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    I use Google classroom to post assignments, syllabi and classwork. Email me for the Google Classroom code.
     
     
    This is a friendly reminder that AP review classes for your courses go live TODAY on the AP YouTube channel. Attached is the daily course schedule.
     
    Your students can attend these live AP review courses delivered by AP teachers from across the country for FREE. ThesAP review schedulee courses:
    • Are optional, mobile-friendly, and can be used alongside any class work assigned by teachers.
    • Will be available on-demand, so students can access them any time.
    • Will focus on reviewing the skills and concepts from the first 75% of the course. There will also be some supplementary lessons covering the final 25% of the course.
    College Board has also set up an informational page for students: Information for AP Students Affected by COVID-19. As it outlines review classes and exam set up, your students might find it worth a look! 
     
    College Board will continue to make announcements on its updates page: AP Updates For Schools Impacted by Coronavirus. Exam details will be released by April 3. Keep an eye out!
     

    Hello parents, guardians, and students. I hope you are all continuing to be well and stay healthy.

    I want to provide you with further information regarding our online learning opportunities. I emailed yesterday providing information about educational coursework activities that are available to students online through Zoom. Please let me know if you did not receive that email and need the Zoom information.

    Beginning tomorrow (Wednesday 3/18), we will be hosting Zoom classroom meetings on Wednesdy and Thursday. The schedule is as follows.

    Wednesday:

    1st Period 8-8:20 AM

    3rd Period 10-10:20 AM

    5th Period 12-12:20 PM

    7th Period 2-2:20 PM 

    Thursday:

    2nd Period 10-10:20 AM

    4th Period 12-12:20 PM

    6th Period 2-2:20 PM

     
    Please email me or send me a remind if you did not receive an email from me for the class code for Zoom.
     
    Sarah Mayhall
    Room 1105
    281.641.7679

     

    Summer reading

    The purpose of the summer reading assignment for AP US history is to bridge the gap from world history and preview two of our mini-units for the beginning of the year. Students will be accountable for the following within the first two weeks of school.

    What do I need to do?

    Download and print the study guides for America: The Essential Learning Edition chapters 1-3 and use to help focus on the most important content from the chapter. These can be found in Unit 1 and 2.
    Read America: The Essential Learning Edition chapters 1-3 and take notes based on the study guides. You will receive your book at flight school or you can buy it used if you would like your own copy.
    Read Portrait of America chapters 1-3 and answer the questions at the end of each chapter. These are PDFed and located under summer reading.
    What will I need to have/ turn in within the first two weeks of school?

    You can use your notes for America: The Essential Learning Edition chapters 1-3 on quizzed. Notes will be checked weekly.S
    You will turn in you questions for Portrait of America chapters 1-3 and will need to know the articles well enough to participate in Socratic Seminars.
    APUSH will read Chapters 1-3 in the textbook and take notes. The chapter study guides are on my website under "Unit 1". You will also ready chapter 1-3 in Portrait of America. The PDF is under "Summer Reading". Answer the questions at the end of each chapter.