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SYLLABUS: AP United States History Course Number: 21003300 Ms. Mills, Room N39

CONTACT INFORMATION: Ms. Jennifer Mills Class Website: millsapush.weebly.com Phone: 863-965-6200 Available for helping students: o Mon.,Wed., Fri., 2:00pm-2:30pm (N39) o Tue., Thurs., 2:15pm-3:15pm (Hound Town in classroom) e-mail: jennifer.mills@polk-fl.net

PREREQUISITES TO THE COURSE: Students should have successfully completed AP World History OR Honors World History with an A or B average OR regular World History with an A average and recommendation from the World History teacher. Students should possess the ability to read and understand written communication above the high school level. Students must have good oral communication skills and a desire to learn and to be in an accelerated AP class for US History. Keys to doing well in this AP US History class and on the AP Exam include desire for high level classes, maturity, and work ethic. GENERAL LEARNING GOALS OR OBJECTIVES: Students will: enhance their knowledge and skills in all the social studies disciplines, especially in the subject areas of U.S. history and government. exercise and enhance the following academic skills: active independent reading, listening comprehension, essay writing, higher order critical thinking and decision making skills, spatial relationship skills, interpreting and working with charts and graphs, and researching skills. increase their awareness of current event issues and make connections between historical events and the present day. prepare extensively for the AP Exam to be administered at the end of the school year.

COURSE MATERIALS: Text: The American Pageant (Kennedy, 2002); ISBN 0-618-24732-7; replacement cost: $80.00 (provided) Supplemental Text: A Peoples History of the United States, Howard Zinn (provided) Folder or binder dedicated to this course only 1 inch 3-ring binder and at least five dividers with tabs Colored pens for grading (preferably red, no light colors) Do not use spiral notebook paper. Other Suggested Materials Book: US History for Dummies by Steve Weigand Book: Cracking the AP US History Exam, 2013, The Princeton Review Colored pencils (class set is provided) Access to a removable drive for creating presentations and bringing them to class COURSE DESCRIPTION: Welcome to AP US History. This course is a rigorous examination of AP US History in preparation for the AP exam in May. The AP exam is a difficult one and the best students in the country take this course. It will be the most challenging and rewarding History course you have taken thus far in your academic career. The course will be conducted as a college seminar with a great deal of class discussion and greater responsibility placed on you than perhaps any course you have taken thus far in high school. In addition to the academic content, the class will work on developing skills that are necessary to do well on the exam and will benefit you in your future academic life. These skills include writing analytically, interpreting historical documents, evaluating history from multiple perspectives, speaking skills, and so on. To assist us in achieving these ends, the following may be utilized: teacher lecture/class discussion additional readings & research working with & making charts/graphs working with & constructing maps individual & group debates COURSE CONTENT AND OUTLINE: Part 1: Founding the New Nation New World Beginnings: 33,000 BC-AD 1769 Planting of English America: 1500-1733 Settling the Northern Colonies: 1619-1700 American Life in the Seventeenth Century: 1607-1692 Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution: 1700-1775 The Duel for North America: 1608-1763 note-taking essay writing worksheets media clips text readings quizzes/tests internet use poster projects

- The Road to Revolution: 1763-1775 - America Secedes from the Empire: 1775-1783 Part 2: Building the New Nation Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: The Confederation and the Constitution: 1776-1790 Launching the New Ship of State: 1789-1800 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jefferson Republic: 1800-1812 2nd War for Independence & the Upsurge of Nationalism: 1812-1824 The Rise of Mass Democracy: 1824-1840 Forging the National Economy: 1790-1860 The Ferment of Reform and Culture: 1790-1860 Testing the New Nation The South and the Slavery Controversy: 1793-1860 Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy: 1841-1848 Renewing the Sectional Struggle: 1848-1854 Drifting Toward Disunion: 1854-1861 Girding for War-The North & the South: 1861-1865 The Furnace of Civil War: 1861-1865 The Ordeal of Reconstruction: 1865-1877 Forging an Industrial Society Political paralysis in the Gilded Age: 1869-1896 Industry Comes of Age: 1865-1900 America Moves to the City: 1865-1900 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution: 1865-1896 The Path of Empire: 1890-1899 Struggling for Justice at Home and Abroad America on the World Stage: 1899-1909 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt: 1901-1912 Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad: 1912-1916 The War to End War: 1917-1918 American Life in the Roaring Twenties: 1919-1929 The Politics of Boom and Bust: 1920-1932 The Great Depression and the New Deal: 1933-1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt & the Shadow of War: 1933-1941 America in World War II: 1941-1945 Making Modern America The Cold War Begins: 1945-1952 The Eisenhower Era: 1952-1960 The Stormy Sixties: 1960-1968 The Stalemated Seventies: 1968-1980 The Resurgence of Conservatism: 1980-2000 The American People Face a New Century: 2000 and beyond

Part 7: Review for AP & Final Exams (weeks 33-35) AP exam date: Wednesday, May 15, morning session

COURSE POLICIES: Classroom Procedures and Conduct Follow these procedures: 1. Enter the classroom in an appropriate and timely manner. Once the bell has sounded, you are tardy. AHS school policy on tardies will be followed in this room. Please note the following: - Students not in the room when the bell rings due to using the restroom are still considered tardy, even if they stopped by the room before going to the restroom. Stop on your way to class so as not to waste time. - No restroom visits should be necessary except in the case of illness or emergency as students have 8 minutes between classes to take care of restroom needs. Students with medical need to have free access to the restroom must bring a doctors note or have a parent contact me immediately to make arrangements. - Tardy passes will only be accepted from administrative staff (principal, asst. principal, deans, guidance counselors or office secretaries). Passes from other teachers/coaches WILL NOT be accepted - you will still be marked tardy. - AHS tardy policy is as follows: 1. Arrival within ten minutes of bell without a pass from administrator, student is marked tardy 2. Arrival after ten minutes without a pass from administrator, student is written up for skipping 3. Arrival more than thirty minutes late without a pass from administrator, student is marked absent/unexcused and is written up for skipping 4. Arrival more than thirty minutes late with a pass from administrator, marked absent/excused 2. AHS school policy will be followed when dealing with minor infractions in the classroom. Generally this involves discussion with student and contact with parent. Major infractions will be referred to an administrator. 3. Cell phones are not to be seen nor heard in the classroom. Students will receive one warning for the year before a parent or guardian is called. The next infraction will be referred to an administrator. AHS school policy will be followed when dealing with cell phones. 4. I-pods, mp3 players and other electronic devices with or without headphones are generally not permitted in class unless authorized by the teacher. 5. Sit in your assigned seat unless directed to move for a class activity. 6. During class instruction, talking with each other is not permitted unless otherwise instructed. 7. Do not leave your seat during class instruction without obtaining permission. 8. During work time, quiet discussion relative to the assignment is permitted with those in your area. Students are permitted to help each other with class work and homework. COPYING another students work is not considered HELPING and will result in a zero for all parties involved. 9. Students may move about the room as necessary during work time. Examples of necessary movement include sharpening pencils, throwing away trash, and talking with the teacher. Moving to speak with students located in other parts of the room is not permitted. 10. Class work, homework and projects are due on the designated date. Late work will be eligible for up to 50% if submitted within 2 school days of the due date. I reserve the right to alter the late assignment in order to discourage copying students who had their work in on time or in the case that we discuss the work in class. Your name must appear on all work. NO NAME = NO GRADE! 11. Students with 504 plans outlining the need for additional work time are responsible for communicating with the teacher the need for additional time for any assignment on which additional time is needed. Failure to request additional

time within a reasonable time before or after the assignment is due will result in a zero. I understand the need for discretion and that students may not be able to speak with me privately at the time an assignment is due, however, you must find a moment to talk with me as soon as possible when you realize you are unable to complete an assignment. It is okay to email me if you can not find a moment to talk with me (email address appears at the top of this syllabus). Blanket extra time will NOT be given. That is, it is your responsibility, if you have a 504 plan indicating you are allowed extra time, to request extra time for each assignment on which extra time is needed. 12. Upon returning from an absence, students are responsible for obtaining make-up work. Obtain your makeup work from your class folder. If no work is in the folder, ask me if there was any work on the day you were absent as I may have been absent the same day or may not have updated the folder. Students have one week from their return to school to turn in makeup work. Under extenuating circumstances the teacher may extend the due date for makeup work; however, students must initiate the request for an extension in a timely manner and will NOT be allowed to make up the work at the last minute before interims or report cards. 13. Students have one week from the date of an absence to make up tests and quizzes. I will not remind you as the deadline nears. Makeup tests and quizzes may be essay style and will always be different from the test or quiz taken by the class and are generally more difficult. Makeup tests are not eligible for the test curve. Students who prearrange to take tests or quizzes before an absence will take a test equivalent to the rest of the class and will receive the curve. All makeup tests and quizzes are to be taken after school. 14. Any and all talking during tests and quizzes will be considered cheating. Talking during a test or quiz will result in a 10% reduction for each occurrence. Blatant cheating on a test or quiz will result in a score of zero on that item for all students involved. There will be absolutely no sympathy and no exceptions to this procedure. 15. All other policies as outlined in the student handbook and code of conduct will be followed in this classroom. 16. The bell does not dismiss the class, the teacher does. Do not pack up and do not leave your seat until dismissed by the teacher.

GRADING/EVALUATION: 1. Final grades will be weighted 55% Mastery (tests, quizzes, projects, essays) and 45% Acquisition (notebooks, daily participation, classwork, homework, etc.) NO EXTRA CREDIT WILL BE OFFERED IN THIS CLASS. There MAY be occasional limited opportunities for bonus points. Points will be assigned as follows: Acquisition (45%) - Daily Assignments (varies by assignment, approximately 10-30 pts. ea.) - daily assignment MAY include a participation grade as follows: - no participation 0 points - minimal participation, but offers no verbal input 5 points - active participation 10 points - Notebooks (100 points) Mastery (55%) - Timed Quizzes (2 points per question) - DBQs/FRQs (100 points) - Timed Unit Tests (200 points each) an AP curve will be given on tests, not on quizzes - Individual and group projects (up to 200 points each) - There will be NO midterm or final exam given

ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES: The assignments and assessments described above will be assigned to assist the student in covering and understanding the material and in reaching the goals of this course. The teacher will assign these activities as necessary to carry out these ends.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Students with special needs are invited to contact me during the first week of school.

SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY: This syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances.

Course Syllabus Student/Parent Agreement Ms. Mills AP United States History I have read and understand the course syllabus and policies for Ms. Mills AP United States History class. Student Name Student Signature Parent Signature Date Date

This signed sheet is to be returned no later than Friday, August 24. Failure to return this form by that date will result in a zero for this assignment until the form is returned.

Course Syllabus Student/Parent Agreement Ms. Mills AP United States History I have read and understand the course syllabus and policies for Ms. Mills AP United States History class. Student Name Student Signature Parent Signature Date Date

This signed sheet is to be returned no later than Friday, August 24. Failure to return this form by that date will result in a zero for this assignment until the form is returned.