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AP US, please read and learn.
Thesis_Statement_Construction

Read the document linked below. Answer the three questions at the end of the document. Your answers should be no more than two full pages and no less than one.

*1″ inch margins, 10-12 font (Times New Roman), proper grammar and punctuation.

* Value= 5 test points

* Due Monday 10/02- NO Exceptions. Email from your GSDS account to mine if you cannot submit a physical copy on Monday.

Time’s up

This is mainly for AP US, but all classes can benefit from the information. I am having issues with the group email feature in my GSDS account so please pass this on to your friends who are not on FB.

There seems to be concern that your AP US class may be assigned “busy work” while I am out. There also seems to be the misunderstanding that all work is graded work. I would like to direct your attention to your syllabus and remind you about the grading policy for my classes.

Grading Procedures: The Accountability Quiz
I do not like to take up assignments. Therefore, I conduct accountability quizzes (AQs) to hold students accountable for the accurate completion of assignments. AQ’s typically consist of ten questions about the assignment. On some AQ’s students are allowed to use notes, and on some they are not. This option will vary from assignment to assignment and students should treat all assignments as if they will be held accountable for the material, without the crutch of notes.

You will eventually be held accountable for all work assigned. Rather than give an assignment that will have you gathering information that I will be giving you on Wednesday I feel it is best to give you class time to work on your next topic list. Hopefully this will ease your work load over the next few weeks. To ensure that there are no feelings that the work is “busy work” and not worth doing when it is assigned I would like to assure you that you will be held accountable for at least the first third of the list when I return. Since there are three columns this should be understood to mean the first column. I hope you have a wonderful long weekend in which you can rest, recover from illness if you have been sick, and enjoy the, hopefully, nice weather.

Click link below for PDF article:
America and the Barbary Pirates

Two new PowerPoints posted for US. Chapter 6 work was assigned for HUS, due Friday. Lecture Point assignment and chapter notes for AP US- should be completed for Wednesday.

Early National PPT- A work in progress.

I am editing this PowerPoint to reflect topics covered this year. Several have asked about it so here is the unrevised version that will still be a good guide.

Honors: Start outlining chapter 6. You should complete this by Monday.

APUS: Refer to your extensive identifications list. Complete the identifications for the second page (1775-1825) by Monday.