European Exploration in the Americas 🇪🇸

Today's class was led by a guest teacher.

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations

⏰ What We Did

• Explored the historical context of Europe prior to exploration
• Examined the motivations for European exploration

⚙️ Resources

• European Exploration in the Americas Video
• European Exploration in the Americas Guided Notes

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Chapter 2, The American Yawp

💻 Homework

•  Read and take notes on Chapter 2 in The American Yawp before M 15 Sep 2025

Native American Societies Before European Contact 🏜️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how and why various native populatinos in the period before European contact interacted with the natural environment in North America

⏰ What We Did

• Collected The American Yawp Chapter 1 notes
• Identified the location of major indigenous groups and cultural areas in North America
• Compared the human geographic regions
• Defined animism

⚙️ Resources

• Native American Societies Before European Contact Slides
• Native American Societies Before European Contact Guided Notes

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Read and take notes on Chapter 2 in The American Yawp before M 15 Sep 2025

💻 Homework

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Views of Columbus 🧭

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the context for European encounters in the Americas from 1491 to 1607

⏰ What We Did

• Debriefed and discussed the views of William Bennett and Howard Zinn about Christopher Columbus

⚙️ Resources

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Read and take notes on Chapter 1 in American Yawp before M 8 Sep 2025

💻 Homework

• Read one of the two provided articles on Columbus (Bennett or Zinn) and answer the article response prompts on a separate sheet of paper before class on F 5 Sep 2025
• Obtain a 3" three-ring binder and 10 tabs before class on M 8 Sep 2025

Intro to Short Answer Questions ✏️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Acquire an understanding of the structure of — and strategies on — Short Answer Questions (SAQs)

⏰ What We Did

• Signed in/up with AP Classroom and registered with AP Microeconomics
• Introduced to Microeconomics SAQs
• Examined and completed a sample SAQ

⚙️ Resources

• SAQ Writing Strategies

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Read and take notes on Chapter 1 in American Yawp before M 8 Sep 2025

💻 Homework

• Read one of the two provided articles on Columbus (Bennett or Zinn) and answer the article response prompts on a separate sheet of paper before class on F 5 Sep 2025
• Obtain a 3" three-ring binder and 10 tabs before class on M 8 Sep 2025

Course Overview: AP U.S. History 🗽

🎯 Learning Targets

• Summarize the classroom expectations and the course

⏰ What We Did

• Provided an overview of the class website and the course syllabus
• Distributed the "Your Course at a Glance" and discussed an overview of AP U.S. History Test

⚙️ Resources

• APUSH Syllabus 2025
• APUSH Addendum 2025
• Views of Columbus Articles Response

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Read and take notes on Chapter 1 in American Yawp before M 8 Sep 2025

💻 Homework

• Read one of the two provided articles on Columbus (Bennett or Zinn) and answer the article response prompts on a separate sheet of paper
• Purchase a 3" three-ring binder and 10 tabs before class on M 8 Sep 2025

Welcome Back! 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Establish classroom rapport and expectations

⏰ What We Did

• We shared our names and introduced ourselves
• Created name cards to help learn student names
• Discussed and clarified classroom expectations
• Demonstrated how to navigate the textbook and identify key information using its features

⚙️ Resources

📖 Corresponding Reading

• Read and take notes on Chapter 1 in American Yawp before M 8 Sep 2025

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 3" three-ring binder and 10 tabs before class on M 8 Sep 2025