Parent+Notes

=Welcome to Parents' Night, Fall 2011!=

How to tell if your child is under too much stress because of APUSH:

 * ===Historical figures (like J Edgar Hoover) visit their dreams.===
 * ===They know who Henry Clay is and can recite various compromises he drafted.===
 * ===Numbers, like 1812, make their eyes twitch, veins bulge, and hands slightly rise by conditioning.===
 * ===Every night they make sure they have extra pairs of extra-sharpened no 2's.===
 * ===The words "multiple" and "choice," especially when said in union, bring on epileptic seizures.===
 * ===Certain letters of the alphabet, namely F and D, are all too familiar.===
 * ===A 70% raises their self-esteem.===
 * ===Their mantra becomes: "Caffeine does not kill you. It makes you stronger."===
 * ===Their social life becomes that of a pebble's.===

=GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS=
 * ===College Level Work===
 * ===AP Exam===

=CURRICULUM=
 * ===Content===
 * ===Skills===

=PROJECTS=
 * ===Themes===
 * ===Summer Assignment===
 * ===National History Day===
 * ===Research Paper===
 * ===Review Project===
 * ===Unit Projects===

=ASSESSMENT=
 * ===Homework===
 * ===Quizzes===
 * ===Exams===
 * ===Projects===

=WHAT PARENTS CAN EXPECT=
 * ===Learning Curve===
 * ===Grades===
 * ===Stress and Fatigue===
 * ===How students can get help===

=WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP=
 * ===Encourage steady, nightly study===
 * ===Express and encourage patience with the learning curve they are experiencing===
 * ===Encourage long-term success plan:===
 * 1) ===join or form a study group===
 * 2) ===borrow or buy and use a review book===
 * 3) ===seek teacher help when needed===
 * ===Discourage perfectionism and procrastination===

=APUSH FUN!=
 * ===simulations and debates===
 * ==="special" lessons===

=WELCOME TO PARENTS' NIGHT, SPRING 2011=

Recent Projects and Events

 * ===Gingerbread architecture===
 * ===National History Day===

Upcoming Projects and Events

 * ===NHD Regionals March 5, 2011===
 * ===Research Paper===
 * ===AP Exam--May 6, 2011===
 * ===preparation and expectations===
 * ===Progress Report===
 * ===changing focus 2nd semester===