Make- up work due Friday! NO EXCEPTIONS!

Students, you all know how I feel about late work and missing assignments.  If you are there that day, there is absolutely no reason why you can’t do the work unless you do not understand it. Since this is an AP class, I have not seen that at all! If you have any articles missing you [...]

Cuba headlines the news

A week ago we discussed how Cuba became a Communist state after the Spanish American war.  We talked about Fidel Castro’s long reign in the region and how nothing has really changed since his brother took power. In a recent article, President Bush urges other nations to show their condemnation to Cuba’s [...]

Poster Assignment Due Monday!

Students, here is the assignment for chapter 38. I have also included a power point that has examples in it in case you are struggling to complet this assignment . Good luck!
poster-assignmen1.doc
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AP Exam is just around the corner! Study now!

Students, before you know it the time for you to take the AP Exam will be here!  Do you want to make a valiant effort to pass this test?  What you need to do is to utilize the site course-notes.org.  Do the following: Study the vocabulary for each chapter, read the biographies, take the quizzes, [...]

Changing the world by shifting your paradigm Video Project

More people need to be actively involve in changing our world politically, socially, and environmentally.  As we began 2008 we all should focus on improving it in a positive way instead of fixating on what is wrong with it.  The biggest problem is… we concentrate entirely too much on the obstacles instead of [...]

Chapter 19 Essay due Tuesday!!No exceptions!

***STUDENTS, THERE  HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER IT WAS OKAY IF THE ESSAY IS TWO PAGE TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED  INSTEAD OF THREE, MY ANSWER IS IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOUR ESSAY EXPLAINS YOUR POINT THEN BY ALL MEANS TAKE THE CHANCE.  HOWEVER, I WOULD ADVISE THAT YOU GO OVER YOUR ESSAY CAREFULLY.
Directions:  Use the information from chapter [...]

Independent Presidential Investigative Report

Students,  this report is worth 100 points.  It will be due February 29.  Since this is an independent project I am giving you over six weeks to complete it! We are on a very tight schedule ergo I can not give you class time to do any part of this project. If you need help come [...]

Chapter 3 & 4 Quiz Due Tuesday

Students, please make sure you have quiz done by Tuesday.  Use your own paper and write down the answers. This quiz covers chapter 3 and 4.  The answers are there.
chapter-3.doc

My space and MTV teaming up for presidential dialogue (ASSIGNMENT)

Students, most of you have a myspace account so I thought you might be interested in checking out what the candidates have to say about the different issues. When you go to the site just click on each candidate and it will take you directly to their bio/page. Make sure you click on the different [...]

August 14-17 In class assignments

election-issue-survey.doc ( Friday)
ins-citizenship-test-questions.doc. This document was copied from About.com and the author is Robert Longley  (Wednesday-Thursday)
kapush-survey.doc (Monday)
apush-ground-rules.doc(Tuesday)
This week’s daily assignments are:
AP U.S. History Ground Rules
*KAPUSH survey 
* Daily Sparks
* INS citizenship test questions