Honors U.S. History Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Tara Gilpin
- Term
- 2016 - 2017 School Year
- Department
- Social Studies
- Description
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The Honors United States History course is a two-semester class that offers a survey of American History since the 15th century at college-level pace. Extensive reading, writing, and study skills useful in college will be emphasized. The class concludes with a End of Course exam, prepared by the State of Georgia given April 27th – May 4th, 2017.
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Weird but True presentations due - check the schedule to see what day you present. This is the LAST grade that you will get this school year - do your best!
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Take the following survey
3rd Period
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Make up Review Reading Quiz #4
Use the attached power point to answer the questions
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U.S. History EOC TEST
Your EOC Review Sheet is due today for a grade - NO EXCEPTIONS!
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These are the review games that we've played in class - you can use them to help you study or to complete your review sheet:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=db5c8ab0-79aa-48cc-861d-8b60adcf69cb
https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=32ad3a93-82d9-4e10-a1b7-69dd78806fde
https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=1d4d4f94-ac5a-4efb-baa2-ed01cb6f691f
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Review Reading Quiz #1 - You NEED to review your Cornell Notes and Vocabulary Lists for Units #1-4
***The old vocabulary lists are attached below
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Unit #14 Reading Quiz
Unit #14 Notebook Check (Week #3 ONLY)
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Late 20th Century Presidential Presentations - Check the Presentation Schedule to see what day you present
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Unit #13 NOTEBOOK CHECK (Weeks #1 and #2 ONLY)
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1960s Protest Music Presentation
Your Presentation SHOULD NOT exceed 2-3 minutes - we've got to get ALL of these done in one day :-)s
There is NO PAPER REQUIRED
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Understanding Non-Violent Protest
Read these articles and watch the YouTube clip and answer the questions that follow.
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Major Battles of WW2 - Pacific Theater and European Theater
Use the attached document to complete the paper that I gave you - the website links are attached. We will do this IN CLASS today!
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Unit #11 Notebook Check - ALL Vocabulary and Cornell due!
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1930s Meeting of the Minds - see attached information and rubric
Presentations in class - papers to Turnitin.com NO LATER than 7:35 am
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AP Benchmark Testing/Honors Work Day - bring something that you NEED to work on or finish!
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Reading Quiz - The Great Depression and The New Deal - see attached reading list and vocabulary
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WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER IN CLASS! Use the following websites to complete the 1920s Scavenger Hunt:
Trade and Arms Limitations - http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/A-D/Arms-Control-and-Disarmament-Between-the-world-wars-1919-1939.html
Prosperity - http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/consumerism-america-1920s.htm
Cultural Values in Conflict - http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
Popular Culture - http://1920sgirls.tripod.com/popculture.html
African-Americans in the 1920s - http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/great-migration
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Reading Quiz- 1920s - see Reading List and Vocabulary attached
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Unit #10 Notebook Check - ALL vocabulary and Cornell Notes are due
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American Imperialism Roundtable - Rubric and Information is attached
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If you were absent or on the Beta Club trip this will help you to complete the assignments that you missed, and to do your project that is DUE on either Thursday (1/26) or Friday, January 27th!
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The Gilded Age Project - Check the Presentation Schedule for your date - NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED!
I've also attached the documents that we've used in this unit - these may help you in your research.
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Major Leaders of the Progressive Era/ Muckrakers
Use the websites on the attached document to complete the work that you were given. We will do this IN CLASS TODAY ONLY!
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Reading Quiz - Reading List and Assignment Sheet Attached as well as Vocabulary
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Reading Quiz - Reading List and Assignment Sheet and Vocab List is attached
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Unit #8 Notebook Check - ALL Vocabulary and Cornell Notes are due!
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Thomas Nast Political Cartoon Analysis - This is due at the beginning of class
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Reading Quiz - This is the day we get back from Christmas Break - make sure that you do these assignments!
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Weekly Reading Quiz -
- ALL MATERIALS THAT WE HAVE COVERED THIS SEMESTER – Including vocabulary and reading – this will be a cumulative reading quiz.
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Unit #7 Notebook Check - ALL Vocabulary Lists and Cornell Notes are DUE!
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1850s Meeting of the Minds - Follow the instructions on the Rubric for YOUR CHARACTER and come to class ready!
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Battles of the Civil War
Gettysburg - https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/pa002.htm
Vicksburg - https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ms011.htm
You will explain why YOUR BATTLE was clearly the turning point of the war - use your documents as evidence.
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North vs. South - On the eve of the war
You will debate (North vs South) who is more likely to win based on three factors:
1) Economic Factors
2) Military Advantages
3) Diplomatic Strategies
Use the following primary and secondary sources to help you craft your argument. The debate will take place in class on Thursday, December 1st.
The Economic Balance
2) https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/american-civil-war/resources/north-south-comparisons
The Military Balance
2) http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple;rgn=div1;c=lincoln;cc=lincoln;idno=lincoln4;q1=proclamation%20calli3) ng%20militia;submit=Go;view=text;subview=detail;node=lincoln4%3A527
The Diplomatic Balance
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ALL 4 GROUPS WILL READ AND ANALYZE THE FOLLOWING:
2)Abraham Lincoln, “Draft of Speech on Popular Sovereignty” (May 18, 1858): http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mal
3) Abraham Lincoln, “Speech Delivered in Springfield” (1858)
4) Abraham Lincoln, “Address at Cooper Institute,” Excerpts (February 27, 1860): https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/127liho/127facts2.htm
IN ADDITION - EACH GROUP HAS THEIR OWN SET OF DOCUMENTS TO ANALYZE
Group #1 - William Lloyd Garrison, “To the Public” (January 1, 1831): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html
Group #2 - Frederick Douglass, “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” (July 5, 1852): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html
Group #3 - Stephen Douglas, “Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858): Second Debate at Freeport, Illinois,” Excerpt (August 27, 1858)
dkuluris.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/7/3/.../civil_war_primary_sources.docx
Group #4 -Jefferson Davis, “Resolutions on the Relations of States,” Excerpt (February 2, 1860): https://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=81
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Unit #6 Notebook Check - ALL Cornell Notes and Vocabulary are Due!
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Frederick Douglass Roundtable - FOLLOW ALL INFORMATION ON THE RUBRIC PROVIDED - THIS TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!
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Unit #6 TEST - Review Sheet is attached
Kahoot Review Game - https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby
Quizizz Review Game - https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5823852d57895c5dd668bc97/start
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Group Assignments on Westward Expansion - Primary Source Documents are embedded
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Complete and submit this activity using the embedded web addresses - this is due at the beginning of class on Friday!
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Unit #5 Test TOMORROW!!!!!
Study Guide is attached and links for review games
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Unit #5 LEQ In-Class Write
Rubric and Power Point are attached - the ONLY thing that you can use to help you are the notes that you have taken on the rubric.
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The Federalist Era and Jeffersonian Republic Presentations
Instructions and Rubric attached
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Lewis and Clark Mapping Activity - WE WILL DO THIS IN CLASS!
Activity #1 - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/index.html
Activity #2 - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/trailmap/index.html
Activity #3 - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_jou.html
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Unit #5 Notebook Check - ALL Cornell Notes and Vocabulary is DUE!
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Unit #5 Reading Quiz; Week #2
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Unit #5 Reading Quiz; Week #1
Vocabulary List and Reading Lists are attached
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Use the embedded websites to answer the questions and fill out the charts provided. WE WILL DO THIS TOGETHER IN CLASS!
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DBQ In-CLASS WRITE
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Period #4 (1783-1787) NOTEBOOK CHECK
ALL Vocabulary and Cornell Notes for this unit are due!
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Bill of Rights Roundtable
Assignment details and rubric attached
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Reading Quiz #1 on Period #4 (1783-1787)
Reading List, Assignment Sheet, and Vocabulary Lists are attached
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LEQ In-Class Write
This is the Power Point that we went through in class - this should help you with your Specific, Relevant, Factual, Information!!!
The Rubric for this assignment is also attached.
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Week #6 Reading Quiz
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Maps of the major battles of the American Revolution – for this you will need to do the interactive activity, answer the questions using the attached website. We WILL do this IN CLASS together!
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Week #5 Reading Quiz
Check your updated reading list and assignment sheet to verify what you need to know for this reading quiz
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NOTEBOOK CHECK for Unit #2 - ALL Vocabulary from Week #1 and Week #2, and ALL Cornell Notes will be checked in class.
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UNIT #2 Reading Quiz, Week #1
Your Reading List and Assignment Sheet is attached below. ALL Primary Source documents are hyper-linked.
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ALL SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENTS DUE - END OF UNIT #1
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Use the website below to access the John White drawings and Theodor de Bry engravings.
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Period #1 (1491-1607) - Reading Quiz #1