Focus Assignment #1
A comparison of the economic, social
and political organization of the original thirteen colonies.
You will develop a chart or other organizational
table that explains the following for each of these areas:
- New England
(Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island & New Hampshire)
- The Middle
Colonies (New York,
Pennsylvania, Delaware & New Jersey)
- The Plantation
Colonies (Maryland, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, & Georgia)
***** Look at them as
regions as much as possible instead of separating them into individual
colonies *****
Discuss the
following:
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The degree of self-government
and who was allowed to participate.
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Economic base.
·
Labor force.
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Opportunities for social and
political mobility (including restrictions if any)
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Education.
·
Treatment of Native Americans.
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Location of major religious
denominations.
Question to be
answered (as a separate response, not part of the above.)
1.
What were the major reasons for the different ways in which the
colonies grew and prospered?
Organization of the
chart is up to your discretion. It is very important you make sure you
cover all aspects that are required by the statements above. This
assignment is due ___August 31st__________ and is worth _100___
points.
Be clear, concise and to the point... however...
make sure to be specific.
British Policy Chart/Focus Assignment #2
This chart will detail the various British policies &
colonial responses enacted following the Seven Years’ War. (Proclamation of
1763 through the Intolerable Acts).
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Indicate the content or provisions of these
acts/individuals/groups.
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The Colonial or British response.
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The impact on growing colonial unity.
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Provide a visual representation of the Act or individual (s).
Include the:
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Proclamation of 1763
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Grenville Acts
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Townshend Duties
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Committees of Correspondence
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts [detailed]
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First Continental Congress
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Samuel Adams
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Sons of Liberty
An “A” paper will completely explore all ten acts or
individuals, answering all four of the questions above.
Each act or individual will be worth ten points.
Grades of “B” or lower will result from failure to
adequately answer any of the four questions with the corresponding act or
individual.
Your charts should be well organized and easy for me
to follow. Although no points will be given for the “look” itself, your
work should reflect time spent, pride and professionalism.
Due date: ___________________.
The Bill of Rights/Focus Assignment #3
The importance of the Bill of Rights can not
be overstated. For over two hundred years, American citizens have looked to
the Bill of Rights as a protection against an abuse of power by the
government. Although the interpretation of the Bill of Rights has changed
from time to time, the document itself continues to give critical protection
to our rights as citizens. This focus assignment will allow you to see the
significance of the Bill of Rights and remember the important information
located there within.
Directions:
You will develop a project that gives a visual representation of the Bill of
Rights. The only words that may be used will be to label the Amendments or
the provisions included in the particular amendment. How you go about
devising your assignment is up to your discretion. Different mediums might
include (but are not limited to) film, plays, collages, mosaics, etc.
Be sure to include all of the following:
· Freedom of speech, press,
religion, assembly, right to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.
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Establishment clause.
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Right to bear arms.
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Quartering of soldiers.
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Unlawful search and seizures.
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Grand jury indictments.
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Eminent domain.
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Self-incrimination.
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Due process of law.
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Double jeopardy.
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Right to an attorney.
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Fair, speedy and public trial
by a jury of your peers.
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Confront your accuser.
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Trial by jury in civil cases.
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Cruel and unusual punishment.
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The rights retained by the
people.
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Reserved powers of the states.
Please note that there are more bullets than
there are amendments in the Bill of Rights. Some amendments carry more than
one significant point.
This focus assignment will be due
.
Your grade will be based upon originality,
presentation style, and content.
By the numbers:
Originality:
10% Presentation style: 20% Content:
70%
Focus Assignment #4
Social Developments during the 1820’s –
1850’s
The assignment:
To develop a presentation to enlighten the class
about your chose topic. A significant amount of this material will be on
the C 14-16 test, so it is imperative to impart your knowledge in a way that
everyone will understand it. Group makeup and size will be decided based
upon class numbers.
Be creative--- Options might be PowerPoint
presentations, skits, review games, videos, movie clips or a combination of
many. Make it interesting and make it meaningful.
1.
Scientific and technological developments.
2.
Early abolitionist movement.
3.
Transcendentalist movement.
4.
Social reform and reformers (Temperance/mentally ill/education)
5.
Women’s Suffrage movement
6.
Utopian societies.
7.
Religious developments
8.
Immigration.
9.
American antebellum culture
10.
Early American authors (pre-transcendentalist) and artistic
movements.
Major points to cover:
1.
An explanation (background info) of the “development” you chose.
Make sure to include reform leaders, newspapers, organizations etc.
2.
Why these developments were important to the growth of the country?
3.
Did these developments lead to increased sectionalism? Why or why
not? (Were many of them organized or utilized by geographic location?)
4.
The relationship to current (modern) attitudes, developments or
technology.
***** Keep your presentation to a
maximum of 8 (eight) minutes.... five minutes for the presentation and three
for a review would not be a terrible idea)*****
Make sure to keep your information relevant to the
time period. (1820-1850)
Last but not least:
Create a quick reference study guide for your group and
for all members in your class. Each APUSHer will need a copy.
Grade breakdown:
Creativity: 20% Content: 80%
Points: 100
J Thanksgiving break is almost
here. J
Karaoke APUSH
For the entertainer in all of you
An APUSH sing along
- Choose your favorite holiday tune… be it
Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or whatever. Hmmmmm… or any song for that
matter.
- Find a topic that we have discussed so far this
year. It could be broad like Jefferson’s presidency or more focused
such as the Peggy Eaton affair.
- Reword the tune, keeping in mind the same cadence,
rhyming pattern etc. Bring in a copy of the new song for everyone in
class.
- Perform your new hit in front of the class for all
of us to enjoy J If you
want to accompany it with music, instruments, etc… please feel free to
do so.
Presentations will be on ____________________________.
Points…..25
Possible bonus points for the most creative, outlandish
(within classroom decorum of course) and otherwise “anti-weaksauceness”.
Thanks to all
the APUSH teachers out there from whom I borrowed bits and pieces.
J
Focus Assignment #6
Rise of Business and
Labor
A group newspaper
assignment
Your assignment is to develop a period
newspaper. This paper will report on the significant activities and events of
the late 1800’s. As always, make sure to include all of the required elements
below.
- Report of news articles on incidents or events during
the late 1800’s. (note…. This doesn’t have to be a daily. For
example, it could be a special year end issue, etc.) Articles should
be based on the political or industrial events of this period. Six
articles minimum for this section alone.
Subjects could include but are not limited to
- Pullman Strike, Haymarket Square Bombing, Gospel of Wealth, Social
Darwanism, Homestead Strike, Unions, Social Critics of the time period,
settlement houses, technological advances, educational advances, Realism in
literature and art, political corruption
ALSO INCLUDE: (in addition to the articles above.)
- A special feature on the working poor.
Concentrate on housing, sanitation etc. (the exploitation of the masses to
Marxize it :)
- A biographical feature story on an important
personality of the period. Include a picture of your choice.
- Editorial. As the editor, chose a topic of
controversy and give your viewpoint of the situation.
- Political cartoons. Create new cartoons reflecting
the time period or research and retrieve existing political cartoons.
Minimum of two.
- Sports section. Recreate an article regarding a
sporting event of the period.
- Period appropriate advertisements. Advertisements
must be authentic and relate to the time period. Minimum of four.
The overall presentation of the newspaper is up
to the group itself. Groups should have no more than four members. Individual
projects are acceptable as well.
Grades will be based upon the following:
- Presentation value. The overall visual appeal should
be outstanding. Your work will reflect time and effort well spent.
- A thorough and complete evaluation and analysis of all
six of the points above. As always, the length of the articles is based
upon the “length of string” doctrine.
Due date -- _______________............________/100
Focus Assignment #7E/C
Native Americans
The history of the American Indian is one of many facets.
Tales of courage and perseverance as well as treachery and moral outrage (on
both sides) accentuate our history. As Americans, we have many different views
of Native American history. Interestingly enough, most of it is stereotypical
and inaccurate. Your textbook relates tales of attacks by Indians. If the
Indians killed the Whites, it was a massacre. However, if the Army killed the
Indians, it was an attack. Hmmmm. I would like us to get a better look at a
few of the Native American tribes of the West. Below is our plan of attack.
Directions: prepare a chart that shows the information
below.
Choose four of the listed tribes and expand on the five
categories below. Be clear, concise and to the point. Avoid lengthy
explanations unless it is necessary.
Include the following:
- location
- Show geographically (via a map) where your tribe
lives and why the Europeans/Americans wanted this land.
- treatment by Europeans/Americans & reaction
- Where wars fought? The outcome? etc…
- treaties, issued and broken
- Discuss the reasons why the American government
broke treaties.
- lifestyle and culture
- Describe the unique culture of your tribe and how
the advancing American civilization changed this tribe’s culture?
- leaders and legends
- Who were some of the famous leaders? Discuss an
interesting legend from your tribe.
Choose four (4)
Sioux Comanche
Crow Kiowa
Pawnee Shoshone
Apache Cheyenne
Navajo Nez Pierce
Arapaho Blackfeet
Due date Must be emailed to me before 7 am... Monday February 2nd...
Filename= first letter first name, then last name FA7. ie... clewisFA7
Extra Credit----20 pts
do your own work.... use your own
words...do not copy and paste!!
Reform
Movements of the Progressive Era
FA#8
Directions: Develop a chart/storyboard/some kinda thing,
which details the following information:
For each:
- Identify the causes or conditions that stimulated
the move for reform.
- Identify and analyze the major individuals involved
in the reform movement.
- Assess the achievements, successes, or failures of
the movement.
Be clear, concise and to the point, however, make sure to
answer the above questions as completely as necessary.
Based upon your preference (group or solitary).
Group of four—11 Group of three—9
Group of two—6
Individual –3
You will select from the
Progressive Era reform movements below.
- Birth control and maternal and infant care. (Margaret
Sanger, Emma Goldman)
- Charity Organization Society. (Josephine Shaw Lowell)
- Protective labor legislation. (Protection of women in
industry, workmen’s compensation, labor safety, child labor, Florence
Kelley)
- Tenement house reform. (Lawrence Veiller, Robert
Deforest)
- Pure Food and Drug Act. (Harvey Wiley, Edward Bok,
Upton Sinclair)
- National American Women’s Suffrage Association and
Equal Rights Amendment. (Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, Maude Wood Park,
Alva Belmont)
- Prison Reform. (Dorothea Dix, Enoch C. Wines, Z.R.
Brockway, Thomas Mott Osborne, Clarence Darrow)
- Juvenile Justice Reform. (Ben Lindsey)
- Temperance Movement. (Carrie Nation,
Frances E. Willard)
- Social and Reform Darwinism (Charles Darwin, Herbert
Spencer, William Graham Sumner)
- Education (John Dewey, William T. Harris)
Due date Monday March 2nd
Points 100
All projects must be submitted to turnitin.com
The Next Focus Assignment
J/FA
#9
The “Roaring Twenties”
Using the medium of
your choice, (PowerPoint/Flash, poster board, binder, video, etc.) develop a
storyboard (an illustrated sequence of events) on one of the topics below.
The presentation should be visually appealing and informative in the
following areas:
·
Background. Provide in-depth
analysis of the event or events.
·
Significance. Why was this
important during the 20’s and what impact do we feel today because of it?
Small groups (2-4) will
be allowed on this project but a minimum of two topics must be chosen.
Grading
guidelines:
Background 40%
Significance 40%
Visuals
20% total points:
50
Due date: ___________
Topics:
A.
Red Scare
B.
Sacco and Vanzetti
C.
Ku Klux Klan
D.
Scopes Trial
E.
Music
F.
Religion
G.
Fads
H.
Women in the 1920’s
I.
Radio and films
J.
Cars and airplanes
K.
Rise of Organized Crime
L.
Prohibition
M.
Marcus Garvey and the UNIA.
N.
Race Riots.
O.
Sports
P.
Leopold and Loeb
Q.
Crash of the Market
R.
“Lost Generation”
S.
Harlem Renaissance
World War II and the beginnings of
the Cold War
FA#10
Presentation Topics
Guidelines:
Presentations should be 5-7 minutes in length.
Follow the public speaking criteria and make it
interesting. J
1.
American decisions regarding the Holocaust (Voyage of the St. Louis)
2.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
3.
Bataan Death March & the recapture of the Philippines
4.
American & Nazi propaganda
5.
Japanese-American Internment Camps
6.
America on the home-front during WWII (Rosie, music, dance etc)
7.
American Forces in North Africa
8.
Anzio and the Italian Front
9.
Naval war in the Pacific
10.
D-Day/Battle of the Bulge
11.
Hollywood during WWII
12.
Island hopping campaign
13.
Race relations during the 40’s/Minority contributions to the war.
14.
Origins of the Cold War (end of WWII---Berlin Airlift---China falls
etc)
15.
McCarthyism
16.
Korean War
Topic - ___________________________.
Group members - _________________________ &
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Brief description of how you are going to approach you
presentation – (major points, type of presentation, etc)
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The other movements of the Civil Rights
Era/FA#11
Time Frame:
1950s-current
Groups researched:
·
Hispanic-Americans
·
Native-Americans
·
Women
·
Gay Rights
Identify the major…
o
successes
o
failures
o
opposition
o
leaders
o
discuss the current standing of the group, and how their
current position relates to efforts during the Civil Rights era (1950s to
1980s)
Format:
An organizational chart that will serve as a quick
reference refresher for the AP exam.
