1. Mr. Brett Eppolite Room- L-109 Email- beppolite@wtps.org
AP U.S. History I
Mr. Brett Eppolite
Room- L-109 -

2. Angelina Grimke, Abolitionist
Time Period
We will cover:
Pre-Columbian Societies and European Contact
Colonial America and the American Revolution
The Early Republic
The Age of Jackson
Westward Migration
Reform Movements of the 1830’s and 1840s
The slavery conflict and the Civil War
Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era
The Gilded Age
Angelina Grimke, Abolitionist

3. General Expectations Set and work toward your goals.
Independent learning and self-advocacy
Actively participate in class discussions
Don’t just absorb information- think critically, evaluate, and analyze
Come to class on time and prepared.
George Washington

4. The “Great Compromiser”
Homework Tasks
Readings Assignments
View and take notes from online power points, videos, and lectures
Online quizzes
Studying for tests and quizzes
Writing assignments
Online Discussion Boards
Finishing activities started in class
Henry Clay,
The “Great Compromiser”

5. Best practices for Readings HW
Read the section rather than just look for the answers
Bullet your points
Leave yourself space
Write your notes rather than type
Keep your notes organized chronologically

6. Study Tips
Have student quiz themselves with flashcards or you can quiz them.
Have students write out descriptions rather than read through their notes. (identifications of key laws, people, terms)
Write an outline of the points you plan to write about in a long essay.
Take note of the teacher’s questions in class. (esp. review days or beginning of the period, readings questions)
When answering multiple choice questions try to eliminate two answers.

7. Class Activities Discussion of Readings and Class notes
Reading and interpreting historical documents
Discussions of controversial issues and people of the time period
Problem-based tasks and simulation activities
Comparison Studies
AP Skills Practice
Films and excerpts of documentaries
Test reviews
John Brown, Abolitionist

8. Keys For Success Diligent work outside the classroom Keeping organized
Studying using good techniques
Set ambitious but reasonable goals
Midterm/Final Exams
Retain information and study tools for the AP Exam

9. Grading System Total Points
To calculate grade, divide points earned by points possible
Assignment
Points Earned
Points Possible
Percentage
Homework 10
100
Quiz 40 50 80
Class Activity 20
Test 65 81
Journal 3 -
Total
138
160 86

10. Final Grade Format Marking Period 1- 20% Marking Period 2- 20%
Midterm Exam- 10%
Marking Period 3- 20%
Marking Period 4- 20%
Final Exam- 10%
* Final Grade is what goes on the transcript