-AP US History!-

THEME OF WEEK - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES / FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING SOCIAL STUDIES!

WEEK 3 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES / FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING SOCIAL STUDIES!

9/11 - 9/15

FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING SOCIAL STUDIES!

Weekly Theme - This week we will be exploring writing fundamentals of effective historical writing! To be specific - we will be examining key components of historical writing, short-answer question prompts and document-based question prompts. Much of this will be done in a new notebook entitled Fundamentals of Social Studies!

HOMEWORK: WARM-UP PACKET DUE: TUESDAY! / SHOULD FINISH THEMES OF HISTORY/HISTORIOGRAPHY CHART IN NOTEBOOKS!

-FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES!-

OBJECTIVE:

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Reading/Questions - How to Read Primary Sources - Students read secondary source and primary source and answer questions.
Video/Questions - How Geography Gave the US Power - Students view video and answer questions.
Map 1 - Mapping the United States - Students use source to label map.
Map 2 - Mapping Major Countries of the World - Students use source to label map.

*** Unit Vocabulary - Definitions / Illustrations and Unit Jeopardy Review Game! ***

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 1 AND 2 OUTLINES DUE: THURSDAY!

-HOW TO WRITE APUSH COMPOSITIONS / SAQS

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key characteristics/fundamentals of historical writing by taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT identify, describe, explain key characteristics and fundamentals of effective historical writing by viewing a video and aswering questions.
SWBAT demonstrate key competencies around short essay questions by compositing short answer questions.

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Notes - Students will take guided lecture notes on writing APUSH Compositions.
Video/Questions - How to Write SAQ - Students view video and answer questions.
Sample SAQ Prompts/Responses - Students will read/analyze student sample prompts/responses from previous AP US History tests.
Student Response SAQ - Students will practice writing three sample SAQ prompts.

HOMEWORK: APUSH INTRO NOTEBOOK 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES PACKET DUE: MONDAY!

WEEKEND!

F/SAT/SUN

HOMEWORK: APUSH INTRO NOTEBOOK 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES PACKET DUE: MONDAY!

RESOURCES!

Barron'sLearn about the four different question types on the AP U.S. History exam, including the multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, DBQ, and LEQ.

How to Write an SAQ: 8 Tips to ACE Your AP History TestThe best strategies to get full points on your next AP exam You've studied hard in your AP history class and now it's finally time to take the AP exam. The SAQ (short answer question) section makes up 20% of your final score, so you...

How to Write a DBQ Essay (with Pictures) - wikiHowIn the past, Document Based Questions (DBQ) were rarely found outside of AP history exams. However, they're now used in social studies classes across grade levels, so you're bound to take a DBQ test at some point. Going into the test, you...