Weekly
Syllabus
Week of Monday, August 29 through
Friday, September 2
Monday, August 29,
2011--NO SCHOOL TODAY
Tuesday, August 30,
2011 (40 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
Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 31,
2011 (45 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
89 (to Spanish And French Territorial
Expansion); 91-92; 94-97 (to Economic
Growth).
Thursday, September
1, 2011 (50 minutes)
Quiz: On the previous evening's reading
assignment.
Topic: Notetaking tips.
Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 97-100 (Oral Cultures).
Friday, September 2,
2011 (40 minutes)
Topic: Importance of critical thinking. How
history can teach this skill. Discussion of
reading.
Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 107
(Politics:Stability and Crisis)-113.
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