Advanced Placement United States History

HIS40-14, 2013-2014
Mrs. Susanna Waters Classroo 404 Description: (&)s *+ %ourse e,-lores t&e .e/elo- ent o0 * er)%a start)n' !)t& t&e arr)/al o0 1uro-ean settlers )n t&e earl2 17t& %entur2 an. en.)n' !)t& ore %onte -orar2 )ssues o0 t&e latter 20 t& an. earl2 21st %entur)es. In ea%& un)t, our %lass !)ll e,a )ne an. !e)'& to-)%s 0or t&e)r -ol)t)%al, so%)al, e%ono )%, 'lo#al an. &)stor)%al s)'n)0)%an%e. Stu.ents !)ll learn to e,-lore t&e ult)-le )nter-retat)ons o0 a &)stor)%al e/ent, an. ')/e t&ou'&t to -o)nt o0 /)e! an. #)as. Mu%& attent)on !)ll #e .e/ote. to .e/elo-)n' %r)t)%al t&)n$)n' t&rou'& %lass .)s%uss)on, as !ell as !or$)n' on -r) ar2 .o%u ent anal2s)s s$)lls an. essa2 !r)t)n'. Stu.ents !)ll !or$ %ons)stentl2 t&rou'&out to -re-are t&e sel/es 0or t&e *+ e,a )n Ma2. In a..)t)on, %lass t) e !)ll #e .e/ote. to outl)n)n' %urrent e/ents, !&)%& !)ll &el- stu.ents to learn &o! rele/ant &)stor)%al $no!le.'e %an #e )n un.erstan.)n' to.a23s -ol)t)%s an. %ulture. Texts: 4a/).son, 5a es West, et al. Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic. 6t& e.. 6oston: M%7ra!-H)ll, 2008. 4e'ler, Carl 8. Out of Our Past: The Forces That Shaped Modern America . 3r. e.. 8e! 9or$: Har-er+erenn)al, 1:84. 8e! an, 5o&n 5. nited States History: Preparin! for the Advance Placement "#amination . 8e! 9or$: * s%o S%&ool +u#l)%at)ons, In%., 2004. Website: We &a/e a %lass #lo'; (&)s s)te !)ll ser/e to $ee- us u- to .ate on ass)'n ents, as a 0oru 0or sur/e2 an. .)s%uss)on, an. as a laun%&)n' -a. to t&e rest o0 t&e !e# !&)%& !)ll &el- a). our resear%& as &)stor)ans. 9ou %an a%%ess t&e #lo' at !atersa-us14.#lo's-ot.%o . I !)ll tea%& 2ou )n %lass &o! to <0ollo!= )t an. ot&er -ert)nent .eta)ls. C&e%$ )t n)'&tl2; Supplies: +en>-en%)l, &)'&l)'&ter, note#oo$ -a-er, t&ree r)n' #)n.er !)t& .)/).ers 0or &)stor2. I0 2ou &a/e a la-to- or )+a., #r)n' )t to %lass?!e !)ll use )t o0ten. 9ou ust #e -ro -te. #2 e to o-en 2our %o -uter, ot&er!)se, )t s&oul. re a)n )n 2our #a'. In a..)t)on, %ell -&ones are not allo!e. unless I 'rant 2ou s-e%)0)% -er )ss)on. *t t&e start o0 %lass e/er2.a2, 2ou !)ll -la%e 2our -&one )n t&e .es)'nate. #)n #2 t&e .oor. @a)lure to .o so !)ll result )n t&e %on0)s%at)on o0 t&e .e/)%e 0or t&e re a)n.er o0 t&e s%&ool .a2. Cell: (781) 248-6235 s!aters"#roo$sss%&ool.or'

Class Participation & Attendance: Stu.ents are e,-e%te. to -art)%)-ate )n %lass .)s%uss)ons an. a%t)/)t)es, #ot& t&rou'& a%t)/e l)sten)n' an. t&ou'&t0ul %ontr)#ut)on. @ull %re.)t !)ll #e a!ar.e. to t&ose stu.ents !&o .e onstrate t&e)r )n/ol/e ent #2 as$)n' Auest)ons, o00er)n' /alua#le )ns)'&t, an. s&o!)n' res-e%t 0or %lassroo -ol)%)es an. -ro%e.ures. *tten.an%e )s an essent)al %o -onent o0 %lass -art)%)-at)on. In t&e %ase o0 an e,%use. a#sen%e, t&e stu.ent a2 %onsult &)s or &er ass)'n ent s&eet an. su# )t t&e !or$ #2 t&e ne,t %lass eet)n'. *n2 e,%e-t)ons ust #e arran'e. a&ea. o0 t) e an. re%e)/e a--ro/al. Ho!e/er, )0 t&e a#sen%e )s une,%use., t&en t&e !or$ .ue 0or t&e %lass )sse. !)ll re%e)/e a Bero (t&)s also )n%lu.es an2t&)n' a. )n)stere. .ur)n' %lass t) e). Stu.ents !&o atten. %lass, #ut su# )t late !or$ !)ll 0a%e a 'ra.e .e.u%t)on o0 one letter 'ra.e (e.'. an * -a-er #e%o es a 6). In a%%or.an%e !)t& 6roo$s S%&ool -ol)%2, no late !or$ !)ll #e a%%e-te. -ast t&ree .a2s 0ollo!)n' t&e .ue .ate. Homewor Assi!nments: *ss)'n ents !)ll #e a--ro,) atel2 45 )nutes -er n)'&t. *ll !r)tten !or$, or !or$ to #e su# )tte. ele%tron)%all2, )s .ue #2 t&e #e')nn)n' o0 t&e %lass -er)o.. Do not bot"er to email assi!nments or s"ow up to class late because you were printin!# as t"e assi!nment will be counted as late anyway. $ormal Assessment: @a)r !arn)n' an. re/)e! !)ll #e ')/en 0or all 46Cs, Auests an. tests t&at stu.ents !)ll enDo2 t&)s 2ear. (&e %lass !)ll usuall2 re%e)/e not)%e o0 a Au)B, t&ou'& on%e )n a !&)le 2ou a2 en%ounter a -leasant sur-r)se. (&e *+ e,a !)ll #e a. )n)stere. on We.nes.a2 Ma2 14 t& 2014. Stu.ents s&oul. e,-e%t to eet as a %lass 0ollo!)n' t&e e,a . Pro%ects&'ssays: Mu%& attent)on !)ll #e .e/ote. to !r)t)n' t&rou'&out t&e 2ear, so )nstru%t)on )n 0or att)n' an. %)tat)on !)ll 0urt&er )llu )nate e,-e%tat)ons. Ho!e/er, -lease $no! no! t&at all -a-ers ust #e 12--o)nt .e0ault 0ont, .ou#le s-a%e. !)t& 1= ar')ns, an. sta-le. -ro-erl2 #e0ore su# )ss)on. *ll &o e!or$ ust #e t2-e. or )n -en, t&ou'& )n-%lass !or$ %an #e )n -en%)l. *%%urate an. %ons)stent notat)on )s %o -ulsor2, an. an2 )nstan%e o0 -la')ar)s !)ll re%e)/e a Bero an. #e re0erre. to t&e 4ean3s o00)%e 0or .)s%)-l)nar2 a%t)on. (rades: */era'es are %al%ulate. #2 a -o)nt s2ste . (&e stu.ent3s total -o)nts !)ll #e .)/).e. #2 t&e total -o)nts -oss)#le )n t&e Auarter>se ester>2ear. +lease see Mrs. Waters *( *89 (IM1 a#out an2 %on%erns 2ou )'&t &a/e re'ar.)n' 2our 'ra.e (or an2t&)n' else;). I a , an. &o-e 2ou are too, loo$)n' 0or!ar. to a 'reat 2ear;