Summer Work for AP United States History(APUSH)Summer 2021 - Homework Packet Instructions

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Summer 2021 AP United States History (APUSH) summer work packet outlines a four-part assignment with a clear due date tied to the first class meeting in September. Students must buy the required textbook and read the first three chapters, then take detailed Cornell notes using handwritten organization goals. The packet also requires answering short-answer questions for each chapter, and it specifies an in-class closed-note, closed-book unit test format with 25 multiple-choice and 3 short-answer questions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time38 min

AccessFree to download

Assignment Overview

Parts of the Summer Work

In-Class Test and Submission Dates

Key Terms (MCQs, SAQs, DBQs, LEQs)

How to Study and Take Notes from a Textbook Using the Cornell Note Taking Method

1. Skim Textbook Chapters

2. Prepare Cornell Notes Pages

3. Write Down Chapters and Sections

# Summer Work for AP United States History(APUSH)Summer 2021 Due date:The work assigned in this packet will be due the first time our APUSH class meets when we return inSeptember.We do not know the first date of school yet,but you can expect it to be around September 7h. The assignment is in 4 parts. Description How will it be assessed? Task | Purchase the APUSH textbook
as soon as you can.
(a)You can purchase a physical
copy from Amazon,or
(b)An online copy from Mrs.
Roxstrom at the McQ bookstore. | Title:Updated American History
(AP Edition)by Alan Brinkley
Edition:15ʰ(2017)
ISBN:978-0-07-673830-4
Cost:Willvary;expect to spend
approx.$100.00 | You will not be able to complete
the summer homework without a
copy of the text | | --- | --- | --- | | Read the first 3 chapters of the
textbook.(Approx.100 pages)
Ch.1:The Collision of Cultures
Ch.2:Transplantations and Border
Lands
Ch.3:Society and Culture in
Provincial America | This is a college-level textbook
and the reading will feel dense to
you.Below,there are instructions
on how to take notes on these
chapters.(That's the third part of
the summer homework.) | On our second APUSH class
meeting,you can expect an in-
class test which will consist of 25
mult.choice questions and 3 short
answer questions based on the
summer reading.(100 points).
The test will be closed-note,
closed-book.This test grade
cannot be dropped. | | Take detailed notes on all 3
chapters using the Cornell Notes
method(explanation AND
example are attached). | As you read,take hand-written
notes on the text.Do not simply
repeat line-by-line what the text
says;you are aiming to condense
and organize important
information.
Goal:cover 100 pages of textbook
in approx.20 handwritten pages of
notes. | You will turn in your hand-
written notes,stapled,on the day
of your test(second class meeting
in September;date TBA).
Typed notes will receive no credit. | | Answer the 2 short answer
questions associated with each
chapter. | Each short answer question
has 3 parts:(a),(b)and (c).
Use complete sentences.Write
your answers by hand. | You will turn in your hand-written
short answer responses on the first
class meeting in September. | Questions?Send an email(NOT a Schoology message)to Ms.Suter. Address:asuter@mcquaid.org | First class meeting
(date TBA) | 1.Introductions
2.Distribute Syllabus
3.Course Map/Expectations
4.Turn in short answer questions to Ms.Suter (homework grade)
5.In class:go over outline of how the test will work next class
Homework:study for the Unit Test next class(25 MCQs+3 SAQs) | | --- | --- | | Second class meeting
(date TBA) | 1.Turn in hand-written Cornell-style notes to Ms.Suter (homework grade)
2.Take the Unit Test(25 MCQs+3 SAQs)
No homework | | KEY | | --- | | MCQs=Multiple Choice Questions
SAQs=Short Answer Questions
DBQs=Document-Based Questions
LEQs=Long Essay Questions
(There are no DBQs or LEQs in the
summer homework—don't worry!) | ## How to Study and Take Notesfrom a Textbook Using theCornell Note Taking Method Nov 1,2015(Approximately~6 min read)from Medium online publication The Cornell Note Taking Technique is one of the most popular and effectivemethods for taking down notes for all kinds of subjects.It's especially usefulfor studying and taking notes right from a textbook. ### 1.Skim textbook chapters. Skim the chapter title,section titles,headings,sub-headings and even itspictures +captions,tables,diagrams,highlighted/boxed/capitalized/bold/italicized text.Skim also the first and last sentences of each paragraph/section and the chapter summary,if the chapter has one. This will give you

FAQs

When is the APUSH summer work due, and what date should students expect?

The packet states it will be due at the first time the APUSH class meets when school returns in September, with an expectation around September 7th.

What are the four required parts of the summer assignment?

Students must (1) purchase the APUSH textbook, (2) read chapters 1–3, (3) take detailed Cornell-style notes for all three chapters, and (4) answer the two short-answer questions associated with each chapter.

How is the unit test in September structured?

On the second APUSH class meeting, students will take a closed-note, closed-book unit test with 25 multiple-choice questions and 3 short-answer questions, totaling 100 points.

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