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APUSHTwoPager

Objective:Togather,understand,respondto,andinternalize informationfromagivenchapterortext. Assignment:Atwopagerisadoublepagedresponsetoyour reading.Itisawayofmakingnotesofyourownunique understandingofhistoryandthetextbook.Itisawaytorespond imaginativelyandhonestly;awaytobebriefandtorecallalarge volumeofinformation.Atwopagerisavaluablewaytoownwhat youarereadingandyourresponsestotheinformation. Instructions 1. Readtheassignedtextfirst. 2. Pulltwoquotationsfromthetextthatyoubelievehelpthereadertobetterunderstandtheoveralltheme. Besuretoincludetheauthor.(Dontjustchoosethepullquotes.Sometimesquoteswithinthetextcanbe justaspowerful.) 3. Chooseacentralvisualtobasetherestofyourpagefrom.Thisvisualshouldhelptoconveythemainidea, meaning,orthemeofthetext.Thisvisualcanincludeaphotograph,portrait,drawing,flowchart,stylized title,map,graph,timelines,facialexpressions,haiku,etc.Bepreparedtoanswerwhyyouchosethevisual youdid. 4. Identifyandstatethehistoricalsignificanceoffourindividualsinthechapter.Ifyoucan,includea photographorportraitiftheindividual.Besuretoincludethepagenumberwheretheindividualisfirst discussed. 5. Selecttwopoliticalcartoonsfromthetext.(Iftherearenotenoughcartoons,chooseapaintingor photographfromthetimeperiod.).Answerthefollowingquestions: Describetheactionthatistakingplaceinthecartoon. Explainthemessageofthecartoon. Whatspecialinterestgroupswouldagree/disagreewiththemessage? 6. Choosewhichsubheading(boldprint,redunderlinedintext)youthinkismostimportantandexplainwhy, inyourownwords,youbelievethis. 7. Includeapersonalresponsetothetext.Whatwasmostimportant,interesting,surprising,upsetting,etc? Why? 8. ExaminingtheEvidenceIfthissectionisincludedthetext,outlinethequestionbeingexamined,the evidence,andtheanswer.Whydoyouthinkitisrelevant? 9. MakersofAmericaIfthissectionisincludedinthetext,giveabriefoutlineofthegroupofpeoplebeing discussed,wheretheywerelocated,andwhatroletheyplayedinthemakingofAmerica. 10. VaryingViewpointsifthissectionisincludedinthetext,giveabriefoutlineoftheargumentsofthetwo sides,andthentellwithwhichyouagree. Notes Brainresearchsuggeststhatcolorandpatternhelpustolearnandremember.Usecolortounderscore importantideas,people,orthoughts. Useboxesoroutlinestoseparateideasorsections. Everybrainiswireddifferently.Findsoutwhatworksforyou. Brainrule#10:visiontrumpsallothersenses.Usepictures,drawings,andothervisualsasneeded.

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