Populism and Industrialization - 12/10/12

Corporate Empire Builders - 12/6/12

Reconstruction and The Challenge of Freedom - 12/4/12

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Lincoln film Extra Credit - due Fri, 12/7, 11:59pm

I loved the film Lincoln, and I greatly enjoyed Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal of my favorite President. However, one of the most portrayals I found most fascinating was Tommy Lee Jones as Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. I would like to learn even more about him, and I would like for you to teach me.

Do some Internet research and find a scholarly website that can shed some light on this fascinating figure from American history. We are going to "crowd-source" this bio.
ADD ONLY NEW INFORMATION.

You should also summarize an article. You can quote from it, but do NOT copy-and-paste. Enter your findings below. Everyone's entries will be aggregated in the spreadsheet at the bottom of this entry. The spreadsheet updates every 5 minutes, so if you don't see your response right away, be patient.

The Great Civil War Debate - 11/29/12

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LUNCHTIME ACADEMY - 11/29/12

If you were unable to attend the Lunchtime Academies on Thursday and Friday of last week, please go to this website here:
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/african-americans-and-emancipation/resources/emancipation-proclamation-through-differ

Read the support materials and then do the activity labeled "HOMEWORK."

HOMEWORK

Imagine you were in Lincoln’s cabinet and he asked your advice on whether or not he should issue a proclamation freeing slaves. Write a position paper in which you give him your recommendation. Be sure to include reasons to support your opinion.

Turn this in using the form below:

Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

Click link below to view the video from the Gilder-Lehrman Institute. We watched this video at our Lunchtime Academy on Thursday, 11/29/12.

Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

APUSH Extra Credit - Due 11:59pm Fri 11/30

EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 12/7, 11:59PM!!

Honorable Manhood - 11/20/12

Slaves Resist and Adapt - 11/15/12 (board mistakenly says 11/16)

Road Map Events - Period 2

The Great Mexican War Debate - 11/13/12

Mexican War - 11/9/12

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Debate Groups for Wednesday's Mexican War Debate

Unit 5 Opener - 11/7/12

Unit 5 Opener - 11/7/12

Reform Movements Gallery Walk - 11/1/12

Midterm Review Notes

Midterm Review Session Notes.pdf Download this file

For anyone who couldn't attend this morning's review session, Palak took notes on everything we discussed. Thanks, Palak!

Building a National Identity - 10/30/12

Jackson Debate - 10/26/12

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, Hero, Villain?

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/was_andrewjackson_good_president.html

What an outstanding debate today! You can check out those videos again, plus more Andrew Jackson resources on the website above. Have a great weekend!

Age of Jackson - 10/24/12

Plans for 10/24/12

Hey APUSHers!

I will be a chaperone on a field trip tomorrow with West Ranch TV. Here's an outline right now of what I have planned for tomorrow:

• Unit 3 (a few more questions) - I got feedback from a few students after the exam that they studied A LOT for the exam, and felt as though they didn't have an opportunity to demonstrate all they had learned. So you're getting a chance to improve your score tomorrow. You're getting a few more questions. Do your BEST. It can only help your existing Unit 3 Exam score (finishing those right now). It cannot hurt you.
• The Age of Jackson. You will get an intro to Andrew Jackson, and then read an article on The Age of Jackson and Jacksonian Democracy. Among the questions I need for you to examine are (1) what are we referring to when we speak of "Jacksonian Democracy," and (2) how democratic was this "Democracy"?
• HW: A focus on "Andrew Jackson: Hero or Villain?"--Begin thinking of what the legacy of Andrew Jackson will be. Should he be remembered as a national hero, as an evil villain, or some combination of the two?

Unit 3 Exam - 10/22/12

APUSH Live! - 7:00-9:00pm TONIGHT!

Here's where we are meeting:
http://todaysmeet.com/IppAPUSH

Come join us starting at 7:00pm, and we're planning to go until 9:00 pm. This should primarily be a student-driven study group.

I highly encourage you to use the DIGITAL FILE CABINET as well for great resources, all the handouts from class, images, videos, and other useful stuff. It's all in the "Unit 3" folder.

The Early Republic Review - 10/16/12

Connect to Success Schedule

The Indispensable Man - 10/12/12

James Flexner - Washington the Indispensable Man

More Hamilton/Jefferson Comparisons - 10/10/12

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"Illustrated Timeline" samples

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Election of 1800 - 10/8/12

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Hamilton and Jefferson - 10/4/12

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The Critical Period and Religious Freedom - 9/28/12

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One Slide Project - Who are you?

Declaration of Independence - 9/24/12

Olive Branch Petition and Common Sense - 9/20/12

• The website I used to create the word cloud is called Wordle. You can find it at http://www.wordle.net
• The Gordon Wood video we watched at the beginning of the class is in the Digital File Cabinet here.
• Please note we did NOT have time to watch Founding Fathers/Brothers (#6 on the board). We may if we have time in our next class. If not, you can find the entire Founding Fathers, Founding Brothers series on Netflix and iTunes. The clip we were going to watch is specifically from the episode titled "Taking Liberties," and it's a clip about Thomas Paine and Common Sense.

Rebels! - 9/18/12

We watched America: The Story of Us Chapter 1 - "Rebels." If you were absent, you can set up a time to watch it in Mr. Ippolito's class at lunch, during Period 6 or 7, or after school. You can also download the episode for $1.99 from the iTunes Store here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/rebels/id365964537?i=369293046

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French and Indian War - 9/14/12

CrashCourse - The Seven Years' War

Unit 1 Exam - 9/12/12

Unit 1 Exam Themes

• Explore the relationship between whites and Native Americans in colonial America
• How did slavery take root in the Southern Colonies?
• How did religion shape the formation of colonial America?
• Art, literature, and culture in colonial America
• Revolt and rebellion
• Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity

Unit 1 Review - 9/12/12

Characterizing the Colonies - 9/4/12

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Religion in Colonial America - 8/30/12

Today we watched the first episode in the PBS series, God in America. The episode was titled "A New Adam" and featured the role of religious dissenters Po'pay, Anne Hutchinson, and George Whitefield. If you were absent, see Mr. Ippolito to make up the assignment (we watched and took notes). If you have Netflix, it's available for instant streaming, or if you want it to keep you can buy the episode for $1.99 on iTunes. The link is here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/a-new-adam/id395735853?i=397677398

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