AP U.S. History Summer Assignment 2015­2016 Due Date: Monday, August 24, 2015 Students enrolled in AP U.S. History will need to complete a summer assignment to be successful in the course when school begins in the fall. Please understand that the course is taught very similar to a Freshman/Sophomore level college survey course in U.S. History. The reading, writing, and analytical demands placed on the students in this course are substantial. We will move through content fairly quickly during the school year ­ on average covering a chapter a week. Therefore, it is crucial that you are properly prepared before each period. Students will be expected to have a foundational knowledge of the American Colonies before the class begins in the fall.​
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If you have ANY questions, contact me immediately!!! Items that must be accomplished: 1. Send an email to Mrs. Ostrom ​
[email protected]​
­ include your name and an additional telephone/email contact (other than your school email) over the summer…. ​
Before June 5th, 2015 2. Create your own Quizlet account ­ ​
www.quizlet.com​
This is a free flashcard account. Everyone must make an account! Please use your school email address and password for logging in. This way you will not have to memorize a new one. 3. After June 5th, 2015​
­­­­­­ Enroll in the Google Classroom… Class Code: ​
u73g42x 4. Complete the Thirteen Colonies Map Assignment (you will probably need to make 5 copies of the map) 5. Complete the Thirteen Colonies Chart Assignment 6. Select ​
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book from the attached list. You will be responsible for purchasing the book or checking it out from the school/public library. Read the entire book and write a review based on the following format: 12 point font, 1 inch margins, double spaced, 2 page minimum. A book review is ​
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a book report; it is an analysis ​
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a summary. Reviews must include the following information: a. Author’s name, Book title (italicized) b. Questions the reviewer will seek to answer: • What is the author’s purpose, i.e., what does he/she hope to accomplish through this book? Does the author accomplish the purpose? If so, how does he/she do so? If not, why not? • Does the author properly support his/her thesis? Does the author adequately consider and refute opposing viewpoints? Is the book relevant to contemporary culture? c. Summary ­ What are the strengths or weaknesses of the book, i.e., what contributions does the book make? • Why should a person read this book? • What did you learn from this book? • How might you apply the lessons of this book in your ministry context? • Would you recommend the book? Why, or why not? Do not allow your response to this question to become lengthy. Throughout your critique, be specific in your evaluations. Do not just tell the reader about the book; tell and show the reader with concrete examples from the book. What is unique and valuable about this approach as opposed to the others? Would the reviewer recommend this book above others? Why or why not? Your primary purpose in this section is to respond both positively and negatively to the book’s contents and presentation. Needless to say, this response should be more in­depth than, “This book is a good book that should be recommended reading for everyone.” On the other hand, “This book is a lousy book not worth reading” is also inadequate. Central to this is the basic question of whether or not the author has achieved the book's stated purpose. To help with your research, go to the Ingleside High School Library page at http://ihs.inglesideisd.org/ingleside_high_school_library​
Database Password ­ mustangs Take some time to explore the various databases that will help with your summer project. READING LIST Revolution 1776 David McCullough John Adams David McCullough Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Joseph J. Ellis Remember The Ladies: Women in America Linda DePauw Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville Pre­Civil The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Antebellum South Kenneth M. Stampp Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe Walden Henry David Thoreau The American Scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson 1860s/Civil War Nothing Like It in the World S. Ambrose Gods and Generals Jeff Shaara The Killer Angels Michael Shaara Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era James McPherson With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln Stephen B. Oates Mothers of Invention Drew Gilpin Faust Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northrup Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1870­1900 The Jungle Upton Sinclair Johnstown Flood David McCullough Out of This Furnace Thomas Bell The Path Between the Seas David McCullough Devil in the White City Erik Larson American Colossus H.W. Brands The Incorporation of America Alan Trachtenberg A Century of Dishonor Helen Hunt Jackson Looking Backward E. Bellamy The Influence of Sea Power Upon History Alfred T. Mahan How the Other Half Lives Jacob Riis Progress and Poverty Henry George 1900­1920 Johnny Got His Gun Dalton Trumbo Theodore Rex E. Morris Mornings on Horseback David McCullough The Zimmermann Telegram Barbara Tuchman 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour J. Persico 1920: The Year of Six Presidents David Pietrusza The Souls of Black Folks WEB DuBois Up from Slavery Booker T. Washington Main Street Sinclair Lewis Babbitt Sinclair Lewis Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence TR: The Last Romantic H.W. Brands The Great Influenza J. Barry Dark Tide S. Puleo The Tycoons S. Morris A Terrible Glory J. Donovan 1920­1945 Hiroshima John Hershey Summer for the Gods Edward Larson Hard Times Studs Terkel No Ordinary Time D. Goodwin Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley The Winds of War Herman Wouk Band of Brothers Stephen E. Ambrose D­Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches Stephen E. Ambrose Unbroken Lauren Hillenbrand Rainbow’s End M. Klein Flyboys J. Bradley The Conquerors M. Beschloss Roosevelt’s Secret War J. Persico Huey Long T. Williams Shadow Divers D. Kurtz Halsey’s Typhoon Drury and Calvin Sea of Thunder E. Thomas 1950s Truman David McCullough Nightmare In Red: The McCarthy Era in Perspective Richard M. Fried The Affluent Society J.K. Galbraith The Other America M. Harrington The Organization Man H. Whyte The Fifties D. Halberstam The Coldest Winter D. Halberstam 1960s The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcolm X Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy Black Like Me John Griffin Flawed Giant R.Dallek When Everything Changed G. Collins An Unfinished Life: JFK R. Dallek Robert Kennedy & His Times A. Schlesinger Vietnam War From Tupelo to Woodstock Sorrell & Francese All the President’s Men Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Peace Now! American Society and the Ending of the Vietnam War Rhodri Jeffreys­Jones Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America’s Most Disastrous Military Conflict Michael Lind 1980s Patriot Games Tom Clancy 1990s Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden The Great Deluge D. Binkley 2000s 102 Minutes Dwyer & Flynn Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell Miscellaneous The Tragedy of American Diplomacy William Appleman Williams Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Stephen Ambrose A Different Mirror R. Takaki The Savage Wars of Peace M. Boot The Age of Reform Richard Hofstadter Grand Expectations Patterson The American Political Tradition R. Hofstadter Presidential Courage M. Beschloss