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.