Week of November 6

Great job getting through the first quarter!! We have completed our review of ancient history and have introduced most of the components of the AP exam. Looking forward, we will now transition into the early modern period. Our first major writing assignment of the second quarter will be the document-based question. We will begin to talk about the various components of those essays this week, and the first essay will be due sometime next week.

Monday
  • Read: Strayer 397-399, 403-409
  • Lecture: Intro to Modern Period
  • Workshop: the document-based question
  • Due: none
Wednesday
  • Read: Strayer 409-417
  • Lecture: American colonialism
  • Due: comparative chart
    • Compare North American and Latin American colonial societies using the 4 analytic categories that you think are most useful
  • Workshop: DBQ PoV & grouping