Chapter 2

*AP U.S. History

September 2*AGENDA

*Bell Ringer & CLO

*Materials check (Do you have your notebook, binder, and a pen?)

*Reading Quiz 2 & Purpose

*Primary vs. Secondary Sources

*Big Picture – English Motives for Colonization

*Life in the Colonies Activity

*Reminders

*Monday, Sept. 8 – Reading Quiz 3

September 2 – Bell Ringer

Write response in your notebook

What should Columbus’ legacy in the United States be?

September 2 – CLO(s)Students will:

*Demonstrate understanding of chapter 2 through a written reading comprehension quiz.

*Identify similarities and differences between four regional colonies by completing a graphic organizer in small groups.

Reading Quiz*Reading Quiz

*Purpose – The purpose of our weekly reading quizzes is to determine whether or not you did the reading and to see how well you understood it.

Primary vs. Secondary Source*Primary Source

• A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include:

• ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records

• CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art

• RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings• Examples of primary sources include:

• Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII

• The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History

• A journal article reporting NEW research or findings

•Weavings and pottery - Native American history

• Plato's Republic - Women in Ancient Greece • http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html

Primary vs. Secondary Source*Secondary Source•What is a secondary source?

• A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources or events. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Some types of secondary sources include:

• PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias

• A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings

• A history textbook

• A book about the effects of WWI

•http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html

September 4*AGENDA

*Bell Ringer & Binder docs

*Organize Notebook & Partners

*Finish colonial posters & gallery walk

*Writing basics

*Primary source analysis & binder docs

*Discussion

*Reminders

*Monday, September 8 – Reading Quiz 3

Exit Ticket

Assume you’ve been transported back in time to early colonial America. Which colony would you pick to live in an why?