LFO AP History

So long, guys

Christine — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:34:33 GMT

At this point, I'm well aware no one visits this forum, except for me. I also highly doubt that anyone will read this post, but that's okay. I'm quite used to being invisible. But...the exam is this Friday! =D I'm on page 353 on outlining The Research & Education Association's AP United States History review guide. I feel somewhat more confident. This review guide is quite comprehensive AND concise. Well, it was nice being in APUSH with you guys; see you around next year.

The Exam: The DBQ and Free Response Questions

Christine — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:05:54 GMT

Taken from CollegeBoard:

There is a mandatory 15-minute reading period at the beginning of the free-response section. Spend most of that time analyzing the documents and planning your answer to the DBQ in Part A. It's recommended that you spend 45 minutes writing the DBQ essay.

Most =/= all

Recommended =/= required

And a finishing comment:

\=

Random Curiousity

Christine — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:57:56 GMT

As we can all see, the end of APUSH is rather near.

The question is, "What happens to this forum?"

(A) It remains as it is now; it'll still be here exactly as it is in twenty years.
(B) It will be used for net year's APUSH class.
(C) Other...

I care too much about things that should not be cared about.

A small favor?

Christine — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:16:14 GMT

Could anyone tell me what happened in the last two days? I've been struggling to surviving since Friday. ]= 1. AP US History (I already know about the guided reading and the free response essay.) 2. AP Chemistry (My guess is that only labs and other random diddly squat happened in the last two days.) 3. Multimedia (We probably did $#@$#@$# in here, and I doubt anyone on here would have this class.) 4. AP Statistics (It is my guess that all of the chapter two homework was ...

Recent Extra Credit

Christine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:07:27 GMT

Web Quest Activity* Dress-up Event on April 3th** *I honestly did not now this was due on March 23rd. On my personal handout, it had a blank next to the due date. Though, the due date was stated as March 23rd on the MS Word document Ms. Zipp e-mailed to me. I think I will simply turn it in some time this week. However, was I the only individual to have a blank due date on the physical handout? **At the moment, I have absolutely no clue. I am welcome to suggestions.

AP US History: THE GRAND FINALE

Christine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:47:59 GMT

Friday, May 8th is the day. THE DAY. The test will begin at approximately 8 AM. I thought that we should try to organize a practice test date with Ms. Zipp before the actual exam. My suggestions run along the lines of a Saturday morning, around 8 AM or 9 AM. Approximately three hours will be needed. All of the Saturdays we have left before the exam: April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 At the moment, I am not exactly sure which date will and will not work out. ...

Unit Nine PowerPoints

Christine — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:11:12 GMT

They have all been uploaded to the following link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=aacae97b28a213695a3d773badf2143032d0037c94024987b8eada0a1ae8665a

8D

Unit 5: How the West was Won (1810s-1890s)

Christine — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:05:19 GMT

This unit is uber-easy, and the test if next Tuesday, along with Obama's inauguration! =D

Anyway, what is "the issue of the tariff" referring to on Garfield's and Arthur's chart?

:3

Obama Watch (APUSH edition)

RiflesSpinFast — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:34:32 GMT

Because you guys hate it as much as I do. I will update daily. Feel free to add anything I miss. I want to mention, by the way, that the Obama Watch quizzes are completely retarded. She asks questions about the most irrelevant things EVER. I'm sorry, but I don't really care about what Obama's daughter said about Congress. [/rant] 20 January, 2009: Inauguration. 21 January, 2009: Halted unpassed bills proposed By Former President Bush; announced that Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would ...

No school tomorrow

RiflesSpinFast — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:14:04 GMT

So our first day back has been canceled due to flooding.

So I get ONE MORE DAY OF CHRISTMAS BREAK.

And for you non-believers out there:

http://www.newschannel9.com/sections/closings/

Random Article: "Designer babies: Creating the perfect child"

Christine — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:48:20 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/30/designer.babies/index.html

Thoughts?

I'll share mine if you share yours.

Christmas Break Project

Steven — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:15:28 GMT

I disagree slightly with Ms. Zipp's approval of purchasing cards, but whatever. For those not taking the easy way out, here is a really simple website: http://www.apstudent.com/ushistory/cards.php Cat already posted it, but it's very awesome indeed! Very many & detailed notecards...Would probably help Paying 16 dollars for something won't help you. I know you may use them eventually, but the hands on aspect of actually creating flashcards is the most worthwhile part. ...

Since a lot of you guys are also in Blevins' class...

RiflesSpinFast — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:02:16 GMT

I thought here I would go over some positive public-speaking habits. I know a lot of people here don't have much experience with public speaking, and I'm actually a pretty good speaker, so I thought I'd share some things I've learned through personal experience. Take it or leave it. -Don't make eye contact. I know Blevins said to, but if you stare at somebody's forehead, they can't tell whether or not you're making eye contact. Gaze around the room and don't concentrate on anybody, or concentrate ...

Last-Minute Civil War thoughts?

RiflesSpinFast — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:17:00 GMT

With the unit test only a few days away, I figured a topic about it here (not that anybody ever goes here lololol). I have a feeling this test is going to be 99% causes and effects of the Civil War, and 1% battles and what have you. But that's just a guestimation. What would you guys consider to be the essential material to study the next couple of days? I would say Reconstruction would be a definite biggy, including the Civil War Amendments, the whole Executive v. Legislative Recon. ...

Unit 4: Them thar Civil War

Steven — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:59:14 GMT

Otherwise known as, Steven does nothing for a few weeks
Once I get some work done, I'll post ideas and stuff for the Guided Reading Questions

Random Nosiness (Rankings in Our Class)

Christine — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:46:56 GMT

Wow, no one ever posts anything. Well, most of us have discovered our rankings in the class of 2010, excluding what we have done or not done junior year. As we all know, many positions will dramatically shift around this year and next year. But just for the sake of it, who came in as what as of sophomore year? I am especially curious about the top 10, and here is what I have gathered so far: 1. Caitlin Sawyers 2. ? (We are anxious to find out who this being is.) 3. ...

Civil War Fail

Casey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:46:51 GMT

Pretty self-explanatory
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fail-owned-civil-war-art-with-planes-fail.jpg?w=500&h=375

Websites from Unit Handout!

deCATlon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:53:08 GMT

So, here they are. Now I'munna scoot! Have fun with the knowledge I have just bestowed upon you! Some Suggested Links - http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/ -- Library of Congress, Exhibits: Thomas Jefferson Papers http://www.jmu.edu/madison/center/index.htm -- James Madison University: James Madison Center http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/2_content.html -- Smithsonian Institution, American History: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ ...

What's due tomorrow for English?

RiflesSpinFast — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:26:33 GMT

Is it our re-does for the poetry project, or that drama project?

I forgot <.< >.>

Somebody in English, HALP MEH! If there's no reply I'll just do the drama project and be like "lol no re-do" because she's not putting in a grade until they're all in anyway =/...

ROFL... Obama rap

RiflesSpinFast — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:14:40 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWPE5rkWHb4

XD... This is terrible... Yet hilarious at the same time.

I knew I should've checked Cyanide and Happiness on Tuesday... (offensive)

RiflesSpinFast — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:55:08 GMT

http://www.explosm.net/comics/1451/

(It cut the picture in two )

lawl.

John C. Calhoun

Casey — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:51:50 GMT

Totally looks like Beast.

The Entire Cool School Deal (November 10)

Christine — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:04:02 GMT

Yes, we have all heard; LFO has been chosen, and it is going to filmed, live! Zipp has asked for our "support" by showing up at school at around 4:45 AM - 5:00 AM on November 10 in the gym for a pep rally-like sort of event. Along with that, we have been bribed with potential extra credit (if we bring along another live and breathing body), a nap accompanied by a movie in Zipp's class, and a free breakfast. Now, who is coming? Who's organizing an all-nighter? And the like... Well, ...

They're not rules....More like Guidelines

Steven — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:12:18 GMT

I hate to be a buzz-kill, but this is an academic type place. We're here for something school related, that might be seen by other people. Normally I have no complaints with random obscenities. But I'm fairly sure that Zipp will be looking at this, and she might even show it to all of her teacher buddies. In that event, we need to look like we are pious young students who would never consider inappropriate behavior. So this means... 1) No cursing: I have the power to automatically censor ...

Childs' terrible Jefferson DBQ warning: very, very long

RiflesSpinFast — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:50:18 GMT

Thomas Jefferson was a very outspoken political figure. He fought for a “true” democracy in the name of the yeoman and the other poor dregs of society. He believed that the weaker the central government, the better. Having recently emerged from a bloody war with a tyrant, this was a view shared by many Americans. However, once Jefferson took office in 1801, he would not be the self-weakening man of the people that he demanded of everyone else. Instead, he would be put down in history as hypocritical ...

Jefferson DBQ

deCATlon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:12:16 GMT

Okay, whenever you guys get your Jefferson DBQ's done, I figured we could post them here and offer constructive criticism for one another, and/or compare so that we can see what we have/are missing. So...if Steven hasn't fixed it to where you can upload a file by the time you're finished, just copy/paste.

Jefferson DBQ Study Session

Steven — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:59:45 GMT

I hereby propose an official AP Study session to prepare for Friday's DBQ! From what I've heard most of our DBQ's are not so good, so I think we need to discuss how to improve that before it's due. Take the poll so I can have your official answer on whether or not your interested. Some of the details are subject to discussion: 1) When? I am thinking Wednesday 2) Where? If Ms. Zipp has to be somewhere else, where can we go? 3) How? Should we just sort of have a discussion or workshop ...

The Chatbox

Steven — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:29:05 GMT

A Chatbox has been made. For forum-retards, it's basically a live chatroom on the forum (At bottom of homepage). For those who are familiar with the art of a shoutbox (you know you are), don't go overboard. In response to Christine's suggestion, we could use this for some sort of online session thingy. I figure that on nights before stuff is due (cough*ThursdaynightJeffersonDBQ*cough), it will be really helpful to discuss things quickly when 95 % of people haven't done their stuff yet. We ...

John Quincy Adams

Casey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:39:18 GMT

His political affiliation *drumroll*:

"Jefferson's policies, including the Louisiana Purchase, brought him almost solid support in the South and West. Even New Englanders were moving to his side. By 1809, even John Quincy Adams, the son of the second president, would become a Republican."

Basically, Jefferson's anti-Republican acts help disintegrate the Federalist party and strengthen the Republican party as well as his own support.

Overview of Study Sessions

Steven — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:15:18 GMT

So in Academic Decathlon land, 9 people get together, read, and ask each other random questions. This is quite effective until either random conversation kills things, or someone arrives with Little Caesar's pizza. I would like to mimic this type of format. I have bought alot of prep stuff for the AP Test, which includes practice tests, flashcards, and pretty little charts. I envision splitting into groups to work, read, and discuss stuff. Then everybody can come together and do the same thing ...

Random Suggestion

Christine — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:14:29 GMT

I just had an idea...

Perhaps we could create a chat room of some sort and have study sessions within it. This is a back-up idea to "real life" study sessions because they are more of a hassle. Along with that, one could save logs and read over them later.

Again, this is just an idea I thought I would share. Feel free to make derivatives, abandon, amend, and etc.

How a forum works

Steven — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:41:40 GMT

We're not all computer geeks so here's a very brief outline of how you do stuff. Organization: So we currently have four categories(General, Essays, Tests, Get-A-Life) that each contain threads dealing with various stuff. An example of a thread is what you're in now, the "How a Forum works" thread, which will eventually be comprised of several more posts in the thread. Posting: Let's say you wanted to reply with to what I'm writing now with, "STEVEN, FORUMS ARE REALLY ...