Baltimore Polytechnic Institute A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

 Syllabus  Classroom Rules  Expectations  Norms  Procedures  Instructional methods  1 st day lesson  Hand-in summer reading assignment-James Loewen, “Lies My Teacher Told Me and Howard Zinn, “A People’s History of the United States”  Summary

May 15, 2013-The APUSH exam Distribute APUSH Exam materials/NHD materials Your APUSH Binder/tab headings Course Documents (Syllabus, Procedures, expectations Identifications/Vocabulary Decades Charts Presidential Election Charts Notes Primary Sources Outside Readings History Day-For APUSH students Homework-graded Quizzes/Tests

 Why study history?  What do you already know about U.S. History? ◦ Explain pre-Columbian.  What does this phrase indicate? ◦ Identify the original English colonies. ◦ What was the 1 st type of government utilized by this country? ◦ Who was the 1 st President of the United States of America under the Constitutional form of government in place today?  What do you want to learn about U.S. History this year?

 Identify each state and the capital.  Indicate each state capital with a star.  Identify the following regions of the United States with different colors and a legend (use colored pencils, or lose points): ◦ New England ◦ Mid-Atlantic ◦ Southeast ◦ Midwest ◦ Northwest ◦ Southwest

 How does geography support the understanding of history? Explain.

Summarize the purposes of studying history and select one purpose that you believe is most important and justify your response

Read “The Strange Death of Silas Dane” the prologue to After the Fact-article discusses “What is History” and be prepared for a quiz tomorrow on the reading