US History: Unit 1

Homework/In Class Assignments for


Extra Credit Film Format

Date

In Class Activity

HW: AP Only

HW: All

Wed
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
  • Watch and take notes on CC#2
  • Interactively read HAPPY Analysis
  • Read over the Green sheets, sign them, and return them by Tuesday.
  • 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.
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    Fri
    8/16
  • 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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    Tues
    8/18
  • 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.

    Thur
    8/20
  • 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
  • Ep 15 Worksheet
  • 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 (Do not write a summary tho).
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    Mon
    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.
    		•  Note: There is a lot of homework tonight for AP
  • 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
  • Interactively Read and do the guiding questions for Indian Removal
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  • Interactively read Hamilton Good & Bad

    • Wed
    8/28

    		 Meet together in the Annex for: Hamilton Day
  • Lecture/Video on judicial review and the question of nulllification- Cherokee Removal
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  • Interactively Read: White Abolitionists.
  • 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
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    Fri
    8/30
  • National Bank Cabinet Battle
  • Abolitionism & the Slide toward the Civil War

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  • Watch Crash Course Episode 18 and do this worksheet
  • Take Cornell notes on pages 252-258 & 262-266
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    Wed
    9/4
  • John Brown's Raid Trial
  • Secessionitis
  • Negotiations to avoid the Civil War
  • Select Roles for Trial of Henry Wirz
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  • Interactively Read and summarize Andrew Jackson Historiography. Which do you believe and why?
  • Watch Crash Course Video Episode 16 and answer these questions: What was "Republican Motherhood"? What was the Cult of Domesticity? Why were reform movements available for women to join in an otherwise limited opportunity time period? What rights were women hoping to gain? Why did some abolitionist leaders stand against women's rights? What were the 3 characteristics of the 19th-century women's rights movement?
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  • 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.
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    Fri


    9/6

    		 Double History Day: Meet in MAP Annex
  • English Quiz
  • Lecture: The Civil War
  • What caused emancipation? Start Humanity in War
  • Introduce Immigration Report
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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 Tuesday - it's 20% of your grade. Don't buy anything just do the best you can.
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    Tues


    9/10

    		 Meet together in the Annex (history is 4th period and English 6th period)
  • Trial of Henry Wirz & Humanity in War
  • End of the Civil War
  • You will have a short answer question (SAQ) on your Civil War Test: Make sure you know TEA and use the format on your test. Here is a video you should watch before taking the test.
  • Write a paragraph with the thesis at the end (remember to recognize other positions and STATE your own in the thesis) the final question from today's class: What caused the end of legal of slavery in the USA?
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  • Here is a Study Guide for P Students. This study guide covers about 75% of the AP test as well.
  • Meet in the annex Thursday for the trial and double history day!
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    Thurs


    9/12

    		 Meet in the Annex (history 4th and English 6th)
  • Civil War Test
  • Start Reconstruction in America
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  • 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
    Reminder: The AP Exam structure looks like this.
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  • Reminder your Jury reports are due on Tuesday: 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 9/13/24 @ 2:30pm