Hi, APUSH gang! I hope you've had a restful and (mostly) uneventful summer. A few of you have emailed with questions and concerns, and I WOULD apologize for not getting back to you in a timely fashion, but here's the deal: you need to learn to start answering your OWN questions. Sure, I could tell you what to do, what I want...but I'm much more interested in seeing what y'all come up with on your own, or collaborating together.
Obviously, you have some assignments due in the next week: 1.) Your book review on "Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James Loewen; 2.) Your discussion questions and precis for the first three chapters of Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States;" 3.) the assignments for the first five chapters of Digital History's online textbook, and; 4.) the 11th-12th grade US Constitution assignment. I know, that's a lot.
Something else I want you to take a look at before we convene on August 19th is the following current event: the proposed construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. You guys are pretty smart (I hear), and this is a tremendous opportunity for you to amaze me with your knowledge of current events, your ability to argue a point, and the strength of your convictions. On this blog, reply with your well-reasoned answer to this question: "Should a group of Muslims be allowed to build a mosque and Isalmic Cultural Center near the site of Ground Zero in New York City? If no, with what authority can the construction be stopped and how? If yes, under what authority should it be allowed?"
Have fun! Play nice...
