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    Last Two weeks of US History

    Wednesday, May 17 - Nuclear Weapons and Current threats

    Sunday, May 21 - Review for Final Exam and Essay Outlines preparation in class

    Tuesday, May 23 - Final Exam in class

    Thursday, May 25 - Last class and return books

  • Final Unit Standard US History

    Schedule of Due dates:

    Wednesday, April 26 - Read Chapter - recent history - This chapter is a PDF attached below - it is different from the textbook

    Sunday, April 30 - Last unit test on Chapters 39-42

    May 3rd - Review questions due

    May 9th - Review questions due

    May 11th - Final Exam

    Classes continue until last day of the semester with in class assignments

  • Unit 9 and Unit 8 WWII and 1950s

    AP US History

    Due Sunday, March 19 - Ch 36 - notes/quiz

    Tuesday, March 21 - Diagnostic test - 60 minutes and go over and correct

    Due Thursday, March 23 - Ch 37 - notes/quiz and complete your study plan and bring to class.

    Due Monday, March 27 - Review Chapter 37 again and Prepare for discussion - Who was to blame for the Cold War?

    How to Prepare - Use textbook p. 886 and the reading chapters and bring three points of historical evidence to support your discussion. You will turn in your preparation notes after the discussion.

    Due Wednesday, March 29 - Ch 38 - notes/quiz

    Test April 2 - DBQ and multiple choice

    Unit 9 starts

    Due Tuesday April 4 read Chapter 39 - notes due and chapter questions due in to turnitin.com by the end of class. Choose 5 to answer -questions are on moodle - found below.

    Due Thursday, April 6 read Chapter 40 - notes due and chapter questions due to turnitin.com by the end of class. Choose 5 to answer

    Due Sunday April 9 read Chapter 41 - bring notes to class.  In class you should choose 3 themes from the chapter guide and write a paragraph response to explore the theme using historical information and specifics from the chapter.  By the end of class you should turn in your handwritten notes and your 3 paragraph responses to the substitute teacher.

    Here are the themes again:

    1. The affirmative action debate.
    2. Sources of neoconservatism.
    3. The pre-presidential career of Ronald Reagan.
    4. The Reagan coalition: electoral success in 1980 and 1984.
    5. “Reaganomics.”
    6. Reagan’s foreign policy.
    7. Gorbachev and the USSR: the end of the Cold War and of communism. 8. The “culture wars” of the 1980s.
    9. 1991: the global triumph of democracy? 

     

    Standard US History

    Due Sunday, March 19 - Ch 36 - reading WWII

    Tuesday, March 21 - In class test corrections

    Due Thursday, March 23 - Ch 37 - part 1 p. 858 - 870

    Due Monday, March 27 - Ch 37 - part 2 p.871 - 885 - prepare for discussion -  Who was to blame for the Cold War?

    How to Prepare - Use textbook p. 886 and the reading chapters and bring three points of historical evidence to support your discussion. You will turn in your preparation notes after the discussion.

    Due Wednesday, March 29 - Ch 38 - 

    Test April 2 - DBQ and multiple choice

    Unit 9 starts

    Due Tuesday April 4 read Chapter 39 - notes due and chapter questions due in to turnitin.com by the end of class. Choose 3 to answer

    Due Thursday, April 6 read Chapter 40 - notes due and chapter questions due to turnitin.com by the end of class. Choose 3 to answer

    Due Sunday April 9 read Chapter 41 - bring notes to class.  In class you should choose 3 themes from the chapter guide and write a paragraph response to explore the theme using historical information and specifics from the chapter.  By the end of class you should turn in your handwritten notes and your 3 paragraph responses to the substitute teacher.

    Here are the themes again:

    1. The affirmative action debate.
    2. Sources of neoconservatism.
    3. The pre-presidential career of Ronald Reagan.
    4. The Reagan coalition: electoral success in 1980 and 1984.
    5. “Reaganomics.”
    6. Reagan’s foreign policy.
    7. Gorbachev and the USSR: the end of the Cold War and of communism. 8. The “culture wars” of the 1980s.
    9. 1991: the global triumph of democracy? 

     

  • Unit 7 1920's and 1930's

    AP US History

    Due Sunday Feb 26 - Chapter 32 Notes due/quiz

    Due Thursday March 2 - Chapter 33 Notes due/quiz

    Due Monday March 6 - Chapter 34 Notes due/quiz

    Due Sunday March 12 - Chapter 35 Notes due/quiz

    Tuesday March 14 - Unit test- Format is 4 questions of paragraph responses for questions based on a text or prompt.  Similar to the last questions of our quizzes - 45 minutes

    Due Sunday March 19 - Chapter 36 Notes due/quiz

    Standard US History

    Due Sunday Feb 26 - Chapter 32 reading

    Due Thursday March 2 - Chapter 33 p. 767 -776

    Due Monday March 6 - Chapter 34 Notes p. 777- 790 and 802 - 803

    Due Sunday March 12 - Chapter 35 reading

    Tuesday, March 12 - Unit test - Unit test- Format is 4 questions of paragraph responses for questions based on a text or prompt. 45 minutes.  Rubric posted below

    Due Sunday March 19 - Chapter 36 Notes due/quiz

  • Unit 6 The US on the World Stage

    AP US History

    Thursday, February 2 - Chapter 27 due and complete questions in class

    Monday, February 6 - Chapter 28 - Notes due/quiz

    Wednesday, February 8 - Prepare for in-class graded discussion on the following topic:

    Due Sunday, February 12 Chapter 29 -progressivism and TR- Notes due/quiz

    Due Thursday, Feb 16 - Chapter 30 - Wilsonian Progressivism - Notes due/quiz

    Due Monday, Feb 20 - Chapter 31 - WWI - The war to end war - Notes due/quiz

    Wednesday, Feb 22 - Test on Unit 6 - chapter 27-31

    Standard US History

    Thursday, February 2 - Chapter 27 due and complete questions in class

    Monday, February 6 - Chapter 28 - p. 653- 663

    Wednesday, February 8 - Prepare for in-class graded discussion on the following topic:

    Due Sunday, February 12 Chapter 29 -progressivism and TR part 1 p. 664 - 680

    Due Thursday, Feb 16 - Chapter 29 - progressivism and TR part p. 680-686

    Due Monday, Feb 20 - Chapter 31 - WWI - The war to end war - all

    Wednesday, Feb 22 - Test on Unit 6 - chapter 27,28 part, 29 and 31

  • Unit 5 Forging an Industrial Society

    AP US History

    Due Tuesday, January 10 - Chapter 23

    Due Thursday, January 12 - Chapter 24

    Due Monday, January 16 - Chapter 25 p. 557 - 570

    Due Wednesday, January 18 The rest of Chapter 25 p. 570-589

    Due Sunday, January 22 - Chapter 26

    Tuesday, January 24  - Review Questions for in-class review

    Sunday, January 29th - Multiple Choice  and paragraph response - Unit Test 

    Tuesday, January 3oth - DBQ Essay - Unit Test

    Standard US History

    Due Tuesday, January 10 - Chapter 23 p. 502-513

    Due Thursday, January 12 - Chapter 23 p. 514-527

    Due Monday, January 16 - Chapter 25 p. 557 - 570

    Due Wednesday, January 18 The rest of Chapter 25 p. 570-589

    Due Sunday, January 22 - Chapter 26 p. 623 - 636

    Tuesday, January 24  - Review Questions for in-class review

    Sunday, January 29th - Multiple Choice  and paragraph response - Unit Test 

    Tuesday, January 3oth - Free Response Essay - Unit Test

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