US History: Unit 1

Homework/In Class Assignments for


Extra Credit Film Format

Date

In Class Activity

HW: AP Only

HW: All

Thur
8/14
  • Coming to America Lesson: (Meet in the Student Center)
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  • Watch and take notes on Introduction & Period 1: 1491-1607. Make sure to summarize in 2-5 sentences when you're finished.
  • Watch and take notes on CC#2
  • Interactively read HAPPY Analysis
  • Read over the Green sheets passed out in class today, sign them, and return them by Monday.
  • Have your parents sign the Film Permission Slip, sign them and return them by Tuesday.
  • Download, print and put at the front of your binder the US History Format. Organize your binder accordingly.
  • Over the course of the semester, each student is required to do 3 out of class participation forms each semester. These do not count for events you are required to do (e.g. football players going to a football game). the rules are here HOC description. Remember two are school events supporting your peers and the third is a historical visit with pictures and a paragraph about the experience.It would be helpful fo ryou to join (but it is not required) the MAP Facebook Page
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    Mon
    8/18
  • What is history and historiography?: Review of Cornell Notes,
  • Mini Lecture: the Causes of the Revolution - Shot heard round the world (video)
  • Watch and take notes on Taxes & Smuggling It can be found here
  • Download, print out, interactively read, and keep comparison in your notes
  • Interactively read Where Historians Disagree: The Origins of Slavery at the end summarize the arguments and state why you think one side has a more compelling argument.
  • Sign up at Class Companion. We will be using it soon.
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  • Watch and do worksheet for American Revolution It can be found here
  • Review your Lexington sheet - why is your account good and the others bad?
  • Print out and interactively read the first two pages of the Constitution Simulation packet.
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    Wed
    8/20
  • 4 Corners Activity: Primary Sources
  • Film Clip: The Patriot
  • The Revolutionary War and the AoC
  • Read Virginia Convention
  • Read & Discuss Declaration of Independence, (film clip-Nat'l Treas)
  • Mini-Lecture Development of the Constitution & Work on Constitutions
  • Watch and take notes on Period 2: 1607-1754.
  • AP Students with last names A-M read Yes and N-Z read No
  • Remember that if you have questions regarding the homework to put them in the Facebook group
  • Mandatory tutorial Thursday.
    		•  Interactively Read Constitution Simulation You do not need to fill out the preamble but you and your partner (or team of 3) should fill in your points for articles articles 1&2.

    Fri
    8/22
  • AP Mini Debate: Was the Revolutionary War Conservative or not?
  • Groupwork on Constitution (Reform the AoC): Present Constitutions
  • Finish Lecture: Adoption of Constitution stories
  • Start foreign policy of the first 5 presidents
  • Wach Crash Course #15 and do Ep 15 Worksheet(for the last question I'm only looking for a paragraph.)
  • Remember that if you have question on homework put them on facebook group
    		•  Note: There is a lot of homework tonight
  • Interactively read Foreign Policy till 1812
  • Interactively read the Option in Brief packet (the colored one you received in class) (Do not write a summary tho).
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    Tues
    8/26
  • Foreign Policy lead up to 1812
  • Hotseat: The War of 1812 (4 Corners Activity)
  • Start Lecture/Case Studies: A New Nation and Challenges to Federalism.
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  • Interactively read and do the questions for the National Bank Background
  • Interactively read and answer the questions for the 3 positions on the National Bank . Make sure you're able to argue each of the positions for class on Wednesday
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    Thur
    8/28
  • Get books
  • National Bank Cabinet Battle
  • Lecture/Video on Federalism: Nulllification- Cherokee Removal
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  • Interactively Read and do the guiding questions for Indian Removal
  • Interactively Read: White Abolitionists.
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    Tues
    9/2
  • How to write a SAQ
  • Finish Federalism Questions mini-videos lecture and the Trail of Tears.
  • Select Roles for Trial of Henry Wirz
  • Abolitionism & the Slide toward the Civil War

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  • Interactively read and do John Brown Trial Prep. Last Name A-K, you must defend John Brown and L-Z prosecute John Brown for treason
  • Watch Crash Course Episode 18 and do this worksheet
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  • Interactively read Hamilton Good & Bad
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    Thur
    9/4
  • Abolitionism & the Slide toward the Civil War
  • John Brown's Raid Trial
  • Secessionitis
  • Interactively Read and summarize Andrew Jackson Historiography. Which do you believe and why?
  • Watch Episode 20 of Crash Course and do this worksheet
  • Interactively read and summarize Historians & the Civil War
  • Prep for your role in the Andersonville Trial and come to class dressed on Tuesday. (Lawyers, you are excused from the CP homework.
  • Read the first 1.5 pages of the purple packet from class.
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    Mon


    9/8

    		 Meet in MAP Annex: Hamilton Day
  • Negotiations to avoid the Civil War
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  • Complete Sherman Total War
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  • Print out and bring to class (but don't do the Immigration Project
  • Note: Extra Credit film for this unit is Glory. Use this form for all extra credit films offered.
  • Do not forget to come dressed for the trial on Wednesday - it's 20% of your grade. Don't buy anything, just do the best you can with what you have on hand.
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    Wed


    9/10

    		 Meet together in the Annex (Double History Day)
  • Lecture: The Civil War
  • What caused emancipation? Start Humanity in War
  • Trial of Henry Wirz & Humanity in War
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  • Complete the SAQ on the John Calhoun on Slavery on your class companion site
  • Interactively read Reconstruction Historiography packet
  • Interactively Read your side of the Reconstruction Historiography Debate (A-K last names): Traditional OR (L-Z last names) Revisionists
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  • Jury papers (1.5) pages due 9/18. Here is the rubric
  • Here is a Study Guide for P Students. Note: There will be a blank Map on the test and you will be expected to know what the states are.. This study guide covers about 75% of the AP test next week as well. The rest will be from your homework, videos and such - you can review by watching the videos or looking at your returned papers.
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    Fri


    9/12
  • End of the Civil War
  • Introduce Immigration Report
  • Start Reconstruction in America
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  • Rememeber TEA for your SAQ on Tuesday.
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  • Study for test. Reminder AP will have a SAQ and CP will have the Preamble for your essays.
  • Jury papers (1.5) pages due 9/18. Here is the rubric
  • Here is a Study Guide for P Students. Note: There will be a blank Map on the test and you will be expected to know what the states are.. This study guide covers about 75% of the AP test next week as well. The rest will be from your homework, videos and such - you can review by watching the videos or looking at your returned papers.
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    Tues


    9/16
  • Civil War Test
  • Lecture: The battle over Reconstruction in America: Were blacks truly free?
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    Reminder: The AP Exam structure looks like this.
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  • Reminder, your Jury reports are due on Thursday: Write a 1.5-2 page justification of your verdict in the trial. Remember to address both charges.
  • If you were absent for the test, come take it at tutorial on Monday. We will begin debriefing tests at tutorial if you received under 70% and would like to earn back up to that level. Print out this form.
  • Go to new website.
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    Updated 9/8/25 @ 10:45am