Why Study History?
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE EMAIL MR SIEG at [email protected] ASAP from the email account you will use throughout the year. Include you first and last name. I will then create a google drive folder with information you will be able to obtain throughout the summer and year.
2014-2015 Course Syllabus
No need to print, you can just look and then sign the disclosure
No need to print, you can just look and then sign the disclosure
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2014-2015 Disclosure Contract
Please bring this to class and submit the first day of school (worth 10 Quiz Points)
Please bring this to class and submit the first day of school (worth 10 Quiz Points)
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2014-2015 Summer Assignment Summary
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(APUSH NEW CURRICULUM CONCEPTS UNIT ONE: 1491-1607)
Key Concept 1.1 Before the arrival of Europeans, native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social, political and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other.
Theme I: As settlers migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time,
they developed quite different and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and
transforming their diverse environments. (PEO-1) (ENV-1) (ENV-2)
Key Concept 1.2 European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations between societies across the Atlantic.
Theme: I. The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere in the 15th and 16th centuries triggered extensive demographic and social changes on both sides of the Atlantic. (PEO-4) (PEO-5) (ENV-1) (WXT-1) (WXT-4) (WOR-1);
Theme II. European expansion into the Western Hemisphere caused intense social/religious, political, and economic competition in Europe and the promotion of empire building. (ENV-1) (ENV-4) (WXT-1) (WOR-1) (POL-1)
Key Concept 1.3 Contacts among American Indians, Africans and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group.
Themes I. European overseas expansion and sustained contacts with Africans and American Indians dramatically altered European views of social, political, and economic relationships among and between white and nonwhite peoples. (CUL-1).
Themes II. Native peoples and Africans in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. (ID-4) (POL-1) (CUL-1) (ENV-2)
Key Concept 1.1 Before the arrival of Europeans, native populations in North America developed a wide variety of social, political and economic structures based in part on interactions with the environment and each other.
Theme I: As settlers migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time,
they developed quite different and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and
transforming their diverse environments. (PEO-1) (ENV-1) (ENV-2)
Key Concept 1.2 European overseas expansion resulted in the Columbian Exchange, a series of interactions and adaptations between societies across the Atlantic.
Theme: I. The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere in the 15th and 16th centuries triggered extensive demographic and social changes on both sides of the Atlantic. (PEO-4) (PEO-5) (ENV-1) (WXT-1) (WXT-4) (WOR-1);
Theme II. European expansion into the Western Hemisphere caused intense social/religious, political, and economic competition in Europe and the promotion of empire building. (ENV-1) (ENV-4) (WXT-1) (WOR-1) (POL-1)
Key Concept 1.3 Contacts among American Indians, Africans and Europeans challenged the worldviews of each group.
Themes I. European overseas expansion and sustained contacts with Africans and American Indians dramatically altered European views of social, political, and economic relationships among and between white and nonwhite peoples. (CUL-1).
Themes II. Native peoples and Africans in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. (ID-4) (POL-1) (CUL-1) (ENV-2)
Chapter 1: THe World Beginnings
Directions: Complete the following tasks over the summer
TASK 1: Textbook Content
1) Read American Pageant Chapter 1 (pp. 2-23)
2) Print out and complete the Guided Reading Assignment as you read. It will be turned in on the first day of school. Check your comprehension of material by completing the Review Activity below the guided reading.
TASK 1: Textbook Content
1) Read American Pageant Chapter 1 (pp. 2-23)
2) Print out and complete the Guided Reading Assignment as you read. It will be turned in on the first day of school. Check your comprehension of material by completing the Review Activity below the guided reading.
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Task 2: Document Assignments
1) Review the APPARTS worksheet that must accompany each document assignment you will complete this year. Email Mr. Sieg if you have any questions. These assignments are designed to enhance your understanding of the content and prepare you for DBQs (Document Based Questions)
1) Review the APPARTS worksheet that must accompany each document assignment you will complete this year. Email Mr. Sieg if you have any questions. These assignments are designed to enhance your understanding of the content and prepare you for DBQs (Document Based Questions)
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columbus_and_forced_labor_document.pdf | |
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Task 3: THIS IS NOW OPTIONAL! Watch LectureCasts below. Complete worksheets which coincide with each video. (Material will also be on quiz and graded class discussions)
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Additional Video Resources
ONCE YOU ARE COMPLETE AND SATISFIED WITH YOUR EFFORTS ON THE ABOVE WORK, BEGIN CHAPTER 2.
Click on this link to go to Unit 1 Part 2: Southern Colonies
Click on this link to go to Unit 1 Part 2: Southern Colonies