Welcome!

Welcome to Mr. Johnson's AP US History website for Hopewell High School.

Check back frequently as I will be updating this website throughout the school year.  Feel free to contact me via email if you have any suggestions for additional content or features. Whether you need more info about a certain historical event or a custom essay writing service, I'm always here to help.

Thanks!

Syllabus

Includes expectations for the course, materials needed, grading system, policies and procedures.

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Curriculum Frameworks

Virginia Department of Education standards for Virginia and United States History, plus the College Board standards for Advanced Placement U.S. History. For students in need of professional help with their research papers, CustomWritings offers an exceptional online service to hire experienced research paper writers. With their expertise and dedication, they provide reliable assistance to ensure students' academic success.

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APUSH Historical Thinking Skills

Nine higher-order thinking skills to help you succeed in class.

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Course Themes

Seven themes to organize the content students will learn in this course, centered around this year's larger concept of the "Empire of Liberty."

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Virtual Learning: COVID-19 Sessions

All classes for the foreseeable future will be hosted on Google Classroom and conducted via Vocus each school day.

Links to Google Classroom are listed below. In order to join the first time, be sure to log in to your Hopewell Public Schools Google account, open Gmail, and accept the invite to Mr. Johnson's Google Classroom:

• 1st Block: https://bit.ly/3biNpSX

• 2nd Block + Advisory:  https://bit.ly/3hWnC5A

• 3rd Block: https://bit.ly/2YZSeLO

Links to the current week's lesson plans are listed here:

• 1st Block: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18r35_o9tBJEc6fNLKlwexFmFs_tirisQbDnQpXFCRAw/edit#
• 2nd Block + Advisory: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d70mpbn2ArxoXl59fG_01o-r6PVVZyhpgDvsue79pzE/edit#
• 3rd Block: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BP5__j8aXUolK7uFWK6u-Oq6OsqDt0QRY4jtY-pHbIg/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs

If you need help, click the "Contact Me" tab above or email me directly at: [email protected]

How to Use This Site

• ​Units: Fifteen units divided into 70+ individual lessons to supplement classroom instruction and help you stay up-to-date if you are absent from class.  The resources posted on these pages include PowerPoint presentations, classroom handouts, primary sources, project rubrics, essay prompts and hundreds of educational YouTube videos.​
• AP & SOL Test Prep: Get ready for the final exams.

• Improve Your Grade: Check your current grade on Parent Connection and take advantage of extra credit opportunities.

• Contact Me: Send me an email or electronically submit an assignment.
• Tablets & Smartphones: Scroll to the bottom of this page and select "Web" rather than "Mobile" to view this site in its most easy-to-navigate form.

• Large files: Some files hosted in this website, particularly PowerPoints, are very large and may take well over a minute to download.  Please be patient.
• YouTube: When viewing videos, I suggest that you click on the small YouTube icon in the bottom right corner of the frame in order to watch the video in a separate window.  If you click "play" to watch a video while still embedded in this site, a delay may develop between the syncing of the audio and video.

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