APUSH Final Assignments!

Here is some information about the final assignments for APUSH.  You MUST choose one of these two assignments - one is the Epic Rap Battles of History project, and the other is a 750- to 1,000-word paper, based upon three related reading and research assignments.

If you are choosing Epic Rap Battles, please download the assignment sheet below (hard copies will be available Monday in 274), and read the directions carefully.  You might also want to watch some of the ERBs on YouTube (warning: there is explicit language in several of them!) to get an idea what's happening.  Once you're ready, you should fill out the Google form linked below to verify your group (three to five people in the SAME period of APUSH as you) and pick your subjects.

ERB Assignment Sheet

ERB Sign-up Sheet (Google Form)


If you are choosing the paper, you will find your assignment and the relevant links and articles below.

Presidency Paper Assignment Sheet

Linz Article

Linz Interview

The Federalist

The Constitution (web link)

Whichever of these assignments you choose, it will count as 2/3 of the 'Essay' category for the sixth six weeks (about 26% of your sixth six weeks grade), AND 1/2 of your Final Examination grade for those not claiming the AP exemption.  Each assignment will be due on Wednesday, May 28.  I will post the login information for turnitin.com for those doing the paper in the next few days.

Political Cartoons Review

Thanks to Ms. Pettigrew for compiling this PowerPoint of political cartoons and other visuals that have appeared on the exam over the years.  You should be able to view this file in either PowerPoint or Google Docs.

Political Cartoons PowerPoint

Makeup DBQ information

If you are missing your DBQ on Friday or Monday, you will write a different essay than your class.  The time period for the makeup essay will be 1790 - 1830.  There will be different prompts for the Tuesday and Thursday makeup periods, but both will be from this time period.

Terms List 8...

The Easter Bunny says turn it in by the end of the day Thursday.  If I don't have it in my hand by 3.40pm on Thursday it's late.  Please spread the word.  No need to email - I'm grading essays and don't have time to respond to emails right now (nor does the Easter Bunny).

In-class Essays for April 25 and 28

As previously discussed, you will be writing in class on Friday, April 25 (B) and Monday, April 28 (A).  This is your last essay of the year (except for the ones you will write on the AP exam of course), and it will be a Document-Based Question.  You will not know the prompt beforehand, but you will find below a time period from which your essay will be drawn.  Every class will have a different essay prompt, even if some classes have the same (or roughly the same) time period.

Second - 1890 to 1930
Fourth - 1900 to 1945
Sixth - 1760 to 1810
Third - 1910 to 1950
Fifth - 1880 to 1930
Seventh - 1945 to 1975

Please note, these essays will be drawn from various sources, and not necessarily from the prompts posted on the College Board web site.

Review Packet - Part 1

Here is the first part of the APUSH Exam Review packet, in both .pdf and .docx formats.  If you would like to print your copy, come by my room and I'll take care of it for you.

We will be adding more content to the packet (a 21-page detailed timeline, a page on test-taking strategies, presidential domestic policy programs, political speeches, and Constitutional amendments thus far) over the next few days.  Look for these additions to be posted here as they become available.

.docx file

.pdf file

Updates!

The calendar has been updated to reflect due dates for Terms List 8 and several upcoming in-class assignments.  Here is the status of other outstanding issues -

Essays - Grading is proceeding.  I'm still in Louisiana (until mid-day tomorrow) to celebrate my mom's birthday, so I haven't gotten much done this weekend.  I will be back to essay grading once I get back to Austin tomorrow afternoon.  Ms. Pettigrew is also grading as well (6th and 7th period's essays this time), and we should have all essay grades in GradeSpeed by the end of the week.

Recorded lectures - I've gotten about half of Lecture 9a recorded.  I'll be recording the rest early this week.  Links will be posted on this site to the lectures on Vimeo as they are posted.  Terms List 9 will be due just before AP exams begin.

Study Guide - I'm putting the finishing touches on the study guide.  It will be posted early this week, perhaps minus some of the add-ons people have requested in the last few days.  If you want your study guide printed, you can come to my room before or after school to request a copy - I will print them on-demand on my printer.

AP Reviews - They're on the calendar, and will be in my room every Tuesday until the AP Exam.  Come prepared to take some notes and ask some questions.

We'll be finishing up Lecture 8 and doing the slavery lecture (Lecture 9c) in class on Wednesday and Thursday.  Good luck preparing for your exam!