Homework for the weekend of September 25

You have your first test on Monday!  The test will cover the Colonial Era.  The structure of the test is as follows:
Part 1) Geography. You will have to correctly place (from memory) the 13 colonies on a blank map.
Part 2) Fill in the blank.  You will have a word bank and 10 fill in the blank sentences. There will be more words than blanks. Write the correct word in the space.
Part 3) Short Answers. There will be 5 questions.  Choose three and write complete, short answers to the questions asked. You must use complete sentences.
Part 4) Multiple Choice. There will be four questions. Answer them all.

You should review your notes from class over the weekend.  Try to ask yourself questions or have a friend ask you questions.  Obviously multiple choice questions focus on details, and the short answer questions are less detail-oriented.  You can practice putting the colonies on the map on your own as well. You have a list of vocabulary that you can use to create flash cards.  There are many ways to prepare for this test.  Don't wait until 11 pm on Sunday night to do so!

Homework for the weekend of September 19

Today in class we looked at the relationship that existed in the Colonial Era between the Native Americans and the colonists leading up to and through the French and Indian War. The powerpoint from today is linked up here. We will finish it up on Monday.

Over the weekend, you should study for our first vocabulary quiz.  We recommend the use of the app Quizlet as a way to help to create flashcards.  The link will take you to the App Store if you want to download it.

The list of vocabulary terms is below.  We will also be having our first test next Friday! More information to come, but it will be comprehensive and cover everything we've been doing since school started...

Vocab List
Demographics
Identity
Indentured Servant
Slave
Money
Monopoly
Specie
Pound
Shilling
Pence
Wages
Mercantilism
Cash Crop

The joy of AP: A test on day 2!

Welcome back to school!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) you will be taking a test. It will consist of 70 multiple choice questions.  The questions will be drawn from Chapters 1-6 of the textbook.  You will have 45 minutes to complete the test, and you will need to have a #2 pencil.  I will not be providing pencils. That's up to you.

On Friday you will be writing an in-class essay in the Compare and Contrast format. It will also be drawn from chapters 1-6. The scoring guide will be linked in tomorrow night's post for your review.

Both of these serve to tell me more about you and what help you will need as we go forward in the class; they are not happening because I'm mean. Mostly...

And to see the course prospectus and expectations, you should click the link here.

A copy of the letter I've emailed to your parents is linked up here.