Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement United States History Class
UNIT
9 SYLLABUS Revised - Again
GILDED
AGE TO PROGRESSIVES, 1877-1920
ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS UNIT: UNIT IDENTIFICATIONS - 80 points
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT FOR THIS SUPER-UNIT: MUCKRAKER ARTICLE
Write a 2 page investigative report for a muckraking magazine; topic may be any issue of concern during the period 1875-1920 and must be based on historical research. Must include a cover and a drawing or political cartoon that is appropriate to the subject.
DISCUSSION BOARD ASSIGNMENT:
Use DISCUSSION button to left to access the APUS Discussion Board. Respond to the Super Unit question posted. Respond to at least one other student's entry and respond to any and all entries directed to you. This is a total of at least 3 entries on the Discussion Board. Entries must be logical and historically accurate. Entries must contain explanation and support. Simplistic responses will not receive full credit. Do not delete any postings if another student has already responded to yours. Initial response is due by 1/23 and all responses are due by the end of Unit 10 (to be announced later). (30 points)
READING FOR THIS UNIT: A PEOPLE AND A NATION Chapters 20 and 21Online Quizzes: Chapter 20 Chapter 21
ASSIGNMENT FOR UNIT 2: UNIT IDENTIFICATION- 30 points Due 9/17
READING FOR THIS UNIT: The American Pageant Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
apusreader's Podcast - Elyse Friedman - Reading of The American Pageant
| 1/25 |
Assign Parts—Lesson 34 - Arts in the Gilded Age |
| 1/26 | Notes—Gilded Age and Politics Discussion—Thomas Nast and Tamany Hall HW—Lesson 27A, B, C |
| 1/27 | Seminar—Lesson 27 HW—Lesson 34 |
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1/28 |
Presentation—Lesson 34
(30 points) HW—How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? |
| 1/31 | Notes—Populist Pary - Agrarian
Reform and Silver HW—Lesson 31 Part A |
| 2/1 | Seminar—Lesson 31 Part A HW—Lesson 32 |
| 2/2 | Class—The Wizard of Oz as
Allegory HW—Lesson 10; Women, Feminism, and Sex in Progressive America; Reading on Alice Paul, Second Reading |
| 2/3 | Seminar—Lesson 32 |
| 2/4 | Seminar—Lesson 10 Notes on Feminism HW—Lesson 33B |
| 2/7 | Seminar—Lesson 10 - continued |
| 2/8 | Seminar—Lesson 33B HW—The Dawn of Liberalism: Progressivism HW—Lesson 40A; |
| 2/9 | Seminar—Lesson 40A HW—Lesson 5; Presidential Social Reforms (30 pts) HW—Lesson 40B OUTLINE—Due 2/16 |
| 2/10 | Seminar—Lesson 5 |
| 2/14 | DUE—Presidential
Social Reforms; Unit IDs, Online Quizzes Discussion: Progressive Presidents Quiz on Progressive Reformers |
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