TEXTBOOKS: 1. The American Pageant, A History of the Republic, by Kennedy, Cohen, and Bailey, Houghton, Mifflin Company- 16 th edition

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1 ADVANCED PLACEMENT UNITED STATES HISTORY MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR: MICHELLE NATALE WELCOME TO APUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION: This year long, college-level course prepares students to take and successfully complete the May 2019 AP exam in United States History. This two-semester survey of American History begins at the age of exploration/discovery and extends to modern times. Interpretation of historic documents, primary sources, and literary influences take place in every class. There will be subjective and objective assessments. Moreover, this course places an inordinate emphasis on reading, writing, and analysis, as well as the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual and artistic (military as well), aspects of American history. In addition, this course will emphasize the following themes: (i) Americanism and diversity, (ii) citizenship and immigration, (iii) social and cultural conflicts, (iv) reform movements, (v) economics and politics, (vi) civil and foreign wars, (vii) diplomacy and globalization. These broad parameters will be used to structure the course. Together, we will discover and demonstrate the inextricable link between these themes and the development of 500 years of American history. This class can be tough at times. However, AP classes are well worth the effort. Studies show that even students who score a 1 or 2 are TWICE as likely to finish college. They are also TWICE AS LIKELY to receive an A their first year. Therefore, we will attack the tasks with ardor and vigor. Many people, especially high school students, cannot enthusiastically articulate the vibrancy and noteworthiness of American history. Therefore, this class will go beyond a discernable group of facts. They will learn historic interpretation and synthesis. They will demonstrate verbal and written cognition on American History. In sum, according to the College Board, The AP program in United States History is designed to provide these students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in United States history. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses by making demands upon them equivalent to those made by full-year introductory college courses. TEXTBOOKS: 1. The American Pageant, A History of the Republic, by Kennedy, Cohen, and Bailey, Houghton, Mifflin Company- 16 th edition 2. READER---The American Spirit by Kennedy and Bailey, Houghton, Mifflin Company- this remains in the classroom- Volumes 1 and 2 3. Fast Track to a 5- to accompany The American Pageant- this is the most current edition 1

2 SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT(s): 1. READ AND OUTLINE THE FIRST 4 CHAPTERS OF THE AMERICAN PAGEANT. This will be our first unit for the first four weeks of school. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TURN IN A TYPED OUTLINE This practice is just for your benefit so that we can cover these chapters in the first four weeks. We cover approximately 1 chapter- or 1 ½ chapters per week. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE unless we miss class time. THIS IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAND IN MANY STUDENTS WANT TO START READING THE TEXT. 2. PLEASE CHOOSE ONE BOOK FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST. (YOU CANNOT READ A BOOK THAT YOU HAVE READ OR WILL READ IN ENGLISH CLASS!) Please WRITE A SUMMARY PAPER- at least 5 paragraphs-2-3 PAGES- INCLUDE A THESIS STATEMENT WHICH SETS THE PARADIGM FOR YOUR PAPER- IF THERE IS NO THESIS your grade begins at a C The reason I must insist on this is because on the AP EXAM if the exam readers do not find a thesis statement---they will give you an automatic score of a 0-1 Please trust me when I tell you you do not want this outcome THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER! THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER - THIS IS A BOOK SUMMARY. When you write this summary of the book- examine and write about some of the political, social, economic or religious aspects of the book. PARENTS PLEASE READ: I have read most of these books, but some books are recommended by other AP teachers. Many times, historical accounts contain vivid descriptions of war, personal relationships etc. If these are concerns for your families, students--- please check with your parents before you choose one of these books. You may also choose a book on your own, but you must me first. COLONIAL AND REVOLUTION The First American H.W. Brands (Benjamin Franklin) Mayflower- Nathaniel Philbrik Thomas Paine Common Sense (1776) John Marshall: Definer of a Nation. Jean Edward Smith Angel In The Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution. Benson Bobrick David McCullough. The American Revolution Gordon Wood Founding Brothers Joseph Ellis 2

3 The American Colonies Alan Taylor The Federalist Papers- a collection of essays, Hamilton, Madison and Jay PRE AND POST ANTEBELLUM James Fenimore Cooper Last of the Mohicans (1826) Considered first American novel for its location, plot and themes Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in America (1840) de Tocqueville, a Frenchman, comments on the effect of democracy in creating a creative, driven, and mobile society Herman Melville Moby Dick (1851) considered the height of American romanticism Henry David Thoreau transcendentalist, book Walden (1854) & essay Civil Disobedience (1849) influenced Gandhi & MLK Undaunted Courage: Merriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Stephen Ambrose. The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream. H. W. Brands. With Malice Toward None. Stephen B. Oates. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. James McPherson. Uncle Tom s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe Hinton R. Helper Impending Crisis of the South (1857) Slavery hurts the South Harriet Ann Jacobs - Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)- autobiographical slave narrative This Hallowed Ground- Bruce Catton. Chancellorsville - Stephen Sears. Killer Angels Michael Sharra Jubilee, Margaret Walker A Stillness at Appomattox, Glory Road, Mr. Lincoln's Army, Bruce Catton The Assassin s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln, Kate Clifford Larson Killing Lincoln Bill O Reilly Sojourner Truth, Ain t I a Woman Trail of Tears, John Ehle GILDED AGE-PROGRESSIVISM 3

4 Three African American Classics, Up From Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Dover Publications- or you can choose one of these books Mark Twain - The Gilded Age (1873) Henry George Progress and Poverty (1879) socialism/single tax on land Helen Hunt Jackson - Century of Dishonor (1881) Ramona (1884 U.S. govt. treatment of Native Americans Charlotte Perkins Gilman - "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1891); early feminist short story about a woman confined by her husband for depression and her descent into real mental illness. Frederick Jackson Turner The Significance of the Frontier in American History (1893) AKA THE Frontier Thesis, held the frontier responsible for molding the American character Stephen Crane Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) Theodore Dreiser Sister Carrie (1900) a young innocent girl moves to the city, becomes corrupt, and loses her dreams The Awakening Kate Chopin Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West. Dee Brown. THE MUCKRAKERS: The Jungle. Upton Sinclair. Jacob Riis - How the Other Half Lives (1891) tenement life Frank Norris The Octopus (1901) Small farmers in Ca struggle against the railroad industry Ida Tarbell A History of the Standard Oil Company ( ) first appeared in McClure s magazine Lincoln Steffens - The Shame of the Cities (1904) collection of articles govt. & political corruption THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, ET. AL. John Steinbeck - Grapes of Wrath (1939) Seminal novel about Okies & the Great Depression Richard Wright - Native Son (1940) - novel about how society & racism cause the violence of a poor, black protagonist Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises (1926); Farewell to Arms (1929) Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany. Stephen Ambrose. 4

5 Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne and James Houston Grand Expectations: The United States, James T. Patterson. Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, Taylor Branch. The Things They Carried Tim O Brien VIETNAM Band of Brothers Stephen Ambrose The Pius Wars Joseph Bottum and Rabbi Dalin Killing Kennedy Bill O Reilly 5