AP American History

ADVANCED PLACEMENT AMERICAN HISTORY II
SYLLABUS
SPRING 2012

Some notes are the same as those used in earlier semesters, while some are updated more frequently. Be sure to check the date on each page.

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Instructor:    Jerry Alan Sayers

E-mail:        School: sayersd@jcschools.org
               Home:    dusty@sayersnet.com

Course Web Page:    http://www.sayersnet.com/history

Textbook: John Mack Faragher, et al. Out of Many: A History of the American People, 5^th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: 2007.

Objective: The purpose of this course is to provide college-level instruction in United States History. This course will include extensive readings, college-style lectures, analysis of primary sources, and essay writing. The ultimate goal is for each student to successfully complete the AP American History Exam.

Evaluation:

1. Objective Tests

2. Essay Tests

3. Projects (Test Grades)

4. Quizzes, Homework, Classwork and other Daily Grades (20% of a test grade)

5. The end of course exam will count count as 25% of the Term 4 grade.

6. The final exam will count as a regular test grade.

In recognition of the challenges posed by an advance placement course, a modified grading scale will be used:

A: 88-100

B: 80-87

C: 70-79

D: 65-69

F: Below 65

Extra credit will not be assigned to improve a grade.

Work is late if it is not ready to be handed in at the beginning of class (unless otherwise instructed). Late work will receive a penalty of 5 points per day, and must be submitted within five days of the due date. Missed tests must be made up within three days of a student’s return to school. Tests may require an hour and a half, so always be present on test days!

Rules:

1. Be in assigned seat when bell rings.
2. Have class materials ready and personal put away when bell rings.
3. Only speak with permission.
4. Be respectful of others.
5. Turn in work on time.
6. Keep the room tidy.
7. Only leave the room with a hall pass.
8. Quid pro quo

2012 Spring Session

In case of inclement weather, lecture dates may move back one day for each day missed. Dates marked NO SCHOOL in italics will be school days if earlier dates are missed due to inclement weather. If a quiz, test, or presentation date is missed due to weather or illness, students should be prepared to make it up on the first day back in school.

Reading quizzes will take place on the dates listed. Be sure to be diligent in reading the textbook.

JAN 2 NO SCHOOL

JAN 3 NO SCHOOL

JAN 4 Introduction

JAN 5 The Revolution

JAN 6 The Constitution and Antebellum America

JAN 9 Reconstruction

JAN 10 The Gilded Age Presidents Quiz

JAN 11 The Gilded Age Chapter 19 Reading Quiz

JAN 12 Captains of Industry

JAN 13 SNOW DAY

JAN 16 NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Junior Day)