Student Name:__________________________________ Class Period:_____
RichAndHudEll Block Calendar Unit 2 2014
Calendar is subject to change
APUSH Unit 2 The American Revolution & New Republic
APUSH Framework Period 3, 1754- 1800
AMSCO 4-6, American Pageant 6-9
September 11-26
Before you begin the unit, set an academic goal and state your time commitment. Then select the strategy(ies) you plan to employ for unit
content acquisition.
Goal for unit:_______ (A, B, C) Time commitment outside of class:________ minutes/block (recommendation is 90 minutes minimum/ block)
Outside strategy(ies) for unit content acquisition: (circle one or two)
Reading textbook
Website resources
Quizlet (not recommended)
Reading AMSCO
Watching/Listening to podcast lectures
Wikinotes
Completing Reading Guides
Watching/Listening to Hippocampus Reviews
Schmoop
Study Group
Internet Searches
Crash Course Videos
“A long habit of not thinking that a thing is wrong gives it a
superficial appearance of being right.” Thomas Paine
MONDAY
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
8B
9A & 10B
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
11A & 12B
Unit 2 Day 1
Unit 1 Test Reminders
If you were absent for the test, you may make it up on one of two
scheduled make- days. Make-Ups will be administered at
7:30am – 9:00 am or 2:30pm - 4:00pm next Thursday and Friday in
Mrs. Richardson’s room. (test takes 70 minutes)
Tests scoring less than 50% will not be curved. If you scored less
than 50% on the multiple choice test, you must complete the reading
guides for chapters 1-3 or accept earned score. Once you have
completed and turned in all 3 guides, you can either earn the curve
for your original score or retake the test on the official retake date:
Wednesday the 17th at 8:00am, 3:00pm, or 4:00pm in Mrs.
Richardson’s room. This is a ONE DAY ONLY retake opportunity.
If you scored a 1 or 2 on the essay test, you may rewrite your essay
for a grade no higher than 70 (3). If you scored a 3, you may rewrite
for a grade of 80 (4). Scores 4-7 cannot be rewritten.
You must have the reading guides for chapters 1-3 completed and
with you at the time of your re-write. You may use your guides on the
re-write, but you cannot re-write without completing them first!
Re-writes must be completed in tutoring with your APUSH teacher,
and rewrites must be completed before the next unit test.
French & Indian War Skyward Quiz
closes today at 8am!
Chapter 4 reading guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Topics:
French and Indian War
New Imperial Policy
Objective:
Explain how Britain’s victory over France in
the imperial struggle for North America led to
new conflicts among the British government,
the North American colonists, and American
Indians, culminating in the creation of a new
nation, the United States.
Homework:
1. Read chapter 5 in your AMSCO or chapter 8 & 9 of
American Pageant.
2. Complete the reading guide for chapter 5.
(optional but STRONGLY encouraged)
3. Extra Credit: What was the American Revolution?
Extra Credit Reminder:
Each grading period, you have the opportunity to complete one or two extra credit
projects that act as substitution grades. You can replace one quiz grade and one daily
grade. See the extra credit page of Mrs. R.’s website for details.
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Extra credit is due on or before October 10 .
I.E. FIGHT
FIERCELY!
Channeled by Mrs. R. 
Student Name:__________________________________ Class Period:_____
RichAndHudEll Block Calendar Unit 2 2014
Calendar is subject to change
MONDAY & TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
FRIDAY
15A & 16B
Celebrate Freedom Week
17A & 18B
Sept. 17th: Constitution Day
19A
Unit 2 Day 4
Unit 2 Day 2
Unit 2 Day 3
Articles of Confederation
vs. Constitution On-Line Quiz Closes 8am
American Revolution Quiz
Chapter 5 reading guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Chapter 6 reading guide due BOP
(optional bonus)
Topics:
Topics:
The New Republic
Washington, Adams
AOC & Constitution
What was the American Revolution? Crossroads
Essay Analysis due BOP (optional bonus)
Objective:
Topic:
American Revolution
Objective:
Explain how new experiments with democratic
ideas and republican forms of government, as well
as other new religious, economic, and cultural
ideas, challenged traditional imperial systems
across the Atlantic World.
Explain how migration within North America, cooperative
interaction, and competition for resources raised questions about
boundaries and policies, intensified conflicts among peoples and
nations, and led to contests over the creation of a multiethnic,
multiracial national identity.
Objective:
Homework:
1. Review AMSCO chapter 6 or chapters 9 & 10 in Pageant.
2. If needed, finish the reading guide for chapter 6. (optional but
STRONGLY encouraged).
3. Review Terms on Period 3 Term Review.
Homework:
1.
Complete additional reading
assignment.
2.
Review / catch up on chapter
reading and complete Period 3
Term Review (optional bonus
activity)
Thursday the 18th… Football Game
Homework:
1. Read chapter 6 in your AMSCO or chapters 9 &
10 of American Pageant.
2. Complete the reading guide for chapter 6.
(optional but STRONGLY encouraged).
3. Log onto Skyward and complete Articles of
Confederation vs. Constitution On-Line Quiz,
closes 8am next block.
WEDNESDAY IS THE OFFICIAL UNIT 1 TEST RETAKE
FOR STUDENTS EARNING BELOW 50% ON THE
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST. IN ORDER TO RETAKE THIS
TEST, YOU MUST COMPLETE AND BRING WITH YOU
THE THREE READING GUIDES FROM THE UNIT. THIS
RE-TAKE WILL BE IN MRS. RICHARDSON’S ROOM AT
8:00am, 3:00pm, or 4:00pm. One day only!
September 16th – Meet the Teacher 6-8pm
THURSDAY IS THE OFFICIAL MAKE UP TEST FOR
STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT FOR THE UNIT 1 TEST.
7:30-9:00 AM OR 2:30-4:00 PM.
MONDAY
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
22B
23A & 24B
Unit 2 Day 4
1790s Quiz
Chapter 6 reading guide due with
quiz (optional bonus)
Topics:
The New Republic
Washington, Adams
Objective:
Analyze the political, economic, and
social challenges and changes of
the New Republic following the
ratification of the Constitution.
Homework:
1. Complete additional reading
assignment.
2. Review / catch up on chapter
reading and complete Period 3
Term Review (optional bonus
activity)
1790s Quiz
Analyze the political, economic, and
social challenges and changes of the
New Republic following the
ratification of the Constitution.
FRIDAY IS LAST CHANCE FOR
MAKE UP TEST FOR
STUDENTS WHO WERE
ABSENT FOR THE UNIT 1
TEST. 7:30-9:00 AM OR 2:304:00 PM.
Unit 1 BQ Analysis Activity opens
today on Skyward. Optional bonus
activity!
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
25A & 26B
Unit 1 essay re-writes must be
completed by today!
Unit 2 Day 5
Pulling it all together… Units 1 & 2
Topics:
Colonization
French and Indian War
American Revolution
The New Republic
Writing the Long Essay
Objectives:
Analyze thematic [BAGPIPE] change over time from 1754 to
1800.
Trace thematic changes from the Age of Exploration and
Colonization through the American Revolution and the creation
of the United States.
Homework:
Study for test! Test will be cumulative!
(so review Periods 1 & 2 from Unit 1)
Unit 1 BQ Activity closes 5pm on the 24th
Unit 2 Day 6
Unit 2 Test
35 multiple choice (35 minutes)
1 Long Essay (35 minutes)
Period 3 Term Review due BOP
Test Objective:
Analyze political, economic, and cultural changes from
1491-1800.
HW: read American Pageant chapter 11 and/or chapter 7 of
AMSCO. Log in to Skyward and take Jefferson quiz (quiz
closes at 8am next block)