United States I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors Summer Assignment
Morris Hills:​
Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
Zablocki Morris Knolls:​
Mr. McLaughlin/Mr. Kane/Mr. Welcome to US History I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors! This summer assignment is explicitly designed to get you to think about not only the ​
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of history, but also the ​
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of history. History is not a simple list of facts to be known, but a system of interpretations to be understood. Having said that, this assignment is designed to have you think. All assignments can be accessed through Google Classroom. To register for the Summer Assignment Google Classroom use the following code: x
​d3p3p Task 1:Period 1 (1491 ­ 1607) Ed Puzzle Activity ​
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Task 1 Worth 20 Points View the Period 1 video from the Gilder Lehrman Institute and complete the Ed Puzzle Activity in Google Classroom. Please view this video prior to completing Task 2 and 3. Task 2: AMSCO Chapters 2 and 3 & Historical Themes Assignment​
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Task 2 Worth 40 Points Read Chapter 2 and 3 in AMSCO to acquire basic historical knowledge and to help provide a foundation for a meaningful discussion in class. Then, complete the Historical Themes Assignment, which is due on the first day of class. Task 3: Benson Bobrick’s “The Colonial World” in Angel in the Whirlwind ​
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Task 3 Worth 20 Points Read and annotate “The Colonial World”. Use a highlighter and a pen to mark the text and create commentary. Think about: ●
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Writing a reaction to the author. Asking questions of the author. Making connections to other historical time periods. Relating the text to a real world circumstance. Use your annotations, complete the graphic organizer to address the following prompt: ​
To what extent did migration to the New World influence the development of an American identity. Your annotations and graphic organizer will be used as a benchmark of your skills and ​
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be used in a meaningful discussion during the first days on your U.S. History I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors class. Important ​
Due Dates: ​
All assignments described above are due the first day of your U.S. History I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors class September 2016. Assistance:​
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Morris Hills:​
Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
Zablocki Morris Knolls:​
Mr. McLaughlin/Mr. Kane/Mr. Task 2: AMSCO Chapters 2 and 3 & Historical Themes Assignment Thematic Chart: ​
The seven themes address broad, recurring concerns in U.S. history. They should help you to think about how political, economic, and cultural institutions along with foreign relations, developed and changed over the five centuries. The themes also include the study of interactions with the natural environment, effects of internal migration on people, and changes in national and group identities. By looking at the themes you should be able to answer or reflect on specific events in a larger framework and to make judgments about continuity and change over time, comparison and contextualization. THEME EXPLANATION Ideas, Beliefs, and Culture America in the World Environment and Geography Politics and Power Identity Peopling; Migration Work, Exchange, Technology This theme focuses on the roles that ideas, beliefs, social mores, and creative expression have played in shaping the United States, as well as how various identities, cultures, and values have been preserved or changed in different contexts of U.S. history. This theme focuses on the interactions between nations that affected North American history in the colonial period, and on the influence of the United States on world affairs. This theme focuses on the role of geography and both the natural and human­made environments on social and political developments in what would become the United States. This theme focuses on how different social and political groups have influenced society and government in the United States, as well as how political beliefs and institutions have changed over time. This theme focuses on how and why definitions of American and national identity and values have developed, as well as on related topics such as citizenship, constitutionalism, foreign policy, assimilation, and American exceptionalism. This theme focuses on why and how the various people who moved to and within the United States both adapted to and transformed their new social and physical environments. This theme focuses on the factors behind the development of systems of economic exchange, particularly the role of technology, economic markets, and government. CODE CUL WOR ENV POL ID PEO WXT 2 United States I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors Summer Assignment
Morris Hills:​
Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
Zablocki Morris Knolls:​
Mr. McLaughlin/Mr. Kane/Mr. Using the graphic organizer below, categorize at least 14 terms, using the historical themes on page 2. Then, explain your justification as to why you placed the term in a particular theme(s). All themes must be addressed. Joint­stock company Plymouth colony Corporate colonies Bacon’s Rebellion Social mobility Mayflower​
; Mayflower Compact Proprietary colonies Indentured servant Jamestown Massachusetts Bay Colony Subsistence farming Head Right System Navigation Acts Rice plantations Religious toleration Great Awakening Sectarian; nonsectarian Tobacco farms Limited government Hereditary aristocracy Royal colony Mercantilism Virginia House of Burgesses Triangular trade Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) John Peter Zenger; libel case Ideas, Beliefs, and Culture America in the World Environment and Geography Work, Exchange, Technology Peopling; Migration Politics and Power 3 United States I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors Summer Assignment
Morris Hills:​
Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
Zablocki Morris Knolls:​
Mr. McLaughlin/Mr. Kane/Mr. Using what you have gathered thus far, determine how the events have connections among three of the themes in which they have been categorized and how they connect through the theme of: ​
Identity How do historical themes help provide a deeper understanding of history? 4 United States I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors Summer Assignment
Morris Hills:​
Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
Zablocki Morris Knolls:​
Mr. McLaughlin/Mr. Kane/Mr. Task 3: Benson Bobrick’s “The Colonial World” Use your annotations to complete the graphic organizer to address the following prompt: ​
To what extent did geographic influences contibute to the development of regional identities in the American colonies. Use the following information to help you complete the graphic organizer: ● A thesis should have the following characteristics: ○ A concise sentence (typically) that addresses the promt ○ Takes a clear stance on the topic ○ Defines the scope of your argument ○ Declaration of position you intend to defend ● In each of the three points incorporate the following: ○ What is your point? ○ What is your opinon? ○ What are you trying prove in your paragraph? ○ What historical and textutal evidence (content) can you use to support your point?. 5 United States I Honors / Academy Social Studies 2 Honors Summer Assignment
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Mr. Ellis/Ms. Sherburne
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