AP US History

AP US History

UPDATED 5-12-2024

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AP Classroom


Homework Calendar


January/February


Week Number
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 1
1/22

Resources this week:

Brinkley:
Chapter 19
Pages 531-550

Outline Notes:
Chapter 29 - The Path of Empire

Chapter 30 - America on the World Stage

Sources:
PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Terms:
271-294

CollegeBoard YouTube
Channel
APUSH Video List


No School
No School The Populsists
and the
Wizard of Oz

Imperialism Packet
DOWNLOAD HERE
NOTE: make sure that you read
the directions for the maps on
pages 75 & 79
Due Tuesday 1/30
Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Hawaii
Japan
Alaska
Cuba
Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Hawaii
Japan
Alaska
Cuba

Explain/Review
HAPPy Document

Examples in Class:
Gilded Age Political
Cartoons

Week 2
1/29

Resources this week:

Brinkley:
Chapter 19
Pages 531-550

Outline Notes:
Chapter 29 - The Path of Empire

Chapter 30 - America on the World Stage

Sources:
PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Terms:
271-294

CollegeBoard YouTube
Channel
APUSH Video List


No School
For Students


Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Cuba (continued)
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Panama

Explain/Review
HAPPy Document

Examples in Class:
18.3 Tenements
others...

USE THESIS
FORMULA
20.1 - Mahan
20.3 - Burden
20.4 - Anti-Imperialists
20.6 - World's Policeman
Due Thursday 2/1

Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Cuba (continued)
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Panama
USE THESIS
FORMULA
20.1 - Mahan
20.3 - Burden
20.4 - Anti-Imperialists
20.6 - World's Policeman
DueTODAY

Review
HAPPy Document
More Examples

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Cuba (continued)
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Panama


Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Panama
China
Mexico

Crash Course Video
American Imperialism
(14:03)

Assign AP
Classroom Videos
(Due Monday 2/5)
7.2 Pro/Anti-Imperialism
(11:27)
7.3 - Spanish/American War
(11:34)
Upload Screen-Shots
to Schoology

February/March


Week Number
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 3
2/5

Resources this week:
Imperialism topics
from last week

Outline Notes:
Chapter 29 - The Path of Empire

Chapter 30 - America on the World Stage

PowerPoint Notes:
America Becomes An Imperial Power

Terms:
271-294

CollegeBoard YouTube
Channel
APUSH Video List


DUE TONIGHT
AP
Classroom Videos
(Due Monday 2/5)
7.2 Pro/Anti-Imperialism
(11:27)
7.3 - Spanish/American War
(11:34)
Upload Screen-Shots
to Schoology

Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Panama
China
Mexico

Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

US Foreign Policy
Early 1900s
Chart - in class
(if time permits)
Discuss
US Foreign Policy
Early 1900s
Chart - in class

Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power
Imperialism
Practice LEQ
(in-class)
- PAPER COPY -
(no name, put
your student
number on it)

Reminders
LEQ Scoring Rubric

Example Outline
In-Class Grading
Imperialism

Practice LEQ

Reminders
LEQ Scoring Rubric

Example Outline

Week 4
2/12

*** Look at the
Assignments/
Readings for
the next week or so
.
Make sure that
you have
read chapter 20
by Wednesday 2/21 ***


Brinkley:
Chapter 20 -
The Progressives

Outline Notes:
Chapter 31
Progressivism and
the Republican Roosevelt

Chapter 32
Wilsonian Progressivism
at Home and Abroad

PowerPoint
The Progressives

Terms:
271-294


Imperialism Notes
Old vs. New Imp

PowerPoint
Imperialism: America
Becomes An Imperial Power

Imperialism
Test

Multiple Choice
(prompt-based)
with Short Answer Qs

Packets for
the Next Unit

Packet 1
Progressivism
Movement
Begins
Due
Wednesday 2/14


Packet 2
Roosevelt Becomes
a Prog Leader
Due
Friday 2/16


Early Release
Day

Progressivism
PowerPoint

Prog Amendments
16,17,18,19

Presidential
Progressivism
TR, Taft, Wilson
Notes

AP Classroom
Videos
7.4.1 - The
Progressives 1
(10:09)
7.4.2 - The
Progressives 2
(9:40)

5 Point Each
Due by Wednesday
2/21



Progressivism
PowerPoint

Prog Amendments
16,17,18,19

Presidential
Progressivism
TR, Taft, Wilson
Notes
Packet 2
Roosevelt Becomes
a Prog Leader
Due
TODAY

Explain Assignment:
PSAs and
Progressives


Presidential
Progressivism
TR, Taft, Wilson
Notes

Week 5
2/19

Brinkley:
Chapter 20 - The Progressives

Outline Notes:
Chapter 31
Progressivism and
the Republican Roosevelt
Progressives

Chapter 32
Wilsonian Progressivism
at Home and Abroad

Terms:
271-294

AP Classroom
Videos
7.4.1 - The
Progressives 1
(10:09)
7.4.2 - The
Progressives 2
(9:40)

5 Point Each
Due by Wednesday
2/21

PSAs and
Progressives















No School
















No School











The Hub
PSAs and
Progressives


Due by Sunday
Night 2/25

AP Classroom
Videos
7.4.1 - The
Progressives 1
(10:09)
7.4.2 - The
Progressives 2
(9:40)

5 Point Each
Due by TONIGHT













The Hub
PSAs and
Progressives


Due by Sunday
Night 2/25












The Hub
PSAs and
Progressives


Due by Sunday
Night 2/25


Week 6
2/26

PSAs and
Progressives

Due by Sunday
Night 2/25

Brinkley:
Chapter 20 - The Progressives

Outline Notes:
Chapter 31
Progressivism and
the Republican Roosevelt
Progressives

Chapter 32
Wilsonian Progressivism
at Home and Abroad

Terms:
271-294

Present
PSAs and
Progressives


Topics
Hour 5
Hour 6

Present
PSAs and
Progressives


Topics
Hour 5
Hour 6
Presidential
Progressivism
TR, Taft, Wilson
Notes

Causes of WW1
and US EntryEvening
P/T Conferences

Test
Brinkley Chapter 20
Progressives
M/C Only

After the Test
Chapter 21 -
America and the
Great War
(Use the RUSH
Textbook)

WWI Begins
WWI Maps
WWI - Wilson 14 Points
Due Sunday Night
3/10
Use the RUSH Textbook

Movie
World War I
Assassination
of the Archduke

(the second segment
is about the end of WW2)

March


Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 7
3/4

Assignments this week:
Brinkley Textbook
Chapter 21 - America
and the Great War
Chapter 22 -
The New Era

Chapter 21 -
America and the
Great War
(Use the RUSH
Textbook)

WWI Begins
WWI Maps
WWI - Wilson 14 Points

Outline Notes:
Chapter 33
The War to End War

Chapter 34
American Life in
the Roaring 20s

Terms
all up to 312



Causes of WW1
and US Entry

Communism
and the Soviet Union

The First Red Scare

The US Response at Home

Separate But Equal
Movie - Part 1

1:37

Early Release
Day

Separate But Equal
Movie - Part 1

1:37

Separate But Equal
Movie - Part 2

1:37


Separate But Equal
Movie - Part 2

1:37

Assign
State of the
Union Address

7PM
Summary, Opinion
(Summary of the entire
speech, or just pick one
topic and explain in detail)
DUE TUESDAY 3/12

+5 EC for
Republican Response
Summary, Opinion
DUE TUESDAY 3/12
(The only EC for
this Quarter)
If Needed:
Separate But Equal
Movie - Part 2

1:37

WWI Begins
WWI Maps
WWI - Wilson 14 Points
Due SUNDAY
NIGHT  
3/10
Use the RUSH Textbook
Week 8
3/11

WWI Begins
WWI Maps
WWI - Wilson 14 Points
Due TONIGHT
3/11
Use the RUSH Textbook

Same Resources
as Last Week

Review Imperialism
LEQ (from a few weeks back)
Adapt it for a DBQ
(Handouts in
Class)

World War I
Notes

Communism
and the Soviet Union

The First Red Scare

The US Response at Home

AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS
7.5.1 - World War I / U.S.
Involvement (9:23)

7.6.1 - World War I / Civil
Liberties (10:15)
WATCH BY SUNDAY
NIGHT 3/17


State of the
Union Address

Summary, Opinion
(Summary of the entire
speech, or just pick one
topic and explain in detail)
DUE TONIGHT

+5 EC for
Republican Response
Summary, Opinion
DUE TONIGHT
(The only EC for
this Quarter)

Review Imperialism
LEQ (from a few weeks back)
Adapt it for a DBQ
(Handouts in
Class)


World War I
Notes

Communism
and the Soviet Union

The First Red Scare

The US Response at Home

Review Imperialism
LEQ (from a few weeks back)
Adapt it for a DBQ
(Handouts in
Class)

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
Pick Tomorrow
World War I
Notes

Communism
and the Soviet Union

The First Red Scare

The US Response at Home

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Pick Topics


Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4

In-Class LEQ

TODAY
World War I
(GRADE ON
4TH QUARTER)

AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS
7.5.1 - World War I / U.S.
Involvement (9:23)

7.6.1 - World War I / Civil
Liberties (10:15)
WATCH BY SUNDAY
NIGHT 3/17

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
Media Center 2
(After the Test)



Week 9
3/18

AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS
7.5.1 - World War I / U.S.
Involvement (9:23)

7.6.1 - World War I / Civil
Liberties (10:15)
WATCH BY TONIGHT

Complete the following
by the week back
from Spring Break:

Make sure that you have read/completed both
Chapters 23-24 by
WEDNESDAY 4/3

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4

LEQ Grading
In Class

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
5th - Media Center 2
6th - Media Center 1
DUE SUNDAY 4/7

Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4
LEQ Grading
In Class

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
Media Center 2
DUE SUNDAY 4/7

Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4
LEQ Grading
In Class

APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
THE HUB
DUE SUNDAY 4/7

Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4

Last Day of the

3rd Card-Marking

LEQ Grading
In Class
(if necessary)

Make sure that you have read/completed both
Chapters 23-24 by
WEDNESDAY 4/3

Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4


APUSH
Presentation Project
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Review Topics
THE HUB
DUE SUNDAY 4/7


Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

No School

Week 10
3/25


SPRING BREAK

April/May


Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 11
4/1

READ
Chapters
25 and 26

(Complete by
Sunday,
April 14th)

AP Classroom  Videos
7.8.1 - 1920s Culture -
Urbanization/Migration (9:16)

7.8.2 - 1920s Culture - Pop
Culture/Controversies (10:32)
DUE BY SUNDAY 4/7


Make sure that you have
read/completed both
Chapters 23-24 by
WEDNESDAY 4/3

Great Depression Packet
Due TUESDAY 4/2

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4

1920s Notes

Begin Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes
(If time permits)
Great Depression Packet
Due TONIGHT

New Deal Packet
Due THURSDAY 4/4

1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes
1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes
New Deal Packet
Due TONIGHT

Packets WW2
Part 1
Due Wednesday 4/10

Part 2
Due Sunday 4/14

1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes
1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes

Week 12
4/8

Research Project
Due TONIGHT
(upload to Schoology)

AP Classroom  Videos
7.8.1 - 1920s Culture -
Urbanization/Migration (9:16)

7.8.2 - 1920s Culture - Pop
Culture/Controversies (10:32)
DUE BY TONIGHT


AP Classroom  Videos
7.9.1 - Causes of Great
Depression (10:59)
7.10.1 - New Deal Impact (9:59)
7.10.2 - New Deal Impact, Part
2 (10:11)
7.10.3 - SAQ Practice - The
New Deal (8:55)
DUE BY SUNDAY 4/14

AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER


1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes
Present 1-4
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour
Packets WW2
Part 1
Due TODAY

Part 2
Due Sunday 4/14

1920s Notes

Great Depression
and
New Deal Notes

10th Grade
PSAT

11th Grade
ACT WorkKeys
M-STEP
Present 5-8
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Week 13
4/15

READ
Chapters
25 and 26

(Complete by
TONIGHT
)

READ
Chapters
27 and 28

(Complete by
Sunday,
April 28th)

Packet WW2
Part 2
Due TONIGHT

AP Classroom  Videos
7.9.1 - Causes of Great
Depression (10:59)
7.10.1 - New Deal Impact (9:59)
7.10.2 - New Deal Impact, Part
2 (10:11)
7.10.3 - SAQ Practice - The
New Deal (8:55)
DUE BY TONIGHT


APUSH REVIEW
STUDY SESSION
IN THE HUB
2:15PM-3:15PM


Present 9-12
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

***NOTE***
You should be
spending 1-2
hours PER DAY
 preparing for the
AP Test at this
point.
Review all Resources shown
at the beginning of each week, as
well as study
guides, weblinks,
and notes.

9th Grade
PSAT

11th Grade
SAT

Quiz on
Presentations
#1-12


AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TODAY

WW2 Notes
Aggression Chart

Characteristics of
Fascism


Animated Map of WW2

Cold War
Study:
Cold War
Cold War Chronology

Cold War Packet
Due Tuesday 4/23
PROGRESS CHECK
DUE TONIGHT
AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TODAY

Review DBQ Format

DBQ Outline Format

DBQ Scoring Rubric

How to Cite Documents

Heimler's DBQ
Planning Guide

DBQ Prep
DBQs - Tom Richey Site

I. How to Write a DBQ
by Tom Richey

Thesis and Context

II. How to use the Documents
by Tom Richey


III. How to use Analysis
by Tom Richey


Adam Norris DBQ
(this is outdated,
but good info)
Present 13-16
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Cold War Packet
Due Tuesday 4/23

Week 14
4/22

READ
Chapters
27 and 28

(Complete by
Sunday,
April 28th)


STUDY
STUDY
STUDY







AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TODAY

Cold War Political
Cartoons
(in class)
DUE
WEDNESDAY 5/1


Cold War Notes

Study:
Cold War
Cold War Chronology


Cold War Notes

Continue DBQ Review
(see last Friday's links
and Review Links at
the top of this page)
Tom Richey Videos
Cold War Packet
Due TODAY

Cold War Political
Cartoons
(in class)
DUE
WEDNESDAY 5/1


Cold War Notes

Study:
Cold War
Cold War Chronology


Cold War Notes

Continue DBQ Review
(see last Friday's links
and Review Links at
the top of this page)
Tom Richey Videos

APUSH REVIEW

STUDY SESSION
2:15PM-3:15PM
(in Mr. Said's Room)

Cold War Political
Cartoons
(in class)
DUE
WEDNESDAY 5/1


Cold War Notes

Study:
Cold War
Cold War Chronology

Cold War Notes

Continue DBQ Review
(see last Friday's links
and Review Links at
the top of this page)
Tom Richey Videos


Half Day
for Students

PROGRESS CHECK
DUE TONIGHT
AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TODAY

Present 17-19
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Present 20-23
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Week 15
4/29

AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TONIGHT

READ
Chapters
27 and 28

(Complete by
Tonight
)

READ
Chapter 29
(Complete by
Sunday, May 6th
)

STUDY
STUDY
STUDY


Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

More DBQ Review
Tom Richey Videos

Assign Packet

Kennedy/Johnson
DUE THURSDAY 5/2

Present 24-27
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

More DBQ Review
Tom Richey Videos

Cold War Political
Cartoons
(in class)
DUE TODAY

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

More DBQ Review
Tom Richey Videos


Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

More DBQ Review
Tom Richey Videos

Packet
Kennedy/Johnson
DUE TODAY

Assign Packet
Vietnam
DUE SUNDAY 5/5
Present 28-30
1. Requirements
2. Topics
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Presentation Format
Topics
5th Hour
6th Hour

May/June


Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 16
5/6

Packet
Vietnam
DUE TONIGHT


READ
Chapter 29
(Complete by
Tonight
)

STUDY
STUDY
STUDY



APUSH REVIEW

STUDY SESSION
2:15PM-3:15PM
(The HUB)

STUDY
STUDY
STUDY

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

Assign Packet
Watergate/1970s
/1980s

Due Wednesday
5/8
STUDY
STUDY
STUDY

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
AP CLASSROOM
VIDEOS TO COMPLETE
THIS QUARTER

DUE TODAY

STUDY
STUDY
STUDY

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

Assign Packet
Watergate/1970s
/1980s

Due TODAY
STUDY
STUDY
STUDY

Topics in Class
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

APUSH Exam
(morning)


Week 17
5/13

Project
Historical
Theme Park


Discuss AP Test

Movie
Movie
Early Release
Day

Movie

Project
Historical
Theme Park
Project
Historical
Theme Park

Week 18
5/20

Project
Historical
Theme Park

Project
Historical
Theme Park


Last Full
Day for Seniors

Project
Historical
Theme Park

DUE TONIGHT
ON SCHOOLOGY

Last Full
Day for Seniors
Movie
Movie

Week 19
5/27



No School
Memorial Day


Movie Continue
Movie
(if necessary)

Present (Optional)
Historical
Theme Park

You Choose!
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
or

Most Important

Topics
Brackets - PDF File
Brackets - XL File

Due Tuesday 6/4
You Choose!
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
or

Most Important

Topics
Brackets - PDF File
Brackets - XL File

Due Tuesday 6/4

June


Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Week 20
6/3



You Choose!

"We Didn't Start the Fire"
or

Most Important

Topics
Brackets - PDF File
Brackets - XL File

Due Tuesday 6/4


You Choose!

"We Didn't Start the Fire"
or

Most Important

Topics
Brackets - PDF File
Brackets - XL File

Due TONIGHT
ON SCHOOLOGY


Present (Optional)
You Choose!
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
or

Most Important

Topics
Brackets - PDF File
Brackets - XL File

(if time permits)
Last Project
of the Year


Last Project
of the Year

Last Project
of the Year

DUE TONIGHT
ON SCHOOLOGY


Week 21
6/10


Movie:
World War 2
(The Enigma)
Final Exams
1-2
Final Exams
3-4

Final Exams
5-6

Movie:
World War 2
(The Enigma)


CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE CLASSES BELOW

AP US HISTORY

AP GOVERNMENT

AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

CRIMINAL LAW

ADDRESS
Troy Athens High School
4333 John R. Road
Troy, MI 48085

CONTACT
Email:
mdesantis@troy.k12.mi.us

Thanks!