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=Advanced Placement United States History 2012=

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SUMMER ASSIGNMENT PACKET - (adopted from Mrs. Jamison and Ms. Lynde)

Summer Assignment - Notetaking - Notecards - Doing United States History - Textbook Guidelines -


 * General Information for Students and Parents**


 * Welcome! **

I am ecstatic to have your daughter enrolled in Advanced Placement United States History. This course attempts to develop higher-level critical thinking skills by emphasizing analysis and evaluation. As a parent you may need to take into account that this course will differ from previous traditional or honors courses. This course of AP United States History is designed and taught at the college level using a college-level textbook, The American Pageant.

It is a difficult and demanding read for many high school students. Please keep this in mind when you establish expectations for your child’s performance. The primary objective of this class is to enhance the students ability to process information, with an emphasis on improving their ability to analyze an evaluate the relative significance of historical data, and a corresponding ability to express those ideas through the written word. By the end of the school year, your daughter will have grown in so many levels - academically, emotionally, spiritually - and will be aptly prepared to tackle college level coursework.

Please refer to the Syllabus below to review the work and expectations of this class.

Each quarter, a major project will be assigned that will count for 20% of your final grade. Below are projects you can expect for each quarter.

1st Quarter - Video Project 2nd Quarter - 9-10pg information based research paper and presentations 3rd Quarter - Scrapbook Project 4th Quarter - 9-10 page thesis-driven research paper w/original thesis

Below are powerpoint lectures that cover material from the beginning of the year. Download and review as needed.

Unit 1 - Founding the New Nation

Major Themes: Deadlines:



Unit 2 - Building the New Nation Major Themes: Deadlines:







Unit 3 - Testing the New Nation Major Themes: Deadlines:



Unit 4 - Forging an Industrial Society Major Themes: Deadlines:



Unit 5 - Struggling for Justice at home and Abroad Major Themes: Deadlines:





Unit 6 - Making Modern America Major Themes: Deadlines:

Here are other useful documents you might want to use for review

APUSH Cram Packet -