AP Quarter Project Page

Due Jan 8, 2007

2nd Quarter:

Read: The Approaching Fury, by Stephen Oates.

Include the following information:

  1. Summary
  2. Description of at least 4 historic figures and how they compared to the real people.
  3. Rate two of these, based on this interpretation. Were they basically good? Selfish? High minded or 'out for number one'? Explain.
  4. Select three of the most important events leading up to the Civil War and explain the opposing points of view on each of these.
  5. An assessment of the historical quality of the book: historiography.

Or- Analyze: How did Stephen Oates "do" his history?

See examples of this on the linked page.