A.P. U.S. History Mr. Krueger

 “Encourage students to become apprentice historians who are able to use historical facts and evidence in the service of creating deeper conceptual understandings of critical developments in U.S. History.”  The key to this: developing Historical Thinking Skills!

 What do Historians do?  What skills do they need?  How can these be used in your life? Why are they relevant?

 The Themes of A.P. U.S. History –  American Diversity  American Identity  Culture  Demographic Changes  Economic Transformations  Environment  Globalization  Politics and Citizenship  Reform  Religion  Slavery and its legacy in North America  War and Diplomacy  Narrow these down to 3 broad topics.  Any Questions?

 What do Detectives do? How do they work?  How can we bring this to History?  Engage your material  Do not just read – question, perspective emplacement, visualize, logical deduction, hypothesize, and ultimately relate it to what you have experienced and know!  The importance of questioning is paramount to understanding. Try it in your homework – due Friday.  Have fun

 Who wrote it?  Why did they write it?  What is their attitude towards the subject?  What is the sources historical context?  What themes can you tie into your answer?  Class practice time!  Look at 8.4 and 8.5

 Open your Dollar Books…  Find a partner… someone you can and will work with.  You need to find a primary written source and a primary visual source.  Figure out what they mean using the new skills.

 Need to look at the main viewpoints on your topic.  What are the main arguments from your sources?  What do other authors think?  What is the general understanding about your topic?  What is your paper going to address, what are you going to propose as a topic?  Revise Annotated Bibliography

 The A.P. Test  Thinking like a Historian – 9 skills  Are you confident in all 9 areas of possible questioning?  Interpreting Primary Sources  Written and Visual  Secondary Sources

 Why is this chapter called “Nation Building and Nationalism”?  What are 3-5 main ideas/topics of this chapter – what is the core component?  How does the United States appear after the war of 1812? What were the ramifications of the war?  How did John Marshall help to spread Nationalism?  What is the Monroe Doctrine and how does it shape United States foreign policy?

 Your 3-5 Questions are due today, please share with the class