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For those of you asking - Chapter 3 Varying Viewpoints / Taking A Stand Statement "American society is an extension of European Civilization and not really a new world" Remembering September 11 - For me the memory is very strong, the disbelief, the saddness, the fear, the worry now 9 years later we are still dealing with many of those emotions and I wonder will we ever recover and rebuild - forgive: This political cartoon was published 2 days after 9/11 and it makes me think of all of you who were 5 -7 years old, it also reminds me of why history and education are so important:Taken from [|www.politicalcartoons.com] September 9, 2010 Summer Assignment Rubric - please print the attached file, complete and turn in with your assignment on September 15. I will provide extra credit to those students who turn in their completed work on the 13th.



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September 2, 2010 This was in response to a question from one of your peers and wanted to share it with everyone: "For each Chapter you complete PIRATES and Makers of America (check under Strategies and Documents for help with this) and then for Chapters 3 & 5 you complete Taking a Stand for the Varying Viewpoints (also check under Strategies and Documents). I always recommend that students read through an assigned reading once and then begin their notes etc... in this case PIRATES during the 2nd reading. My postings about questions are to not required but I imagine students do have questions about what they have read. Additionally we will move to Levels of Questions early in the semester as another reading strategy so it is good to get students creating questions." Keep the questions coming!

July 28, 2010

I will post Chapter 3 multiple choice question and essay question for review over the weekend﻿!

July 12, 2010 - Chapter Question(s) Discussions

Although it is not mandatory that you respond to these discussions it is good practice to start formulating questions as you read. It is also how we will spend class time once school starts. Remember never be afraid to ask a question!

July 3, 2010 - some have asked for clarification on the map assignment so here goes:

The purpose of this assignment is to combine map work with note taking. Your first step should be to label and color the map based on the maps in the book. You will note that there are 3 regions so I would set up the map and color code it based on those regions. You will need to label the individual colonies as well. It is also important that you label the surrounding regions and who controls them. Finally don't forget major cities, rivers, mountains etc... Also there are the Southern Colonies but you may want to highlight the Chesapeake Region as a region within the South. Then I recommend that you fold the paper in half like a book page and then open it. When you open it divide the page into 3 rows that match the regions and then take notes include demographics of who settled, type of colony, religion, history etc... (Think PIRATES). I hope this helps!

June 21, 2010 > //First No Harm// //Re-reading Deathly Hollow// //Assembling California// //The War Lovers// //Wherever There's a Fight// //The Age of Wonder// //The Cartoon History of the US//
 * If you know anyone who wants in the class but did not pick up their work make sure they email mbw4291@lausd.net ASAP!
 * AP Training - this weekend I had a great refresher course on APUSH and am completely energerized for next year!
 * **Ms. Weir's Summer Reading List:**
 * //Dorothea Lange - new biography//

April 17, 2010 Welcome to APUSH and your summer assignment lifeline!

Letter to Parent/Guardian -

Summer Assignment -

I am Ms. Weir and having been teaching APUSH at Carson High for 6 years. As you read in the introduction letter this class requires a lot of independent student work. Class is for reinforcement of your independent work and to explore historical events in a more indepth way. Because of this it is very important that you complete your homework assignments. I have made a few changes for the upcoming year that I hope will benefit your class - I have removed the timeline (but still encourage students to create one as a study guide if that is helpful). I am adding a Homework (HW) page in which students will post a question a chapter and then students will respond. I am also requiring study groups so be thinking about who you would work well with - it is often best not to be with your best friends for study group as you will most likely be distracted and not focus on the task.

Although //Black LIke Me// is not your reading assignment this summer you will be reading over winter break so you can buy it from a current student.

Links - here are the links to some study tools (I am not recommending one over any other - I recommend you read the student comments before you choose): Flash Cards - [] Review Books - [] Review Book tied to the American Pageant - []