Monday, March 24, 2014

Homework

Period 1 AP /ECE US history - there is a DBQ on the civil war and reconstruction tomorrow March 25. Review Chapters 14 & 15 as well as primary source material looked at in class.

Period 2 US History 1 Test on Chapter 14 Tomorrow


Thursday, March 20, 2014

AP / ECE Paper 4 Topics

CLICK HERE to submit your paper assignment for Paper 4.  It is due Friday March 21 by 11:59pm.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Ellis Island Project

US History 1: Students are working on the Ellis Island Project.  Using Chapter 14 Section 1 and research from the web students will be creating journal entries of an immigrant at the turn of the century.  CLICK HERE for the assignment, which will be due on Wednesday March 19.

Here is a rubric for the assignment.

Friday, March 7, 2014

AP / ECE Homework - Note Taking Schedule Chapters 14-18

AP / ECE United States History
Notes Calendar: Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, 18


Read and take notes on the following pages.  If we do not meet on the day that the assignment is due then it is due on the next day we meet.  You covered Chapters 16-18 last year and we will be reviewing those chapters.  I picked key points to consider.  If there are any questions let me know.  Good luck!

Chapter 14 (20 points) pg. 522-545 DUE: 2-28-14

Chapter 15 (10 points) pg. 548-552 (up to and include Land, Labor and Freedom); 554-557 (up to and include The White Farmer) DUE: 3-7-14

Chapter 15 (10 points) pg. 561-567; 571-583 DUE: 3-12-14

Chapter 16 (10 points) pg. 586-594; 601-609 (start with Plains Indians) DUE: 3-14-14

Chapter 16 (10 points) pg. 609-613; 619-622 (finish the section on middle class reformers); 624-627 DUE: 3-17-14

Chapter 17 (10 points) pg. 631-640; 649-654 DUE: 3-21-14

Chapter 17 (10 points) pg. 655-670 DUE: 3-25-14

Chapter 18 (10 Points) pg. 675-680; 697-712 DUE 3-28-14

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

JFK Inaugural APPARTS

CLICK HERE to access the APPARTS form for the Inaugural.  Assigned for class 3/5/14

Sunday, March 2, 2014

United States History 1 Test on Chapter 13

There will be a test on Chapter 13 on Wednesday March 5.  CLICK HERE for the review sheet.

Monday, February 24, 2014

AP / ECE Test

Here is the review sheet for the test that you will take this week.

The test will be short answer.  You will have to do five.

Period 1 will be on Wednesday (2/26/14)
Period 3 will be in Thursday  (2/27/14)

AP / ECE United States History
Chapters:  parts of 9, 10, 12 & 13 Review Sheet

Chapter 9: The Market Revolution
1.     How did the Marshall Court Shape American Nationalism?
2.     Also, consider how the Marshal court affected the American economy.
(Review the decisions)

Chapter 10: Democracy in America
America looked to find a sense of nationalism in the early republic period.
&
Andrew Jackson shaped America politically, economically and socially.
1.     How did the American system want to affect the nation’s growth?
2.     What was the Panic of 1819?
3.     Consider the Missouri Compromise and its effects on America.
4.     How was the Monroe Doctrine an example of American Nationalism?
5.     What was the “Corrupt Bargain?”
6.     Consider the following aspects of the Age of Jackson: Politics, Nullification, Native American policy and the Bank War. (I will put more specific questions on the test.)


Chapter 12: The Age of Reform
Americans worked to create distinct cultures by fostering change through various groups throughout American history.
1.     How did different groups try to shape distinct societies within America?
2.     Consider the goals of the Oneidas, Shakers and Mormons.  How did they contribute to a lasting American society?
3.     Consider the importance of abolitionism in American society.
4.     What were the roots of the feminist movement? (consider suffrage and temperance)
5.     How was education reformed to contribute to American democracy?

Chapter 13: A House Divided
Manifest destiny drove America to acquire more land, which resulted in major sectional issues, leading to severe conflicts within politics, society and the economy.

1.     How did the new territory from the Mexican War give rise to new problems?
2.     What were the Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, & the Dred Scott decision?
3.     How did slavery contribute to the rising tension in the nation?
5.     What was the difference between a “Free Soiler” and the “Pro Slavery” movements?


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

US History 2 Test on Chapter 27

US HISTORY 2: There will be a test on Chapter 27 Friday February 14.  CLICK HERE for a review sheet for the test.

Monday, February 10, 2014

US History 2

Periods 6 & 7: Read and take notes on pages 936-944.  Due Tomorrow

US History 1 - Live Binders CH 13

Live Binders (Chapter 13) - US History

US History 2: Click here to get to the Live Binders assignment for class.

Your task is to decide whether men like Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt were Robber Barons or Captains of Industry.

Outline is due on Wednesday February 12, 2014.  The outline must be typed.  You will hand in a copy to me on Friday, but keep a copy for yourself so you can prepare for the discussion on Wednesday 2/12/14

The outline should follow this format:

THESIS: Put your statement at the top.  What is your position on the subject?  Be as specific as possible.

I. Point 1
      A. Evidence
             1. Specific examples from the evidence to support your point.
             2. You can have more than one.
      B. Evidence

Follow the same format for Points 2 & 3

You will use the outline for your seminar discussion.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Review Sheets for the Mid Term 2014

Here are the review sheets for your mid terms next week.

United States History 1 (Period 2): CLICK HERE

United States History 2 (Periods 6 & 7):  CLICK HERE

AP / ECE United States History (Periods 1 & 3): CLICK HERE

Thursday, January 2, 2014

US History 2: Test Chapter 23 & 24

US History 2: There will be a test on Chapters 23 & 24 on the following dates:

Period 6: Wednesday January 8, 2014
Period 7: Thursday January 9, 2014

CLICK HERE for the review sheet.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

US History 2 - Term Paper Turnitin.com

Here are the Class ID and Password for Turnitin.com:

Period 6
Class ID: 7407169
Password: period6

Period 7
Class ID: 7407172
Password: period7

All papers must be in to turnitin.com by 2:30pm on December 19.  If they are not, they will be considered late.  This is especially the case with Period 7, which I do not see on December 19.  

If there is a technical problem for any student who will not be in school OR is in period 7, they have until the end of the day to bring me a hard copy of the paper, or it will be late.

US History 2

CLICK HERE to fill out the form linked to FDR's Four Freedoms using APPARTS.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

US Civics / History 1

Essay Question for the Chapter 24 Test, Thursday, December 19:

How much power should state government have and how does it affect your life?

Consider how state government plays a role in your lives while analyzing the power that it should have in comparison to the federal government.  Your essay should be four paragraphs and incorporate information from the chapter in your response.

AP / ECE United States History Topic and Thesis for Paper 3

CLICK HERE to submit your topic and "working thesis" for Paper 3.  This is due by the end of the day on 12/17.

Monday, December 16, 2013

United States Civics / History 1

There will be a test on Chapter 24 on Thursday this week.  CLICK HERE for the review sheet.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

AP / ECE Note Dates for the rest of the semester

We are skipping Chapter 11 in the Foner Book.  Below are the remainder note taking assignments for the semester.  Chapters 2-10 & 12-13 will be included on the Mid Term Exam.

Chapter 12 Notes
Monday 1-6-14: pg 439-446 & pg. 446-456 (10 Points)

Chapter 13 A House Divided Notes
Thursday  1/10/14: Fruits of Manifest Destiny: p. 462-472 & A Dose of Arsenic: p. 475-483 (10 Points)
Monday 1/13/14: The Rise of the Republican Party: p. 483-487; The Emergence of Lincoln: p. 487-498; The Impending Crisis: p.498-501 (15 Points)

US Civics / History 1

Period 2: Read and notes on pages 720-726.  DUE: Thursday December 12

AP / ECE Note Update

Here is the updated homework list for AP / ECE United States History Periods 1 & 3

Chapter 9: The Market Revolution
DUE: 12/16/13 Assignment I: A New Economy (319-328); Market Society (328-337)
DUE: 12/18/13 Assignment II: The Free Individual (337-344)

Chapter 10: Democracy in America
DUE: 1/2/14      Nationalism and its Discontents (361-366); Nation Section and Party (366-375); The Age of Jackson (375-384); The Bank War and After (385-389)