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Mary Gadilhe

Social Science, Chair

(205) 940-2400 ext 416

 
 
 
 
 
 
Subjects Taught
725 U.S. History, 726 AP U.S. History
Education
  • JCCHS
  • B.A. in History, Birmingham-Southern College
  • M.A. in History, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Awards and Honors:
  • Valedictorian, JCCHS Class of 1972

Experience
Thirty-one years teaching at JCCHS

Bio
Mrs. Gadilhe's husband Michael is a John Carroll alumnus, Class of 1969, and their daughter Charlotte graduated from JCCHS in '03. Son Joseph graduated in '06, and daughter Laura a junior at John Carroll.. The family's kitten is named Nemo. Mrs. Gadilhe enjoys reading and exercising.

Her philosophy: Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved.
 

 
 
 
Other Class Info
 
 
UNITED STATES HISTORY
College Prep—Mrs. Gadilhe
All of our decisions are about the future,
but all of our knowledge is about the past!!
 
OBJECTIVES:  To provide a synthesis of the major developments in U.S. history from the colonial period to the beginning of the Civil War.  More detailed coverage begins with the Civil War and continues to the present.  Students learn the origins of concepts and institutions as well as political, social, military, and economic forces that are responsible for the current status of the United States.  Emphasis is also placed on the pluralistic tradition of U.S. history to which many cultural groups have contributed.  Students are exposed to chronological thinking, historical analysis, and interpretation of primary sources.
MATERIALS: 1.  Textbook: American Vision
2.      Teen Newsweek subscription from the bookstore
3.      Assignment pad from the bookstore
4.      Ring-binder (viewfinder; 11/2 inch)
5.      8 divider sheets
6.      4 sheet protectors
GRADING:  Points will be added, and then 90%, etc. will equal a letter
                   grade according to the Student Handbook.  Points will be
                   earned from major tests, open-notebook quizzes, Teen News-
                   week, primary source worksheets, one extra assignment
                   per quarter, and notebook.                             
HOMEWORK:  1. Answer handout questions for each chapter to be able
                            to take open-notebook quizzes.
2.     Review lecture notes. (Practice makes permanent.)
3.     Keep notebook organized.
4.     Answer Teen Newsweek questions (whenever they come in the mail to the school).
5.     Complete the extra assignment per quarter.
MAKE-UP WORK:  1. If a school function causes your absence, tell me
                                  before the event.
                              2. Make-up tests are NOT scantron. They are inden-
                                  tification and short-answer.
CONDUCT:  Be Professional. School is your job at this point in life.
1.     Be on time. Sit down when the bell rings.
2.     Keep desks clean.
3.     Tuck in your shirttail.  Don’t chew gum.
4.     Stay seated until I dismiss you.
GOALS:  1. Develop an appreciation of the importance of history.
               2. Learn to practice self-discipline and perseverance.
            Doing your best means never stop trying!!!!!
JOHN CARROLL CATHOLIC…where faith and reasonflourish.
 
 
 
 
News
 
AP US History Syllabus  
FIRST SEMESTER – Approximately 18 weeks
Weeks
Chapter
Time Period
Assessment
2
1 & 2
Exploration & Colonization
Major Test
1
3
Culture – Colonial America
Essays
1
4
Road to Revolution (1754-1775)
Major Test, including Section 1, Chapter 5
1
5
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Quizzes & Essay
1
6
Constitution, Washington, Adams
Major Test
1
7
Jefferson, Madison
Major Test
1
8
Monroe, Era of Good Feelings, Nationalism
Sections 1 – 4: Quizzes
1
9
Jacksonian Era
Major Test, including Section 5, Chapter 8
1
10
Economic Revolution
Essays & Outline chapter
1
11
Sectionalism – Old South
Quizzes; Handout on Slavery
1
12
Antebellum Reform
Major Test, including Sections 1 & 2, Chapter 13
1.5
13
1850’s
Major Test; 13: Section 3 & 4 and all of Chapter 14
14
Civil War
1
15
Reconstruction & New South
Major Test
1
16
Wild West
Take-Home Test
2
17-18
Industrialization; Urbanization; Immigration
Major Test
SECOND SEMESTER – Approximately 17 weeks
1
19
Politics – Gilded Age
Major Test
1
20
Foreign Policy – Gilded Age
Major Test
1
21
Progressive Era
Quizzes
1
22
Progressive Era
Major Test
1
23
World War I
Major Test
1
24
1920’s
Take-Home Test and Chapters 4, 5, 8, 10 in Only Yesterday
2.5
25 & 26
Depression & New Deal
Major Test
1
27
Global Crisis: 1921 – 1941
Major Test
1
28
World War II
Take-Home Test & Quizzes
2.5
29 & 30
Truman & Eisenhower
Major Test
1
31
Kennedy and Johnson
Major Test
1
32
Nixon
Quizzes
1
33
Ford, Carter, Reagan
Take-Home Test
1
Review ---------   Review ----------   Review ----------   Review ----------   Review
AP EXAM – ___________________
 


Homework Assignment Example  
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE DONE IF YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE, LOOK ON PAGE 168.
 
Chapter 5, Section 1 – SAMPLE
 
  1. Civil War – violent conflict between 1861 and 1865 when northerners and southerners clashed with one another
    Union – unified nation
  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe
    1. Who? Author; sister was Catherine Beecher
    2. What? Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    3. Why: to show the brutality of slavery; to show how it could corrupt those born outside the system
    4. When? 1852
    5. Where: book takes place in the South; Stowe was from Massachusetts
 
  1. Describe the 2 main views historians hold about the causes of the Civil War.
    1. War could have been avoided with better leadership
    2. Differences were so great that the war could not have been prevented
 
  1. What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on northern views of slavery?
    1. Became convinced that slavery would be the ruin of the US
    2. Worried about the impact not only on African Americans, but on whites and American society in general
 
  1. Describe George Fitzhugh’s criticism of northern capitalists.
    1. Wrote a book: Cannibals All!
    2. Took no personal responsibility for their workers
    3. Did not care that meager wages could not buy decent food, clothing and shelter
    4. Only intent on making a profit and thus showed no concern for human needs of their workers

  2. Describe the material differences between the North and South by 1860
    1. Population: larger and more diverse than South
    2. Industry: 110,000 factories vs. 20,000 in the South
    3. Railroads: 70% located in the North; South relied on water
    4. Urban: all but one of the ten largest cities were in the North
    5. Telegraph: Much less available in the South because wires were strung along the railroad tracks
 
  1. Explain how northerners and southerners were both guilty of exploiting labor.
- Both believed in capitalism. Both were trying to make a profit. Both tended to ignore the welfare of their laborers. Conditions in northern factories were terrible and slave working conditions were also terrible.
 


Test Format - AP Test  
55 minutes
½
Multiple – choice
80 questions 

 
   Approximately 13 questions = through 1789
   Approximately 40 questions = 1790 – 1914
   Approximately 27 quesitons = 1915 - present

¼ point is subtracted for each incorrect answer
 
 
 
 
130 minutes
½
Free Response …. (Essays)
 
  
DBQ Essay                   
+     Essay                        
+     Essay
 
15 minute mandatory reading period;
45 minute writing
+ 35 minutes
+ 35 minutes


 
 
 
Multiple Choice
 
50%
 
 
DBQ
 
22.5%
 
 
2 Essays
 
27.5%
 
 
 
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