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Homework for the week of
August 18
Homework for the week of
August 25
Homework for the week of
September 1
Homework for the week of
September 8
Homework for the week of
September 15
Homework for the week of
September 22
August 18 - 22
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APUSH |
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Monday
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1.
Read p. 79 – 99
2.
Answer questions 1 -5 for Chapter Four.
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1.
Read p. 53 - 65
2.
Answer questions 8 - 11
3.
Read the Mayflower Compact and try to determine why this
document is considered so significant. <What does it
show about values and commitments of Pilgrims?
What are their governing principles?>
4.
Read the sermon by John Winthrop and be prepared to discuss
the following questions: What reasons does Winthrop give for the journey?
How do his religious views shape his vision of
the proper social order for the new colony? What is the covenant he describes?
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Read
the excerpts from the essay, “The Preconditions of the
American Revolution” by Jack Greene.
Two of Greene’s goals in this essay are: 1) to
describe the long-term preconditions for the Americans
to establish self-government; and 2) to examine the short-term
reasons why Britain changed its policies towards
the colonies and the consequences.
As you read the essay, take notes in the margins
or on a separate piece of paper on the points that Greene
makes to support his analysis. Include the preconditions that he discusses
in the first section of the essay.
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| Tuesday |
1.
Read p. 103 to 118 (skip the green box on p. 114-115)
2.
Answer reading questions 1 –
4 for Chapter Five
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1.
Read p. 68 - 83
2.
Answer questions 12 – 16
3.
You should have finished the New England section of the 13 English
Colonies chart by today and started filling in about the
founding of PA, NY, NJ, and the Carolinas
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1.
Read the essay, “Friction Between Colonial Troops and
British Regulars” by Fred Anderson.
As you read, take notes on the reasons for the
friction between the two groups. Also, think about what this description of
the British army tells us about how this army will function.
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| Wednesday |
1.
Read p. 114 – 115 on polling and summarize the five criteria
for designing and interpreting surveys.
2.
Read Michael Barone on polling
and make notes in the margin or in your notes on the significant
points.
3.
Read “Dirty Little Secrets” and make notes in the margin
or on paper on the significant points.
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1.
Read p. 84 - 91
2.
Answer questions 17 – 18
3.
Read the Defense of Slavery in VA and the VA Laws for
Blacks and take margin notes. <What can you tell about
slavery from these docs?>
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1.
Read Chapter 3, “Beginnings: From the Top Down,” p. 53-73
2.
Answer questions 12-15
3.We will be discussing the situation in the colonies
in 1764. Try to figure out how different demographic groups
would react to the Sugar Act
4.
As you read, take of the roles of the following people:
Patrick Henry, Earl of Bute,
Duke of Newcastle, and George Grenville
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| Thursday |
Read
“Politicians Don’t Pander” in the Readings book p. 401 - 407 and make
notes in the margin or in your notes about the significant
points.
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1.
Read p. 91 - 96
2.
Answer questions 20 - 21
3.
Read the excerpt from the Navigation Act and be prepared
to discuss the Review Questions at the end.
4.
Finish the chart on the 13 Colonies.
5.
There will be a short quiz on the material we covered
through Wednesday. Use the interactive quizzes on my website
to help you study. (Hint. Hint)
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1.
Read. Chapter 4, “The Stamp Act Crisis,” p. 75 – 97. Feel free to skim the following sections:
1) p. 75 “To clear up the mysteries…” – 77 “Whately had not expected…”
2) p. 81 “The Parson’s Cause...” –the bottom of p.
83 “The main outline…” on Patrick Henry and the Parson’s
Cause;
3) p. 87 – 92 on the Hutchinson-Otis feud. Except
read o, 89-90 on Thomas Hutchinson and the Writs of Assistance.
In
other words, read p. 74-75, 77-81, 83-87, 89-90, 92-97. Or read everything and be really smart.
2.
Answer questions 16-19
3.
Make sure you know who Thomas Hutchinson, Francis Bernard,
James Otis, Jr., Isaac Barré,
and Andrew Oliver were.
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| Friday |
1.
Read p. 118 – 127
2.
Answer questions 5 – 9 for Chapter Five
3.
Pretend you’re a pundit.
Look at the Exit Poll results from 2000, 2004,
and 2006 and write down ten results from one, both, or
all of the polls that indicate something interesting about
the relative strength of the parties.
Think along the lines of what you would recommend
to Senators McCain and Obama 2008 based on this data.
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1.
Read p. 99 - 110
2.
Answer questions 22- 24
3.
Read documents on Eliza Lucas and write down in the margins
what you can learn about women in South Carolina in this period from reading
her letters
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1.
Read Chapter 5, “Response,” p. 98 – 121. Feel free to
skim p. 100 – 106 on the Ward-Hopkins feud in Rhode Island: just note that there were
political conflicts internally that influenced which side
people took.
2.
Answer questions 20 - 24
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August 25 - 29
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Monday
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1.
Read p. 129 – 146
2.
Answer questions 1 – 7 for Chapter Six
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1.
Read the packet on how to write a DBQ
2.
Brainstorm, using your notes, homework, and book everything
you can that you could consider to answer
this question: “Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled
largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions
had evolved into two distinct societies.
Why did this difference in development occur?”
When you’re done writing
down what you can think of from the top of your head,
look through your notes, handouts, and the book for more
relevant points you could make. Group your brainstorming into three different
subject areas or main points.
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1.
Read through chapter 6 “Selden’s Penny,” p. 122 - 141
2.
Answer questions 25 - 27
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| Tuesday |
1.
Study Table 6.3 on p. 142 and be prepared to talk about
it in class.
2.
Start studying for test
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1.
Read p. 111 - 118
2.
Answer questions 25 – 27
3.
Read “The Great Awakening Comes to Weathersfield, Connecticut”
4.
Read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and be prepared
to discuss.
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Test
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| Wednesday |
Study
for the test
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1.
Read p. 119 - 129
2.
Answer questions. 28 - 30
3.
Fill out as much of the chart on the war as you can from
the reading
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1.
Read the following excerpts from Chapter 7:
p.
142-5 (bottom of page); p. 152-3 (from “After Chatham…” to “With this unlikely
collection….”); p. 154 – 158 (from “As seen by the ministry….”
to end of chapter)
2.
Answer questions 1 – 4 of the Reading Questions
(When
you see references to Chatham, it might help to know that
that is William Pitt who was made the Earl of Chatham
and was brought back in to head the government, but he
was very ill and didn’t really control the government
this time.)
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| Thursday |
Test
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1.
Finish the War Chart
2.
Prepare a detailed outline for your assigned essay question. Include a thesis statement.
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1.
Read p. 159 – 191
2.
Answer questions 5 – 10. I’ve given the page numbers of
where the material relating to those questions are.
Use those page numbers as a guide to help you to
know where to concentrate your reading and where you can
skim quickly in between those pages.
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| Friday |
1.
Read p. 149 –157 in the textbook
2.
Answer questions 1 - 4
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Test
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Work
Day in class today:
1.
Read p. 198 – 213
2.
Answer question 11
3.
We will be preparing for the trial today.
You should have read and learned your role in the
trial.
4.
Bring your battle materials to class to work on when you’re
not preparing for the trial.
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September 1 -
5
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Monday
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Labor Day
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Labor Day
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Labor Day
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| Tuesday |
1.
Read p. 157 – 168
2.
Answer questions 5 - 11
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1.
Read p. 131 -145
2.
Do questions 1 – 5
3. Fill in the first side of the Chart: Road to Revolution.
Be detailed as you fill in each block.
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Be
prepared for the trial
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| Wednesday |
1.
Read “The Decline of Collective Responsibility in American
Politics by Fiorina (handout)
2.
Make a list of arguments for a stronger party system and
a list of reasons why the party system has been declining.
3.
Read “Red Over Blue” by James Ceasar
and Andrew Busch p. 5-16 to 527 in the Readings Book.
4.
For this article, take notes on a) how people have interpreted
the 2004 election b) how the authors interpret the red/blue
divide c) the definition of “realignment” and criticisms
of that theory and whether we have witnessed a realignment.
D) how this article might
be updated to take into account the results of the 2006
congressional elections.
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1.
Read p. 145 – 159
2.
Read the “Declaration and Resolves from the First Continental
Congress”
3.
Answer questions 6 – 8
4.
Finish the Chart: Road to Revolution
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Be
prepared for the trial
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| Thursday |
Work
on your homework for Monday next week.
There’s a lot of reading here, but you have several
days to do it.
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Read
excerpt from “What Led the Americans into Open Rebellion?”
p. 136 – 145. In the margin for each source write notes
summarizing the reasons that the source gave for Revolution. Be prepared to discuss in class the differences
in the interpretations and which you find most persuasive.
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| Friday |
Work
on your homework for Monday next week.
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1.
Be prepared for the trial
2.
Work on reading for Monday.
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September 8 -
12
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APUSH |
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Monday
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1.
Read “The Rise of the Southern Republicans” by Earl and
Merle Black in the Readings book, p. 527 - 534
2.
Take notes on the article
3.
Do the Ideology Assignment and answer the questions
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1.
Read p. 166 - 172
2.
Answer question 9
3.
Read the excerpts from Common Sense and answer the questions
at the end.
4.
Read Charles Inglis’s essay,
“The True Interest of America” and make a list in the
margin of his arguments of why the colonies should reconcile
with Great Britain
5.
Print out a copy of the Declaration of Independence and
bring it in to class
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1.
Read the last paragraph on p. 225 - 226 and Chapter 11,
p. 227 – 245
2.
Answer questions 12 - 15
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| Tuesday |
1.
Read p. 169 – 177
2.
Answer questions 12 - 14
3.
Read the articles, “America Vs. Third Parties” and “Two’s
Company” and take margin notes of the points he makes
about why the U. S. doesn’t have third parties.
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1.
Read p. 172 – 184
2.
Answer questions 10 – 14
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Today
will be a workday in the Hex Lab to work on your battle
projects. Bring all your materials and meet in the lab.
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| Wednesday |
Review
for the test
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1.
Read p. 184 - 194
2.
Questions 15 – 17
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1.
Read p. 245 – 255 and p. 266 – 270 (to “Sitting in Boston,….”)
2.
Answer questions 16 - 17
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| Thursday |
Test
on Political Parties
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1.
Read Andrew Young’s essay, “The Revolution Was Radical
in Some Ways, Not in Others”
2.
Make a detailed outline of his arguments.
What is his thesis?
What points does he use to prove his assertions?
What evidence does he use to support those points?
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1.
Work on your battle presentation
2.
I’m going to be talking about Lexington and Concord today. If you want to read about it on your own,
the book covers it on p. 270-79
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| Friday |
Convention
Assignment Due
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DBQ
due (This is a test grade)
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1.
Read p. 280 – 283
2.
Answer questions 18 – 19
3.
Read the Simulation and decide what your character would
support.
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September 15
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APUSH |
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Monday
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Test
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Keep
working on your battle presentations.
You will get some part of the period to talk over
your presentation plan with your partner so you might
want to bring in some of your materials today.
You won’t be going to the computer lab, so keep
that in mind.
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| Tuesday |
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1.
Work on your battle presentation
2.
I’m going to be talking about Bunker Hill today. If you want to read about it on your own,
the book covers it on p. 280 - 298
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| Wednesday |
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1.
Read Chapter 13 “Half a War”, Sections V – VII, p. 298 – 309 and section IX,
p. 314 - 317.
2.
Answer questions 20 - 22
3.
Start a list of the advantages and disadvantages of each
side in the war.
4.
Start thinking about what strategy you would recommend
overall for each side in the best way to fight the war
if you were the commander in chief of either army.
You will be making those recommendations in class.
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| Thursday |
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Work
on your plan for your battle presentation
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| Friday |
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Your
Plan for the Battle Presentations is due today
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September 22
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Monday
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Teacher Workday
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Teacher Workday
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Teacher
Workday
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Test
today on Unit Two
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