Advanced Placement United States History

HIS40-13, 2014-2015
Mrs. Susanna Waters Cell: (781) 248-6235
Classroo 404 s!aters"#roo$sss%&ool.or'
Description:
(&)s *+ %ourse e,-lores t&e .e/elo-ent o0 *er)%a start)n' 1ust -r)or to t&e 1422 arr)/al o0
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%entur)es. In ea%& un)t, our %lass !)ll e,a)ne an. !e)'& to-)%s 0or t&e)r -ol)t)%al, so%)al,
e%ono)%, 'lo#al an. &)stor)%al s)'n)0)%an%e. Stu.ents !)ll learn to e,-lore t&e ult)-le
)nter-retat)ons o0 a &)stor)%al e/ent, an. ')/e t&ou'&t to -o)nt o0 /)e! an. #)as. Mu%&
attent)on !)ll #e .e/ote. to .e/elo-)n' %r)t)%al t&)n$)n' t&rou'& %lass .)s%uss)on, as !ell as
!or$)n' on -r)ar3 .o%uent anal3s)s s$)lls an. essa3 !r)t)n'. Stu.ents !)ll !or$
%ons)stentl3 t&rou'&out to -re-are t&esel/es 0or t&e *+ e,a )n Ma3. 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 $no!le.'e %an #e )n un.erstan.)n' to.a34s -ol)t)%s an. %ulture.
Texts:
Henretta, 5aes *., 6r)% H)n.era$er, 7e#e%%a 6.!ar.s an. 7o#ert 8. Sel0. Americas
History: for the AP Course, 8
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Edition. 9oston: 9e.0or.:St. Mart)n4s, 2014.
;e!an, 5o&n 5. United States History: Preparing for the Advance Placement Eamination.
;e! <or$: *s%o S%&ool +u#l)%at)ons, In%., 2004.
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u- to .ate on ass)'nents, as a 0oru 0or sur/e3 an. .)s%uss)on, an. as a laun%&)n' -a. to
t&e rest o0 t&e !e# !&)%& !)ll &el- a). our resear%& as &)stor)ans. <ou %an a%%ess t&e #lo' at
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Supplies:
+en:-en%)l, &)'&l)'&ter, note#oo$ -a-er, t&ree r)n' #)n.er !)t& .)/).ers 0or &)stor3. I0 3ou
&a/e a la-to- or )+a., #r)n' )t to %lass?!e !)ll use )t o0ten. <ou ust #e -ro-te. #3 e to
o-en 3our %o-uter, ot&er!)se, )t s&oul. rea)n )n 3our #a'. In a..)t)on, %ell -&ones are not
allo!e. unless I 'rant 3ou s-e%)0)% -er)ss)on. *t t&e start o0 %lass e/er3.a3, 3ou !)ll -la%e
3our -&one )n t&e .es)'nate. #)n #3 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 rea)n.er o0 t&e s%&ool .a3.
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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
.eonstrate t&e)r )n/ol/eent #3 as$)n' Auest)ons, o00er)n' /alua#le )ns)'&t, an. s&o!)n'
res-e%t 0or %lassroo -ol)%)es an. -ro%e.ures.
*tten.an%e )s an essent)al %o-onent o0 %lass -art)%)-at)on. In t&e %ase o0 an e,%use.
a#sen%e, t&e stu.ent a3 %onsult &)s or &er ass)'nent s&eet an. su#)t t&e !or$ #3 t&e ne,t
%lass eet)n'. *n3 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 an3t&)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%oes
a 9). In a%%or.an%e !)t& 9roo$s S%&ool -ol)%3, no late !or$ !)ll #e a%%e-te. -ast t&ree .a3s
0ollo!)n' t&e .ue .ate.
Homewor Assi!nments:
*ss)'nents !)ll #e a--ro,)atel3 45 )nutes -er n)'&t. *ll !r)tten !or$, or !or$ to #e
su#)tte. ele%tron)%all3, )s .ue #3 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 0oral S*C, D9C, E6Cs, Auests an. tests t&at
stu.ents !)ll en1o3 t&)s 3ear. (&e %lass !)ll usuall3 re%e)/e not)%e o0 a Au)B, t&ou'& on%e )n a
!&)le 3ou a3 en%ounter a -leasant sur-r)se. (&e *+ e,a !)ll #e a.)n)stere. on @r).a3
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Pro%ects&'ssays:
Mu%& attent)on !)ll #e .e/ote. to !r)t)n' t&rou'&out t&e 3ear, so )nstru%t)on )n 0oratt)n'
an. %)tat)on !)ll 0urt&er )llu)nate e,-e%tat)ons. +lease $no! no! t&at all -a-ers ust #e 12-
-o)nt .e0ault 0ont, .ou#le s-a%e. !)t& 1F ar')ns, an. )0 turne. )n on -a-er s&oul. #e sta-le.
-ro-erl3 #e0ore su#)ss)on. *ll &oe!or$ ust #e t3-e. or )n -en, t&ou'& )n-%lass !or$ %an
#e )n -en%)l. *%%urate an. %ons)stent notat)on )s %o-ulsor3, an. an3 )nstan%e o0 -la')ar)s
!)ll re%e)/e a Bero an. #e re0erre. to t&e Dean4s o00)%e 0or .)s%)-l)nar3 a%t)on.
(rades:
*/era'es are %al%ulate. #3 a -o)nt s3ste. (&e stu.ent4s total -o)nts !)ll #e .)/).e. #3 t&e
total -o)nts -oss)#le )n t&e Auarter:seester:3ear. +lease see Mrs. Waters *( *;< (IM6
a#out an3 %on%erns 3ou )'&t &a/e re'ar.)n' 3our 'ra.e (or an3t&)n' else>). I a, an. &o-e
3ou are too, loo$)n' 0or!ar. to a 'reat 3ear>
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