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GEORGE HENRY |
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GEORGE HENRY
George Henry holds an M.A. degree in History from the University of Utah. He has taught AP United States History in the public and private schools in Salt Lake City Utah since 1975. Currently George works as a Teacher Intervention Specialist for Granite School District in Salt Lake City. In his new role, he mentors first year teachers, many of the AP U.S. history teachers. In addition, George teaches the History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 for the Utah State Board of Education, and Southern Utah University. George has been a consultant for the College Board in AP U.S. History and served on numerous College Board Committees. He has been reading AP U.S. history exams since 1991. He was a member of the Social Studies Vertical Teams Development committee, and has been a contributing writer of the Special Topics for Social Studies Vertical Teams, a member of the Utah State Social Studies Core revision committee, and the Salt Lake City School District Social Studies Development Committee. In 2014 he co authored the Teacher’s Edition of America’s History 8th edition.
George can be contacted at georgewhenryjr@comcast.net
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COURSE AGENDA
Day One Understanding the Course
Lesson 1: Organizing Your Course
Lesson 2: Sample Course Syllabus
Lesson 3: Backward Design
Lesson 4: Learning Activities
Day Two Mastering the Test
Lesson 5: Types of Stimulus Based Multiple Choice Questions
Lesson 6: Writing the Short Answer Questions
Lesson 7: DBQ Approach Guide
Lesson 8: Writing the Long Essay Question
Day Three Critical Reading Strategies
Lesson 9: Structuring Student Reading Activities
Lesson 10: SQ3R
Lesson 11: Cornell Notes
Lesson 12: The Harvard Outline
Lesson 13: Levels of Questions
Lesson 14: Using Subheadings Study Skills
Lesson 15: Facts, Inferences, Judgements
Lesson 16: Extended Analysis-APPARTS
Lesson 17: Document Key
Lesson 18: Interpreting Editorial Cartoons Analytic Writing
Lesson 19: Article Reviews using the AVID Template
Lesson 20: Rhetorical Precis
Lesson 21: Position Papers
Day Four Classroom Activities
Lesson 22: Conceptual Identification
Lesson 23: Historical Heads
Lesson 24: Reviewing for the Exam-Continuity and Change in U.S. History
Day One Understanding the Course
Lesson 1: Organizing Your Course
Lesson 2: Sample Course Syllabus
Lesson 3: Backward Design
Lesson 4: Learning Activities
Day Two Mastering the Test
Lesson 5: Types of Stimulus Based Multiple Choice Questions
Lesson 6: Writing the Short Answer Questions
Lesson 7: DBQ Approach Guide
Lesson 8: Writing the Long Essay Question
Day Three Critical Reading Strategies
Lesson 9: Structuring Student Reading Activities
Lesson 10: SQ3R
Lesson 11: Cornell Notes
Lesson 12: The Harvard Outline
Lesson 13: Levels of Questions
Lesson 14: Using Subheadings Study Skills
Lesson 15: Facts, Inferences, Judgements
Lesson 16: Extended Analysis-APPARTS
Lesson 17: Document Key
Lesson 18: Interpreting Editorial Cartoons Analytic Writing
Lesson 19: Article Reviews using the AVID Template
Lesson 20: Rhetorical Precis
Lesson 21: Position Papers
Day Four Classroom Activities
Lesson 22: Conceptual Identification
Lesson 23: Historical Heads
Lesson 24: Reviewing for the Exam-Continuity and Change in U.S. History