Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, August 30 through Friday, September 3

Monday, August 30, 2010--Registration/Orientation--No Class

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (30 minutes)

Topic:  Brief description of class and Mr. Lewis.  Introductions and icebreakers.

Homework: 1 page essay "The Person in American History Who Interests Me Most and Why " due Wed.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (50 minutes)

Topic: Lecture on themes that will recur throughout the course: westward migration; regional conflict; racial conflict; economic conflict; America's role in the world; American exceptionalism.

Discussion of textbook and how to make the best use of it throughout the school year.

Homework: Read A People and a Nation pp 93 (Population Growth )-99 (Economic Growth)

Thursday, September 2, 2010 (45 minutes)

Quiz: On the previous evening's reading assignment.

Topic: Notetaking tips.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 99-103 (Colonial Cultures).

Friday, September 3, 2010 (40 minutes)

Topic: Importance of critical thinking. How history can teach this skill. Discussion of reading.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 104 (The Enlightenment), 106 (to Oral Cultures); 112 (Politics:Stability and Crisis)-117.