American Civilization History	Dr. Schulkin
	Daily Assignments	First Quarter

Aug. 22

Aug. 28

Sept. 4

Sept. 11

Sept. 18

Sept. 25

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 16

Oct. 23

Oct. 30

Nov. 6

Nov. 13

Nov. 20

Nov. 27

Dec. 4

Dec. 11

Week of August 22

Aug. 22:	Introduction and overview of U.S. History.    (Day 1)
Aug. 23:	Discuss Turner, Katy Butler, Wyllie and Livesay.    (Day 2)
Aug. 24:	Discuss "Disuniting" and "Inequality and the American Dream."    (Day 3)
Aug. 25:	Read People, pp 1-3t; 5-7m; 9-14m.   Essay on introductory readings due.    (Day 4)

Week of August 28

Aug. 28:	People, pp 20-22t; 25t-32m.   (Joint)    (Day 5) Mini-lecture: land acquisition as background for King of King's County.
Aug. 29:	Quiz over People, pp 32m-38m.   Discuss pp 39-44vt.   (Day 6)
Aug. 30:	Read People, pp 44vt-51t and write brief essay: why two distinct societies? Introduction to the DBQ.    (Day 7)
Aug. 31:	Whitney Terrell presentation.   (Joint)    (Day 8)
Sept. 1:	Read People, pp 51t-56.   (Documents lesson)    (Day 9)

Week of September 4

Sept. 4:	Holiday.    Read People, pp 57-63.
Sept. 5:	Read People, pp 64-73.   (Emphasize 69m-72m).   (Double History)    (Day 10) Mini-lecture on immigration followed by discussion of "The Emergence of a New, Distinctively American Society."
Sept. 6:	People, pp 74-83m.    (Day 1)
Sept. 7:	People, pp 83m-91.    (Day 2)
Sept. 8:	People, pp 92-95m and review for major examination.    (Day 3)

Week of September 11

Sept. 11:	Major examination.    (Day 4)
Sept. 12:	Lecture: People, pp 95m-108.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 5)
Sept. 13:	People, pp 109-116vb.   Importance of "Republican Motherhood".    (Day 6)
Sept. 14:	People, pp 116vb-122b and 1985 DBQ.    (Day 7)
Sept. 15:	Founding Brothers, preface and ch. 1.   (Joint)    (Day 8) Introduction to Founding Brothers project. List of recommended Websites for project.

Week of September 18

Sept. 18:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Two.   (Joint)    (Day 9)
Sept. 19:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Three.   (Joint)    (Day 10)
Sept. 20:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Four.   (Joint)    (Day 1)
Sept. 21:	Reading quiz on Founding Brothers, Chapter Five.   (Joint)    (Day 2)
Sept. 22:	Founding Brothers, Chapter Six.   (Joint)    (Day 3) Problem proposal with list of sources due.

Week of September 25

Sept. 25:	People, pp 122b-137vb.   (Bring your book to class).    (Day 4)
Sept. 26:	People, pp 142-149.    (Day 5)
Sept. 27:	People, pp 149-158.    (Day 6)
Sept. 28:	People, pp 159-167m.    (Day 7)
Sept. 29:	First draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 8) Lecture: The Transportation Revolution.

Week of October 2

Oct. 2:	Double English.    (Day 9)
Oct. 3:	Essay:   "Did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society?" due. Read People, pp 181-189m.   (Double History)    (Day 10) Lecture: Changing Roles of Women, 1820-1860.
Oct. 4:	Miller, introduction and chapter 1.    (Day 1)
Oct. 5:	Miller, chapter 3.    (Day 2)
Oct. 6:	Miller, chapter 4.   (Joint: 50/50)    (Day 1)

Week of October 9

Oct. 9:	Holiday.
Oct. 10:	Final draft of Founding Brothers project due.    (Day 2) Lecture: Immigration.
Oct. 11:	Miller, chapter 5.    (Day 1)
Oct. 12:	PSAT prep.   (Double English)    (Day 2)
Oct. 13:	Miller, chapter 6.    (Day 1)

Second Quarter Assignments

Week of October 16

Oct. 16:	People, pp 189m-195m.    (Day 2)
Oct. 17:	People, pp 175-179vt; 211b-216b.    (Day 3)
Oct. 18:	PSAT
Oct. 19:	M & R, II, sections 4-5.    (Day 4)
Oct. 20:	M & R, II, sections 6-7.    (Day 5)

Week of October 23

Oct. 23:	Review for major exam.    (Day 6)
Oct. 24:	Major exam.    (Day 7)
Oct. 25:	Mini-lecture:   Free People of Color, 1790-1860.   Begin video.    (Day 8)
Oct. 26:	Video: Half Slave, Half Free.   (Double History)    (Day 9)
Oct. 27:	In-Service Day.

Week of October 30

Oct. 30:	Simulation: Economy and Society in 1830s America.   (Double History)    (Day 10) In-class response to simulation.
Oct. 31:	Double English   (Gordon).    (Day 1) People, pp 195m-198; 236-241m.   (Salinger)
Nov. 1:	People, pp 195m-198; 236-241m.   (Gordon)    (Day 2) People, pp 241m-249vt.   (Salinger)
Nov. 2:	Double English   (Gordon).    (Day 3) People, pp 249vt-255.   (Salinger)
Nov. 3:	People, pp 241m-249vt.   (Gordon)    (Day 4) People, pp 249vt-255.   (Salinger)

Week of November 6

Nov. 6:	People, pp 249vt-255.   (Gordon)    (Day 5) "An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.   (Salinger)
Nov. 7:	Review for exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 6)
Nov. 8:	Essay exam on Mexican War and its aftermath.    (Day 7)
Nov. 9:	"An American Tragedy," pp 1-6b.   (Gordon) "An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.   (Salinger)    (Day 8)
Nov. 10:	"An American Tragedy," pp 6b-12b.   (Gordon) "An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.   (Salinger)    (Day 9)

Week of November 13

Nov. 13:	"An American Tragedy," pp 12b-16.   (Gordon)    (Day 10) Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 1-8m. (Salinger)
Nov. 14:	Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 1-8m.   (Gordon)    (Day 1) Double English   (Salinger)
Nov. 15:	Discussion of Jubilee,  pp 8m-16t.    (Day 2)
Nov. 16:	Jubilee,  pp 16t-19.   Jubilee as an historical source.    (Day 3)
Nov. 17:	"A Dream Betrayed."    (Day 4)

Week of November 20

Nov. 20:	Examination of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 1)
Nov. 21:	Analysis of documents relating to Reconstruction.    (Day 2)