A.P. United States History / Linda Fields                                 Syllabus for 2009-2010

 

F          8/7       Class introduction and expectations;  What is AP?

                       

M         8/10    Pre-Columbian Societies;  Trans-Atlantic Explorations, and Colonial Beginnings—1492--1650:  Chapter 2      

Tu        8/11    Chapter 2                   U.S. States map

W        8/12    Chapter 3

Th        8/13    Chapter 3                  

F          8/14    Chapter 3

 

M         8/17    The Colonial Era:  Chapter 4                               

Tu        8/18    Chapter 4

W        8/19    Chapter 4                   U.S. Rivers map                               

Th        8/20    Chapter 4                   NHS Open House—6:30 PM

F          8/21    Road to Revolution:  1754--1775:  Chapter 5

 

M         8/24    Chapter 5

Tu        8/25    Chapter 5

W        8/26    Chapter 5

Th        8/27    The American Revolution—Gaining Independence:  Chapter 6

F          8/28    Chapter 6                   Canada map

 

M         8/31    Chapter 6

Tu        9/1       Chapter 6

W        9/2       Chapter 6

Th        9/3       Chapter 6

F          9/4       The Constitution and the New Republic:  Chapter 7

 

M         9/7       Holiday—Labor Day

Tu        9/8       Chapter 7                  

W        9/9       Chapter 7                   Latin America map              

Th        9/10    Chapter 7

W        9/11    Chapter 7

 

M         9/14    The Age of Jefferson and Madison, 1800--1816:  Chapter 8

Tu        9/15    Chapter 8                                                                  

W        9/16    Chapter 8                  

Th        9/17    Chapter 8

F          9/18    Chapter 8

 

M         9/21    Nationalism and Economic Expansion:  Chapter 9  

Tu        9/22    Chapter 9                  

W        9/23     Chapter 9                               

Th        9/24     Age of Jackson and the Reformers:  Chapter 10

F          9/25     Chapter 10

 

M         9/28    Chapter 10

Tu        9/29    Chapter 10

W        9/30    Chapter 10

Th        10/1    Chapter 10

F          10/2    Chapter 10

 

M         10/5     The Old South (Slavery), Technology, and Culture:  Chapters 11 and 12

T          10/6     Chapters 11 and 12

W        10/7    Review for nine weeks exam

Th        10/8    First Nine Weeks exams—3rd block

F          10/9    First Nine Weeks exam—4th block

 

M         10/12  Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisis—North, South, West:  Chapter 13  

Tu        10/13  Chapter 13    

W        10/14  Chapter 13

Th        10/15  Chapter 13

F          10/16  Holiday

 

M         10/19  Holiday         

Tu        10/20  The 1850s:  Decade of Compromise and Secession: Chapter 14

W        10/21  Chapter 14

Th        10/22  Chapter 14

F          10/23  Chapter 14

 

M         10/26   Chapter 14

Tu        10/27   The Civil War:  Chapter 15                          

W        10/28   Chapter 15     

Th        10/29   Chapter 15                             

F          10/30   Chapter 15

 

M         11/2     Reconstruction:  Chapter 16

Tu        11/3     Chapter 16

W        11/4     Chapter 16

Th        11/5     Chapter 16                             

F          11/6     Chapter 16                 

 

M         11/9     The West and Native American Indians:  Chapter 17

Tu        11/10   Chapter 17

W        11/11   Chapter 17

Th        11/12   Chapter 17                             

F          11/13   Chapter 17                             

 

 

M         11/16   The Gilded Age and Industrialization:  Chapter 18 (parts of 19)

Tu        11/17   Chapter 18

W        11/18   Chapter 18     

Th        11/19   Chapter 18

F          11/20   Chapter 18

 

Thanksgiving Break—Week of 11/23 through 11/27

 

M         11/30  Chapter 18

Tu        12/1    Chapter 19  (selections)

W        12/2    Chapter 19  (selections)

Th        12/3    Immigration, Urbanization, and the Spanish American War:  Chapter 20

F          12/4    Chapter 20

 

M         12/7    Chapter 20

Tu        12/8    Chapter 20

W        12/9    Chapter 20

Th        12/10  Chapter 20

F          12/11  Chapter 20

 

 

M         12/14  Chapter 20

Tu        12/15  Review for exams

W        12/16  Review for exams

Th        12/17  Second Nine Weeks Exams—Third Block

F          12/18  Second Nine Weeks Exams—Fourth Block

 

 

Second Semester

 

W        1/6       The Progressives:  Chapter 21

Th        1/7       Chapter 21

F          1/8       Chapter 21

 

M         1/11    Chapter 21                                                    

Tu        1/12    Chapter 21

W        1/13    Chapter 21

Th        1/14    World War I:  Chapter 22

F          1/15    Chapter 22

 

M         1/18    Holiday:  MLK Holiday

Tu        1/19    Chapter 22

W        1/20    Chapter 22

Th        1/21    The 1920s:  Chapter 23

F          1/22    Chapter 23

 

M         1/25    Chapter 23

Tu        1/26    Chapter 23

W        1/27    The Depression and the New Deal:  Chapter 24

Th        1/28    Chapter 24

F          1/29    Chapter 24

 

M         2/1       Chapter 24

Tu        2/2       Chapter 24

W        2/3       Chapter 24

Th        2/4       World War II:  Chapter 25

F          2/5       Chapter 25                

 

M         2/8       Chapter 25                                        

Tu        2/9       Chapter 25

W        2/10    Chapter 25

Th        2/11    Truman and the Cold War:  Chapter 26                                    

F          2/12    Chapter 26                            

 

Mid Winter Break—2/15 through 2/19

 

M         2/22    Chapter 26

Tu        2/23    Chapter 26

W        2/24    Chapter 26

Th        2/25    Eisenhower and Modern Republicanism:  Chapter 27

F          2/26    Chapter 27

 

M         3/1       Chapter 27

Tu        3/2       Chapter 27

W        3/3       Chapter 27

Th        3/4       Kennedy’s New Frontier:  Johnson’s Great Society;  Vietnam;  60s Culture:  Chapter 28

F          3/5       Chapter 28

 

M         3/8       Chapter 28

Tu        3/9       Chapter 28

W        3/10    Chapter 28

Th        3/11    Nixon;  Vietnam:  Chapter 29

F          3/12    Chapter 29

 

M         3/15    Chapter 29

Tu        3/16    Third Nine Weeks exam—3rd block

W        3/17    Third Nine Weeks exam—4th block

Th        3/18    The United States since 1974:  Ford, Carter, Reagan:  Chapter 30

F          3/19    Chapter 30

 

 

M         3/22    Chapter 30

Tu        3/23    Chapter 30

W        3/24    Chapter 30                            

Th        3/25    Chapter 30

F          3/26    Chapter 30

 

M         3/29    Chapter 30

Tu        3/30    Chapter  30

W        3/31    Bush, Clinton, Bush:  Chapters 31 and 32

Th        4/1       Chapter 31

F          4/2       Chapter 31

 

Spring Holidays—4/5 through 4/9

 

M         4/12    Chapter 31

Tu        4/13    Chapter 32                

W        4/14    Chapter 32

Th        4/15    Chapter 32

F          4/16    Chapter 32

 

M         4/19    Review for AP test

Tu        4/20    Review for AP test

W        4/21    Review for AP test

Th        4/22    Review for AP test

F          4/23    Review for AP test                           

 

M         4/26    Review for AP test               

Tu        4/27    Review for AP test

W        4/28    Review for AP test                End of Course Test—3rd block  

Th        4/29    Review for AP test                End of Course Test—4th block

F          4/30    Review for AP test

Saturday, 5/1:  SAT II Subject Test:  8:00, not given at NHS;  see below

 

M         5/3       Review for AP test               

Tu        5/4       Review for AP test

W        5/5       Review for AP test

Th        5/6       Review for AP test

F          5/7       AP TEST!!!  8:00 AM

                                                                       

5/10 through 5/28   Current issues projects;  Coweta County and Newnan history;  Bush, Clinton, Bush Presidencies continued;  Chapters 31 and 32 continued      

 

 

Saturday, May 1:  SAT II Subject Test:  United States History (One hour)

            Registration deadline:  March 25

            Cost:  $20