Redemption to Robber Barons Keynote

Here is the link to the keynote (powerpoint...but for Apple) for the last two days of class.

Redemption to Robber Barons

This download may not work from school. For some reason my public folder is blocked at school.

Reconstruction Keynote and Essay Form

Click on the items below to download class information for the week of January 5th-9th:

Reconstruction Keynote

Reconstruction Essay Help Sheet

Help Sessions for the Essay will be held on:

Monday January 12th at 3:30pm (analyzing evidence and creating a thesis-bring a working thesis statement and the analysis sheets from class)

and

Wednesday January 14th at 8am (editing your paper-bring a rough draft of your paper)

Winter Break Extra-Credit Assignments

Hello there.

Your extra-credit assignment over break is to choose from the podcasts or articles below and fill out the Extra-Credit Form for each one (up to 6). In order to get the 5 points, you must have answers that are similar in quality to the model. Please email me if you have any questions.

Click here to download form and model

Points Possible: 30 (if you choose 6 of the options and mirror the model I provided in each)

Gilder Lehrman Podcasts
The link isn't working so you need to google "Gilder Lehrman" and click on "Teachers and Students" then scroll down to "Online Resources include:" and click on "Historian's Podcasts"

Antietam
Abraham Lincoln's Team of Rivals
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Politics in the Civil War North
The Civil War in American Memory
John Brown
The Significance of Reconstruction after the War

History Now Articles/Lectures
Choose from the following 4 articles (there are video lectures for these articles as well)
Abraham Lincoln and Jacksonian Democracy
Allies for Emancipation?-Black Abolitionists and Abraham Lincoln
Natural Rights, Citizenship Rights, State Rights, and Black Rights: Another Look at Lincoln and Race
Lincoln's Religion

Civil War Quest Study Terms

Study List for Civil War Quest (More than a quiz...not quite a test)
Pre-Civil War
Missouri Compromise
David Walker's Appeal
William Lloyd Garrison
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Free Soil Party
Gag Rule
Mexican War
Republican Party
Texas Annexation
Compromise of 1850
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bloody (or Bleeding) Kansas
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Raid on Harper's Ferry
Election of 1860

Civil War
Strengths and weakness for Confederacy
Strengths and weaknesses of Union
Lincoln's First Inaugural
Ft Sumter
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Siege strategy
Anaconda Plan
Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Problems faced by North and South during the war (i.e. draft riots, bread riots, etc)
Problems faced by soldiers
Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus

I think that just about does it...yeehaw!

Intercession Homework! Yeah!

Hey everybody. Thanks for your patience. Here is your intercession assignment:

1. Read pages 13-55 in "Freedom's Unfinished Revolution"
2. Answer all of the italicized questions within the reading. (We will discuss it prior to your turning it in on the first day back)
3. The primary source documents are on the black pages-Answer the "Examining the Documents" questions on pages 27, 31, 33, 45, 49, and 52
4. On the bottom of page 54 is an assignment called "Position Paper" read the assignment and write a paper that addresses the questions posed. Be sure to use evidence from the reading but feel free to research additional information.

This assignment should take you a total of 5 hours. If you choose to do it while watching TV or chatting with friends on-line, it might take more time and you will most likely not learn the information enough to pass the quiz on the reading pages when you return.

Enjoy your break!

Check back in a week for an extra-credit assignment for those students who want to get a head start on their second trimester grade!!!

King Phillip's War Podcast-Extra Credit

Hey ya'll,

Click here for the extra-credit podcast. Listen to the entire podcast and answer the questions below. Use specific examples from the podcast to support your answers.

1. According to Jill Lepore, what were the underlying causes of King Phillip's (Metacom's) War/Rebellion?
2. How did the memory of King Phillip's change over time?
3. What did you find most interesting in this podcast? What questions came up for you when thinking about this event?

Your answers are due by Monday/Tuesday September 2-3, 2008

Welcome 2008-2009 AP students!

I'm so excited about this year and the challenges we have ahead. Here are some websites that you might find useful throughout the year.

Study Note Cards

Teacher-Made Power Points for Review

College Board for Students Site

Gilder Lehrman Podcast Site

Lindblom Library

I'm sure I will add others along the way, but these will get you started. Be sure to check here for updates and links for homework assignments.