Over the summer you will get ready for the upcoming school year in
AP U.S. History by reading and creating a presentation via PowerPoint,
Moviemaker, etc. based on your reading assignments. The purpose of this
assignment is to prepare yourself to think, read, and write critically like a
historian.
Read and analyze the following books using the
and
strategies; take additional notes as needed to ensure you can
adequately respond to the prompt.
Stokes, John A.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008.
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Strunk, William and E.B. White.
. Ithaca, N.Y.: 1918. Reprint,
Geneva, N.Y.: Press of W.P. Humphrey, 1918: Bartleby.com, 1999.
www.bartleby.com/141/ (11 May 2012).
The Autobiography of Malcolm X with assistance of Alex Haley. New York:
Ballantine Books, 1964.
Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Create a PowerPoint, Moviemaker, or a similar software presentation
responding to the prompt using the sources listed above. Be sure to adhere to
the writing rules in Strunk and White book in particular Section III –V in your
presentation as well as the other rubric guidelines (read carefully, this is a
grade).
Compare the goals and strategies of Black reform movements in the period
1890 -1910 to the goals and strategies of Black reform movements in the period
1950-1970.
1 = Weak
2 = Moderately Weak 3 = Average 4 = Moderately Strong 5 =
Strong
1. The topic of the presentation meets the requirements of the assignment.
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2. The presentation appears to be well researched.
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3. The content of the presentation is accurate and appropriate.
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4. The presentation indicates an understanding of content.
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5. The presentation indicates an ability to synthesize (analyze and use in new
way) information.
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6. The presentation clearly states a thesis statement that answers the prompt.
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7. The presentation includes at least 10 slides.
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8. The presentation is neatly executed and inviting.
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9. The presentation makes good technical use of the capabilities of multimedia.
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10. Overall, the presentation appropriately answers the prompt offering a
thesis statement and supporting information.
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Additional Comments:
Total Points/Grade: ____________
APPARTS
AUTHOR
Who created the source? What do you know about the author?
What is the author’s point of view?
PLACE AND TIME
Where and when was the source produced? How might this
affect the meaning of the source?
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Beyond information about the author and the context of its
creation, what do you know that would help you further
understand the primary source? For example, do you recognize
any symbols and recall what they represent?
AUDIENCE
For whom was the source created and how might this affect the
reliability of the source?
REASON
Why was this source created at the time it was produced?
THE MAIN IDEA
What point is the source trying to convey?
SIGNIFICANCE
Why is this source important? What inferences can you draw
from this document? Ask yourself, “So what?” in relation to the
question asked.
APPARTS WORKSHEET
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Audience: ____________________________________________________
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Reason: ______________________________________________________
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The Main Idea: ________________________________________________
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Significance: __________________________________________________
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Reading for SOAPS
What is the Subject? the general topic, content, ideas contained in
the text.
What is the Occasion? the time and place of the piece, the
situation that provoked the writer to write?
Who is the Audience? the group of readers to whom the piece is
directed.
What is the Purpose? the reason behind the text.
Who is the Speaker? the voice behind the text, what do you know
about him/her from reading the text?