ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY
Spring 2014
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Michelle Tackett
Paul G. Blazer High School
Ashland, KY
M-F; 9:20-10:10
(606) 327-6040
michelle.tackett@ashland.kyschools.us
http://www.ashland.kyschools.us/olc/teacher.aspx?s=431
Course Overview
This semester course offers an interpretation overview of United States History from Reconstruction to
present day. Our investigation of the nature of the American republic includes methods, evidence, and
Solid reading and
writing skills, along with a willingness to devote considerable time (4-5 hours
per week) to homework and study are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on
scholarship from the areas of social, political, economic, and diplomatic history.
critical thinking skills, essay writing, historiography, and interpretation of primary documents.
Components: Lecture
Textbook
Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey. The American Pageant: A History of
the Republic. 13th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Kennedy, David M. and Thomas A. Bailey. The American Spirit Volume One. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 2006.
Kennedy, David M. and Thomas A. Bailey. The American Spirit Volume Two. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 2006.
Grading
 Six units will be completed this semester. Each unit will consist of approximately 400
points. Some units do not have 400 points available due to time constraints.
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Approximately 50% of total grade will consist of or a variation of the following activities: Reader
Assignment, Supplemental Activity, Notebook Assignment, Historical Document Analysis, and
Quizzes .
Approximately 50% of the total grade will come from Unit Exams and Essays/DBQs.
Late Work and Incomplete Work
Late work is defined as assignments the student does not turn in when due. The assignment
grade will be reduced in the following manner: 1 day late 25% reduction; 2 days late 50%
reduction; 3 days late 75% reduction; after 4 days late no credit.
Incomplete work is defined as student work that is turned in on time, however does not follow
the guidelines of the assignment. The work will be returned to student and late work reductions
will apply.
Make-up Work
In case of absences students should refer to the syllabus and complete the activity listed. If it is
not possible to complete the activity (such as exam, quiz, or need of supplemental information
to complete an activity) students will be responsible to contact the instructor to schedule a time
to complete work. Make-up exams, writings, and quizzes will be scheduled before or after
school.
If you are absent, check syllabus or absent log binder for previous day’s activities. Write the
date of your absence and ABSENT on the top of your make-up work.
All exam dates have been set. If you are absent the day before an exam you must take the
exam on the set date. Please keep a syllabus in notebook to keep up with exam dates.
Extra Credit
I do not give extra credit on an individual basis.
Behavior
1. This is a college course and students will be treated with college-level respect and will
therefore need to exhibit a corresponding level of disciple, behavior and responsibility.
Thus, inappropriate behavior such as being late for class, not being prepared for class,
interrupting lectures, and asking to be dismissed for various reasons will not be tolerated.
2. All work must be handwritten including notes.
3. Cheating will not be tolerated; consequences will be a “0” on that assignment and
parent/guardian notification. Plagiarism is defined as “to steal and pass off the ideas or
words of another as one’s own” (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary). Plagiarism will
not be tolerated in this course. If you are caught plagiarizing the above consequences will
apply.
Supplies for the Course
1. Notebook (see Summer Assignment)
2. College-ruled Paper
3. Pens/Pencils
4. Highlighters
COURSE GUIDE
NOTE: THE SYLLABUS AND COURSE GUIDE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT
INSTRUCTOR’S DISCRETION.
Unit 7: Impact of the Industrialization and Gilded Age
Chapters 23-26
Date
Unit Topics/Assignments/Text Readings
Jan. 6
Jan. 7
Jan. 8
Jan. 9
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 16
Jan. 17
Jan. 21
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 24
America: The Story of Us Episode: Heartland
Read American Pageant Chapter 23
Lecture Notes: Grant Administration, Economy of 1870s, Elections of 1872 and 1876
Lecture Notes: Compromise of 1877, Jim Crow, 14th Amendment, Politics of the late 1800S
CFL Activity: The Politics of the Gilded Age Lesson 14—Book 2 (40 points)
Read and summarize American Pageant Chapter 24 (notebook assignment).
Lecture Notes: Industry of the Late 1800s
Lecture Notes: Industry of the Late 1800s
Read American Pageant Chapters 25
Quiz on Lecture Notes (20 points)
American Spirit Reader: Read selected readings from Chapter 25 and answer selected
questions (40 points).
Lecture Notes: Urban Life of the Late 1800s
Lecture Notes: Urban Life of the Late 1800s
Read and summarize American Pageant Chapter 26 (notebook assignment).
Quiz on Lecture Notes (20 points)
Historical Document Analysis: Using cartoon analysis worksheet form the National
Archives, analyze cartoons on immigration of the late 1800s (40 points).
Lecture Notes: The West
Lecture Notes: Farmers in Unrest/Populist Movement
EXAM: Unit 7 (50 multiple choice) (100 points)
Essay Exam (100 points) (Code 09,07,06)
Notebooks due for Unit 7 (Notebook assignments and class lecture notes (40 points).
Begin Unit 8 by reading American Pageant Chapter 27 and complete CFL: Causes of the
Spanish-American War Lesson23—Book 2 (40 points).
Unit 8: American Empire and Progressivism
Chapters 27-29
Date
Unit Topics/Assignments/Text Readings
Jan 27
Introduce Unit 8 with lecture notes focusing on United States Foreign Policy of the late 1800s
and early 1900s
Crucible of Empire (PBS video on Spanish-American War)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacDfVlDPY8
Crucible of Empire (PBS video on Spanish-American War)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacDfVlDPY8
Complete Crucible of Empire (PBS video on Spanish-American War)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YacDfVlDPY8
Quiz on Crucible of Empire (40 points)
Read and summarize American Pageant Chapter 28 (notebook assignment)
Lecture Notes: Roosevelt and Taft Domestic Policies
American Spirit Reader: Read Chapter 28.
Lecture Notes: Roosevelt and Taft Domestic Policies
Quiz on American Spirit Reader Chapter 28 (40 points).
Read and summarize American Pageant Chapter 29 (notebook assignment).
Lecture Notes: Wilson Administration
Lecture Notes: Wilson Administration
Jan. 28
Jan. 29
Jan. 30
Jan. 31
Feb. 3
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
Feb. 7
Feb. 10
Feb. 11
APPARTS (40 points)
Lecture Notes: Complete Unit 8
Unit 8 EXAM: Unit 8 (50 multiple choice) (100 points).
Unit 8 DBQ on Progressive Era (100 points)
Notebooks due for Unit 8 (Notebook Assignments and class lecture notes (40 points).
Begin Unit 9 by reading and summarizing American Pageant Chapter 30 (notebook
assignment).
Unit 9: WWI and the Roaring 20s
Chapters 30-32
Date
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
Feb. 14
Feb. 17
Feb. 18
Feb. 19
Feb. 20
Feb. 21
Feb. 24
Feb. 25
Feb. 26
Feb. 27
Feb. 28
March 3
Unit Topics/Assignments/Text Readings
Lecture Notes: WWI
Lecture Notes: WWI and the Homefront
Lecture Notes: WWI and Homefront
CFL Activity on the Treaty of Versailles (40 points).
Quiz on Lecture Notes Feb 12-14 (20 points).
Read American Pageant Chapter 31 and American Spirit Reader: Chapter 31
Read American Pageant Chapter 31 and American Spirit Reader: Chapter 31
Prepared a group presentation on a topic from Chapter 31 (American Pageant and
American Spirit).
Star Day: Work on group presentation.
Complete group presentations.
Present group presentations (40 points).
Complete group presentations.
Quiz group presentations from Chapter 31 (20 points).
Read American Pageant Chapter 32 and create graphic organizers for the administrations
of the Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover (notebook assignment).
Lecture Notes: Politics of the 1920s
Lecture Notes: Politics of the 1920s and The Crash
APPARTS for Unit 9
Complete Group Unit 9 Exam (50 multiple choice) (100 points).
Notebook due for Unit 9 (notebook assignments and lecture notes (40 points).
Unit 10: The Great Depression and WWII
Chapters 33-35
Date
March 4
March 5
March 6
March 7
March 10
March 11
March 12
Unit Topics/Assignments/Text Readings
ACT Day: No class work.
Read and summarize American Pageant Chapter 33 (notebook assignment)
Lecture Notes: Impact of the Great Depression
Lecture Notes: Impact of the Great Depression
Lecture Notes: Election of 1932 and FDR’s 1st New Deal Programs
Assign CFL Activity on New Deal Programs (40 points)
Lecture Notes: Election of 1936 and FDR’s 2nd New Deal Programs
Lecture Notes: FDR and the New Deal Impact
Quiz on Lecture Notes March 5-11 (20 points)
Read American Pageant Chapter 34 and create a graphic organizer for the foreign policy of
March 13
March 14
March 17
March 18
March 19
March 20
March 21
March 24
March 25
March 26
March 27
March 28
the 1930s (notebook assignment).
Lecture Notes: Foreign policy of the 1930s
Lecture Notes: Foreign policy of the 1930s and causes of WWII.
APPARTS on 1920s-1930s Foreign Policy (40 Points)
Quiz on Lecture Notes March 13-14 and American Pageant Chapter 34 (20 points)
Read American Pageant Chapter 35 and American Spirit Reader Chapter 35
Lecture Notes: WWII
Lecture Notes: WWII
Lecture Notes: WWII/History Channel Video on WWII
Lecture Notes: WWII/ History Channel Video on WWII
Quiz on American Spirit Reader Chapter 35 (40 points)
EXAM: Unit 10 (50 multiple choice) (100 points)
Review in-class essay writing assignment (100 points)
In-class essay (Minorities of WWII)
Notebook for Unit 10 due (notebook assignments and lecture notes (40 points).
Unit 11: Read American Pageant Chapters 36- 37 and answer corresponding questions
(notebook assignment).
Unit 11: The Cold War
Chapters 36-37
Date
Unit Topics/Assignments/Text Readings
April 7
Lecture Notes: Postwar Economy and Society and the Cold War Begins
April 8
Lecture Notes: Red Scare and Korean War Video
April 9
Korean War Video
April 10
Quiz on Lecture Notes and Korean War Video April 7-9 (40 points)
Lecture Notes: Eisenhower Administration
April 11
Lecture Notes: Eisenhower Administration
April 14
Lecture Notes: Eisenhower Administration
April 15
Assign Unit 11 In-class DBQ on Eisenhower and the Cold War (100 points)
April 16
Complete Unit 11 DBQ due at the end of the period
Unit 11 notebook due (question from Chapter 36-37; Point value TBA)
Unit 12: Decades 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s to Present Day
Chapters 38-42
Date
Unit Topics/ Assignments/Text Readings
April 17
Read American Pageant Chapter 38 and define specific terms from the Kennedy and
Johnson Administrations (notebook assignment)
April 18
Lecture Notes: Vietnam War
April 21
Lecture Notes: Vietnam War
April 22
Lecture Notes: Vietnam War
April 23
Quiz on Lecture Notes and Readings April 17-22 (20 points)
Lecture Notes: Civil Rights Movement
April 24
Lecture Notes: Civil Rights Movement
April 25
Read American Pageant Chapters 39-40 and define specific terms from the Nixon/Ford,
Carter, and Reagan Administrations (notebook assignment)
April 28
Continue working on Chapters 39-40 terms.
April 29
April 30
May 1
May 2
Quiz on lectures, terms and readings April 23-28 (20 points)
Read American Pageant Chapters 41-42 and answer corresponding questions for chapters
(notebook assignment).
Complete questions for Chapters 41-42
Study for multiple choice Exam for Unit 11 -12
Study for Multiple Choice Exam for Unit 11-12
EXAM: Units 11-12 (multiple choice 50-60??? questions) (100-120 points ??)
Notebook due for Unit 12 (terms for Chapters 38-40 and questions 41-42;Point value TBA)
Closing Dates
May 5Preparing for APUSH Exam/EOC Exam
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The date for the EOC is yet to be determined; however, it may be
administered within this timeframe.
May 14 APUSH National Exam
May 15- Ashland School District required writing assignment.
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