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Welcome. Jay Lottes AP US History , US History, Constitutional Rights/Mock Trial, School Leadership, Football Coach Europe Trip (Students & Adults) JLottes@sanjuan.edu. Three Key’s to Success. 1. Good Attendance 2. Good Behavior 3. Complete all work. Course Description.

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  1. Welcome • Jay Lottes • AP US History , US History, Constitutional Rights/Mock Trial, School Leadership, Football Coach • Europe Trip (Students & Adults) • JLottes@sanjuan.edu

  2. Three Key’s to Success 1. Good Attendance 2. Good Behavior 3. Complete all work

  3. Course Description • A.P. U.S. History is meant to be a college-level course taught in high school. • In fact, it is harder than the average college history course since the textbook and all materials must be completed by late April and because it culminates with a rigorous, comprehensive, nationally administered exam. • Only motivated, and disciplined students who enjoy history can expect to succeed in this course and on the exam

  4. Course Description • Students accustomed to getting A’s for simply showing up and doing all their homework may be in for a rude awakening. While good attendance and completing homework are essential to success, they are not enough. Content must be mastered and learning demonstrated on exams and essays. • This will require a level of hard work and study that is foreign to many students. Most students struggle the first semester, particularly the first six weeks, as they attempt to adapt to college-level work. • However, students who persevere usually learn a great deal about U.S. history and the skills they will need to succeed in college.

  5. Course Description • On the other hand, those taking this course for the wrong reasons (parental or peer pressure or to boost their G.P.A.) are likely to struggle and be disappointed with their choice. • Those students involved in extracurricular activities, other A.P. classes, or who are employed should carefully weigh the demands of this course against their other commitments.

  6. Course Objectives • Students will be prepared for the Advanced Placement United States History Exam and learn test-taking skills, including how to successfully take timed exams. • Students will study selected historical themes and the context and significance of major interpretive questions. • Students will learn how to approach history critically and be able to analyze and evaluate competing sources of historical information. • Students will be able to express themselves with clarity and precision and know how to cite sources and credit the phrases and ideas of others.

  7. 1st Semester Items Covered (chapters 2 – 30 in textbook) Colonization, American life, Slavery Revolutionary War Period Creation of New Government Rise of Mass Democracy (Jefferson & Jackson) Reform and Cultural Movements of the the early 1800’s

  8. 1st Semester Items Covered (chapters 2 – 30 in textbook) Manifest Destiny and Conflict over the Expansion of Slavery Civil War & Reconstruction Gilded Age Industrialization, Urbanization, & Immigration Progressive Movement

  9. 2nd Semester (Chapters 30 – 40) US Imperialism & World War I Roaring 20’s Great Depression World War II Origins of Cold War & 1950’s Culture Korean War, Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy Assassination Vietnam & 1960’s Culture

  10. 2nd Semester (Chapters 30 – 40) The Civil Rights Movement Women’s Reform Movement 1970’s & Watergate 1980’s Ronald Reagan End of Cold War

  11. Grading Policy • All tests, quizzes, class assignments, homework, and class participation receive points; the number of points for each assignment is determined by the difficulty and length of the assignment. All assignments will be graded on a five-point scale (Please see attached five-point assignment rubric). All points are added up and grades are based on the total points earned. Progress reports are sent home with the student every 2-3 weeks to share with his or her parents. A = 90.0-100% D = 60.0-69.0% B = 80.0-89.0% F = Below- 59.5% C = 70.0-79.0%

  12. Make-up Policy • All make-up work is the responsibility of the student. • Students have one day for each day of EXCUSED absence to make up assignments or to schedule a make-up date for tests missed. • Students who fail to make-up work/tests will be given scores of zero for those assignments not completed or tests not taken. • Citizenship Grades will be awarded according to the attached school wide citizenship grading rubric.

  13. AP Exam • The Advanced Placement (A.P.) program is an opportunity for students to earn college credit while still in high school. • To do so a student must take and pass the A.P. U.S. History exam. • This exam, administered in early May, is 3 hours and 55 minutes in length and the cost is $94 • Half of the exam is a 55 minute, 80 question multiple choice section. 20% of the multiple choice questions cover pre-Columbian American history through 1789, 45% of the multiple choice questions cover the years 1790-1914, and the remaining 35% of the multiple choice questions are taken from 1915 to the present.

  14. AP Exam • The other half of the exam is a 130 minute essay section • The first essay is a document based question (DBQ) and requires students to incorporate both their knowledge of the time period and their skill in analyzing primary source documents. All students are required to answer this essay question. • The remaining four essay questions are free response questions (FRQ’s) divided into two sets: one set is from the first half of American history while the other set is drawn from the second half of American history. Students are to respond to one essay from each set.

  15. Summer Europe Trips

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