APUSH+Semester+One+Projects

Believe it or not, it’s time to say goodbye to the first 300 or so years of American history. This time period, 1877-1900, did not feature many highlights from a political perspective, but there were tremendous social, cultural, and environmental changes afoot on the American landscape. The **West** dramatically changed during this time and was managed more by the federal government than any other developing region in history. Meanwhile, **industrialization** dominated the Northeast especially and revolutionized Americans’ concepts of labor and family life. The United States now began to shift from a rural agricultural economy to an **urban** and industrial one. I would like to give you the opportunity to share these changes with us in dynamic ways so that students will feel comfortable enough with these topics to answer questions related to them on the semester exam. Your team will have **45 minutes** to teach the class about your assigned AP Topics. Unlike last time, you will have to assume that students know nothing about your assigned topics. They will depend on you to **introduce** them to this information and **reinforce** it using technology on our Wikispaces site. Just as I have attempted to do all year, I encourage you to include **primary sources** in your presentations and/or activities somehow to bring your era to life. At the end of your presentation, you may also assign **homework** to students if you like to reinforce your presentation. Please be mindful of the amount of time homework assignments may take, as your classmates will be preparing their own presentations as well. It will also be your team’s job to **assess** students’ homework and report the results to me afterward. If you read the paragraph above carefully, you noticed that I am looking for the following when grading these projects: ** Presentation— ** How well did you convey material? Did you address the AP topics clearly and effectively? Did you use technology effectively to enhance your presentation? ** Reinforcement— ** Did you review the material somehow through your presentation, an in-class activity, or a homework assignment? Did you use technology on our Wikispaces page to reinforce this content effectively? If you assigned homework, did you assess it appropriately? ** Primary Sources— ** Did you utilize primary sources to bring this era to life somehow in your presentation, in-class activity, or homework assignment? Be prepared to make your presentations in class on **January 14th and 16th.** ** 1/14 Development of the West in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapters 17, 18 ** Expansion and development of western railroads pp. 481–483, 493–494, 512–519 Competitors for the West: miners, ranchers, homesteaders, and American Indians pp. 481–506 Government policy toward American Indians pp. 481–491 Gender, race, and ethnicity in the far West pp. 488–502 Environmental impacts of western settlement pp. 482, 490–499, 503–504 Development of the West Team E ** : ** **Jason, You-jin, Jessica and Cathy** Development of the West Team G ** : ** **Soo S., Annie, Soo C., Eeho and Julia** ** 1/14-16 Industrial America in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapters 18, 19, 20 ** Corporate consolidation of industry pp. 511–512, 520–523 Effects of technological development on the worker and workplace pp. 511–512, 523–531 Labor and unions pp. 531–536 National politics and influence of corporate power pp. 512–523, 574–579 Migration and immigration: the changing face of the nation pp. 543–548 Proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel pp. 560–562 Industrial America Team E** : Jaimie, Grace, Patrick and Sarah  ** Industrial America Team G** : Jerry, Da Bin, Susan, Courteney, Hanna and Youngha  ** ** 1/16 Urban Society in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapters 19, 20 ** Urbanization and the lure of the city pp. 539–548 City problems and machine politics pp. 541–550 Intellectual and cultural movements and popular entertainment pp. 550–560, 589–590 Urban Society Team E** : Keunwha, Lauren, Lisa and Sungwoo  ** Urban Society Team G** : Jennifer, Joon, Brian, Ed and Jay
 * Wrapping up the 19th Century Project **

Unit Resources

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Preparation Agenda
You will have two classes to work with your teams to prepare your projects as follows:

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and G--Annie, Julia, Soo S., Youngha; Continue preparations for APUSH Semester One Projects.
 * Writing Workshop**
 * Team preparation for the rest of class**
 * Homework:** Multiple Choice Quiz on 1/12 on specific A.P. Topics. Writing Workshop Group #4 (check Ning for question): E--Lisa, Keunwha, Jessica

1/12
Team preparation for the rest of class**
 * Chapter 16 MC Quiz**
 * Writing Workshop
 * Homework:** Semester One Project Presentations Due.