A Block APUSH 2014-2015
Check for news/updated assignments below!
Brinkley ID Packet (rev. 9/26/14)
ID Calendar (last rev. 9/26/14)
Assignment Calendar
Junior Thesis Responses (Due Mon. 6/15)
Select a paper to read and respond to by Monday. Share your Google Doc paragraph response with both me and the author of the paper. Try to spread the wealth. Read a paper you genuinely find interesting and mix it up, don't just all read the same paper.
Name Author Whose Paper You'll Be Reading Your Own Paper
Sarah "A War to End All Whales"_
Evan Rowan "Cowboy State of Mind"
Edward The American Entry into the Cold War: A Case Study of the Chinese Civil War
Eliza "The Articles of Confederation:The Very Thing That Makes Us Strong Makes Us Weak"
Lily U.S. & the Holocaust
Bowen "Testing the Intelligence Quotient: A Tool for the Eugenicist"
Zoe "The Downfall of the Hippie Movement"
Amy "The Controversy of DDT"
Emily Sylvie Mentally Ill
Sylvie Emily The Space Race
Andrew "Waging Peace: The Peace Corps as a Weapon of the Cold War"
Alex M Las Vegas
Rowan "The Insanity Plea: A Defense for the Rights of All"
Sean
Jonah Baseball and Unions
Danny Alex W "American Imperialism: Conquest of Oregon Country"
Ellie "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
Kayla Rebecca The Hays Production Code
Cat U.S.-Iranian Relations
Olivia Di Influence of the Radio
Alex W Danny
Rebecca
Di Olivia " What Does It Take to Be Successful: The Knights of Labor Versus the American Federation of Labor"
Due Wed. 4/8: FDR DBQ Final Draft; Ch. 28 IDs
TEST: THURSDAY 4/2 (Ch. 22-26; 1920-1945)
Study materials:
"Over the Edge" - next episode in the Century series you watched part of previously; watch 0:46-9:10; 32:00-44:00.
3 min. video by Great Depression & WWII scholar David Kennedy that does a nice job of framing the causes of the GD
WWII PPT
Due Mon. 3/30: Ch. 27 IDs + 15 min. breakdown of DBQ + rough outline for DBQ Evaluating FDR DBQ (2003). Refer back to your notes on "How to Do the DBQ." You need to incorporate outside info and use all the documents or all but one (final draft will be 4 pgs. double-spaced, max).
Due Fri. 3/27: Ch. 26 IDs
Due Thurs. 3/26: A) Watch the video from the Century: America's Time entitled "Stormy Weather" (~45 min.; some History teachers show it to 10th graders, so some of you may have watched it last year). You can skip the sections on the rise of Nazi Germany, esp. if you've seen them already. Our focus is on the impact of the G.D. on the U.S. I think it gives an excellent picture of what the 1930s were like and it's put together in an interesting way: Answer the corresponding questions and print them out to show in class.
Due Wed. 3/25: FDR reading packet & questions (Richard Polenberg: The Era of FDR)
In-class:
- Review of stock market crash (video), causes of GD
- Evaluating the New Deal
- Letters to FDR in groups; discussion
Due Mon. 3/23: Ch. 25 IDs
Due Fri. 3/20: Ch. 24 IDs; FDR DBQ (2003) assigned
New unit guide: 1920s-40s
Due Thurs 3/19: In-class, mark up documents & prep brief outline for 1920s DBQ (15 min. max). Actively read Joshua Zeitz, "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Age of Excess" We'll have a class discussion on both Thursday 3/19
Due Wed. 3/18: None; work on IDs (for Fri) and readings (for Thurs)
Mon. 3/16: TEST: Ch. 19-21, Progressive Era, Imperialism, World War I
WWI Slides from Wed. 3/12/15
Due Fri. 3/13: No IDs! Ch. 24 & 25 will be next Friday 3/20. Prepare for debate in-class on Friday for your assigned group by reading the necessary pages in the debate packet. All groups should read p. 21-22. Other readings depend on your assigned group: Option 1: Progressive Internationalists - read p.24-25; Option 2: Reservationists- read p.27-28; Option 3: Irreconcilables - read p.30-31). Write a 1 pg. outline proposal for your position, to be collected. Draw upon historical examples as relevant.
Due Wed. 3/11
Read the following World War I docs and complete the questions packet.
#1: Wilson's Appeal for Neutrality
#2: The Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
#3: Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress Leading to A Declaration of War Against Germany
(April 2, 1917)
#4: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Due Mon. 3/9: Ch. 22 & 23 IDs
Due Fri. 3/6:
A) NPR podcast with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on 11/27/13 about TR, Progressivism. Click "play" at the top; read the rest of the article if you like. Her famous book Team of Rivals was the basis for the recent film Lincoln. Please type responses to these guiding questions, to be collected.
Due Mon. 3/2: JUNIOR THESIS FINAL DRAFT WOOOO!!! Sign up on Google Doc to bring a food/drink item.
Here are a whole slew of past Junior Theses to use as models for your own final draft:
"The California Gold Rush: How Greed Shaped a New Western Society in San Francisco"
"The Men of the Texas Revolution and the Alamo: Who They Were, Why They Fought, and Why Their Fight was not Necessary"
Abolitionists
"Der Vereingte Staaten und Die Deutsche: The Significance of German-Americans in the Civil War"
"Truman and MacArthur: Leaders in Conflict"
"The African American Civil Rights Movement: Separation within Black Society in America"
"The Bowery: An Unavoidable Fall From Fun to Foul"
"Internal Colonialism: Roots of Poverty in Appalachia"
"The American Highway Tragedy: How Highways Destroyed Our Cities"
"The Centennial Exhibition of 1876: An Image of a Healed and Homogenous America"
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Khrushchev Problem
"Missouri's Civil War"
"COINTELPRO: White Hate Groups: A Legitimate Attempt to Take the Violence Out of “Hate”"
"The Rise of Internment: The Revealed Motivations of the Past"
"The Demagogue's Appeal: George Wallace and the Conservatization of American Politics"
Buddhism in America
"The Negro Leagues and Their Impact on Desegregation in 20th Century America: Athletic Prowess, Pride, Culture, and Change"
Game Changer: Atomic Bomb
"On the Brink: How the Cuban Missile Crisis Set the Tone for Détente"
"Survival of the Fittest: How 20th Century America Responded to Change Through Physical Exercise"
"How Sherman Sacked The South: The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea"
Due Fri. 2/27: Chapter 21 IDs (US in World War I)
Due Thurs 2/26: Paragraph reflection on a classmate's Junior Thesis
Due Wed. 2/25: Work on JT final draft
Due Mon. 2/23: Work on JT final draft
Due Monday 1/12: Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth;answer questions at bottom of page in your notes. Ch. 16 & 17 IDs also due.
Due Mon. 1/5: JT Detailed Outline
Due Fri 12/19: TEST CH. 14-15 (Civil War & Reconstruction)
Due Thurs 12/18: Ch. 15 IDs, word on Junior Thesis!
Due Thurs 12/11: McPherson & Berlin articles; read and answer questions
All are due dates:
MON. 11/24: TEST: CH. 10-13 ROAD TO CIVIL WAR
Due Fri. 11/21: Ch. 13 IDs
Due Wed. 11/19: Ch. 12 IDs
Due Fri.11/12: Antebellum Reformers assignment
Due Thurs 11/13: "A Portrait of the Reformers" and answer questions
(Questions Sheet)
STUDY GUIDE: BRINKLEY CH. 10-13 (PRE-CIVIL WAR UNIT)
Due Wed. 11/12: Ch. 11 IDs
Due Fri 11/7: JT #2: Finalized Proposal: one page description of paper, 3 sources on working bib, 30 notecards.
Having done research and note taking by this point, you need to write a more definitive description of your paper and where your research is taking you. (What are the controversies with your topic? What arguments can you make about your topic? What do you imagine your thesis will argue?)
At least 3 sources in correct bibliographic format.
Thurs. 11/6: Questions, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Wed. 11/5: Jackson 1990 DBQ DUE!
Due Mon. 11/3: "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Friday 10/31 (oooh scary): Ch. 10 IDs
Wed. 10/29: JT #1: Thesis proposals
Monday 10/27: TEST Ch. 7-9 (Jefferson - Jackson, 1800-1840)
Friday 10/24: Ch. 9 IDs, study
Thursday 10/23: Listen to the Jon Meacham podcast and write a response (and one to a classmate) on the "Blog" page
Wed. 10/22: None
Monday 10/20: Jackson Hofstadter reading & questions
Friday 10/17: Ch. 7 & 8 IDs
Thurs 10/9: Blog post & response (see blog page)
Wed. 10/8: Read "Thomas Jefferson and the Character Issue" and answer corresponding questions
Fri. 10/3: "The Court and Democracy" - reading and questions.
Thurs: 10/2: Watch Electoral College video and read pg. 1 and pg. 2 of the article. Then type a paragraph response about what you learned/what surprised you about redistricting in the House and the Electoral College.
Wed. 10/1: 1993 DBQ (New England vs. Chesapeake)
Mon. 9./29: Read and complete all IDs for Ch. 6 Brinkley and Hofstadter Age of Realism article, read and answer corresponding questions.
Fri. 9./26: no HW due (Rosh Hashanah)
Thurs. 9/25: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
Wed. 9/24: "Constitution Scavenger Hunt". See pg. A-7 in the back of your textbook for the Constitution, or look online. This exercise is designed to get you to familiarize yourself with the essential structures of our government and the most important (for understanding the rest of this course) aspects of the Constitution. I recommend typing right into the document. Please print out a hard copy for the beginning of class on Wed; anything else will be marked late. Also, start outlining the DBQ due Wed. 10/1 (I pushed it back) as well as begin the readings due Mon. 9/29 (the Hofstadter one is somewhat lengthy, and you have chapter 6 of Brinkley to complete) to break up your work. Budget your time wisely!
Mon 9/22: TEST Ch. 1-5, all material covered thus far
Due Fri. 9/19: Actively read and annotate (where you can; I only had someone else's copy) the Degler and Wood articles handed out in class and write out your own thesis statement on the back of the packet or in your notes to the key question, "Was the American Revolution a Conservative Movement?" It should be a 2-3 sentence thesis based on these articles; it can agree more with one than the other, or be a combination of the two. Be ready to discuss these articles and share your thoughts when called upon. Also, due Mon 9/29: 1993 DBQ (New England vs. Chesapeake)
Due Mon. 9/8: Watch the video New World Encounters" (watch minutes 5:45-25:50) and jot down bullet notes on the corresponding notes sheet. Then use your summer IDs on the Spanish/French/British empires and contacts with Native Americans to complete the FRQ packet handed out in class. Your summer reading test on ch. 1-5 will be Thursday 9/11; this will help you remember some of what you read, but start studying!
Due Fri 9/5: Study questions on colonial America - use your summer reading IDs to answer the questions in prep for summer reading test next Thursday 9/11 (this will help you begin reviewing the summer material).
Due Thurs 9/4: Borges & Deane: read and answer questions.
Due Wed. 9/3/14: Letter to Mr. Bedar (see class handout)
Due Thurs 5/29.:
Group project detailed outline with written-out "abstract" overview of what you'll present and the format, combined with bullets of the actual information.
Read TWO classmates' junior theses and write up 1 paragraph for each, explaining:
A) What are 2-3 key things you learned
B) What was the overall thesis and what do you think of it? Do you buy it? Why or why not?what
C) What were the biggest surprises in this paper?
D) Questions you have for the author? (come up with a few)
Links:
"The California Gold Rush: How Greed Shaped a New Western Society in San Francisco"
"The Men of the Texas Revolution and the Alamo: Who They Were, Why They Fought, and Why Their Fight was not Necessary"
Abolitionists
"Der Vereingte Staaten und Die Deutsche: The Significance of German-Americans in the Civil War"
"Truman and MacArthur: Leaders in Conflict"
"The African American Civil Rights Movement: Separation within Black Society in America"
"The Bowery: An Unavoidable Fall From Fun to Foul"
"Internal Colonialism: Roots of Poverty in Appalachia"
"The American Highway Tragedy: How Highways Destroyed Our Cities"
"The Centennial Exhibition of 1876: An Image of a Healed and Homogenous America"
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Khrushchev Problem
"Missouri's Civil War"
"COINTELPRO: White Hate Groups: A Legitimate Attempt to Take the Violence Out of “Hate”"
"The Rise of Internment: The Revealed Motivations of the Past"
"The Demagogue's Appeal: George Wallace and the Conservatization of American Politics"
Buddhism in America
"The Negro Leagues and Their Impact on Desegregation in 20th Century America: Athletic Prowess, Pride, Culture, and Change"
Game Changer: Atomic Bomb
"On the Brink: How the Cuban Missile Crisis Set the Tone for Détente"
"Survival of the Fittest: How 20th Century America Responded to Change Through Physical Exercise"
"How Sherman Sacked The South: The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea"
How Sherman Sacked The South:
The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea
Due Thurs 5/8: Essay outlines
Due Wed. 5/7: Reagan & LBJ docs & chart
Due Mon 5/5: LAST TEST: 1945-1975 (Unit guide)
Due Tues. 4/29: Read "The Unfinished Dialogue of MLK and Malcolm X." Post response in the blog section.
Due Thurs 4/17: Ch. 30 IDs, MLK "Letter from Birmingham Jail" & Malcolm X "Ballot or the Bullet." Please fill out the corresponding chart here. new HW over Passover Monday or Tuesday night; if you are struggling to keep up with the IDs, or are doing Passover with your family and don't feel like doing IDs, at least make sure you do the MLK/X readings for Thursday and if need be, you'll have to show me Ch. 30-32 the Thursday after the break, but I'll give full credit...You're almost done with ALL IDs FOREVER!! Push!!). For a way more fun and highly entertaining rendition of Malcolm X, I'd recommend you listen to his speech - it's much more powerful that way. Here's a great version of it on youtube.
Due Monday 4/14: Ch. 28 & 29 IDs + Emmett Till Video. Answer in your notes: in what sense was the Emmett Tilll murder/trial a "catalyst" for the Civil Rights Movement?
The rest of the video is good review of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus riot, but the only mandatory section is Emmett Till: watch from time 10:35-26:00. We'll be watching a fair amount of this documentary, but I have to give you the heads up that some parts, given this particular history, are terribly graphic. You may want to skip 16:05-16:12, as it is extremely graphic and shows Emmett's dead body - it is highly disturbing so monitor what you're watching carefully and you will probably want to skip this part.
Due Thurs 4/10: McCarthy & 1950s document questions
Due Wed. 4/9: Read The "Real" Cuban Missile Crisis. In your notebook, write a paragraph summarizing A) the "orthodox"/traditional view of the Cuban Missile Crisis and B) the "real story" of the CMC, according to the article and more recent scholarship.
Mon. 4/7: TEST on 1920-1945
Study Resources:
-1920s Overview Notes
- WWII PPT
Due Wed. 3/26: A) Watch the video from the Century: America's Time entitled "Stormy Weather" (~45 min.; some History teachers show it to 10th graders, so some of you may have watched it last year). You can skip the sections on the rise of Nazi Germany if you like,or if you've seen them already, as our focus is on the impact of the G.D. on the U.S. I think it gives an excellent picture of what the 1930s were like and it's put together in an interesting way: Answer the corresponding questions.
B) Start preparing your next writing assignment, due Wed. 4/2: Evaluating FDR DBQ (2003). Revisit your notes on "How to Do the DBQ." The DBQ is the first of the questions in the Free Response packet and the ONLY one you're doing, but feel free to look at the others to get a feel for what it will look like on test day.
Nothing due Tuesday 3/25; start working on assignments above.
New unit guide: Great Depression, WWII
Due Monday 3/24: Since I'm out this Thurs 3/20, this is all due next Monday 3/24, but it's a bunch of stuff. Please budget your time - my assumption is that you'll get at least some of this done during the long block I'm out. I'm giving you everything ahead of time so you can best plan your schedules, and we'll be discussing these articles in class next week.
1) Read "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Age of Excess" by Joshua Zeitz. Type up a paragraph (to be collected) explaining A) the major changes of the 1920s that Zeitz identifies and B) How he argues that The Great Gatsby is symbolic of 1920s America? (several ways; make this substantive)
2) Watch this 3 min. video by Great Depression & WWII scholar David Kennedy that does a nice job of framing the causes of the GD
3) Read the interview with Alan Brinkley (Columbia historian, expert on the GD & WWII, and author of your textbook! Celebrity in the world of APUSH textbooks! How exciting! Then read the Wilson Quarterly Winter 2012 article, "Revisiting the Great Depression" by Robert Samuelson. Write up 1 page single-spaced (to be collected; you can attach this to the 1920s paragraph you're writing above) explaining both Brinkley's and Samuelson's arguments regarding the causes of the Depression and what the Depression means to us today. To what extent do they agree? Where do they disagree on the causes of the Depression? What are some of the more interesting, unique points they make?
4)Start working on Ch. 27 IDs due next Thurs. 3/27.
Due Wed. 3/19: IDs Ch. 24-26, 1920s DBQ (1986; keep it to 15 min: print and mark up document packet, plan outline and write out thesis statement with docs and outside info organized into analytical categories)
Check out the group Imperialism projects in studying for your exam - these have come out great!
Hawaii (Sonia, Madeleine, Natalie, Connor)
Puerto Rico (Vikram, Bennett, Sonya, Quinn)
Cuba (Nathan, Jonny, Thomas, Avery)
China (Tommy, Daniel, Sadiq)
Philippines (individual contributions by Leah, Kavish, Chey_anne)
Panama (Coco, Steven, Cameron)
Mexico (Alexis, Yacine, Theo)
For your test:
WWI lecture notes with corresponding PPT
Wed. 3/12:
Imperialism Country Project
Tues 3/11: A) Listen to the NPR podcast with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on 11/27/13 about TR, Progressivism. Click "play" at the top; read the rest of the article if you like. Her famous book Team of Rivals was the basis for the recent film Lincoln. Please type responses to these guiding questions, to be collected.
B) Prepare for debate in-class on Tuesday for your assigned group by reading the necessary pages in the debate packet. All groups should read p. 21-22. Other readings depend on your assigned group: Option 1: Progressive Internationalists - read p.24-25; Option 2: Reservationists- read p.27-28; Option 3: Irreconcilables - read p.30-31)
Mon 3/10:
Read the following World War I docs and complete the questions packet.
#1: Wilson’s Appeal for Neutrality (1914)
#2: The Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
#3: Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress Leading to A Declaration of War Against Germany
(April 2, 1917)
#4: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Thurs 2/6: Midyear In-class DBQ; counts as full essay grade
Wed. 2/5: Midyear group multiple choice
No class Tues. 2/4
Due Mon. 2/3: Practice DBQ (intro and topic sentences only); Complete PBS New York chart by watching the following video clips (~45 min. total)
PBS New York video Ep. 3: "Sunshine & Shadow" (10:53-20:43: "Light of Mammon; " 24:23-38:08: Boss Tweed; 1:11-1:17: "Rich and Poor," 1:17-1:32: "How the Other Half Lives")
Due Thurs 1/30: Ch. 19 IDs
Due Wed. 1/29: Read the Background article on the Haymarket Affair. Then, explore the sources below (looks like a ton but they're mostly images; use the high resolution JPEGs) and respond on a separate sheet of paper:
1) Under what conditions is violence justified?
2) How reasonable were the responses of both workers and the state during the Haymarket Affair?3) How did the Haymarket Affair shape America?
- IWPA Broadside: “REVENGE WORKINGMEN, TO ARMY!” Response to the violence at McCormick’s
- Wood-engraving published in Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886: “The anarchist riot in Chicago - A dynamite bomb exploding among the police.”
- “Haymarket Massacre” image – Wounded at Police Station
- Political cartoon, Thomas Nast - “Advice to so-called American Socialists: ‘you had better not attack this club”
- “The Law Vindicated,” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated
- Proclamation to the people of Chicago: Mayor’s office, May 5, 1886
- Oscar Neebe, “I Am Sorry Not to Be Hung”
- Albert Parsons’s Last Words to His Wife
- Haymarket Monument, John Gelert, 1889
No class Tuesday 1/28: Junior Seminar.
Due Mon. 1/27: Read and annotate the article, An America That Could Be: Emma Goldman, Anarchism and the American Dream. You should browse the Berkeley site on Emma Goldman for more background on this fascinating character. Type on a separate sheet of paper, to be collected: What misconceptions about socialism and anarchism do many Americans have? What did you think about these terms prior to reading this paper? How does this paper challenge stereotypical assumptions about the radicalism that was associated with immigrants? How does this article change or enhance your understanding of competing philosophies during the Gilded Age?
The article is an excellent example of a well-written thesis paper; pay attention to how the author constructs her footnotes and bibliography, and do that on your J.T.
Due Wed. 1/22: J.T. ROUGH DRAFT!!!
Due Tues. 1/14:
The Prize
(Watch rest of what we started in class on Rockefeller, 34:18 - 51:45)
Gilded Age Unit Guide
Due Mon. 1/13: Chapter 16 & 17 IDs
Due Thursday 1/9: In the words of Terrell Owens, "Get your popcorn ready!"
Civil War Film Assignment (watch over the break if possible)
Due Tuesday 1/7: Finish sheet on Booker T. vs. WEB DuBois using Annenberg "Choose your own adventure"
Due Mon. 1/6: DETAILED OUTLINE & 100 NOTECARDS!!!
Due Thursday 12/19: EXAM ON CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION (NOT the entire long block - we will watch scenes from Lincoln)
Due Wed 12/18: Ch. 14 IDs (Reconstruction; check in-class, no quiz)
Due Tuesday 12/17: Read Eric Foner article, "New View of Reconstruction" and answer corresponding questions
Due Monday 12/16: Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln - read and answer these questions (in your notes is fine): How does Douglass characterize Lincoln? Why do you think Douglass made the choices he did as to what to talk about/not talk about with respect to Lincoln? Would he agree more with McPherson or Berlin in his assessment of Lincoln, and why?
Due Thursday 12/12: JT #3
Due Tuesday 12/10: Lincoln's Second Inaugural; "Lincoln's Views on Slavery" packet
Due Monday 12/9: McPherson/Berlin Questions on "Who Freed the Slaves?"
I will also just do a spot-check of Ch. 14 IDs on Monday, in place of a reading quiz.
Due Thursday 12/5: Ch.14 IDs & Hofstadter Lincoln reading and questions
Due Tuesday 12/3: Watch the PBS Newshour link (14 min.) and read ONE of the following articles (similar themes but different emphases; I couldn't decide!). Then write a blog post reaction, and comment on one of your classmates' posts (see blog).
Articles (Choose ONE):
A) "Across the South, the Civil War is an enduring conflict"
B) "Celebrating Secession Without the Slaves"
C) "150 Years After the Civil War, Can We Finally Remember it the Way We Should?"
Due Tues 11/26: TEST: Pre-Civil War (ch 10-13)
Animated Map of US Expansion (w/ narration and timeline)
Blank U.S. Expansion Map
Due Monday 11/25: JT#2 (1 page proposal, notecards etc.); study for test
Watch "The Cause" from the Ken Burns Civil War series (up to 52:20, Fort Sumter and start of Civil War)
Questions Sheet
Due Mon 11/18: Map Exercise on Expansion, read actively and answer questions for Calhoun's 1850 speech (questions and context are at end; read these first)
Due Thurs 11/14: Frederick Douglass, 'What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Due Wed. 11/13: Fitzhugh & Douglass autobiography
Due Tues. 11/12: JT #1 (Three typed proposals)
Also, read excerpts from David Donald's essay on abolitionists "A Portrait of the Reformers"
(Questions Sheet)
Due Thurs.: 11/7: Ch. 11 & 12 ID quiz; Antebellum Reformers assignment
Due Tues. 11/5: Jackson DBQ
Due Thurs. 10/31: Ch. 11 IDs
Due Wed. 10/30: Discussion blog posts; Jackson & the Tea Party
Due Tuesday 10/29: TEST: THE NEW NATION
Due Monday 10/28: Study! Come to X block for review!
Due Wed. 10/23: Ch. 10 IDs; ID quiz (~15 MC questions, 10 min.) on Wed. in place of ID check - it's our first one, so make sure you read carefully (now and going forward) and it'll be your only assgt. between now and then.
Due Mon. 10/21: Jackson Reading (Hofstadter) (questions sheet here), Causes of War of 1812 DBQ (just answer the questions that go with each document; do NOT write the DBQ)
Junior Thesis Responses (Due Mon. 6/15)
Select a paper to read and respond to by Monday. Share your Google Doc paragraph response with both me and the author of the paper. Try to spread the wealth. Read a paper you genuinely find interesting and mix it up, don't just all read the same paper.
Name Author Whose Paper You'll Be Reading Your Own Paper
Sarah "A War to End All Whales"_
Evan Rowan "Cowboy State of Mind"
Edward The American Entry into the Cold War: A Case Study of the Chinese Civil War
Eliza "The Articles of Confederation:The Very Thing That Makes Us Strong Makes Us Weak"
Lily U.S. & the Holocaust
Bowen "Testing the Intelligence Quotient: A Tool for the Eugenicist"
Zoe "The Downfall of the Hippie Movement"
Amy "The Controversy of DDT"
Emily Sylvie Mentally Ill
Sylvie Emily The Space Race
Andrew "Waging Peace: The Peace Corps as a Weapon of the Cold War"
Alex M Las Vegas
Rowan "The Insanity Plea: A Defense for the Rights of All"
Sean
Jonah Baseball and Unions
Danny Alex W "American Imperialism: Conquest of Oregon Country"
Ellie "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
Kayla Rebecca The Hays Production Code
Cat U.S.-Iranian Relations
Olivia Di Influence of the Radio
Alex W Danny
Rebecca
Di Olivia " What Does It Take to Be Successful: The Knights of Labor Versus the American Federation of Labor"
Due Wed. 4/8: FDR DBQ Final Draft; Ch. 28 IDs
TEST: THURSDAY 4/2 (Ch. 22-26; 1920-1945)
Study materials:
"Over the Edge" - next episode in the Century series you watched part of previously; watch 0:46-9:10; 32:00-44:00.
3 min. video by Great Depression & WWII scholar David Kennedy that does a nice job of framing the causes of the GD
WWII PPT
Due Mon. 3/30: Ch. 27 IDs + 15 min. breakdown of DBQ + rough outline for DBQ Evaluating FDR DBQ (2003). Refer back to your notes on "How to Do the DBQ." You need to incorporate outside info and use all the documents or all but one (final draft will be 4 pgs. double-spaced, max).
Due Fri. 3/27: Ch. 26 IDs
Due Thurs. 3/26: A) Watch the video from the Century: America's Time entitled "Stormy Weather" (~45 min.; some History teachers show it to 10th graders, so some of you may have watched it last year). You can skip the sections on the rise of Nazi Germany, esp. if you've seen them already. Our focus is on the impact of the G.D. on the U.S. I think it gives an excellent picture of what the 1930s were like and it's put together in an interesting way: Answer the corresponding questions and print them out to show in class.
Due Wed. 3/25: FDR reading packet & questions (Richard Polenberg: The Era of FDR)
In-class:
- Review of stock market crash (video), causes of GD
- Evaluating the New Deal
- Letters to FDR in groups; discussion
Due Mon. 3/23: Ch. 25 IDs
Due Fri. 3/20: Ch. 24 IDs; FDR DBQ (2003) assigned
New unit guide: 1920s-40s
Due Thurs 3/19: In-class, mark up documents & prep brief outline for 1920s DBQ (15 min. max). Actively read Joshua Zeitz, "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Age of Excess" We'll have a class discussion on both Thursday 3/19
Due Wed. 3/18: None; work on IDs (for Fri) and readings (for Thurs)
Mon. 3/16: TEST: Ch. 19-21, Progressive Era, Imperialism, World War I
WWI Slides from Wed. 3/12/15
Due Fri. 3/13: No IDs! Ch. 24 & 25 will be next Friday 3/20. Prepare for debate in-class on Friday for your assigned group by reading the necessary pages in the debate packet. All groups should read p. 21-22. Other readings depend on your assigned group: Option 1: Progressive Internationalists - read p.24-25; Option 2: Reservationists- read p.27-28; Option 3: Irreconcilables - read p.30-31). Write a 1 pg. outline proposal for your position, to be collected. Draw upon historical examples as relevant.
Due Wed. 3/11
Read the following World War I docs and complete the questions packet.
#1: Wilson's Appeal for Neutrality
#2: The Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
#3: Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress Leading to A Declaration of War Against Germany
(April 2, 1917)
#4: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Due Mon. 3/9: Ch. 22 & 23 IDs
Due Fri. 3/6:
A) NPR podcast with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on 11/27/13 about TR, Progressivism. Click "play" at the top; read the rest of the article if you like. Her famous book Team of Rivals was the basis for the recent film Lincoln. Please type responses to these guiding questions, to be collected.
Due Mon. 3/2: JUNIOR THESIS FINAL DRAFT WOOOO!!! Sign up on Google Doc to bring a food/drink item.
Here are a whole slew of past Junior Theses to use as models for your own final draft:
"The California Gold Rush: How Greed Shaped a New Western Society in San Francisco"
"The Men of the Texas Revolution and the Alamo: Who They Were, Why They Fought, and Why Their Fight was not Necessary"
Abolitionists
"Der Vereingte Staaten und Die Deutsche: The Significance of German-Americans in the Civil War"
"Truman and MacArthur: Leaders in Conflict"
"The African American Civil Rights Movement: Separation within Black Society in America"
"The Bowery: An Unavoidable Fall From Fun to Foul"
"Internal Colonialism: Roots of Poverty in Appalachia"
"The American Highway Tragedy: How Highways Destroyed Our Cities"
"The Centennial Exhibition of 1876: An Image of a Healed and Homogenous America"
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Khrushchev Problem
"Missouri's Civil War"
"COINTELPRO: White Hate Groups: A Legitimate Attempt to Take the Violence Out of “Hate”"
"The Rise of Internment: The Revealed Motivations of the Past"
"The Demagogue's Appeal: George Wallace and the Conservatization of American Politics"
Buddhism in America
"The Negro Leagues and Their Impact on Desegregation in 20th Century America: Athletic Prowess, Pride, Culture, and Change"
Game Changer: Atomic Bomb
"On the Brink: How the Cuban Missile Crisis Set the Tone for Détente"
"Survival of the Fittest: How 20th Century America Responded to Change Through Physical Exercise"
"How Sherman Sacked The South: The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea"
Due Fri. 2/27: Chapter 21 IDs (US in World War I)
Due Thurs 2/26: Paragraph reflection on a classmate's Junior Thesis
Due Wed. 2/25: Work on JT final draft
Due Mon. 2/23: Work on JT final draft
Due Monday 1/12: Andrew Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth;answer questions at bottom of page in your notes. Ch. 16 & 17 IDs also due.
Due Mon. 1/5: JT Detailed Outline
Due Fri 12/19: TEST CH. 14-15 (Civil War & Reconstruction)
Due Thurs 12/18: Ch. 15 IDs, word on Junior Thesis!
Due Thurs 12/11: McPherson & Berlin articles; read and answer questions
All are due dates:
MON. 11/24: TEST: CH. 10-13 ROAD TO CIVIL WAR
Due Fri. 11/21: Ch. 13 IDs
Due Wed. 11/19: Ch. 12 IDs
Due Fri.11/12: Antebellum Reformers assignment
Due Thurs 11/13: "A Portrait of the Reformers" and answer questions
(Questions Sheet)
STUDY GUIDE: BRINKLEY CH. 10-13 (PRE-CIVIL WAR UNIT)
Due Wed. 11/12: Ch. 11 IDs
Due Fri 11/7: JT #2: Finalized Proposal: one page description of paper, 3 sources on working bib, 30 notecards.
Having done research and note taking by this point, you need to write a more definitive description of your paper and where your research is taking you. (What are the controversies with your topic? What arguments can you make about your topic? What do you imagine your thesis will argue?)
At least 3 sources in correct bibliographic format.
Thurs. 11/6: Questions, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Wed. 11/5: Jackson 1990 DBQ DUE!
Due Mon. 11/3: "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Friday 10/31 (oooh scary): Ch. 10 IDs
Wed. 10/29: JT #1: Thesis proposals
Monday 10/27: TEST Ch. 7-9 (Jefferson - Jackson, 1800-1840)
Friday 10/24: Ch. 9 IDs, study
Thursday 10/23: Listen to the Jon Meacham podcast and write a response (and one to a classmate) on the "Blog" page
Wed. 10/22: None
Monday 10/20: Jackson Hofstadter reading & questions
Friday 10/17: Ch. 7 & 8 IDs
Thurs 10/9: Blog post & response (see blog page)
Wed. 10/8: Read "Thomas Jefferson and the Character Issue" and answer corresponding questions
Fri. 10/3: "The Court and Democracy" - reading and questions.
Thurs: 10/2: Watch Electoral College video and read pg. 1 and pg. 2 of the article. Then type a paragraph response about what you learned/what surprised you about redistricting in the House and the Electoral College.
Wed. 10/1: 1993 DBQ (New England vs. Chesapeake)
Mon. 9./29: Read and complete all IDs for Ch. 6 Brinkley and Hofstadter Age of Realism article, read and answer corresponding questions.
Fri. 9./26: no HW due (Rosh Hashanah)
Thurs. 9/25: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
Wed. 9/24: "Constitution Scavenger Hunt". See pg. A-7 in the back of your textbook for the Constitution, or look online. This exercise is designed to get you to familiarize yourself with the essential structures of our government and the most important (for understanding the rest of this course) aspects of the Constitution. I recommend typing right into the document. Please print out a hard copy for the beginning of class on Wed; anything else will be marked late. Also, start outlining the DBQ due Wed. 10/1 (I pushed it back) as well as begin the readings due Mon. 9/29 (the Hofstadter one is somewhat lengthy, and you have chapter 6 of Brinkley to complete) to break up your work. Budget your time wisely!
Mon 9/22: TEST Ch. 1-5, all material covered thus far
Due Fri. 9/19: Actively read and annotate (where you can; I only had someone else's copy) the Degler and Wood articles handed out in class and write out your own thesis statement on the back of the packet or in your notes to the key question, "Was the American Revolution a Conservative Movement?" It should be a 2-3 sentence thesis based on these articles; it can agree more with one than the other, or be a combination of the two. Be ready to discuss these articles and share your thoughts when called upon. Also, due Mon 9/29: 1993 DBQ (New England vs. Chesapeake)
Due Mon. 9/8: Watch the video New World Encounters" (watch minutes 5:45-25:50) and jot down bullet notes on the corresponding notes sheet. Then use your summer IDs on the Spanish/French/British empires and contacts with Native Americans to complete the FRQ packet handed out in class. Your summer reading test on ch. 1-5 will be Thursday 9/11; this will help you remember some of what you read, but start studying!
Due Fri 9/5: Study questions on colonial America - use your summer reading IDs to answer the questions in prep for summer reading test next Thursday 9/11 (this will help you begin reviewing the summer material).
Due Thurs 9/4: Borges & Deane: read and answer questions.
Due Wed. 9/3/14: Letter to Mr. Bedar (see class handout)
Due Thurs 5/29.:
Group project detailed outline with written-out "abstract" overview of what you'll present and the format, combined with bullets of the actual information.
Read TWO classmates' junior theses and write up 1 paragraph for each, explaining:
A) What are 2-3 key things you learned
B) What was the overall thesis and what do you think of it? Do you buy it? Why or why not?what
C) What were the biggest surprises in this paper?
D) Questions you have for the author? (come up with a few)
Links:
"The California Gold Rush: How Greed Shaped a New Western Society in San Francisco"
"The Men of the Texas Revolution and the Alamo: Who They Were, Why They Fought, and Why Their Fight was not Necessary"
Abolitionists
"Der Vereingte Staaten und Die Deutsche: The Significance of German-Americans in the Civil War"
"Truman and MacArthur: Leaders in Conflict"
"The African American Civil Rights Movement: Separation within Black Society in America"
"The Bowery: An Unavoidable Fall From Fun to Foul"
"Internal Colonialism: Roots of Poverty in Appalachia"
"The American Highway Tragedy: How Highways Destroyed Our Cities"
"The Centennial Exhibition of 1876: An Image of a Healed and Homogenous America"
The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Khrushchev Problem
"Missouri's Civil War"
"COINTELPRO: White Hate Groups: A Legitimate Attempt to Take the Violence Out of “Hate”"
"The Rise of Internment: The Revealed Motivations of the Past"
"The Demagogue's Appeal: George Wallace and the Conservatization of American Politics"
Buddhism in America
"The Negro Leagues and Their Impact on Desegregation in 20th Century America: Athletic Prowess, Pride, Culture, and Change"
Game Changer: Atomic Bomb
"On the Brink: How the Cuban Missile Crisis Set the Tone for Détente"
"Survival of the Fittest: How 20th Century America Responded to Change Through Physical Exercise"
"How Sherman Sacked The South: The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea"
How Sherman Sacked The South:
The Victorious Failure of the March to the Sea
Due Thurs 5/8: Essay outlines
Due Wed. 5/7: Reagan & LBJ docs & chart
Due Mon 5/5: LAST TEST: 1945-1975 (Unit guide)
Due Tues. 4/29: Read "The Unfinished Dialogue of MLK and Malcolm X." Post response in the blog section.
Due Thurs 4/17: Ch. 30 IDs, MLK "Letter from Birmingham Jail" & Malcolm X "Ballot or the Bullet." Please fill out the corresponding chart here. new HW over Passover Monday or Tuesday night; if you are struggling to keep up with the IDs, or are doing Passover with your family and don't feel like doing IDs, at least make sure you do the MLK/X readings for Thursday and if need be, you'll have to show me Ch. 30-32 the Thursday after the break, but I'll give full credit...You're almost done with ALL IDs FOREVER!! Push!!). For a way more fun and highly entertaining rendition of Malcolm X, I'd recommend you listen to his speech - it's much more powerful that way. Here's a great version of it on youtube.
Due Monday 4/14: Ch. 28 & 29 IDs + Emmett Till Video. Answer in your notes: in what sense was the Emmett Tilll murder/trial a "catalyst" for the Civil Rights Movement?
The rest of the video is good review of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus riot, but the only mandatory section is Emmett Till: watch from time 10:35-26:00. We'll be watching a fair amount of this documentary, but I have to give you the heads up that some parts, given this particular history, are terribly graphic. You may want to skip 16:05-16:12, as it is extremely graphic and shows Emmett's dead body - it is highly disturbing so monitor what you're watching carefully and you will probably want to skip this part.
Due Thurs 4/10: McCarthy & 1950s document questions
Due Wed. 4/9: Read The "Real" Cuban Missile Crisis. In your notebook, write a paragraph summarizing A) the "orthodox"/traditional view of the Cuban Missile Crisis and B) the "real story" of the CMC, according to the article and more recent scholarship.
Mon. 4/7: TEST on 1920-1945
Study Resources:
-1920s Overview Notes
- WWII PPT
Due Wed. 3/26: A) Watch the video from the Century: America's Time entitled "Stormy Weather" (~45 min.; some History teachers show it to 10th graders, so some of you may have watched it last year). You can skip the sections on the rise of Nazi Germany if you like,or if you've seen them already, as our focus is on the impact of the G.D. on the U.S. I think it gives an excellent picture of what the 1930s were like and it's put together in an interesting way: Answer the corresponding questions.
B) Start preparing your next writing assignment, due Wed. 4/2: Evaluating FDR DBQ (2003). Revisit your notes on "How to Do the DBQ." The DBQ is the first of the questions in the Free Response packet and the ONLY one you're doing, but feel free to look at the others to get a feel for what it will look like on test day.
Nothing due Tuesday 3/25; start working on assignments above.
New unit guide: Great Depression, WWII
Due Monday 3/24: Since I'm out this Thurs 3/20, this is all due next Monday 3/24, but it's a bunch of stuff. Please budget your time - my assumption is that you'll get at least some of this done during the long block I'm out. I'm giving you everything ahead of time so you can best plan your schedules, and we'll be discussing these articles in class next week.
1) Read "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Age of Excess" by Joshua Zeitz. Type up a paragraph (to be collected) explaining A) the major changes of the 1920s that Zeitz identifies and B) How he argues that The Great Gatsby is symbolic of 1920s America? (several ways; make this substantive)
2) Watch this 3 min. video by Great Depression & WWII scholar David Kennedy that does a nice job of framing the causes of the GD
3) Read the interview with Alan Brinkley (Columbia historian, expert on the GD & WWII, and author of your textbook! Celebrity in the world of APUSH textbooks! How exciting! Then read the Wilson Quarterly Winter 2012 article, "Revisiting the Great Depression" by Robert Samuelson. Write up 1 page single-spaced (to be collected; you can attach this to the 1920s paragraph you're writing above) explaining both Brinkley's and Samuelson's arguments regarding the causes of the Depression and what the Depression means to us today. To what extent do they agree? Where do they disagree on the causes of the Depression? What are some of the more interesting, unique points they make?
4)Start working on Ch. 27 IDs due next Thurs. 3/27.
Due Wed. 3/19: IDs Ch. 24-26, 1920s DBQ (1986; keep it to 15 min: print and mark up document packet, plan outline and write out thesis statement with docs and outside info organized into analytical categories)
Check out the group Imperialism projects in studying for your exam - these have come out great!
Hawaii (Sonia, Madeleine, Natalie, Connor)
Puerto Rico (Vikram, Bennett, Sonya, Quinn)
Cuba (Nathan, Jonny, Thomas, Avery)
China (Tommy, Daniel, Sadiq)
Philippines (individual contributions by Leah, Kavish, Chey_anne)
Panama (Coco, Steven, Cameron)
Mexico (Alexis, Yacine, Theo)
For your test:
WWI lecture notes with corresponding PPT
Wed. 3/12:
Imperialism Country Project
Tues 3/11: A) Listen to the NPR podcast with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on 11/27/13 about TR, Progressivism. Click "play" at the top; read the rest of the article if you like. Her famous book Team of Rivals was the basis for the recent film Lincoln. Please type responses to these guiding questions, to be collected.
B) Prepare for debate in-class on Tuesday for your assigned group by reading the necessary pages in the debate packet. All groups should read p. 21-22. Other readings depend on your assigned group: Option 1: Progressive Internationalists - read p.24-25; Option 2: Reservationists- read p.27-28; Option 3: Irreconcilables - read p.30-31)
Mon 3/10:
Read the following World War I docs and complete the questions packet.
#1: Wilson’s Appeal for Neutrality (1914)
#2: The Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
#3: Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress Leading to A Declaration of War Against Germany
(April 2, 1917)
#4: Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Thurs 2/6: Midyear In-class DBQ; counts as full essay grade
Wed. 2/5: Midyear group multiple choice
No class Tues. 2/4
Due Mon. 2/3: Practice DBQ (intro and topic sentences only); Complete PBS New York chart by watching the following video clips (~45 min. total)
PBS New York video Ep. 3: "Sunshine & Shadow" (10:53-20:43: "Light of Mammon; " 24:23-38:08: Boss Tweed; 1:11-1:17: "Rich and Poor," 1:17-1:32: "How the Other Half Lives")
Due Thurs 1/30: Ch. 19 IDs
Due Wed. 1/29: Read the Background article on the Haymarket Affair. Then, explore the sources below (looks like a ton but they're mostly images; use the high resolution JPEGs) and respond on a separate sheet of paper:
1) Under what conditions is violence justified?
2) How reasonable were the responses of both workers and the state during the Haymarket Affair?3) How did the Haymarket Affair shape America?
- IWPA Broadside: “REVENGE WORKINGMEN, TO ARMY!” Response to the violence at McCormick’s
- Wood-engraving published in Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886: “The anarchist riot in Chicago - A dynamite bomb exploding among the police.”
- “Haymarket Massacre” image – Wounded at Police Station
- Political cartoon, Thomas Nast - “Advice to so-called American Socialists: ‘you had better not attack this club”
- “The Law Vindicated,” Frank Leslie’s Illustrated
- Proclamation to the people of Chicago: Mayor’s office, May 5, 1886
- Oscar Neebe, “I Am Sorry Not to Be Hung”
- Albert Parsons’s Last Words to His Wife
- Haymarket Monument, John Gelert, 1889
No class Tuesday 1/28: Junior Seminar.
Due Mon. 1/27: Read and annotate the article, An America That Could Be: Emma Goldman, Anarchism and the American Dream. You should browse the Berkeley site on Emma Goldman for more background on this fascinating character. Type on a separate sheet of paper, to be collected: What misconceptions about socialism and anarchism do many Americans have? What did you think about these terms prior to reading this paper? How does this paper challenge stereotypical assumptions about the radicalism that was associated with immigrants? How does this article change or enhance your understanding of competing philosophies during the Gilded Age?
The article is an excellent example of a well-written thesis paper; pay attention to how the author constructs her footnotes and bibliography, and do that on your J.T.
Due Wed. 1/22: J.T. ROUGH DRAFT!!!
Due Tues. 1/14:
The Prize
(Watch rest of what we started in class on Rockefeller, 34:18 - 51:45)
Gilded Age Unit Guide
Due Mon. 1/13: Chapter 16 & 17 IDs
Due Thursday 1/9: In the words of Terrell Owens, "Get your popcorn ready!"
Civil War Film Assignment (watch over the break if possible)
Due Tuesday 1/7: Finish sheet on Booker T. vs. WEB DuBois using Annenberg "Choose your own adventure"
Due Mon. 1/6: DETAILED OUTLINE & 100 NOTECARDS!!!
Due Thursday 12/19: EXAM ON CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION (NOT the entire long block - we will watch scenes from Lincoln)
Due Wed 12/18: Ch. 14 IDs (Reconstruction; check in-class, no quiz)
Due Tuesday 12/17: Read Eric Foner article, "New View of Reconstruction" and answer corresponding questions
Due Monday 12/16: Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln - read and answer these questions (in your notes is fine): How does Douglass characterize Lincoln? Why do you think Douglass made the choices he did as to what to talk about/not talk about with respect to Lincoln? Would he agree more with McPherson or Berlin in his assessment of Lincoln, and why?
Due Thursday 12/12: JT #3
Due Tuesday 12/10: Lincoln's Second Inaugural; "Lincoln's Views on Slavery" packet
Due Monday 12/9: McPherson/Berlin Questions on "Who Freed the Slaves?"
I will also just do a spot-check of Ch. 14 IDs on Monday, in place of a reading quiz.
Due Thursday 12/5: Ch.14 IDs & Hofstadter Lincoln reading and questions
Due Tuesday 12/3: Watch the PBS Newshour link (14 min.) and read ONE of the following articles (similar themes but different emphases; I couldn't decide!). Then write a blog post reaction, and comment on one of your classmates' posts (see blog).
Articles (Choose ONE):
A) "Across the South, the Civil War is an enduring conflict"
B) "Celebrating Secession Without the Slaves"
C) "150 Years After the Civil War, Can We Finally Remember it the Way We Should?"
Due Tues 11/26: TEST: Pre-Civil War (ch 10-13)
Animated Map of US Expansion (w/ narration and timeline)
Blank U.S. Expansion Map
Due Monday 11/25: JT#2 (1 page proposal, notecards etc.); study for test
Watch "The Cause" from the Ken Burns Civil War series (up to 52:20, Fort Sumter and start of Civil War)
Questions Sheet
Due Mon 11/18: Map Exercise on Expansion, read actively and answer questions for Calhoun's 1850 speech (questions and context are at end; read these first)
Due Thurs 11/14: Frederick Douglass, 'What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
(NOT the 53 min. clip; scroll down, click "Web Extra: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" and then play the 9:33 clip)
Due Wed. 11/13: Fitzhugh & Douglass autobiography
Due Tues. 11/12: JT #1 (Three typed proposals)
Also, read excerpts from David Donald's essay on abolitionists "A Portrait of the Reformers"
(Questions Sheet)
Due Thurs.: 11/7: Ch. 11 & 12 ID quiz; Antebellum Reformers assignment
Due Tues. 11/5: Jackson DBQ
Due Thurs. 10/31: Ch. 11 IDs
Due Wed. 10/30: Discussion blog posts; Jackson & the Tea Party
Due Tuesday 10/29: TEST: THE NEW NATION
Due Monday 10/28: Study! Come to X block for review!
Due Wed. 10/23: Ch. 10 IDs; ID quiz (~15 MC questions, 10 min.) on Wed. in place of ID check - it's our first one, so make sure you read carefully (now and going forward) and it'll be your only assgt. between now and then.
Due Mon. 10/21: Jackson Reading (Hofstadter) (questions sheet here), Causes of War of 1812 DBQ (just answer the questions that go with each document; do NOT write the DBQ)