First Six Weeks

Revised 8/30/13

APUSH - First Grading Period – McKendree – 2013-2014

Date Day Topic / Content For Class Assessment Homework

Read: American Historiography, Aug. 26 Monday Syllabus / Introduction Introduction “Why Do Historians So Often Differ?” The True Story of the Three Aug. 27 Tuesday Class Discussion Read: Columbus Readings Little Pigs Writing Read: The Thirteen Colonies and Aug. 28 Wednesday Columbus and Historiography Seminar Assignment the British Empire Aug. 29 Thursday Colonial America Teacher PowerPoint Aug. 30 Friday Colonial America Teacher PowerPoint

Sept. 2 Monday Labor Day No School Sept. 3 Tuesday UNIT 1 TEST TEST Bring Your Books To Sept. 4 Wednesday Chapter 6 Worksheet Read: Ch. 6 Class Quiz & Review, Notes, Sept. 5 Thursday The Duel for North America QUIZ Ch. Questions Sept. 6 Friday The Duel for North America Class Discussion Read: Ch. 7/8 (pgs 122-152)

Road to Revolution/ America Quiz & Review, Notes, Chart: British Colonial Trade Sept. 9 Monday QUIZ Secedes from the Empire Ch. Questions Regulations Road to Revolution/ America Handout: The Declaration of Sept. 10 Tuesday Chart/Class Discussion Secedes from the Empire Independence Introduction to AP US History Sept. 11 Wednesday Writing Writing Sept. 12 Thursday Review for Test ESSAY TOPIC: Road to . Sept. 13 Friday UNIT 2 TEST TEST Independence

Sept. 16 Monday Review Test/Essay Essay Read Ch. 9 The Confederation and the Quiz & Review, Notes, Sept. 17 Tuesday QUIZ Constitution Ch. Questions The Confederation and the Read: OpV 14 A/B and OpV 16 Sept. 18 Wednesday Class Discussion Constitution A/B Sept. 19 Thursday National vs. State/Bill of Rights Seminar Read: Ch. 10 Quiz & Review, Notes, Read: Washington’s Farewell Sept. 20 Friday Launching the New Ship of State Ch. Questions Address

Sept. 23 Monday Launching the New Ship of State Class Discussion/Farewell Launching the New Ship of ESSAY TOPIC: Articles of Sept. 24 Tuesday Class Discussion/Review State/Review for Test Confederation/Political Parties Sept. 25 EARLY Wednesday UNIT 3 ESSAY Simple Frame Up ESSAY RELEASE Sept. 26 Thursday UNIT 3 TEST TEST Read: Ch. 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Quiz & Review, Notes, Sept. 27 Friday QUIZ Jeffersonian Republic Ch. Question

The Triumphs and Travails of the Sept. 30 Monday Class Discussion Read: Ch 12 Jeffersonian Republic Second War for Independence Quiz & Review, Notes, Handouts: Major Cases of the Oct. 1 Tuesday QUIZ and the Upsurge of Nationalism Ch. Question Marshall Court Second War for Independence Class Discussion/Marshall Foreign Policy in the Early Oct. 2 Wednesday and the Upsurge of Nationalism Court Republic Second War for Independence Foreign Policy in the Early Oct. 3 Thursday and the Upsurge of Nationalism Republic ESSAY TOPIC: Foreign Oct. 4 Friday UNIT 4 TEST TEST Policy/American Nationalism APUSH - First Grading Period – McKendree – 2012-2013

Date Day Topic / Content For Class Assessment Homework

Oct. 7 Monday Review Test/Essay Essay Read Ch. 13 Quiz & Review, Notes, Oct. 8 Tuesday The Rise of Mass Democracy QUIZ Read: Trail of Tears Ch. Question Class Discussion/Trail of Oct. 9 Wednesday The Rise of Mass Democracy Read: Ch. 14 Tears Reading Quiz & Review, Notes, Oct. 10 Thursday Forging the National Economy Ch. Question Oct. 11 Friday Forging the National Economy Class Discussion

NO SCHOOL FOR Oct. 14 Monday STUDENTS Essay Topic: Jackson the Oct. 15 Tuesday UNIT 5 TEST TEST President Oct. 16 Wednesday PSAT PSAT Read: OpV 26 A/B (v. 1) Oct. 17 Thursday Review Test/Essay Oct. 18 Friday Immigrants Help / Harm America Seminar / Debate Read: Ch. 15