A.P. U.S. History Mr. Krueger

 “Encourage students to become apprentice historians who are able to use historical facts and evidence in the service of creating deeper conceptual understandings of critical developments in U.S. History.”  The key to this: developing Historical Thinking Skills!

 What do Historians do?

 What skills do they need?

 How can these be used in your life? Why are they relevant?

   The Themes of A.P. U.S. History –  American Diversity            American Identity Culture Demographic Changes Economic Transformations Environment Globalization Politics and Citizenship Reform Religion Slavery and its legacy in North America War and Diplomacy Narrow these down to 3 broad topics.

Any Questions?

 What do Detectives do? How do they work?

 How can we bring this to History?

 Engage your material    Do not just read – question, perspective emplacement, visualize, logical deduction, hypothesize, and ultimately relate it to what you have experienced and know!

The importance of questioning is paramount to understanding. Try it in your homework – due Friday.

Have fun 

 Who wrote it?

 Why did they write it?

 What is their attitude towards the subject?

 What is the sources historical context?

 What themes can you tie into your answer?

 Class practice time!

 Look at 8.4 and 8.5

 Open your Dollar Books…   Find a partner… someone you can and will work with.

 You need to find a primary written source and a primary visual source.

 Figure out what they mean using the new skills.

 Need to look at the main viewpoints on your topic.    What are the main arguments from your sources? What do other authors think? What is the general understanding about your topic?

 What is your paper going to address, what are you going to propose as a topic?

 Revise Annotated Bibliography

 The A.P. Test  Thinking like a Historian – 9 skills  Are you confident in all 9 areas of possible questioning?  Interpreting Primary Sources   Written and Visual Secondary Sources

 Why is this chapter called “Nation Building and Nationalism”?

 What are 3-5 main ideas/topics of this chapter – what is the core component?

   How does the United States appear after the war of 1812? What were the ramifications of the war?

How did John Marshall help to spread Nationalism?

What is the Monroe Doctrine and how does it shape United States foreign policy?

 Your 3-5 Questions are due today, please share with the class 