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AMERICAN STUDIES
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
Wed. 08/22: Welcome to American Studies! (pdf version)
Thurs. 08/23: Read selection from The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell
Mon. 08/27 : Typed paragraph (in MLA style) on your pet peeves due - download a sample paragraph as a model
Tues. 08/28: No Assignment - continue reading Nickel and Dimed
Thurs. 8/30: Read selection from Freakonomics
Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports:
Occupations with the largest job decline, 2004-14
Occupations with the largest job growth, 2004-14
Fastest growing occupations, 2004-14
Fri 08/31: Read Chapter 34, section 2 in The Americans (reading guide)
Tues. 09/04: Nickel and Dimed Summer Reading Test
US Presidential Election Results, 1992-2004
Wed. 09/05: Personal Narrative Essay due
Thurs. 09/06: Read assigned selection: My Life*(B. Clinton) OR Monica's Story* (Morton) OR Living History* (H. Clinton)
Mon. 09/10 : Read selection from We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tues. 09/11 : Read selection from Last Man Down*
Fri. 09/14 : Nickel and Dimed SOAPS due
Tues. 09/18 : Read p. 1100-1103 in The Americans - Compile a list of effects of September 11 on American society
Wed. 9/19: September 11 OPTIC paragraph due; Read p. 1100-1103 in The Americans
September 11 Photographs Powerpoint
Thurs. 9/20: Finish Political Spectrum Quiz
Mon 9/24: TEST - SAT Vocab Week 1; Literary Terms; History Themes: Economy, Politics, 9/11 & War on Terror; Foreign Policy Map Assignment
Tues 9/25: Read Quarter Assessment Handout 1 - Study Guide attached (for some reason pages are out of order - will need to be reassembled)
Wed 9/26: Read Quarter Assessment Handout 2 - Study Guide attached
Thurs. 9/27: Read Quarter Assessment Handout 3 - Study Guide attached
Mon. 10/1: Synonyms for Vocabulary Week # 2
Green Crate: Words 1-10; Orange Crate: Words 11-20
Wed. 10/3: Essay Test on Role of World in United States
Thurs. 10/4: Read "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" and "The Jumping Frog of Calveras County" (Handouts)
Fri. 10/5: Read selection from My Antonia (Handout)
Tues. 10/9: Read selection (Chapter 13 - "The Flight of the Nez Perce") from Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (books distributed in class on 10/5)
Wed. 10/10: Lecture on the Development of the West (Password Hint: Mr. Thorburn's best joke!)
Thurs. 10/11: Read handout "Train Time"; Vocab Test - Week 2 Words
Tues. 10/16 - No Assignment; Read Devil in the White City
Wed. 10/17 - Read Handout: Chapter 8 from Fast Food Nation
Thurs. 10/18 - Continue Reading Devil in the White City; Optional SOAPS on "The Extermination of the American Bison" due
Fri. 10/19 - Week 3 Vocabulary Due
Mon. 10/22 - Quiz on The Devil in the White City - pages 11-61
Tues. 10/23 - Read Document - "The Gospel of Wealth" on p. ## in Voices of America* Continue Reading Devil in the White City
Wed. 10/24 - Test - Vocabulary Week 3
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Thurs. 10/25 - Quiz - Devil in the White City, p. 61-109
Fri. 10/26 - Read "The Scab" (Handout)
Mon. 10/29 - Institute Day, No School
Tues. 10/30 - Topic for Research paper due; Quiz - Devil in the White City, p. 113-166
Wed. 10/31 No Assignment
Thurs. 11/1; Large envelope and package of index cards due
Fri. 11/2 Five (5) Bibliography cards due end of block
Mon. 11/5 Five (5) Bibliography cards due beginning of block
Tues. 11/6 Read Devil in the White City pages 167-234 QUIZ
Wed. 11/7 Five (5) notecards due
Thurs. 11/8 Read "Gospel of Wealth" p. 35-37 in Voices
Fri. 11/9 Thesis Statement due
Mon. 11/12 Five (5) additional notecards due; Quiz on Devil in the White City pages 235-304
Th. 11/15 Outline for Research Paper due
Tu. 11/20 TERM PAPER & ALL PARTS DUE
W. 11/21 Finish The Devil in the White City up to p. 390
Th. 11/22 & F. 11/23 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! ~NO HOMEWORK~
M. 11/26 Test on Devil in the White City
Tu. 11/27 Read Chapter 17.1 in The Americans
W. 11/28 Read Chapter 17.3 in The Americans and Vocab Week 4
Th. 11/29 No assignment
F. 11/30 Read "The Snows of Kilmanjaro"
M. 12/3 Read p. 99-101 & 102-103* in Voices of America / Progressive Era Chart (notes) (PDF format)
Tu. 12/4 Read "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway in yellow lit text
W. 12/5 TEST ON THE GILDED AGE (Multiple Choice and 1 essay)
Th. 12/ 6 Vocab Week 4 Test
F. 12/7 Read 18.1 & 18.2 in Americans text
M. 12/10 Read selection from Hawaii by James Michener (click here for pdf format)
Bring in 3 headlines from a newspaper: one must be about Iraq; one must be about the 2008 Presidential election (or any candidate); one must be about Drew Peterson
Tu. 12/11 Gilded Age Essay Due (Chart)
Wed. 12/12 Read Documents "In Favor of Imperialism"* & "American Anti-Imperialist League" *
Imperialism Map Quiz
Th. 12/13 Read Chapter 19.1 & 19.2 in The Americans
M. 12/17 Read Woodrow Wilson's War Message to Congress* & George Norris "Against War"*
Tu. 12/18 Read Ch. 1-3 of The Great Gatsby (QUIZ)
W. 12/19 Read Chapter 19.3 & 19.4 in The Americans
M. 1/14 Twenties Assignment due; Review for History Final - Download a copy of the essay questions HERE
HISTORY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS - MS Word Doc
Tu. 1/15 Review for Lit Final
American Studies / AP US History / Scholastic Bowl / RMHS / District 214
Last updated 02 April 2007