AP US History Weeks 1/2

About Me Originally from Chicago, IL Graduated from Bradley University degrees in History and Secondary Ed Studied in Berlin, Germany Moved to Florida and have worked with OCVS since 2014

Today’s Objectives: What you should do each week Our Website Week 1 and 2 Readings/Assignments

Each Week… Complete Assignment(s) Due on Monday by 5pm Quizzes Read the E-Text!!! Your pace chart tells you what to read each week (1 chapter per week) Take notes! You have to be a proactive reader! Flash cards Notebook Look at the outline on my website Complete Assignment(s) Due on Monday by 5pm Quizzes You can take up to 3 times! Writing Assignments

Our Website! http://shelanskeyss.weebly.com/ AP Exam (Password protected)- Displays sample questions Content Videos- Crash Course videos broken up by module Resources- How-to-Guides, Videos, Assignment Help, Textbook outline, AP Exam 30 day study guide, Websites for Research, Doomsday Clock Study Guides- Help with Module Exams! Pace Chart- In case you misplaced your pace chart Objectives- Helps prepare for DBAs

Week 1! Read Chapter 1 Read 1.00 Introduction Read Lesson 1.01 and Complete 1.01 Quiz You need to know the different characteristics of the major Native American Civilizations Native American vs European Societies

Week 1 Writing Assignment 1.02 Introduces the Effects of Spanish exploration What happened to the Americas after the Spanish arrived? Introduces the HAP-P Chart

The HAP-P Chart This is what Historians do! Whenever you read a primary source, you will mentally Think about the HAP-P Chart The HAP-P Chart This is what Historians do!

Assignment 1.02 Pick between 3 letter written by Herman Cortes Historical Context- in one paragraph, describe the world Cortes is invading Audience- who is Cortes writing to? (HINT: answer is in the directions). In one paragraph, describe what you know about the audience Purpose- Why is Cortes writing this letter? Point-of-View: Describe what you know about Cortes and why he came to the Americas? What is he hoping to accomplish?

Assignment 1.02 Part 2 Show your document notes related to the HAP-P Chart

Assignment 1.2 Part 3 In one paragraph, answer the question: “What does this source reveal about the causes and/or effects of Spanish conquest and settlement of the Americas?” Again, why did Cortes come to the Americas and what happened after he arrived? (Textbook helps answer this!)

Week 2! Read Chapter 2 Read lesson 1.03 and complete writing assignment Read lesson 1.04 and complete Quiz Comparing Spanish, Dutch, French, and English settlement in the Americas

Assignment 1.3 Debate between two Spanish writers—Should Spain go to war against the Native Americans? You have to look for a quote to support each claim in the chart. Describe how your chosen quote supports the claim

Assignment 1.3 Step 3—Which quote from each document do you consider most powerful? Identify one quote from each document. Then discuss why you chose each quote in a brief paragraph. Be sure to cite specific information from the lesson and/or your assigned reading to support your answer.  (The quotes do not have to be from those you placed in the chart.) This is your opinion! For each quote, write one paragraph on why you chose your quote. Use evidence from the lesson and E-Text to support your claim What to think about: Are Native Americans savages? How different are Native American civilizations from Spanish/European civilizations? Does Christianity automatically make someone civilized?

Quiz 1.4 What to Know: Why French, Dutch, and English came to the New World How European countries viewed and interacted with the native Americans Characteristics of Spanish, French, English, and Dutch colonies in the New World

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