APUSH Dr. Ibokette

Agenda Week 2: 9/12/2016 – 9/16/16Monday:

a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Reminders:

i. summary of Degler due on Friday/Mondayii. a brief overview of Degler, due, Tuesday; bring your Fiege’s summaries with you on

Tuesday (D Block); Wednesday (A-Block)iii. complete review activities on Brinkley, chapter 2 (True/False and Fill-in), before

Thursdayc. A focus on thesis paragraphing: Theme – Motives for the colonization of the New World

(Brinkley, chs 2-3); fact-findingd. Students’ evaluation of sample thesis paragraphs on Euro migrants motives

Tuesday (D Block)a. Attendance; Q/Ab. debriefing on Fiege; and overview of Deglerc. debriefing/feedback on sample thesis paragraphs XXXXXXXd. Intro to “Doing the DBQ” XXXXXXX

Wednesday (A-Block)a. Attendance; Q/Ab. debriefing on Fiege; and overview of Deglerc. debriefing/feedback on sample thesis paragraphs d. Intro/Focus: “Doing the DBQ”

Wednesday (D Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. debriefing/feedback on sample thesis paragraphsc. Intro/Focus on “Doing the DBQ”

Thursday (A Block)a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Review Test on Brinkley, ch. 2 (multiple-choice questions)c. debriefing/feedback on sample thesis paragraphs (Q/A ????)d. Intro/Focus on “Doing the DBQ”

Thursday (D Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Review Test on Brinkley, ch. 2 (multiple-choice questions)c. “Doing the DBQ”

Assignment: a seven-sentence thesis para. on DBQ, Due TBD

Friday (A-Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Reminders:

i. Summary of Degler, due on/before Monday, 9/19ii. Read and take notes on chapter 4 (Unit 2) for Monday, 9/19

c. debriefing/feedback on sample thesis paragraphs (Q/A ????)d. “Doing the DBQ”

Assignment: a seven-sentence thesis para. on DBQ, Due TDB

AGENDA Week 3:Monday (A & D-Blocks):

a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Collect Assignmentsc. Work on Unit 2, essential questionsd. “Doing the DBQ”

Assignment: a seven-sentence thesis para. (about 200-words) on the DBQ; Due Thursday, 9/22/16

e. Focus on “From Dependencies to Independence”

Tuesday (D-Block):a. attendance: Q/Ab. Focus on the prelude to the causes of the W. of Ind.

Wednesday (A&D Blocks):a. Attendanceb. Reminder: Test on Unit 1 & chapter 4 on Monday 9/26/16c. Q/A on Thesis Paragraph (Due in class) tomorrowd. Focus on the prelude to the causes of the W. of Ind.

Thursday (A&D-Blocks):a. Attendance/Collect homeworkb. Focus on the causes of the W. of Ind., (to 1774)D-Block: c. Focus/Wrap up on the causes of the W. of Ind., (to 1774)d. Intro. to “Eugene” (?)

Friday (A-Block):a. Focus/Wrap up on the causes of the W. of Ind., (to 1774)b. Intro. to “Eugene” (?)

Agenda Week 4:Monday (A&D):

a. Attendanceb. Unit 4 and Ch 5 test

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the Birth of the USA, 1775 to 1783

Wednesday (A & D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/A b. Looking ahead:

Select teams to streamline a one-page answer to essential question #3 (Unit 2);

A Bock: Teams 1-2; Due Thursday 10/6 D-Block: Teams 1-3; Due Wednesday 10/05

Focus: the Birth of the USA, 1775 to 1783 QT with “Eugene”

Thursday (A & D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Overview of DBQ on the colonists’ identity and unityc. Focus: the Birth of the USA, 1775 to 1783

Intro to the essentials of the Art. of Confederation

Friday (A-Block)a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus: the Birth of the USA, 1775 to 1783

Intro to the essentials of the Art. of Confederationc. Debriefing on DBQ & coordination on Team work (essential question #3,

unit 2)

Agenda Week 5 (10/3 – 10/7): Looking Ahead:

a. Unit Test on Monday, 10/17 (Chs 5, 6, and the 1789 Constitution)b. Thesis Para on Identity and Unity due on or before Friday, 10/14/16

Monday: No School

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Debriefing on DBQ & coordination on Team work (essential question

#3, unit 2); due on or before Friday, 10/7/16c. Focus: the Birth of the USA, 1775 to 1783

Intro to the essentials of the Art. of Confederation

Wednesday (A & D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Coordination on Team work (essential question #3, unit 2);

due on/before Friday, 10/7/16c. D-Block: Brainwarmer….d. Focus

the essentials of the Art. of Conf. Overview of DBQ on the Art. of Conf.; due on or before Friday

10/14/16 the “Road to Philadelphia”

Thursday (A & D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/AFocus:

the “Road to Philadelphia” The Constitutional Convention & Outcome The Essentials of the 1789 Constitution

Friday (A Block):

a. Attendance, Q/Ab. The Essentials of the 1789 Constitution

Week 6 (10/10 -10/14):

Looking Ahead: a. Unit Test on Monday, 10/17 (Chs 5, 6, and the 1789 Constitution)b. Thesis Para on Identity and Unity due on or before Friday, 10/14/16c. See webpage for info. on the Junior Thesis

Monday: No School

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance; Q/A; b. Focus:

The Constitutional Convention & Outcome The Essentials of the 1789 Constitution

Wednesday: No School

Thursday (A&D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus:

Wrap up on the Essentials of the 1789 Constitution The Federalists/Anti-Federalists Overview of the Federalist Era

Friday (A-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the Federalist Era

Week 7 (10/17 -10/22):

Looking Ahead: a. Unit Test on Wednesday, 10/19 (Chs 5, 6, and the 1789 Constitution)b. Read and take notes on Chapter 7 (Unit 3), on/before Friday 10/21/16c. Junior Thesis: Work on formulating two or three “doable” topics.

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Wrap up of the Federalist Erac. Unit 2 Review

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Wrap up of the Federalist Erac. Intro. to Junior Thesis

Wednesday (A/D Blocks: Reminders:

Read and take notes on Chapter 7 (Unit 3), on/before Friday 10/21/16 Teams 3, 4 & 5 (A-Block); Teams 4, 5, & 6 (D-Blocks) to answer

essential question #2 (Unit 3). Due on/before Friday 10/28/16 Junior Thesis: Work on formulating two or three “doable” topics.

Topics Due on Wednesday 10/26/16

a. Unit 2 Testb. A-Block: Intro to Junior Thesis

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Overview of Unit 3c. Focus on President Jefferson’s Administration

Friday (A-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on Jefferson’s Administration

Week 8 (10/24 -10/28):

Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Read and take notes on Chapter 8/9 (Unit 3), on/before Friday 10/28/16

Teams 3, 4 & 5 (A-Block); Teams 4, 5, & 6 (D-Blocks) to answer essential question #2 (Unit 3). Due on/before Friday 10/28/16

Junior Thesis: Work on formulating two or three “doable” topics. Topics Due on Wednesday 10/26/16

Monday (A/D Blocks):

a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Wrap up of Jefferson’s Adm. & Intro. to the 1812 War c. D- Block:, etc.

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on Jefferson’s Administration

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Topic Proposals Due, Q/Ab. Focus :

A Block: Wrap up of Jefferson’s Administration; the Causes of the 1812 War

D Block: Wrap up of Jefferson’s Administration; Causes of the 1812 War.

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus :

A Block: Era of Good Feelings; Work on DBQD Block: Era of Good Feelings; Work on DBQ; The Jacksonian Era;

Work on DBQ

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus: The Jacksonian Era; Work on DBQ

Week 9 (10/31 – 11/4):

Looking Ahead:Reminder:

“Thesis Proposals” due in class on Monday, 11/7/2016 Unit 3 Test: Wednesday, 11/9/2016

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Junior Thesis: Library Research

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. The Jacksonian Erac. Work on DBQs

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus

A-Block: The Jacksonian Era; Work on DBQs D-Block: Work on DBQs

Thursday/Friday (A Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Work on DBQsc. Intro. to Unit 4A

TERM TWO

Week 10 (11/7 – 11/11):

Looking Ahead:Reminder:

Unit 3 Test: Wednesday, 11/9/2016: 40 Multiple Choice Questions. (No question will be drawn from the last section of chapter 9, “The Changing Face of American Politics”

DBQ Essay due on or before Tuesday, 11/15

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Collect Thesis Proposalsc. Focus:

A-Block: Work on DBQs D-Block: Lecture on the Era of Good Feelings

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the Jacksonian Era

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. A/D Blocks: Test on Unit 3b. A-Block: Note-taking strategies on the Junior Thesis

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Intro to the Industrial Revolutionc. D-Block: Work on DBQ’s; Note-taking strategies on the Junior Thesis

Friday: No School

Week 11(11/14 - 11/18):Looking Ahead:

Unit 4: Read and take notes on relevant sections of chs 7 and 8; and chapter 10 on or before Friday, 11/18

Assigned Team work on Unit 4 due on or before Thursday, 11/24)

Monday (A/B Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Term’s one grades; debriefing and overview…c. Overview of Unit 4: New Teams and Assignments

Tuesday (D-Block): a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on DBQ Essay: proofreading and revision of essay.

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus: Lecture on the 2nd Gt. Awakening & Intro to Ind. Rev.

Thursday (A/D Blocks): a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A Block:

Teamwork on Ind Rev-related documents Team work on Study Questions

D-Block: Teamwork on Ind Rev-related documents Team work on Study Questions

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Wrap up on Ind. Revc. Focus: Mid-19th century Reform Movementsd. Team work on Study Questions

Week 12 (11/21 -11/25):

Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Read and take notes on Chapter 12 (Unit 4), asap Teams’ study Questions Due on/before 11/23/16 Junior Thesis: Revised Thesis Proposals Due on Monday 12/5/16 Unit 4 Test, Wednesday 11/30/16

Monday (A/D Blocks):

a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A Block: Return Thesis Proposals c. Focus: Mid-19th century Reform Movements – an overviewd. Team work on Study Questions

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Brain Warmer: Presidents c. Focus: Mid-19th century Reform Movements - an overviewd. Return Thesis Proposals

Wednesday (A-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Brain Warmer: Presidentsc. Thesis Proposal: Debriefing/Overviewd. Team Presentations on Study Questions, Unit 4

Thursday/Friday: Thanksgiving Break

Week 13 (11/27 -12/2):

Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Read and take notes on Unit 4B: Section A on/before Wednesday, 12/7/16

Junior Thesis: Revised Thesis Proposals Due on Monday 12/5/16

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Team Presentations on Study Questions, Unit 4Ac. A-Block: Wrap Up on Unit 4A & Intro. to Unit 4B

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the Peculiar Institution: Historiography

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendanceb. Unit 4A Testc. A-Block: Focus on the Peculiar Institution: Historiography

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the Peculiar Institution: Historiography & the sociology of

slavery

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on the sociology of slavery and abolitionism

Week 14 (12/5 -12/9):

Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Read and take notes on Unit 4B: Section A on/before Wednesday, 12/7/16

Read and take notes on section B on/before Monday, 12/12/16

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Collect Revised Thesis Proposalsc. Focus on the abolitionist movement

Tuesday (D Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Intro. to expansionism and sectionalism

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Intro. to exp’ism and sectionalism+

D-Block: Exp’ism & sectionalism continues

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on expansionism/sectionalism

D-Block: Essay work on Manifest Destiny

Friday (A Block): Absence from Schoola. Attendance, Q/Ab. Essay work Manifest Destiny

Week 15 (12/12 -12/16):

Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Essay on Manifest Destiny and Rewrites on the Era of Good Feelings are due on or before Friday, 12/23/12

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Essay work Manifest Destiny

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Focus on Sectionalism

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Focus on Sectionalism (continued)

Thursday (A/D Blocks): Ditto Wednesday

Friday (A-Block) - (Out of School):

Week 16 (12/19 -12/23):Looking Ahead:

Reminders: Essay on Manifest Destiny and Rewrites on the Era of Good

Feelings are due on or before Friday, 12/23/12 JT Days: A-Block – Wed and Thursday D-Block – Tues. and Wednesday

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on Steps to Civil War

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. JT: Computer Lab

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. JT: Computer Lab

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. A – Block: JT: Computer Labc. D - Block: Focus on Steps to Civil War

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Focus on Steps to Civil War

Week 17 (1/2/17 – 1/6/17Looking Ahead:Reminders:

JT: Preliminary Outlines are due on Tuesday, 1/17/17 Units 4B & 5 Tests: 1/18/17

Monday: No School!

Tuesday: (D Block):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Progress Report & De-Briefing on Short Answers to DBQs (Test Unit

4A)c. Focus: Intro. to Unit 5 & Highlights of the Civil War

Wednesday: (A/D Blocks)a. Attendance; Q/Ab. A Block: Progress Report & De-Briefing on Short Answers to DBQs

(Test Unit 4A)c. A Block: Focus: Intro. to Unit 5 & Highlights of the Civil Ward. D Block: Highlights of the Civil War

Thursday: (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance; Q/Asb. A & D Blocks: B/Warmer: Short Answers to DBQs (with a focus on the

causes of the Civil War)c. Focus: Highlights of the Civil War

Friday: (A-Block):a. Attendance; Q/Asb. Wrap up on the Civil War

Week 18 (1/9 – 1/13)Looking Ahead:Reminders:

JT: Preliminary Outlines are due on Tuesday, 1/20/17 Units 4B & 5 Tests: 1/18/17

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. B/Warmer: Brain-storming on highpoints of 1848 to 1864c. Wrap-up on Civil War and Focus on Lincoln, 1860 – ‘64

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Asb. Focus on Lincoln, 1860 – ‘64c. Team work on DBQs 1850 – ‘64

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Team work on DBQs 1850 – ‘64c. D-Block: Intro. to Reconstruction

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. B/Warmer: High Stake Activities, 1845 -1877.c. Focus on Reconstruction

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on Reconstruction

Week 19 (1/6 – 1/20)Looking Ahead:Reminders:

JT: Preliminary Outlines are due on Friday, 1/20/17 Units 4B & 5 Tests: Monday, 1/23/17

Monday (A/D Blocks): NO SCHOOL (MLK DAY)

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Asb. B/Warmerc. Focus on Reconstruction

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Focus on Reconstruction (contd)

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. In-class work on Reconstr-based Documentsc. D-Block: Wrap up on Reconstr.

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Wrap up on Reconstruction

Week 20 (1/23 – 1/27)Looking Ahead:Reminders:

Assignment : “Short Answer Question” on page three of Unit 6 packet is due on Monday, 1/30/17

Read and take notes on chapter 17 on or before Thursday, 1/26/17

Monday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance; Q/Ab. Units 4B and 5 Test

Tuesday (D-Block):a. Attendance, Q/Asb. Intro. to the Gilded Age

Wednesday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. A-Block: Intro. to the Gilded Age, etc. c. D-Block: Focus on the economy of the Gilded Age

Thursday (A/D Blocks):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Group work on Gilded Age-related documents

Friday (A Block):a. Attendance, Q/Ab. Intro. to Labor and the Gilded Age