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Hi. I just got my summer homework for my US history. it is as follows:

1. Read one book in the "Williamsburg Craft Series" and take notes on the reading completed during the summer.

2. Read "Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian. A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774".

3. Read the 1492-colonial America packet and answer the questions after each section of reading.

4. Write an essay on your topic of choice (topics attached) on colonial America.

Okay....SOOO...here is my QUESTION:
Have any of you that took/are taking ap us had to read the Philip Fithian book? If so, do you know where i can find notes on it (somewhat like booknotes or cliff notes). Also, what was your summer work like? Was it easier than mine? About the same? Or Harder?


thanks!

By Sopranosweety6 (Sopranosweety6) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 09:04 pm: Edit

Just out of curiosity, if you're taking AP US History which is usually a course convering the second half of US history typically reconstruction, on. Why are you reading all of this colonial material? Just curious.

By Sardonicboy (Sardonicboy) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 09:42 pm: Edit

Oh. Our ap and honors history classes go to Williamsburg for four days. We also visit jamestown, and yorktown. I guess its to help with the "williamsburg experience"? I really dunno. But US history always starts at 1492 to the present, i thought. And besides, our AP history program is a year long, not a semester. The first semester is honors credit and second is ap credit.

edit: we also have to cover all the information needed for the North Carolina end or course test as well that everyone in 11th grade has to take....so i guess that answers your question about why we learn colonial?

By Number9 (Number9) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 10:19 pm: Edit

Yeah, the AP test covers the early European expeditions to the present.

I have no clue where you get the idea that it begins at Reconstruction...

By Conker (Conker) on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 09:29 am: Edit

Depends on the school. Some schools in America divide the course into two years, especially in states where two years of US History is mandated. For example, I know that in New Jersey, most schools opt to teach up to Reconstruction in US History Honors and then Reconstruction onward in AP US History. In my school though, we learn all the course material in one year.

By Sopranosweety6 (Sopranosweety6) on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 11:35 pm: Edit

Conker knows where I'm at! lol Being a Jersey girl I am forced to take 2 years of US History so therefore Number9 I am correct to say that it starts at reconstruction. My US History AP course starts at Reconstruction and moves to the present day. The US History I course goes from colonization to Civil War.
Also, Number9, just so you know there is VERY little early American history on the AP test. Of course it's there, we can't deny a section of our history but they like to focus on more recent events. Although European expecitions are on the test they are hardly stressed.

By Sardonicboy (Sardonicboy) on Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 04:56 pm: Edit

hmm...bump??? no one really ever answered my original question...about how hard your summer work was and if it was easier or harder than mine? Also does anyone know about the book mentioned on "number two" on my list on the first post?

thanks