Road to Revolution

For another perspective on the revolution, click here.

London Trip

Westminster Abbey


Buckingham Palace


Big Ben


Emirates Stadium... my favorite "football club" in Europe. This stadium is in the middle of a residential area!


Tower Bridge, not to be confused with London Bridge.


The Globe Theater... Shakespeare ring a bell?


St. Paul's Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge.


George Orwell's house!! Pop quiz, what famous book did he write? (hint: we studied it in World History II!!!!)

APUSH 2009-2010

Welcome! We will use this blog as one of the many tools for the class this upcomming year. You can post questions, comments, and concerns here by clicking on the comments section below. I encourage you to utilize this function over the summer as you complete your summer work. Your summer work packets will be available on Monday in the main office at the high school. Good luck and feel free to drop a line here! Enjoy your vacations!

J

Book Review

Use the links below to help write your book review. These sites offer guidelines to follow for writing a review. Some of them will present information that seems contradictory (such as how long a review should be). The general guidelines are more helpful than any stipulations about length. Take note of the common themes discussed in each of the sites. Compile a "to do" checklist for yourself in preparation for writing your review. Your review will end up being between 2 and 3 pages long (1.5 spaced, no font larger than times size 12, no margin changes).

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/subject_resources/history/bookrev.html Check the bottom for links to electronic resources.

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/review.html

http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/study/criticalbookreview/

http://courses.washington.edu/tande/book_reviews.htm

http://www.temple.edu/history/FJ/immerman/461/HowToWriteABookReview.html

Freak Week, or, T-minus 4 Days

Any questions, comments, concerns etc... regarding the AP test should be discussed here.

Ford, Carter, and Reagan Presidencies

For your homework, please outline the presidencies of Ford, Carter, and Reagan.
You need only include the major events, legislation, court cases and policies of the time period as well as any social or cultural movements of significance. This can be in note or timeline form, whatever works for you!

J

Vacation Homework

Any questions or comments can be shared here.

Cold War Timeline

Link 1

Using the link above and the handout from school, begin constructing a timeline of the Cold War from 1945-1963 (start with Hiroshima).

Your annotated timeline should include:

Dates, Lables, and a brief description of the event/legislation/court case etc... You need not write each item's significance on the time line.

Should be typed.

EXTRA CREDIT: When did WWII begin?

German forces in the outskirts of Warsaw. In the background of the photograph, the city burns as a result of the German military assault. Warsaw, Poland, September 1939.
— National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md.


Using your knowledge of the period and an analysis of any documents you use from the site below (or other resources that you use).

Treaty of Versailles

http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/A-D/Congressional-Power-The-versailles-era.html

http://edsitement.neh.gov/printable_lesson_plan.asp?id=478

Yellow Journalism

Yellow Journalism Link

Tabloid 3 Page Downloads

Presidential Speeches

Assignment: Type a one page paper comparing Obama's speech to the speeches that were analyzed in class today. Focus your comparison on the tone, imagery and content of the speeches.

Obama's Speech 2009 - read it here

JFK inaugural speech 1961 - Read it or watch it

Lincoln Speech 1862 - read it

FDR Speech 1933 - read and listen here