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1 AP United States History Mr. Hess Room x22159 Course Purpose Advanced Placement United States History is the equivalent of a college-level course designed to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with problems and materials in United States history. Students learn to assess historical materials and weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. This course develops the skills necessary to reach conclusions based on informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in oral and written forms. Within a chronological framework, students examine the people, experiences, and events which have shaped the American nation. The program prepares students for college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those of full-year introductory courses. This course is also intended to prepare students to take the AP U.S. history exam. Students in this course are expected to take the AP United States History Examination on Friday, May 5, Additional Course Requirements To continue the procedure of formal research and inquiry training begun in ninth grade, a lengthy research project is required. The research project will also provide students with the opportunity to analyze evidence and interpret historical scholarship in order prove their thesis. The project will be completed after the AP Exam. Successful completion of this project is required to receive credit for the course. Course Texts/Readings Kennedy, David M., and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. 16 th ed. United States: Cengage Learning, Print. Kennedy, David M., and Thomas Bailey, eds. The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries. 11 th ed. Vol. 1. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co., Print. Kennedy, David M., and Thomas Bailey, eds. The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries. 11 th ed. Vol. 2. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co., Print. Various Supplemental Readings

2 Grading/Expectations Grades will be accumulated through chapter exams, unit essays, quizzes, group projects, homework, and a research presentation. Summative chapter exams will occur every two to three weeks and will be formatted in the same way as the AP Exam. They will consist of multiple choice, short answer, long essay, and DBQ questions. Each exam will cover two or three chapters. The midterm and final exams will also have the same format as the AP Exam. Formative assessments will consist of reading quizzes and small projects. Classwork/homework grades consist of notebook checks, unit theme worksheets, and other small over-night or in-class assignments. This course is graded using a weighted points system. Each assignment will be worth a certain number of points. Assignments are placed into three categories: Summative, Formative & Classwork/Homework. Each category will make up a percentage of each marking period grade. Summative Assessments: 70% Formative Assessments: 20% Classwork/Homework: 10% The due date and point value of each assignment will be posted online via Skyward, my teacher webpage, and . Both students and parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to check these resources regularly throughout the year. Any cheating will result in an automatic zero for the assignment as well as a discipline referral. All students are expected to behave in a mature and responsible manner. Immature and disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated and violations of any school policies will be punished according to the student handbook. Late Work Missing assignments will be accepted for partial credit. The maximum credit possible for collected late work is as follows: One Day Late: 90% Two Days Late: 80% Three Days Late: 70% Four Days Late: 60% Five Days Late: 50% More than Five Days Late: NO CREDIT Please note: homework assignments that are simply checked for completion cannot receive late credit. If you are absent from school, it is your responsibility to make up any notes, assignments or assessments you may have missed. Any assignment that is not turned in will earn a zero. If special circumstances exist, please let me know ASAP.

3 On skyward, the following symbols will be used for missing work: * - No worries! This asterisk means that the assignment was handed in, but is yet to be graded. 0 Worry! If there is a zero as your grade, you failed to hand in the assignment. Materials Students are required to have the following: binder, pen or pencil, loose-leaf paper or three ring notebook, and a chapter exam folder (to be kept in room 159). Extra Help Students are more than welcome to make arrangements for help at any time during the year. I am usually available before/after school or during periods 3, 4, and 5B. It is best to schedule time with me to guarantee an appointment. Course Themes Each of the following themes, as determined by the College Board, will be highlighted throughout the year to aid students in their examination of people, experiences, and events which have shaped the American nation. 1. American and National Identity 2. Politics and Power 3. Work, Exchange, and Technology 4. Culture and Society 5. Migration and Settlement 6. Geography and the Environment 7. America in the World Course Skills Each of the following skills, as determined by the College Board, will be highlighted throughout the year to aid students in their examination of people, experiences, and events which have shaped the American nation. 1. Chronological Reasoning a. Historical Causation b. Patterns of Continuity and Change over Time c. Periodization 2. Comparison and Contextualization a. Comparison b. Contextualization 3. Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence a. Historical Argumentation b. Appropriate Use of Relevant Historical Evidence 4. Historical Interpretation and Synthesis a. Interpretation b. Synthesis

4 AP Exam: Time Management Section 1 Part A: 55 Multiple Choice Questions Section 1 Part B: 4 Short Answer Questions Section 2 Part A: 1 Document Based Question Section 2 Part B: 1 Long Essay Question 55 minutes 50 minutes 55 minutes 35 minutes AP Exam: Chronological Breakdown Period Period Period Period Period Period Period Period Period Present Period 1 = 5% of AP Exam Periods 2 through 5 = 45% of AP Exam Period 6 through 8 = 45% of AP Exam Period 9 = 5% of AP Exam Course Outline **Please note that the below schedule is subject to change as the year progresses.** Unit 1: Founding the New Nation c.33, 000 B.C.-A.D Chapters Weeks (August 29 th September 30 th ) Week of August 29 th Chapter 1: New World Beginnings 33,000 BCE-1769 Chapter 2: The Planting of English Colonies Chapter 3: Settling the Northern Colonies EXAM: Chapters 1-3 Thursday, September 1 st Week of September 5 th Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century Week of September 12 th Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution EXAM: Chapters 4-5 Friday, September 16 th Week of September 19 th Chapter 6: The Duel for North America Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution Week of September 26 th Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Empire EXAM: Chapters 6-8 Friday, September 30 th UNIT EXAM Take Home Essay (due about one week after last chapter exam)

5 Unit 2: Building the New Nation Chapters Weeks (October 4 th November 11 th ) Week of October 4 th Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution Week of October 10 th Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State EXAM: Chapters 9-10 Friday, October 14 th Week of October 17 th Chapter 11: The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic Week of October 24 th Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism EXAM: Chapters Friday, October 28 th Week of October 31 st Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy Week of November 7 th Chapter 14: Forging the National Economy Chapter 15: The Ferment of Reform and Culture EXAM: Chapters Friday, November 11 th UNIT EXAM Take Home Essay (due about one week after last chapter exam) Unit 3: Testing the New Nation Chapters Weeks (November 14 th December 23 rd ) Week of November 14 th Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy Week of November 21 st NOTE: This is the week of Thanksgiving Break. Students will be required to complete an assignment over break. It will be due several days after the end of break. Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy Week of November 28 th Chapter 18: Renewing the Sectional Struggle Week of December 5 th Chapter 19: Drifting Toward Disunion EXAM: Chapters Friday, December 9 th Week of December 12 th Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War Week of December 19 th Chapter 22: The Ordeal of Reconstruction EXAM: Chapters Friday, December 23 rd UNIT EXAM No Take Home Essay for Unit 3 due to Winter Break & Midterms

6 Unit 4: Forging an Industrial Society Chapters Weeks (January 3 rd January 27 th ) Week of January 2 nd Chapter 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age Chapter 24: Industry Comes of Age Week of January 9 th Chapter 25: America Moves to the City EXAM: Chapters Thursday, January 12 th Week of January 16 th Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution Week of January 23 rd Chapter 27: Empire and Expansion EXAM: Chapters Friday, January 27 th UNIT EXAM Take Home Essay (due about one week after last chapter exam) Unit 5: Struggling for Justice at Home and Abroad Chapters Weeks (January 30 th March 15 th ) Week of January 30 th Chapter 28: Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt Week of February 6 th Chapter 29: Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War EXAM: Chapters Friday, February 10 th Week of February 13 th Chapter 30: American Life in the Roaring Twenties Week of February 20 th Chapter 31: The Politics of Boom and Bust Week of February 28 th Chapter 32: The Great Depression and the New Deal EXAM: Chapters Friday, March 3 rd Week of March 6 th Chapter 33: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War Week of March 13 th Chapter 34: America in World War II EXAM: Chapters Friday, March 15 th UNIT EXAM Take Home Essay (due one about week after last chapter exam)

7 Unit 6: Making Modern America Chapters Weeks (March 20 th April 28 th ) Week of March 20 th Chapter 35: The Cold War Begins Week of March 27 th Chapter 36: American Zenith EXAM: Chapters Friday, March 31 st Week of April 3 rd Chapter 37: The Stormy Sixties Week of April 10 th NOTE: This is the week of Spring Break. Students will be required to complete an assignment over break. It will be due several days after the end of break. Chapter 38: Challenges to the Postwar Order Chapter 39: The Resurgence of Conservatism EXAM: Chapters Tuesday, April 18 th Week of April 17 th Chapter 40: America Confronts the Post-Cold War Week of April 24 th Chapter 41: The American People Face a New Century EXAM: Chapters Friday, April 28 th UNIT EXAM No Unit Exam due to AP Exam prep & Research Presentations AP Review Week of May 1 st Students will have Monday through Thursday to review in class. AP EXAM: Friday, May 5 th (AM) In the weeks before the AP Exam, after-school review sessions will also be made available. Post AP Exam Beginning May 8 th June Students will conduct research on a chosen topic. They will be asked to formulate an original thesis based on that research. They will then present their thesis with supporting evidence to the class in a fifteen-minute presentation.

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A: 90% - 100% B: 80% - <90% C: 70% - <80% D: 60% - <70% F: < 60% Important Dates: Department of Electronics Engineering Technology Division of Architecture, Engineering, & Technology West Campus Building 9, Room 140 (407) 582-1902/1903 http://www.valenciacollege.edu/west/engineering/