Reading Assignment Due Friday September 21

Read this chapter from Gladwell's "Outliers" and be prepared for a quiz on the material by Friday
Ch. 7 - An Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes

 

US History

AP HG Course Motherload

For an excellent 80-page course overview and test prep guide download the pdf Hard copies are available upon request

US History

This Week in Class: Folk and Popular Culture

The Folk and Popular Culture section covers covers one week of class time (suggested) and begins with defining some basic concepts regarding folk culture. We then distinguish between folk, ethnic and popular culture and discuss relationships between these concepts.

The Folk and Popular Culture section contains two separate days:
Day 1: Folk Culture looks at diversity, assimilation and syncretism.
Day 2: Popular Culture explains diffusion and regionalism in mass culture.

Unit Lesson Plans

The structure of this site begins with top-level units, each unit containing about three weeks worth of class material. Go to each unit's home page to see a further breakdown into week-long sections and then daily lesson plans, along with activities, assignments and other resources.

  • Read More

    Foundations

    Course introduction, including basic ideas and the 5 themes: place, region, location, human interaction with the environment and spatial movement.
  • Read More

    Population

    The analysis of population trends and characteristics (demography), with an emphasis on predicting future occurrences based on current data. 
  • Read More

    Culture

    Culture both shapes and is shaped by the environment. This unit examines culture through the lens of language, religion, music, food and architecture. 
  • Read More

    Politics

    The relationships between peoples, states and territories and a look at how political processes can be impacted by the environment and physical landscape. 
  • Read More

    Agriculture

    A history of agriculture and an examination of rural land use patterns. Special emphasis given to modern topics like agribusiness, sustainability and gmo's. 
  • Read More

    Cities

    Analysis of urban land use, industrialization and economic development. City types, city characteristics, models of city growth and urban trends are emphasized.