AP U.S. History Summer Reading Assignment On the first day of school students are expected to be prepared for a test assessing basic comprehension and knowledge of the readings. The test will consist of multiple choice questions based on the textbook readings and short answer and/or essay questions on the nonfiction book by Ellis. In addition, students are expected to hand in notes on the textbook reading on the first day of class (directions below). I. Nonfiction book: Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis Notes will not be checked. You should be able to identify major events and themes from this reading. II. Textbook: Chapter 2 from Liberty, Equality Power (online) Your assigned reading is Chapter 2 in your text, Liberty, Equality, Power (online). You will notice that the chapter is divided into ten sections. The headings for these sections appear (in the textbook) in large blue font. In addition, some of the sections are divided into sub-sections that are titled in smaller brown font. You will use these headings to guide your note taking. Format: The format for your summer note taking is based on the headings in your textbook. Divide your notes by subsections. (Subsections can be found by examining the bold print and font size and/or the outline at the beginning of the chapter) • READ each subsection • ASK yourself--what is the main idea? • PARAPHRASE the main idea in one summarizing sentence. • LIST only the specific evidence that supports your summarizing sentence. (If you have specifics that do not support your summary either they are not important and can be omitted or you need to rethink your summary statement.) • Write one sentence that you think conveys the main idea of each major section and one for the whole chapter.