Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class

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A.P. U.S. History - Orientation and administrative details
Course Expectations, Grading Policy, Course Outline, Special Requirements
Textbooks: A People and a Nation; The American Spirit, vol. 1; Great Issues in American History, vol. 1; Portrait of America, vol. 1 Atlas

HW: Geography list and map (test 8/29)
HW: Spelling and Homonyms (test 8/29)
HW: Log-on to eLearning Site; Respond to Welcome Forum
HW: Summer Picture (due 9/10)

Due: Forum entry, Grading policy signature sheet
TEST: Geography (25 pts); Spelling and Homonyms (15 pts)
Forum discussion: What Is History and Why Study It?
Discussion: What is History and Historiography? What are the tools and concerns of the historian?
How does bias, interest, point of view effect students of history?

HW: Plagiarism Tutorial
HW: History Writing Guide —This site uses frames, so once at the site use the outline at the left to access How to Read a Secondary Source; How to Read a Primary Source (both are under the heading Reading) and then under the heading Structure Your Paper, access Structuing Your Paper; The Three Parts of a History Paper; and The Thesis
HW: Historian's Sources Lesson - sections 1, 2, and 3

Distribute: Unit 2 Readings
Review: Europe in 16^th century; European exploration; African empires; American empires and tribes
Notes: Mercantilism and the Age of Exploration
Discussion: Impact of Exploration -- European settlements and native populations

HW: Columbus essay outline: thesis statement and support! Address the question of whether Columbus should be vilified or revered (15 pts)

Resources for Next Class:

• The Meeting of Three Cultures
• Digital History: European Discovery of the New World
• "Mary Dyer: Conscientious Dissenter"
• Portrait of America, pp 31-43, 54-67 (skim)
• Digital History: Motivation for Colonization
• HW: "Animals Vulgarly Called Indians"
• One of the assigned reading on Origins of Slavery - students will be assigned one of the following, but may want to skim others: "Black People in White People's Country"; "Economic Environment of the 1600's"; "Slavery and Freedom: The American Paradox"; "Virginia and Maryland, 1550-1700"; "The Economic Origins of Slavery"; "Serving time in Virginia"

DUE: Student evaluation of Columbus outlines
Notes and Discussion: Factors that led English successfully to colonize North America in 17^th century
Notes and Discussion: Religion and Colonization -- role of Puritan theology in the political, social, and economic evolution of Massachusetts Bay society
Class discussion: European relationships with Indians as a possible indication of relations with Africans
Seminar: Readings on the development of slavery in the colonies

HW: Lesson 1 "Three Colonial Sections: More Similar or Different"
HW: Bacon's Rebellion: Great Issues in American History, Unit 2; pg 94-110
Document 7 Four Causes of Rebellions - Explain each. How did the volunteer army gather? What was Bacon's background? Explain the conflict between Bacon and the Governor.
Document 8 What are the Governor's charges against Bacon?
Document 9 What are Bacon's charges against the governor?
Document 10 What are the commission's recommendations to the colonial government?

Seminar: Bacon's Rebellion
Seminar: Lesson 1

HW: Wonders of the Invisible World
HW: American Spirit, pp 64-68, 71-74 Thought Provoker 2&4
HW: Lesson #2 "From Authority to Individualism" (read notes)

Due: Unit 2 Identifications
Seminar: Lesson 2
Discussion of Religion in Colonies - rational background of witchcraft trials; Great Awakening

HW: Take-home essay question (40 pts)
HW: Prepare for the test