Hello AP Bloggers,
I hope you are having a restful Monday and enjoying your day off from school. I am posting this blog as a reminder of the AP test administered on Wednesday March 20 at the Lincoln PD Center. The test begins promptly at 8:30am, so I am asking you to arrive 15 minutes prior. The address is 901 9th Ave North Birmingham, AL 35204. Please post a reply to this blog to confirm that you will attend and I will have an accurate number for lunch orders. Again, continue to enjoy your break I wish you a happy and restful Grad Exam week and Spring Break. I love each and everyone of you. Your teacher, Mrs. Ladd
Monday, March 18, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Blog #21 A New Era: The 1920s
Students,
The following questions should be answered by Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Students, essay questions should be answered in your own words by summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or analyzing content information. You should use the textbook or internet as a resource but not to copy and paste or write in someone else's words. Content information should be accurate and based on informational readings and text.Students are to select one (1) question to answer in two detailed paragraphs and state a thesis sentence based on your argument to be explained (Thesis statement should be the 1st or 2nd sentence). Grammatical errors should be reviewed and corrected before submitting your essay questions. The essay is worth 80 points total.
Extension Assignment- Students should comment on at least two of their classmates’ essays by Friday, March 22,2013, 12:00a.m. Your comments should be at least 2-3 sentences in length. he comment should be a critical evaluation of the essay and explain whether you agree with the argument or disagree. This assignment will allow students to become peer supporters in this AP US History class and help critic the writings of their classmates. This assignment is worth 20 points (10 points per comment).Your overall grade will come from Mrs. Ladd.
Students, remember select one question from the following questions listed below:
1. Discuss with respect to TWO of the following, the increase in social conflict during the economic prosperity of the 1920s:
1. Religious fundamentalism
2. Ku Klux Klan
3. Prohibition
4. Nativism
2. "Economic growth and an improved standard of living in the 1920s benefited only a minority of the American people." Argue either for or against the validity of this interpretation.
3. Discuss the factors that contributed to the rebirth and rapid growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s.
The following questions should be answered by Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Students, essay questions should be answered in your own words by summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or analyzing content information. You should use the textbook or internet as a resource but not to copy and paste or write in someone else's words. Content information should be accurate and based on informational readings and text.Students are to select one (1) question to answer in two detailed paragraphs and state a thesis sentence based on your argument to be explained (Thesis statement should be the 1st or 2nd sentence). Grammatical errors should be reviewed and corrected before submitting your essay questions. The essay is worth 80 points total.
Extension Assignment- Students should comment on at least two of their classmates’ essays by Friday, March 22,2013, 12:00a.m. Your comments should be at least 2-3 sentences in length. he comment should be a critical evaluation of the essay and explain whether you agree with the argument or disagree. This assignment will allow students to become peer supporters in this AP US History class and help critic the writings of their classmates. This assignment is worth 20 points (10 points per comment).Your overall grade will come from Mrs. Ladd.
Students, remember select one question from the following questions listed below:
1. Discuss with respect to TWO of the following, the increase in social conflict during the economic prosperity of the 1920s:
1. Religious fundamentalism
2. Ku Klux Klan
3. Prohibition
4. Nativism
2. "Economic growth and an improved standard of living in the 1920s benefited only a minority of the American people." Argue either for or against the validity of this interpretation.
3. Discuss the factors that contributed to the rebirth and rapid growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s.
Blog #20 World War I 1914-1918
Students,
The following questions should be answered by Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:00a.m. Students, essay questions should be answered in your own words by summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or analyzing content information. You should use the textbook or internet as a resource but not to copy and paste or write in someone else's words. Content information should be accurate and based on informational readings and text.Students are to select one (1) question to answer in two detailed paragraphs and state a thesis sentence based on your argument to be explained (Thesis statement should be the 1st or 2nd sentence). Grammatical errors should be reviewed and corrected before submitting your essay questions. The essay is worth 80 points total.
Extension Assignment- Students should comment on at least two of their classmates’ essays by Friday, March 15, 2013, 12:00a.m. Your comments should be at least 2-3 sentences in length. he comment should be a critical evaluation of the essay and explain whether you agree with the argument or disagree. This assignment will allow students to become peer supporters in this AP US History class and help critic the writings of their classmates. This assignment is worth 20 points (10 points per comment).Your overall grade will come from Mrs. Ladd.
Students, remember select one question from the following questions listed below:
1.How did German policy from January 1917 onward cause the United States to declare war?
2. Discuss how President Wilson could argue that his foreign policy was still committed to peace after he asked Congress for a declaration of war.
3. Assess the influence of the United States involvement in World War I on TWO of the following:
A. African Americans
B. Civil Liberties
C. Women
D. Business (Industries)
The following questions should be answered by Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:00a.m. Students, essay questions should be answered in your own words by summarizing, paraphrasing, and/or analyzing content information. You should use the textbook or internet as a resource but not to copy and paste or write in someone else's words. Content information should be accurate and based on informational readings and text.Students are to select one (1) question to answer in two detailed paragraphs and state a thesis sentence based on your argument to be explained (Thesis statement should be the 1st or 2nd sentence). Grammatical errors should be reviewed and corrected before submitting your essay questions. The essay is worth 80 points total.
Extension Assignment- Students should comment on at least two of their classmates’ essays by Friday, March 15, 2013, 12:00a.m. Your comments should be at least 2-3 sentences in length. he comment should be a critical evaluation of the essay and explain whether you agree with the argument or disagree. This assignment will allow students to become peer supporters in this AP US History class and help critic the writings of their classmates. This assignment is worth 20 points (10 points per comment).Your overall grade will come from Mrs. Ladd.
Students, remember select one question from the following questions listed below:
1.How did German policy from January 1917 onward cause the United States to declare war?
2. Discuss how President Wilson could argue that his foreign policy was still committed to peace after he asked Congress for a declaration of war.
3. Assess the influence of the United States involvement in World War I on TWO of the following:
A. African Americans
B. Civil Liberties
C. Women
D. Business (Industries)
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