APUSH 2014-2015
Welcome APUSH Class of 2015!
What is APUSH?
APUSH is our acronym for Advanced Placement U.S. History. This is junior level U.S. History course that presents a college level curriculum to qualifying students who are expected to then take the AP U.S. History exam in May. Our curriculum is developed from College Board recommendations and students receiving scores of 3-5 (on a five point scale) are then exempt from having to take a similar course in college. This a rigorous course and students are expected to think, read, write and discuss critically.
Summer Schedule & Assignments
We begin our curriculum in the summer to get a jump start on a busy year. We begin with the end by focusing on the last three chapters of the American Pageant, our class text. Students should have checked out this resource as well as picked up the first handouts during one of our class meetings.
Students will also need the following;
Students will also need the following;
- 2-3" Heavy Duty 3- ring binder with 8-10 subject dividers.
- Quality pens, pencils and yellow highlighters
- A non-fiction book on a topic or person of interest in U.S. History
Our Texts
Text: American Pageant. David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen & Thomas A. Bailey
Supporting Reader: A People's History of the United States. Howard Zinn
Review Guide: American History 1877 to the Present. May Jane Capozzoli Ingui, Ph.D.
Resources
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/index.html
http://www.historyteacher.net/http://agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html
http://wikinotes.wikidot.com/13th-edition
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html
http://www.historyteacher.net/http://agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html
http://wikinotes.wikidot.com/13th-edition
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html