AP English Language/AP US History
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AP US History Reading Schedule
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Click here for the AP US Reading Schedule. You may also access this file on the W: drive under S. Goodrid.
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Practice AP Exams
Get ready for the exams by practicing with sample questions and knowing what to expect on exam day.To help you prepare to do your best on the AP Exam, here are practice questions and tips for labeling your exam materials and completing exam responses. AP Testing Calendar AP US History: Friday, May 6th AP English Language and Composition: Wednesday, May 11 Other Subjects: Click Here |
AP Exam Registration for Daviess County High School - Begins February 1st at 8:24 AM and closes on March 11th at 8:00AM · The cost is $92.00 per AP Exam. www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/182040 · Once registration is complete, students will need to print a copy of the confirmation page. This link is located at the bottom of the registration screen. Print and Save your Registration Confirmation Page (.pdf) · You will print the registration form and return it with parent/guardian signature and payment to Kris Shaw in Guidance · Please make checks payable to Daviess County High School. · Please contact Neil Hayden, [email protected] or Kris Shaw,[email protected] if you have any questions. |
Course Calendar
Week 1: Introduction to AP
Day One Combined Syllabi Student/Parent Letter: AP Contract [10] Reasons to Take AP Exam College Assignment [10] Clinton Speeches and Video Day Two Review of AP Exams Period 1 (1491 – 1607) Reading #1 American Pageant pgs. 2-10 EQ: How did geographic and environmental factors shape the development of American Indian societies? Vocab from Reading Files for APUSH folder: About the Test Framework Day Three Independent Historical Reading List Reading 2– Spanish and Portuguese Exploration pgs 10 – 15 EQ: Who were the indirect discoverers of America? Why do the authors refer to Columbus as a successful failure? Group Project: American Indian Regional Projects |
Week 2: Period 1 (continued)
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: Chief Seattle Reading 3--The Columbian Exchange and Spanish conquest pgs 15 – 22 Chapter 1: Key Terms/People
Chapter 1: PPP Primary Source Analysis: Sepulveda vs. Las Casas Gary Soto "Pie Essay" and Examples Universal Truths AP Tonal Scale Reading 4 – The Planting of English America pgs 25 – 41 *Click HERE to read about and view photos of a VERY recent discovery at Jamestown. Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2 FRIDAY! Reading 5 – New England colonies (pages 43 – 55) Dear John: Practice with Tone |
Week 3: Period 1 (cont) and Comparative Writing
Creating Categories for Comparison: --The Kiss by Brancusi and Rodin --"Impedigogy" --"St. Arbucks" --Austen/Dickens Marriage Proposals Reading 7 – New Netherland and Pennsylvania (pages 55 – 65) Puritans "A Model of Christian Charity" John Winthrop and "Abandoning Communism at Plymouth Film: 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Week 5: Period 1 (cont) and Rhetorical Terminology
Research Day: Prep for Great Awakening vs. Enlightenment Debate Debate EQ: Did the Great Awakening or the Enlightenment have the most impact on American society in pre-1800s to present? Rhetorical Terminology: --Term Guide --Wiki Presentation Site Reading 11 – French colonization (p106 – 111) |
Week 4: Period 1 (cont) and Comparative Writing
Reading 8 – Life in the Chesapeake compared to life in New England (p 66 – 82) Reading 9 – Atlantic World and Mercantilism (p 84 – 95) Compare/Contrast Essay Practice --Audubon and Dillard Birds --Okefenokee Swamp Reading 10 – Protestant Evangelism (First Great Awakening) (p 95 – 105) The Great Awakening: Reading for seminar Week 6: Period 1 Exam and Narrative Writing
Review for Period 1 Exam Period One Student PowerPoint Presentations for Review Narrative Writing: Characteristics of the Mode --Power Verbs --Rhetorical Strategies George Bernard Shaw: Mother Richard Rodriquez: Family Jamaica Kincaid: On First Seeing England |
Week 7: Period 3 and Narrative Writing
Narrative Writing Assessment Analyze the causes of the French and Indian War --Period 3 Timeline --French and Indian War Article Week 9: Period 3
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Week 8: Period 3 (cont) and Narrative Writing
Multimodal Personal Essay: Character Trait
Personality Test
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Book Review Review Project
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