AP Government Review Resources

In addition to the practice tests provided online and in paper and the practice FRQ, here are some additional resources on the web.  ALSO please SEE ME if you want more paper practice FRQs or Practice Tests!!!  I will print them off.

http://www.citizenu.org
This is an amazing website from Stevenson high school.  PLEASE look at this one!


http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/ewood/amergov/index.htm


http://www.lanesoccer.org/apgov.html
GREAT ppt reviews of different units.

http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-government/

ALSO,  the Saturday before the tests tune in to CSPAN at 8:15am to see two AP Government teachers from Adlai E. Stevenson High School take student questions and review for the exam.

HW Survey April 2011

GOVERNMENT and AP GOVERNMENT STUDENTS:

Please click on the link for your class period and take the survey by next Tuesday.  THANK YOU!  Print off or take a screen shot of the "thank you" page, and I will give you EXTRA CREDIT

A PERIOD: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YCZP52X

D PERIOD: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YJ7BWG7

G PERIOD: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YJDTNYS

US History WWII Project

Websites you may use to reasearch your events (in addition to your textbook and other books you may get from the library):

• http://connections.smsd.org/veterans/wwii_sites.htm A link to many other websites about WWII
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WW.htm A hypertext history written by teachers and historians
• http://www.worldwariihistory.info/ a great general site about the war.  A great place to start researching

Places to find Oral Histories of your events:

• The HFCSD World War II Living History Project website (http://www.hfcsd.org/ww2/Interviews/Interviews%20homepage.htm) and find interview accounts and/or artifacts for your chosen events.  Click on THE PRINT INTERVIEWS link to get the text of read.  This site also has interesting ARTIFACTS (primary sources) to view –click on them in the left hand margin.
• The “Voices of World War II” project. There are two documentaries composed of oral history interviews, one about soldiers and women involved in the war, and one focusing explicitly on women who fought during the war.  Click on the Documentary titles at the following website (http://www.wwiihistoryclass.com/documentaries/index.html) and view/browse the DVD chapters. You can also view/download TEXT of the interviews (http://www.wwiihistoryclass.com/education/transcripts.html).  Each of these is categorize by subject and location of the events they experienced.
• The “Voces Project” websites, a collection of interviews with Hispanic-Americans that were involved in the war (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/voces/).  You can click on “BROWSE STORIES” or use the SEARCH box on the main webpage to find interviews that would go along with the events/topics you have chosen.
• The Georgia WWII Veterans Oral History Project Page (http://www.gpb.org/wwii).  Oral history interviews are organized by location on the left hand side of the page.  Click on the images of the videos to play the INTERVIEWS.  There are also many DOCUMENTS that you can view to help you understand even more about the events you research.

World History Imperialism Website

World History:

Here is a website to use when we study imperialism: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/imperialism/seasia.cfm

World History Unit Survey

World History Students:

Please respond to the following survey by Friday. Print out, e-mail, or show me the "Thank You" page that appears after you submit the survey and I will add it to your grade for academic skills.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T2SSWDX

French Revolution Helpful Websites

RESOURCES FOR FRENCH REVOLUTION CHILDRENS' BOOK

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/--Many documents and other materials on the revolution

http://www.historywiz.com/frenchrev-mm.htm--EXCELLENT online museum exhibit that provides a lot of information about the French Revolution.  It has a lot of art that can help inspire your illustrations.

 http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0370-french-revolution.php--A website with a very student-friendly history of the revolution that can help provide MUCH information for your book

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/frenchrevolution.htm--a website with many helpful links about the French Revolution

1920 Research Project

Websites

 http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/wauk33353?db=SUIC –SMdP Student Databases. A GREAT site filled with many research databases. Some of these CAN also be used as one of your print sources.  See me for details.  For home access use the password: wauk_rpa

http://www.1920-30.com/ --A great and easy to use website about many different topics in the 1920s.  A GREAT place to start!

http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/20sdep.html  --Another great website to start with in your research

http://www.besthistorysites.net/ushistory_roaring20s.shtml  --An Excellent place to start, with many sites to visit on all different topics from the 1920s

http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/clash/Introduction/Intro.htm --Prohibition, Scopes Trial, Women, Immigration, the Ku Klux Klan, plus much more

http://www.archaeolink.com/american_1920s_history.htm --Another great site with many different links to websites on all topics from the 1920s

Print Sources

Also, please check out the sources I have available in the classroom

http://www.waukeganpl.org/ --Website of the Waukegan Public Library (a great place to look for print resources)

**Also, do your own research. Use search engines, the library, and other sources to find your own information.  One of the goals of this assignment is to practice research skills and learn to be independent in doing research. This is a VITAL college skill**