Welcome to our last session before Finals! It feels so weird that we are nearly done with the semester and finished the last 2/3 of the semester from home! I have missed you all so much. I am excited to see your projects when you turn them n next week. Let's get to business!
Welcome and great to have you with me once again! I miss you all! We are finally on the downslide towards the end of the semester. Just our End of Year Project to continue working on. Today we will be continuing to work on our End of Year Project! I hope that you are all doing well and getting ready to wrap up into summer. I hope everyone is staying safe!
That's all for today folks! I hope that you are doing well and are getting a lot done in your project. If you are interested in a summer book club fill out the survey below. Take care.
Welcome to the end of the year! We just have a couple of weeks left together. I hope that you all feel good about the AP Exam last week and the work we are doing to finish up for the year. I am very excited to see what you come up with for your projects. I miss you all! let's get down to business!
Welcome and huzzah! We have made it through the AP Exam! Only a couple of weeks left till the end of the school year, huzzah! Today we will be going over the directions for your End of the Year Project. This is supposed to be fun as well as academically interesting. I want to emphasize that you choose something that interests you more than anything else! This should be a fun way to end the year. I miss you all and wish we could finish up together. Let's get down to business!
That's all for the day folks! I can't wait to hear what you plan on doing for the end of the year project! Take care and have a great rest of your day!
Now that the AP Exam is over if you are interested in doing a book club with Mr. Marchetti, purely optional and for fun, please fill out the survey below to choose our first book. Please only sign up if you think you will read and participate in discussions. I enjoy reading and just thought this would be fun to do now that we don't need to worry about the AP Exam. Hope you are well.
You did it! You are done with the AP Exam! I can't tell you how proud I am of all of you! You have put in a lot of work this year and had to deal with a very difficult pandemic and shelter in place that has thrown all sorts of wrenches into our normal preparation process. This should prove to you all that you have the grit, resolve, dedication, and skills to be successful even under tough circumstances. I am so proud of everything you have done. You deserve to celebrate this weekend! You did it! When you get the chance please let me know about your AP Exam experience in the survey below. I would love to hear how you did and how it went! Take care all of you beautiful people!
Welcome to the Tuesday before the AP Exam! So for today I have a video of myself writing a DBQ essay in response to an AP Prompt. It was a challenge since I haven't done this in years! In the video I break down how I approach writing a DBQ and write one while providing commentary. Along the way I show you some of my recommendations for how to approach the various potential problems that you might run into along the way. It was a fascinating experience! Remember that if you get your Practice DBQ essay written and turned in by Wednesday I will do my utmost best to grade and provide feedback before the exam!
If you have any questions, want any advice, or just want to talk let me know and I can be available! This is the start of a stressful week, especially for those of you who have more than just the APUSH exam!
I believe in you all! I know that you can do this! Just make sure to do your prep and be ready to go on Friday!
Norris review Worksheets - at this point the best chance you got for last minute review!
Welcome once again to a remote lesson! And welcome to AP week! I hope that everyone has kept on top of your review and been spending time preparing for the AP Exam! It's almost weird that the test is finally here! I know that many of you have more than one AP Exam to take so there will be no assignments due this week. Instead we will go over the main things about the AP Exam this week and then there will be a DBQ Practice. This is an "assignment" and if you want feedback you should do it and turn it in on or before Wednesday. I will do one last lesson on Wednesday before the test but it will be a tips and tricks lesson not anything crazy or difficult. Its gonna be a crazy week! Let's get down to business!
Objectives:
Review the Modified DBQ Rubric and online Exam practices
That's all for the day folks! I hope you take the time to prepare for the exam! It may seem easier but you get 45 minutes and that's it! I believe in each and every one of you. I am excited for you! Take care and have a great rest of your day!
Here are a few videos from the College Board including a special one with Lin Manuel Miranda! Hope you are well and working hard to get ready for the test! We will do some last minute practice next week to get ready for the exam!
Welcome to another remote lesson! This is the last Period Review before the AP Exam next Friday! Ahhhhhhh!!! Next week we will do some practice for the AP Exam and hopefully you have been studying on your own to prepare. Super important that you are working towards the exam, there is less margin for error since they have modified it so heavily! Let's get right to it!
That's all for the day folks! I hope that you are studying! I miss every single one of you and hope that you feel well prepared for the AP Exam one week away! Take care everyone!
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Welcome to another remote lesson! This is getting weird huh? I miss you all very much and hope that you are continuing to study and prepare for the AP Exam which is getting close! Just next Friday!!!! Let's get right to it!
Time Period 7 Document Questions due Monday before 11:59PM
APUSH Exam May 15 at 11AM
4th Research Paper due May 22
ACC DO NOT do this
I hope everyone is doing well and taking care of yourselves. This time can get pretty weird and tough if you are not doing things to take your mind off it. So do your school work, read a book, watch a show and/or movie. Take care of yourselves!
I have been spending most of my free time reading these days. Watching a few shows here and there.
Here is what Mr. Marchetti has read so far:
Doing a Virtual Book Club with my Friends so far we have read
Ready Player Oneby Ernest Cline
Pretty good book! Definitely better than the movie but I liked the movie as well. It has a great science fiction backdrop and also a ton of pop culture references for people my age and older.
The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
Pretty good YA book that ties in with Disney parks. Takes a while to get interesting but once it does it is fun. Recommend for people who enjoy Disney Parks.
On Basilisk Station (Next on our list) by David Weber
I've read this one before. It is part of the Honor Harrington series which is a great science fiction military/political story.
Reading on my own
Star Trek Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack
Ties into the recent Star Trek Picard series. I didn't finish unfortunately because I got distracted by other books but it was an easy read and good up to the point I read.
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused it by Gina Kolata
This was a great and eye opening history of the science and history behind the Flu. Gives a rundown of what happened in 1918 and then focuses on the search for the 1918 virus. It is pretty scary to think that they have recreated the most deadly disease in human history in a lab in Atlanta.
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it Changed the World by Laura Spinner
Another good book on the 1918 flu. This one I chose because I wanted more history of what happened during the 1918 Flu. It was eye opening. I didn't realize how devastating the Flu was or how much it impacted the world. Probably much more influential than World War I but few have known or talked about it.
Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy by Donald L. Miller (Currently Reading)
So far this is a great book! Really enjoying the look at the western theater of the Civil War, which many ignore over the more famous eastern theater. Also learning more about Grant which is interesting.
We will be wrapping up our Time Period reviews this week and then will have just next week before the AP Exam. Please take this survey really quick to provide me insight into what areas we should focus on the days before the AP Exam. I hope that you are all doing well! I miss you all very much!
