Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH)
Instructor: Mrs. Wolf
Websites: http://www.scc.k12.wi.us/faculty/jwolf/index.cfm
THIS IS A HOMEWORK INTENSIVE CLASS!
The Course: APUSH is a college level survey course of American history, it is designed
to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university US History
course. . The purpose of the course is to prepare students for the AP exam given at
the end of the year.
Necessary Materials: Students are expected to have
- A notebook to take notes on discussions and readings
- A binder to keep materials all year long and in order.
Weekly Assessment: A chapter or more will be covered each week except for weeks
when we have an exam. Short reading quizzes will be given on a daily basis pertaining to
a particular section(s) within the chapter. On the last day of the week students will take a
comprehensive AP quiz (a primary or secondary source prompt) covering topics within
that chapter and previous chapters. Students are also required to work on a study guide to
help them understand what they are reading and turned in at the end of the week.
Participation: Each week students will be required to read specific sections in the book
to prepare for discussions. Students will receive points as they answer discussion
questions, each student is required to earn 5pts each week. Students are expected to come
to class prepared for discussions. The discussions points are then added up and put into
the grade book at the end of each quarter. If the student has difficulty with class
discussion the student may write on every discussion question prompted and must write
at least 1 paragraph per question (about 8-10 questions each week).
Exams: a comprehensive exam will be given approximately every eight chapters. The
final exam will cover chapters 2-34. Exams will be structured like the official AP exam.
Each exam is cumulative, covering materials from the past chapters. One exam will be
given each quarter.
Section I - Part A: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
● Questions appear in sets of 2-5.
● Students analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
● Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.
Section I - Part B: Short Answer | 4 Questions | 50 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score
● Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.
Section II - Part A: Document Based | 1 Question | 55 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score
● Analyze and synthesize historical data.
● Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.
Section II - Part B: Long Essay | 1 Question | 35 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
● Students select one question among two.
● Explain and analyze significant issues in U.S. history.
● Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
Study Sessions: review sessions will take place on quiz days from 7:45 to 8:00 a.m.
Additional review sessions will be scheduled throughout the school year.
Miscellaneous: other assignments will be given throughout the year and points will be
earned for the satisfactory completion of those assignments.
Grades: grades will be based on points accumulated. We will use the basic grading
system to determine quarter grades. Students AP work will be curved to the AP scale and
SCC scale to reflect the difficulty in this class.
- Quizzes: 87% A, 74% B, 60% C, 48% D
Course Calendar 2015-2016
September 1-4*
Introduction/Chapter 1 Period 1 1491-1607 (5% of test)
September 8-11*
Chapter 2
September 14-18
Chapter 3/4
September 21-24*
Chapter 5
September 28-2
Chapter 6- homecoming
October 5-8*
Chapter 7
October 13-16*
Chapter 8
October 19-23
Review/Unit I Exam
Oct. 26-30
Chapter 9-end of Qtr.1 Period 4 1800-1848 chpts 9-14 (10%)
November 2-6
Chapter 10
November 9-13
Chapter 11
Nov. 16-20
Chapter 12/13
December 30-4
Chapter 14
December 7-11
Chapter 15
December 14-18
Chapter 16/17
December 21-22
Chapter 16/17 continued
January 4-8
Chapter 18
January 11-15
Review/Unit II Exam- end of Qtr. 2/Sem. 1
January 19-22*
Chapter 19
January 25-29
Chapter 20
February 1-5
Chapter 21
February 8-12
Chapter 22
February 15-19
Chapter 23
February 22-25*
Chapter 24
March 1-4*
Chapter 25/26
March 7-11
Chapter 27
March 14-18
Review/Unit III Exam
Period 2 1607-1754 chpts 2-4 (10%)
Period 3 1754-1800 chpts 5-8 (12%)
Period 5 1844-1877 chpts 14-17 (13%)
Period 6 1865-1898 chpts 18/19 (13%)
Period 7 1890-1945 chpts 20-27 (17%)
March 21-24*
Chapter 28- end of Qtr. 3 Period 8 1945-1980 chpts28-32
(15%)
March 29-1*
Chapter 29
April 4-8
Chapter 30/31
April 11-15
Chapters 32/33
April 18-22
Chapter 34/Review
April 25-28*
Review chapters 1-34/Unit IV Exam and SCC Review DAY!
May 2-6*
Review/ AP EXAM!!-MAY 6th at 8am!
May 9- June 1.
Independent Study Project
Period 9 1980-Present chpts 33/34 (5%)
*notes a short week- This schedule may be modified by the teacher with notice given to the students.