Sunday, August 29, 2010

2ND QUARTER READINGS, TOPICS, TESTS, ETC

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SECOND QUARTER TOPICS
The textbook pages in parenthesis after each subject matter should be completed by the conclusion of that lesson. Mr. Novick will assign more specific due dates for the readings when appropriate, in class.
  • The United States Constitution & Exam (pages 142-187)
  • The New Republic (pages 188-203)
  • President Jefferson, the War of 1812, and Westward Expansion (pages 204-237)
  • Old Hickory: Jacksonian Democracy (pages 238-49)
  • Regional Differences, Slavery/Abolitionism, and the Build-Up to Civil War (pages 252-279; 291-307; 314-339; 342-363)
  • The Civil War & Its Meaning (pages 366-395; this Civil War unit may extend into the 3rd quarter)
SECOND QUARTER FILMS (TO BE VIEWED & ANALYZED IN CLASS)
  • Excerpts from Ken Burns’ biography of Thomas Jefferson (1995)
  • Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939)
  • Excerpts from Ken Burns’ film, “Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery” (1997)
  • “Gettysburg” (1993)
  • “Glory” (1989)
SECOND QUARTER EXAMS ON
  • The United States Constitution (in-class test over two days: part one is multiple choice; part two is essay)
  • The Build-Up to Civil War & the Early War (take-home test)
  • The Civil War & Its Meaning (take-home test)
  • Semester I Final Exam (in-class two-hour essay test)
SECOND QUARTER ESSAY TOPIC
  • 19th Century Biographies (5 pages typed, double-spaced): students select any historical figure discussed in class
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CURRENT ASSIGNMENT

Civil War Take-Home Essay Examination due 2/28/12:
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WELCOME TO UNITED STATES HISTORY!

WELCOME TO UNITED STATES HISTORY!
This 1851 painting of Washington crossing the frozen Delaware River in December of 1776 is beautiful and famous, but German-American artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze painted a false image of this historic event--to make a larger point. Can you guess what Leutze got wrong? And why?
History is like a road map. We can’t find our way somewhere new unless we know where we are now. History tells us where we are, how we got there, and with any luck, how to get where we want to go. It's everything that's ever happened to anybody--and it's the story of how people not unlike us said and did things that changed the world.

This class--called a survey class because we will survey some of the most influential people and events over the course of more than 500 years, all in just one nine-month school year--will focus, specifically, on the history the United States of America. It's been a wild ride these last 500 years, and learning the stories and trying to sort out what it all means for us today is so much more than names, dates, places--and tests. This is going to get interesting.

Questions? Email Mr. Novick at jnovick@roycemoreschool.org

The lovely Catskill Mountains (New York) in autumn. After the Revolution ended in 1783, locals began to move into these beautiful hills. The theme of westward expansion runs throughout American history.