AP TOPIC I: Exploration, Discovery, and Settlement, 1492-1700
Schedule (“B” day individuals should push each date back one school day and shift their reading load accordingly over the weekend)
Class Activities:
Tuesday, August 22: What is History? Why Europe (part a)?
Thursday, August 24: (Stutter day) Amsco 1 Quiz; Using the Amsco IDs
Monday, August 28: Why Europe (part b)?The Columbian Exchange
Wednesday, August 30: Empire on a Shoestring: The Genius of Elizabeth.
Friday, September 1: Patterns of Settlement: Comparing the Empires
Wednesday, September 6: Clarification period (15 minutes). Test on Topic One (60 mc in 45 minutes and one 25 minute short response (with 5 minutes prep).
Homework:
Due Wednesday, August 23: Sign on to the blog, create a name (first name and nickname only – NO last names – an example would be Mark the Smallholder). Write a brief introductory paragraph about yourself.
Due Thursday, August 24: Read and take notes on Amsco 1. Answer Amsco questions #1-10.
Due Friday, August 25: Read Bailey 1 and complete the reading guide. Complete Workbook 1, A-H.
Due Monday, August 28: Read (or view) American Spirit documents 1A 1-3 (pp. 1-6)
Due Tuesday, August 29: Read and annotate “Buffaloed,” an excerpt from “The Ecological Indian”
Due for Wednesday, August 30: Read Bailey 2 and complete the reading guide.
Due for Thursday, August 31: Complete Workbook 2, A-H
Due for Friday, September 1: Review material
Homework over the Memorial Day weekend: Complete crossword puzzle. Prepare for notebook check Study for test.
AP POINT OPPORTUNITIES
1)Brown Bag Breakfast Discussion
Tuesday, August 29 at 6:45 AM; meet at Mr. J’s on Rt 42 next to Food Lion.
Come early if you wish to purchase your breakfast.
We will discuss your reading from Stephen Krech’s “Ecological Indian.”
Parents are welcome if they wish to read and discuss the chapter with us.
1 point awarded for preparation and attending. 1 point for parental participation.
The following AP points are due on the test day. (Do NOT put it off until the last minute; you will need to study because there is a fair amount of information covered by the test).
2)Choose one of the essays on page 18 of AMSCO.
Write and word-process a 750-1000 word answer. Double space your answer.
1 point will be awarded for a well-written and supported paper.
3)Research the “Kennewick Man” controversy. Explain why researchers and Native Americans disagreed about how this body should be handled. Looking beyond the stated reasons given by Native Americans, are there other motives that would lead them to oppose examining this body?
Write and word-process a 750-1000 word answer. Double space your answer.
1 point will be awarded for a well-written and supported paper.
4)Go to the “Romancing the Indian” website and read through each section. Find three historical paintings of Native Americans. Copy each image to your word processing program. Write three short essays (approximately 250 words each) describing how the artwork either romanticizes or demonizes Native Americans.
1 point will be awarded for a well-written and analytical paper.
5)Design a one page graphic organizer in Powepoint showing the similarities and differences of the Spanish, French, and English patterns of settlement. The graphic organizer should demonstrate both intellectual understanding of the patterns and aesthetic characteristics. You may use images cut and pasted from the web.
1 point will be awarded for a well designed and illustrated graphic organizer that covers all of the essential similarities and differences.