Textbook Kennedy, and Elizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 14th Edition (2011). [CR1a] Grading Grades will be calculated by points Tests = 40% Quizzes = 20% Homework = 20% Class Participation = 20% Students progress will be evaluated through homework, writing assignments, quizzes and tests Weekly chapter reading quizzes based on American Pageant readings Unit tests Teacher-developed Unit tests, based on the new APUSH – format There will be formal writing assignments based on the written portions required by the APUSH exam Short answers Long essay [CR5] DBQs [CR5][CR13a] Homework will be posted on School Wires and in-class Notebook Requirement Students must have a multi-section notebook. The notebook will be divided into the following sections: Vocabulary Key-Concepts and Thematic Learning Objectives Period 1[CR2] (1491-1607) On a American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among the peoples of Americas, and West Africa created a new world. Textbook: American Pageant Chapter (pages): 1-2 [CR1a] Content Interaction between Europeans, Spanish colonization Native Americans, and Africans Foundations of slavery The Colombian Exchange Effect of colonization on Natives
Textbook Kennedy, and Elizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. 14th Edition (2011). [CR1a] Grading Grades will be calculated by points Tests = 40% Quizzes = 20% Homework = 20% Class Participation = 20% Students progress will be evaluated through homework, writing assignments, quizzes and tests Weekly chapter reading quizzes based on American Pageant readings Unit tests – Teacher-developed Unit tests, based on the new APUSH format There will be formal writing assignments based on the written portions required by the APUSH exam Short answers Long essay [CR5] DBQs [CR5][CR13a] Homework will be posted on School Wires and in-class Notebook Requirement Students must have a multi-section notebook. The notebook will be divided into the following sections: Vocabulary Key-Concepts and Thematic Learning Objectives Period 1[CR2] (1491-1607) On a American continent controlled by American Indians, contact among the peoples of Americas, and West Africa created a new world. Textbook: American Pageant Chapter (pages): 1-2 [CR1a] Content Interaction between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans The Colombian Exchange Spanish colonization Foundations of slavery Effect of colonization on Natives
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