American Studies update

April 10, 2008

This Friday we’re headed to Hamilton High School to observe their American Studies course before a meeting with their instructors. At last week’s meeting the admin laid down the expectations of how we, the AP Language and the AP US History teachers, will work together on everything. We will develop rubrics together and keep one gradebook. We have 40 kids per section, and everything’s based off of Advanced Placement. There’s definitely some perks to the program, including historical trips to Boston. I did this trip a couple years ago, and I am looking forward to doing it with a more education spin. We’ve got 80 kids signed up, and we’re ready to roll. The summer book is Rise to Rebellion on Jeff Shaara, and I will be reading it right along with them.

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