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High School       AP US History Syllabus
 -Baltimore-                                 2nd Semester 2017 -2018 School Year
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Welcome to AP US History for the 2017 - 2018 year. This syllabus will provide two tools for students (and parents). First, it will be a daily guide to the sequence of class, readings, and assignments.  Second, at the end of the semester it will provide a guide to studying for the exam. It will be updated weekly. If the sequence doesn't look correct to you or is out of date, your browser may be loading a stored page rather than the current page. Check the date at the bottom of the page to make sure you're up to date.

The course is college paced  with college level academic expectations. The most important thing is to read, and read ahead of the class. You are expected to take control of your academic experience, and  your ability to deal with the material and reading for the class will determine your grade and your score on the AP test. The test will be on May DATE. There are no makeup or alternative dates provided by the College Board.


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Course Objectives -  
1. Define and apply vocabulary
2. Develop a plan for research
3. Work in groups to develop common goals
4. Develop writing skills
5. Develop and implement study plans
6. Process and respond to various assessment tools
Instructional Objectives -
Complete Objectives are HERE
Class Policies Syllabus Supplement -

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Schedule - Week One
1/23,  RP2 - Objective - Introduction to APUSH 
Activity - Discuss  text
Activity - Discuss requirements and assessment
Activity - Discuss Black History Month Project
 
1/24, GldP4 - Objective - SWBAT describe the Native American experience when Europeans arrived
Warm Up - Socrative, prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Chapter 1 Pg. 6 - 18
Homework - Reading guide

1/25,  WP7 - Objective - SWBAT describe Europe in 1492 and the beginning of the slave trade
Warm Up -  Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 1 Pg. 18 - 36
Homework - Reading  guide 

1/26 ,  P - No class
Week Two 

1/29, GrP1 - Objective - SWU the difference between Spanish, British and French settlement in North America
Warm Up - Review Spanish exploration and colonization
Lecture Discussion - Ch. 2 pg. 40 - 46
Homework - Read pg. 40 - 46 , Reading Guide 

1/30, RP2 - Objective - SWU the British settlement of the east coast of North America
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 pg. 46 - 66
Homework - Read pg. 46 - 66, Reading Guide

1/31, GldP4 - Objective - SWBAT describe the reasons for the first conflict with Native Americans
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 2 pg. 66 - 71
Activity - Group work, readings pg. 50, 57, 68
Homework - Read pg. 66 - 72, Reading guide, Multiple Choice take home

2/1, P - No class

2/2, WP7 - Objective - SW orient AP Multiple Choice assessments
Activity -  Part 1 Test
Week Three

2/5, GrP1 - Snow Day!SWU the introduction of commercial interests to the colonies
Reading - Ch. 3 pg. 80 - 90
Activity - Introduction to Short Response
Homework - Read pg. 80 - 90, Reading guide

2/6, RP2 - Objective - SWBAT decribe the development of the complex economy of the southern colonies
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 pg. 80 - 90
Homework - Read pg. 90 - 105, Reading guide

2/7, GldP4 -Snow Day!
Activity - Ch. 3 Readings

2/8, WP7 - Objective - SW develop  presentations for Black History Month
Mr. Marchand at Model UN conference

2/9, P - No class
Mr. Marchand at Model UN conference
Week Four

2/12, GrP1 - Objective - SW develop  presentations for Black History Month

2/13, RP2 - Objective - Objective - SWU the development of slavery
Warm Up - Review BHM assignments
Activity - Introduction to the Long Form Essay, old name "FRQ"
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 pg. 90 - 99
Homework - Read pg. 90 - 99, Reading guide

2/14, Gld P4 - Objective - SWU the development of slavery
Warm Up - Review BHM assignments
Activity - Introduction to the Long Form Essay, old name "FRQ"
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 pg. 99 - 105
Homework - Read pg. 99 - 105, Reading guide

2/15, P - No class

2/16,  No students
Week Five

2/19 - President's Day

2/20, WP7 - Objective - Black History Month presentations

2/21, GldP4 - Objective - Black History Month presentations

2/22, PP - No class

2/23, RP2 - Objective SWU the political systems that develop in the economies during the period of "salutary neglect"
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 3 pg. 100 - 105
Homework - Reading pg. 100 - 105, Reading guide

Week Six

2/26, GrP1 - Objective - SWBAT describe the development of the New England economy
Warm Up - Define Mercantilism, pg. 105 - 110
Lecture/ Discussion -  Ch. 4 pg. 114 - 126
Homework - Reading pg. 114 -126, Reading guide

2/27, WP7 - Objective - SWBAT the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment in America
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion- Ch. 4 pg. 126 - 135
Homework - Reading pg. 126 - 135, Reading guide

2/ 28, GldP4 - Objective - Chapter 4 enrichment
Activity - Due to field trip, enrichment activity

3/1, RP2 - Objective - SWU the conflict over land realted to worldwide conflict
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 4 pg. 135 - 143
Homework - Reading pg. 135 - 143

3/2, PP - No class 
Week Seven

3/5 -  GrP1 - Objective - SW review documents to reinforce information in Ch. 4
Activity - Pg. 118 - 119, answer questions
Activity - Pg. 130 - 131, answer questions

3/6, WP4 - Part Two test
Activity - Part Two test

3/7, Emmaus

3/8; RP2 - Objective - SWU the British desire to keep control of the colonies, complicated by the efforts of controlling an empire 
Warm Up - Prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 5 pg. 150 - 166
Homework - Reading pg. 150-- 166

3/9 - PP - No class
Week Eight

3/12, GrP1 - Objective - SWBAT describe the escalation of conflict in the colonies
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 5 pg. 166 -179
Homework - Reading pg. 166 - 179

3/13, WP7 - Objective SWU the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence
Warm Up - Socrative
Activity - Pg. 164 - 165, alkso Chapter Review
Homework - Complete Readings

3/14., GldP4 - Objective - SWBAT describe the events of the Revolutionary War
Warm Up - Prior knowledge
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Pg. 182 - 196
Homework - Reading pg. 182 - 196

3/15, RP2 - Objective - SWBAT describe the establishment of the American government
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 Pg. 196 - 207
Homework - Reading pg. 196 - 207

3/16 - Career Day!
End of Third Quarter
Week One
3/19, PP6 - No class

3/20, WP7 - Snow Day!

3/21, GldP4 - Snow Day!

3/22, RP2 - Snow Day!

3/23, GrP1 - Objective - SWU the politics of the establishment of the Constitution
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 6 pg. 204 - 211
Activity - Constitution review
Homework - Reading guide, pg. 204 - 211
Week Two

3/26, PP - No class

3/27, WP7 - Objective - SWBAT describe the issues  of establishing the new government
Warm Up - Review
Activity - Mr. Sung goes over course selection for next year
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 7 pg. 214 - 215
Homework - Reading guide, pg. 214 - 215

3/28, GldP4 - Objective - SWBAT describe the issues  of establishing the new government
Warm Up - Review
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 7 pg. 215 - 226
Homework - Reading guide, pg. 215 - 226

3/23, GrP1  - Objective - SWU the Jeffersonian presidecy and the causes of the War of 1812
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 7 pg. 226 - 231
Homework - Reading guide pg. 226 - 231
 
Spring Break!
Week Three

4/9, RP2 - Objective - SWBAT describe the  Jeffersonian presidency, the expansion of America and the War of 1812
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 7 pg. 231 - 241
Homework - Reading guide pg. 231 - 241

4/10, WP7 -  Objective -  SWU the long term consequences of federalism, the Louisiana Purchase and the Monroe Doctrine
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 7 pg. 241 - 245
Homework - Complete questions and reading guide 

4/11, GldP4 - Objectve - SW points of view by examining documents
Activity - Pg. 220 - 221: questions 2 and 5; Pg. 238 - 239: questions 1 and 2

4/12, Field Day 1

4/13, Field Day 2
Week Four
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4/16, GrP1 - Objective -

4/17, RP2 - Objective - SW consider emotional consequences of historical events
Activity - "The Ripple Effect"
Discussion - Emotional perspectives n history

4/18, GldP4 - Objective - SWU the development of the Republican Culture in the early 1800's
Warm Up - Definitions
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 8 pg. 248 -  256
Activity - Understand the Demographic Transition
Homework - Reading guide  pg. 248 - 256

4/19, WP7 - Objective - SWBAT describe the Democratic - Republican culture
Warm Up - Socrative
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 8 pg. 256 - 264
Homework - Reading guide pg. 256 - 264

4/20, PP - No class

Week Five

4/23, GrP1- Objective - SWU the effects of arisotcratic Republicanism and Protestant Christianity on the issue of slavery
Warm Up - The Demographic Transition
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 8 pg. 264 - 277
Homework - Reading guide pg. 264 - 277

4/24, RP2 - Objective - SWU the beginning of the slavery debate as a political queston
Warm Up - Discussion of the slavery issue as a regional issue
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 8 pg. 264 - 277
Homework - Reading guide pg. 264 - 277

4/25, GldP4 - Objective - SW develop project for IB
Activity - IB project

4/26, WP7 - Objective - SW develop project for IB
Activity - Complete IB project

4/27, P - No class
Week Six

4/30, GrP1- Objective - SW develop IB projects
Activity - IB Great Awakening Project

5/1, RP2 - Objective - SW carry out IB projects
Activity -IB Great Awakening Projects

5/2. GldP4 - Objective - SE complete Great Awakening projects
Second Great Awakening Links

5/3, WP7 -Objective - Long form test essay
Activity - Long form test essay

5/4, P - No class
Week Seven

5/7, GrP1- Objective - Part 3 MC test
Activity - Part 3 MC test

5/8, RP2 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion
Homework -

5/9, Gld4 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion
Homework -

5/10, WP7 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion
Homework -

5/11, P - No class
Week Seven

5/7, GrP1- Objective - Part 3 MC test
Activity - Part 3 MC test

5/8, RP2 - Objective - SWU the causes and effects of the industrial economy
Warm Up - Discussion of trends vs. events
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 9 pg. 284 - 291
Homework - Reading guide

5/9, Gld4 - Objective - SWU the development of the labor movement that accompanied the market revolution
Warm Up - Discussion of Technologocal development
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 9 pg. 291 - 296
Homework - Reading guide

5/10, WP7 - Objective - SWU the development of railroads and the related growth of towns along supply lines
Warm Up - Discussion of railroads
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 9 pg. 296 - 304
Homework - Reading guide

5/11, P - No class

Week Eight

5/14, GrP1- Objective - SWU the consequences of a growing middle class
Warm Up - Discussion of population and economics
Lecture/ discussion - Ch. 9 pg. 304 - 311
Homework - Reading guide

5/15, RP2 - Objective - SWU the reawakening of the two party system
Warm Up -
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 10 pg. 314 - 317
Homework - Reading guide

5/16, Gld4 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion  - Ch. 10 pg. 317 - 340
Homework -

5/17, WP7 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 11 pg. 344 - 357
Homework -

5/18, P - No class
Week Nine

5/21, GrP1- Objective -
Warm Up - 
Lecture/ Discussion - Ch. 11 pg. 357 - 373
Homework -

5/22, RP2 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 12 pg. 376 - 383
Homework - de

5/23, Gld4 - Objective
Warm Up
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 12 pg. 383 - 395
Homework -

5/24,  P No class

5/25, WP7 - Objective
Warm Up -
Lecture/  Discussion - Ch. 12 pg. 395 - 403
Homework -
Week Ten

5/28 - No school

5/29, GrP1 - Objective - Prepare for Part 4 test
Activity - Short response essay
Activity - Prepare for test

5/30, Gld4 - Part 4 test

5/31, WP7 - Review day

6/1 - Exam Day 1
End of Semester
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