AP Government and Politics

Optional: Students can earn up to 5 bonus points by reading Miracle at Philadephia, by Catherine Drinker Bowen, over the summer. Three points are awarded for a 1‐2 page reflection of three important things you learned from the book. Two additional points can be earned by making a short (roughly two minutes) presentation in front of the class on what you learned. Additional points are available each quarter. For details, see Mr. Lasher’s webpage.

 AP US History

Optional: Students can earn up to 5 bonus points by reading one of two assignments: a) Allen Eckert, Wilderness Empire (covers the colonial period and relations with the Indian nations); OR b) Walter McDougall, Freedom Just Around the Corner – the chapters that cover the period 1763 to 1828. The chapters are: 1) Sons of Liberty and “Two-Bottle” Tyrants; 2) Patriots, Tories, Slackers, and Spies; 3) Federalists, Antis, Vestals, and Victims; 4) Master builders, Party Men, and a Rogue; 5) Reluctant Nationalists, Eager Imperialists; 6) Engineers, Pioneers, Peddlers, and Democrats. Three points are awarded for a 1–2 page reflection of three important things you learned. Two additional points can be earned by making a short (roughly two minutes) presentation in front of the class on what you learned. 

Contact Information: Mr. Franz, sfranz@eriesd.org or Mr. Lasher, blasher@eriesd.org