AP U.S. History Summer Assignment 2015­2016 Due Date: Monday, August 24, 2015 Students enrolled in AP U.S. History will need to complete a summer assignment to be successful in the course when school begins in the fall. Please understand that the course is taught very similar to a Freshman/Sophomore level college survey course in U.S. History. The reading, writing, and analytical demands placed on the students in this course are substantial. We will move through content fairly quickly during the school year ­ on average covering a chapter a week. Therefore, it is crucial that you are properly prepared before each period. Students will be expected to have a foundational knowledge of the American Colonies before the class begins in the fall. If you have ANY questions, contact me immediately!!! ​ ​

Items that must be accomplished: 1. Send an email to Mrs. Ostrom [email protected] ­ include your name and an additional ​ ​ telephone/email contact (other than your school email) over the summer . Before June 5th, 2015 … ​ 2. Create your own Quizlet account ­ www.quizlet.com This is a free flashcard account. Everyone ​ ​ must make an account! Please use your school email address and password for logging in. This way you will not have to memorize a new one. 3. After June 5th, 2015 ­­­­­­ Enroll in the Google Classroom Class Code: u73g42x ​ … ​ 4. Complete the Thirteen Colonies Map Assignment (you will probably need to make 5 copies of the map) 5. Complete the Thirteen Colonies Chart Assignment 6. Select ONE book from the attached list. You will be responsible for purchasing the book or checking ​ ​ it out from the school/public library. Read the entire book and write a review based on the following format: 12 point font, 1 inch margins, double spaced, 2 page minimum. A book review is NOT a ​ ​ book report it is an analysis NOT a summary. Reviews must include the following information: ; ​ ​ a. Author’s name, Book title (italicized) b. Questions the reviewer will seek to answer: • What is the author’s purpose, i.e., what does he/she hope to accomplish through this book? Does the author accomplish the purpose? If so, how does he/she do so? If not, why not? • Does the author properly support his/her thesis? Does the author adequately consider and refute opposing viewpoints? Is the book relevant to contemporary culture? c. Summary ­ What are the strengths or weaknesses of the book, i.e., what contributions does the book make? • Why should a person read this book? • What did you learn from this book? • How might you apply the lessons of this book in your ministry context? • Would you recommend the book? Why, or why not? Do not allow your response to this question to become lengthy.

Throughout your critique, be specific in your evaluations. Do not just tell the reader about the book ; tell and show the reader with concrete examples from the book. What is unique and valuable about this approach as opposed to the others? Would the reviewer recommend this book above others? Why or why not? Your primary purpose in this section is to respond both positively and negatively to the book’s contents and presentation. Needless to say, this response should be more in­depth than, “This book is a good book that should be recommended reading for everyone.” On the other hand, “This book is a lousy book not worth reading” is also inadequate. Central to this is the basic question of whether or not the author has achieved the book's stated purpose.

To help with your research, go to the Ingleside High School Library page at http://ihs.inglesideisd.org/ingleside_high_school_library Database Password ­ mustangs ​ Take some time to explore the various databases that will help with your summer project. READING LIST Revolution

1776 David McCullough

John Adams David McCullough

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Joseph J. Ellis

Remember The Ladies: Women in America Linda DePauw

Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville

Pre­Civil

The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Antebellum South Kenneth M. Stampp

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe

Walden Henry David Thoreau

The American Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson

1860s/Civil War

Nothing Like It in the World S. Ambrose

Gods and Generals Jeff Shaara

The Killer Angels Michael Shaara

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era James McPherson

With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln Stephen B. Oates

Mothers of Invention Drew Gilpin Faust

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe

Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northrup

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

1870­1900

The Jungle Upton Sinclair

Johnstown Flood David McCullough

Out of This Furnace Thomas Bell

The Path Between the Seas David McCullough

Devil in the White City Erik Larson

American Colossus H.W. Brands

The Incorporation of America Alan Trachtenberg

A Century of Dishonor Helen Hunt Jackson

Looking Backward E. Bellamy

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History Alfred T. Mahan

How the Other Half Lives Jacob Riis

Progress and Poverty Henry George

1900­1920

Johnny Got His Gun Dalton Trumbo

Theodore Rex E. Morris

Mornings on Horseback David McCullough

The Zimmermann Telegram Barbara Tuchman

11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour J. Persico

1920: The Year of Six Presidents David Pietrusza

The Souls of Black Folks WEB DuBois

Up from Slavery Booker T. Washington

Main Street Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt Sinclair Lewis

Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence

TR: The Last Romantic H.W. Brands

The Great Influenza J. Barry

Dark Tide S. Puleo

The Tycoons S. Morris

A Terrible Glory J. Donovan 1920­1945

Hiroshima John Hershey

Summer for the Gods Edward Larson

Hard Times Studs Terkel

No Ordinary Time D. Goodwin

Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley

The Winds of War Herman Wouk

Band of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose

D­Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches Stephen E. Ambrose

Unbroken Lauren Hillenbrand

Rainbow’s End M. Klein

Flyboys J. Bradley

The Conquerors M. Beschloss

Roosevelt’s Secret War J. Persico

Huey Long T. Williams

Shadow Divers D. Kurtz

Halsey’s Typhoon Drury and Calvin

Sea of Thunder E. Thomas

1950s

Truman David McCullough

Nightmare In Red: The McCarthy Era in Perspective Richard M. Fried

The Affluent Society J.K. Galbraith

The Other America M. Harrington

The Organization Man H. Whyte

The Fifties D. Halberstam

The Coldest Winter D. Halberstam

1960s

The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X

Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy

Black Like Me John Griffin

Flawed Giant R.Dallek

When Everything Changed G. Collins

An Unfinished Life: JFK R. Dallek

Robert Kennedy & His Times A. Schlesinger

Vietnam War

From Tupelo to Woodstock Sorrell & Francese

All the President’s Men Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Peace Now! American Society and the Ending of the Vietnam War Rhodri Jeffreys­Jones

Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America’s Most Michael Lind Disastrous Military Conflict

1980s

Patriot Games Tom Clancy

1990s

Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden

The Great Deluge D. Binkley

2000s

102 Minutes Dwyer & Flynn

Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell

Miscellaneous

The Tragedy of American Diplomacy William Appleman Williams

Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Stephen Ambrose

A Different Mirror R. Takaki

The Savage Wars of Peace M. Boot

The Age of Reform Richard Hofstadter

Grand Expectations Patterson

The American Political Tradition R. Hofstadter

Presidential Courage M. Beschloss