ch. 24 and use the Study Guide to prepare for Ch. 24 Quiz on Tuesday.

Watch The Century: America's Time: Episode 2: "Shell Shock" (in three 15 minute parts).

After watching the program answer the following questions (reflection style paragraph typed or written is fine):

1. One of the British veterans at one point reflects, "Nobody wins in a war. They lost, we didn't win." What do think he means? Do you agree? Explain.

2. What lessons should the American government and the American people have learned from World War I?

 

Read Ch. 23 and prepare for a quiz on Tuesday.

Prep for the 1912 Mock Presidential Election.

Here is the link to the crash course from this week:

Please complete the Self-Evaluation Reflection and turn it in class tomorrow.

Read Ch. 22 and prepare for a quiz on the Chapter.