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=US History in Review -- A Culminating Activity =

So, the AP test is over -- no more work, right? WRONG! Before we each leave this class, I want to give you a chance to review American History in its totality. Let's put together all the disparate parts -- social, political, economic, cultural -- into a cohesive and comprehensive view.

In fact, your task is to create this big picture. Each person in our class will be able to add and edit the information on these pages. You will be responsible for the content and organization, and for design. You are also responsible for contributing substantively to your group's success, whether or not you are physically present in class.

How do I sign up? Your first task is to click on "Join this wiki" in the upper LEFT corner. You will need to sign in or create an account. Make sure that your user name is something recognizable as you. Nothing too exotic or inappropriate will be admitted. Then I will accept your request and you are good to go!

=**Purpose & Objectives **=

As a class, we will be building a comprehensive review of ALL of American History, from European Exploration to the Present. You should think about this as both a final compilation of everything you have learned, and as a public service project for peers who also may be reviewing for their SOL Exam. It WILL be made available to other teacher's classes. As part of this review, we will be making some connections between the "facts" of history, and how we see those events in the mass media. The purpose of this portion of the project is to think analytically about how American history gets filtered into popular culture. You will be working in small groups on specific tasks towards this end. // By the end of this project, we want to create: // --> A comprehensive overview of the major events, leaders, wars, economics, and social issues in American history --> A visually appealing, visually stimulating, multimedia view of American history that will engage not only our class, but others who visit --> A guide to American history that we will use as a basis for parts 2 & 3 of the project, which will help us to:
 * Analyze how key events and periods are portrayed in popular culture
 * Identify key pop culture trends in music and cinema in different periods of American history
 * Discuss and identify areas where historical references in pop culture are realistic, fictionalized, adjusted, and edited for a mass entertainment audience.