Advanced Placement: United States History (APUSH)

Wilbur Cross High School 2016-2017

Ms. Torre - B224

www.torrehistory.weebly.com Email: Koren.torre@new-haven.k12.ct.us

APUSH Overview
Advanced Placement U.S. History is a college level introductory course, which examines
the nation's political, diplomatic, intellectual, cultural, social, and economic history from
1491 to the present. Students will exam this period of history while prepping for the final
AP examination.

Required Materials

(brought to class daily)

2 Three Ring Binder

Blue/Black Pen and/or pencil (Colored ink is not permitted to be used in the
classroom)
American Pageant textbook (book will be checked out to students)
United States History: Prepping for the AP Exam (book will be checked out to
students)

Daily Expectations:
1. Be on time tardiness is not acceptable. 2 tardies will receive a lunch
detention.
2. Follow Academy and classroom norms (cell phone policy, hats/hoodies, assigned seating,
food, and foul language)

3. Come to class prepared and ready to learn each and every day!
4. Homework and Class assignments are to be placed in the appropriate
colored/labeled bin to receive a grade.
5. At the beginning of each class
a. Retrieve your journal from the appropriate bin.
b. Find your seat and begin your Take-Off for the day. You will be given a
time limit for this activity and are responsible for completing it in this
time frame.
6. Words of Wisdom:
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ~ JFK

Course Expectations:
1. Students are expected to participate in class and complete in class
assignments to the best of their ability.
2. Students will work to master skills and standards while prepping for the AP
exam.
3. Students will be responsible for staying up to date with their in-class journals.
4. Completing classwork and homework is vital to your success in this course.
5. All students should feel comfortable to seek extra help when needed from the
teacher. (See teacher for appointments and after school hours)

Advanced Placement: United States History (APUSH)

Wilbur Cross High School 2016-2017
Ms. Torre - B224

www.torrehistory.weebly.com Email: Koren.torre@new-haven.k12.ct.us

Units and Reading Assignments

All reading due dates will be assigned in class and will be available on the
whiteboard and on the teachers website. It is the students responsibility to check
with the teacher, classmates, the whiteboard and/or the website for assignments
when absent from class. Students may complete the Additional Readings along
with a small assignments for extra credit towards their citizenship and
responsibility grade.

Unit

Reading
in Text:
American
Pageant

Unit
1:
14911607

Chapters 1 3

Unit
2:
16071754

Chapters 2 4

Additional Readings
(More available upon request or on the teacher website)

Mary Jemison: http://www.letchworthparkhistory.com/jem.html

The Indians Old World:

http://www.sjsu.edu/people/ruma.chopra/courses/h170_M_F11/s2/Indians_Old_World.pdf

King Philips War: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjI
xMzFmNjY2MjNlMGY0Y2I

The Puritans and Dissent: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/religion-andeighteenth-century-revivalism/essays/puritans-and-dissent-cases-roger-wi

Unit
3:
17541800

Chapters 5
-10

Unit 4
1800
1848

Chapters
11-17

James Madison and the Constitution: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-byera/creating-new-government/essays/james-madison-and-constitution

Women and Wagoners: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjI
3N2Y4YzIwOWIyMjQ2NTA

Transcendentalism and Social Reform: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjI
wMWU4Y2Q2YWZlZDVlMjE

Natural Rights, Citizenship, State Rights, and Black Rights:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?
a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjM
3MDRmZGIyYjRiMmFlMzc

Unit 5
1844

1877

Chapters 18
- 23

Two Plans for Reconstruction: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjQ
zMzhmMTBjM2I2YTIzNWI

John Brown: Villain or Hero: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjM
3OGUyYjA4YmZhNmU0OA

Unit 6
1865

Chapters 23
- 27

American Indians and the Transcontinental Railroad:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?
a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjM

Advanced Placement: United States History (APUSH)

Wilbur Cross High School 2016-2017
Ms. Torre - B224

www.torrehistory.weebly.com Email: Koren.torre@new-haven.k12.ct.us

1898

3OGUyYjA4YmZhNmU0OA

The New Colossus: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4Ojc
zYTMwZGRmZmMwZTBjMTA

Unit 7
1890

1945

Chapters 28
- 34

The World War II Home Front: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjV
kMzg4ODU2NGRmNjNhYzk

The Jungle and the Progressive Era: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4Ojk
3YWQ4MDM4ZDFiZGIwZg

Unit 8
1945

1980

Chapters 35
- 38

Cold War, Warm Hearth: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjE
wOWExNmQwZTkyZTMwZmM

Meaning Behind the American Pie Lyrics: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4Ojd
hZTE2NTU3ODJkMDIyNDQ

Unit 9
1980
prese
nt

Chapters 39
- 41

Pop Music and Spatialization of Race in the 1990s:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?
a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjZ
iOWVjZDM0YjNlOTcwOGI

The Persian Gulf War: https://docs.google.com/viewer?

a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cGlzZC5lZHV8bGF3c29uLXMtcGxhbm8td2VzdC1oaXN0b3J5fGd4OjQ
yMmEzN2I1ZTQ1MDZkYQ

All units will contain

Mini-Lessons/Class Discussions/Student-Centered Activities : The
teacher will conduct small mini-lessons on specific important topics. Students will
participate in small/whole group discussions, engage in note-taking, and complete
specific class assigned activities.

Primary Source Analysis: Students will analyze primary sources using

provided graphic organizers on which they identify, analyze, and evaluate each of the
sources. Students will analyze the sources for the following features: historical
context, purpose and intended audience, the authors point of view, type of source,
argument and tone. (Appropriate use of historical evidence.)

Short Answer/DBQ/Long Essay: Students will participate in practice short

answer, DBQs, and long essay questions in preparation for the final examination on
May 5th, 2017. The teacher will provide tools and strategies students can use to
complete these examination parts in the most effective ways. Students will use
teacher and peer feed back in order to improve their scores throughout the course.

Timeline: Students will complete timelines to help study sequence of events, cause
and effect, and make valuable connections between different events and periods of
time.

Advanced Placement: United States History (APUSH)

Wilbur Cross High School 2016-2017
Ms. Torre - B224

www.torrehistory.weebly.com Email: Koren.torre@new-haven.k12.ct.us

Unit Exams:An exam will be given at the end of each unit. The exam will have
three components: analytical multiple-choice questions (MC), analytical short answer
questions (SA), and either a free response essay (FRQ) or a document based question
(DBQ). Each component of the exam will emphasize the application of historical
thinking skills to answer the question. Information from prior units is often a critical
component of the response.
All of these activities are organized around AP U.S. Historys seven major themes
Identity (ID); Work, Exchange and Technology (WXT); Peopling (PEO); Politics & Power
(POL); America in the World (WOR); Environment and GeographyPhysical & Human
(ENV); and Ideas, Beliefs and Culture (CUL)and are designed to develop the
students historical thinking skills.

Standards Based Grading:

Is a way of grading the level of proficiency a student achieves on well-defined
course standards throughout the school year. Students will dive into content
while learning and mastering important college and career skills. Students will
be graded on certain standards identified by the teacher by engaging in
classwork, assessments and projects that reflect the students effort and growth.
Whats in my grade?
Citizenship and Responsibility

20%
Growth
Effort
Timeliness
Participation

Mastery of
Standards/Objectives

Tests/Quizzes/DBQs/Essays

30%
Class
Assignments
Homework
Assignments
Assessments
50%
AP Exam
Assessments

Standards Addressed Course:

INQUIRY:
INQ 912.10 Construct arguments using precise and knowledgeable claims,
with evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging counterclaims and
evidentiary weaknesses.
INQ 912.11 Construct explanations using sound reasoning, correct sequence
(linear or non-linear), examples, and details with significant and pertinent
information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the
explanation given its purpose (e.g., cause and effect, chronological, procedural,

Advanced Placement: United States History (APUSH)

Wilbur Cross High School 2016-2017
Ms. Torre - B224

www.torrehistory.weebly.com Email: Koren.torre@new-haven.k12.ct.us

technical)
INQ 912.15 Use disciplinary and interdisciplinary lenses to understand the
characteristics and causes of local, regional, and global problems; instances of
such problems in multiple contexts; and challenges and opportunities faced by
those trying to address these problems over time and place.

HISTORICAL CONTENT:
HIST 912.1 Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by
unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
HIST 912.2 Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.
.

HIST 912.5 Analyze the ways in which the perspectives of those writing
history shaped the history that they produced.

HIST 912.6 Explain how the perspectives of people in the present shape
interpretations of the past.

HIST 912.11 Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in
the past.