Risenhoore® APUSH Summer Assignment: ‘The Required book is: Howard Zinn, “A People’s History of the United States: 1492-present.” Areas of focus should include: Chapters 1-2; skim through 3-4; chapters 5-14 (review heavily.. the core of our course next year); chapters 15-25 skim through Book Review Guidelines represents An analytic or critical review of a book or article is not primarily a summary; rather, it comments on and evaluates the work. To keep your focus, remind yourself that your assignment is primarily to discuss the book's treatment of its topic, not the topic itself. Your key sentences should therefore say "This book shows...the author argues" rather than "This hhappened...this is the case." Book reviews should be at least three pages, or ten paragraphs (intro, 8paragraphs to answer each of the questions below, and a conclusion). Your review should be typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman, left page alignment, & one inch margins. Try to stay in third person and active voice as much as possible; because it is your opinion, you are given some leeway....but every other sentence should not start with “I thought...” What isthe specific topic of the book? What overall purpose does it seem to have? For what readership is it written? (The preface, acknowledgements, bibliography and index can be helpful in answering these questions. Don't overlook facts about the author's background and the circumstances of the book's creation and publication.) Does the author state an explicit thesis? Does he noticeably have an axe to grind? What are the theoretical assumptions? Are they discussed explicitly? (Again, look for statements in the preface, tc. and follow them up in the rest of the work.) ‘What exactly does the work contribute to the overall topic of your course? What general problems. and concepts in your discipline and course does it engage with? What kinds of material does the work present (e.g. primary documents or secondary material, literary analysis, personal observation, quantitative data, biographical or historical accounts)? How is this material used to demonstrate and argue the thesis? (As well as indicating the overall structure of the work, your review could quote or summarize specific passages to show the characteristics of the author’s presentation, including writing style and tone.) What are your own reactions and considered opinions regarding the work? jive a general overview of the chapters giving particular attention to chapters 5-14,TK OENES 1B summer assignment Point value: 400 Due date: day of final HL History IA Components Part One: 100 pts Formal Plan of Investigation that follows the example | handed out. Historical question Aplan to investigate Two most important sources Part Two: 100 pts Evaluation of two most important sources Evaluate the sources for the origins, purpose, value, and limitations. It should be lengthy an examination. Part Three: 100 pts List of sources in MLA format. It should contain no less than 15 sources unless otherwise approved. Part Four: 100 Pts Outline of your main analysis with no less than three main points with three sub- points each.Sum = Attention ail Junior IB Students: due first week of next school year of Prarie Sma If you have any problems, please contact me at 974-0347 or e-mail at rylotte@hotmail.com Asa requirement for First Year HL History, you must read and write a book review that will be due the first day of school. Directions: Chose a history book written by a professional historian that covers any topic that falls ithin 20" Century World History. Follow the guidelines bellow. Book Review Guidelines An analytic or critical review of a book or article is not primarily a summary; rather, it comments on and evaluates the work To keep your focus, remind yourself that your assignment is primarily to discuss the book’s treatment of its topic, not the topic itself. Your key sentences should therefore say "This book shows...the author argues" rather than "This happened...this is the case." Book reviews should be at least three pages, or ten paragraphs (intro, 8 paragraphs to answer each of the questions below, and a conclusion). Your review should be typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman, left page alignment, & one inch margins Try to stay in third person and active voice as much as possible; because it is your opinion, you are given some leeway. ..but every other sentence should not start with “I thought...” What isthe specific topic of the book? What overall purpose does it seem to have? For what readership is it written? (The preface, acknowledgements, bibliography and index can be helpful in answering these questions. Don't overlook facts about the author's background and the circumstances of the book's creation and publication.) Does the author state an explicit thesis? Does he noticeably have an axe to grind? What are the theoretical assumptions? Are they discussed explicitly? (Again, look for statements in the preface, etc, and follow them up in the rest of the work.) ‘What exactly does the work contribute to the overall topic of your course? What general problems and concepts in your discipline and course does it engage with? ‘What kinds of material does the work present (e.g. primary documents or secondary material, literary analysis, personal observation, quantitative data, biographical or historical accounts)? How is this material used to demonstrate and argue the thesis? (As well as indicating the overall, structure of the work, your review could quote or summarize specific passages to show the characteristics of the author's presentation, including writing style and tone.) ‘What are your own reactions and considered opinions regarding the work? Give a general overview of the chapters giving particular attention to chapters 5-14.Ud Grote i's (oa Due Date: First week of school Check out the following textbook from Classen Library and do the following assignments: The Earth and Its Peoples, by Richard Bulliet et. al., Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 3° AP ed., 2004, Map Assignments (see following pages) Read Chapters 1-7 and do the following assignments: Chapter One Assignment: Answer the DBQ question on page 35. Chapter Two Assignment: List key terms on page 57 and find definition Chapter Three Assignment: ‘Compare and contrast the rise of the Mycenaean civilization with that of the Assyrian civilization. Chapter Four Assignment: Read page 100-101 and answer the questions for analysis on page 101. Chapter Five Assignment: Contrast the treatment of slaves in Rome and China, You may use graph format. Chapter Six Assignment: Answer the DBQ on page 172. Chapter Seven: Describe the spread of Buddhism to Asia and Christianity in Africa.