Week 35 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Quiz / Tests – Trimester Exam 3 – 04/26; AP Thursday, May 4

8th Grade World History

• RECAP –RECAP Between World Wars? - May be due this week if we finish it
• Strayer Reading Guides
• Ch 21 reading guide: #s 28-end due 04/24
• Ch. 23 reading guide (many questions skipped): # 1 – 16 due 04/26; 17 – end; not for credit but suggested
• Study/practice/prepare for AP essay questions

AP Comparative Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – AP test Thursday, May 11
• Read, study, and take notes on Nigeria pp. 637 (political regime) through pp.666 (political economy)

Week 33 HW and Agenda

Tutoring not cancelled Monday; Will be cancelled Monday 04/17

AP U.S. Gov.

• Read Gov. In America  -
• chapter 5 civil rights and public policy:; pp. 151 – 157 due 04/12; pp. 137 – 164, due 04/17; pp. 164 – 174, due 04/20 (Change)
• Quiz / Tests – Constitutional Amendments and SC Cases Quiz 2 (10 minutes) – Monday; Test 6 (04/17); Constitutional Amendments and SC Cases Quiz 3 – 04/19?
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch 5 Concept Cards – due 04/19
• Other assignments
• LAST Current Event -  04/21
• chapter 16 outline Notes – due 04/17?
• Supreme Court cases worksheet w/ important Supreme Court cases list
• Rnd 4 - Schenck v. united States . 1919; Gitlow v. New York , 1925 - free speech; New York Times v. Sullivan, 1964; Tinker v . Des Moines 1969 – DUE Monday
• Rnd 5 - Yates, the United States, 1957; Brandenburg V Ohio, 1969; Roth v. United States, 1957; Miller v. California , 1973; Mapp v. Ohio, 1961; Gideon v. Wainwright 1963; Miranda v. Arizona , 1966- DUE 04/13
• Rnd 6: Griswold v. Connecticut , 1965; Roe versus Wade, 1973; Korematsu v. US, 1944; Regents of the University of California v. Bakke; citizens United v. Federal election commission 2010 – DUE 04/21? 

8th Grade World History

• Test 5 (04/17)
• RECAP – Imperialism Rnd 3 (92-148) – due 04/12; RECAP Japanese imperialism lecture – due 04/18?
• Strayer chapter reading guides
• Ch 20 R.G.: #14-end: due 04/11
• Ch 21 reading guide: part 6 intro pp. 969 – 973 – due 04/12;  #s 1 – 8 – due 04/17 ; #s 9-17 due 04/19; #s 18-27 due 04/21; #s 28-end due 04/24
• chapter 23 reading guide (many questions skipped): # 1 – 16 due 04/27; 17 – end due 05/02
• Study/practice/prepare for AP essay questions

AP Comp Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Test 6 (04/17)
• Research paper - Final Draft – 04/21
• Mexico Round 2 due 04/10
• Group 2: The Party System through the PRD (pg 586 – 591) (4.5 pages)
• Group 1: The PAN through  elections (pgs 591 – 596) (5.25 pages)
• Group 3: Civil Society through the Media (pg 597 – 602) (4.5 pages) 

Week 32 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• Ch. 4  Civil Liberties and Public Policy: pgs 120-137 Due Monday
• Ch. 5 civil rights and public policy: pp. 140 – 151 due 04/07; pp. 151 – 157 due 04/12; pp. 137 – 164, due 04/17; pp. 164 – 174, due 04/19
• Quiz / Tests – Bill of Rights and SC Cases Quiz 1 – 04/05
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Chapter 4 Concept Cards – Due Monday; Ch 5 Concept Cards – due 04/19
• Free Exercise Debate – 04/07?
• Other assignments
• Current Event -  04/07; 04/21?
• chapter 16 outline Notes – due?
• Supreme Court Cases
• United States V Nixon; Bush V Gore; Engel v. Vitale;  Lemmon v. Kurtzman; Lee v. Weisman; school district of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp – Due 04/05
• Schenck v. united States . 1919; Gitlow v. New York , 1925 - free speech; New York Times v. Sullivan, 1964; Tinker v . Des Moines 1969 – due 04/10
• Yates, the United States, 1957; Brandenburg V Ohio, 1969; Roth v. United States, 1957; Miller v. California , 1973; Mapp v. Ohio, 1961; Gideon v. Wainwright 1963; Miranda v. Arizona , 1966- DUE 04/13

8th Grade World History

• Study/practice/prepare for AP essay questions
• RECAP Imperialism Rnd 2 (slides 64-91) – due 04/06; Rnd 3 (92-148) – due?
• Strayer Ch 20 Reading Guide
• #1-6: due 04/04
• #7-13: due 04/07
• #14-end: due 04/11

AP Comparative Politics and Government

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Quiz 11 Iran (after finished with lecture) (this week?)
• Research paper - Final Draft – ?
• Mexico Round 1 due DUE 04/03
• Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 577) to Branches through Government: The President (ends on pg 580)  2.5 pages
• Group 2: Legislature and Judiciary (pgs 580 - 583) 2.75 pages
• Group 3: Electoral System and Local Government (pgs 583-586) 2.75 pages
• Mexico Round 2 due 04/10
• Group 2: The Party System through the PRD (pg 586 – 591) (4.5 pages)
• Group 1: The PAN through  elections (pgs 591 – 596) (5.25 pages)
• Group 3: Civil Society through the Media (pg 597 – 602) (4.5 pages)

Week 31 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch. 4  Civil Liberties and Public Policy: pgs 98-109 DUE; pgs 109-120 due 03/30; pgs 120-137 due 04/03
• Quiz / Tests – Ch 16 Quiz(Monday); Free response Thurs?; Bill of Rights and SC Cases Quiz 1 – 04/05?
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Chapter 4 Concept Cards – due 04/03?
• Other assignments
• Current Event -  04/07; 04/21?
• chapter 16 outline Notes – due?
• Supreme Court Cases
• Scott v. Sanford; Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Education – Due 03/30
• United States V Nixon; Bush V Gore; Engel v. Vitale;  Lemmon v. Kurtzman; Lee v. Weisman; school district of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schempp – Due 04/05?

8th Grade World History

• RECAP – Imperialism Rnd 1 (through slide 62) – due Thursday 03/29
• RECAP Imperialism Rnd 2 (slides 64-91) – due?; Rnd 3 (92-148) – due?
• Strayer Ch 20 Reading Guide
• #1-6: due 04/04
• #7-13: due 04/07
• #14-end: due 04/11
• Study/practice/prepare for AP essay questions

AP Comp. Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Quiz 11 developing countries – Wed. 03/29; Quiz 12 Iran (after finished with lecture) (next week?)
• Research paper - Final Draft – ?
• Mexico Round 1 due DUE 04/03
• Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 577) to Branches through Government: The President (ends on pg 580)  2.5 pages
• Group 2: Legislature and Judiciary (pgs 580 - 583) 2.75 pages
• Group 3: Electoral System and Local Government (pgs 583-586) 2.75 pages

Week 29 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government and Politics

• Read Gov. In America  - Ch 16 The federal Courts: pgs 502-516 due 03/08; pgs 516-527 due 03/10; pgs 527-537 due 03/22
• Quiz / Tests – Mock AP Mar. 11^th 8-12
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 16 Concept cards – due 03/22
• Other assignments
• Current Event -  03/24; 04/07?
• chapter 14 outline Notes – due 03/09
• federal bureaucracy assignment – due 03/10
• Supreme Court cases worksheet w/ important Supreme Court cases list
• Marbury vs. Madison; McCulloch versus Maryland; Gibbons versus Ogden – due 03/24?
• Scott v. Sanford; Plessy v. Ferguson; Brown v. Board of Education – Due 03/29?

8th Grade World History

• CHANGE RECAP – Industrial Revolution: due 03/10
• Strayer Ch 19 Reading Guide: # 1-5 due 03/08; 6-10 due 03/10; 11-18 due 03/22; 19-end due 03/24

AP Comparative Poltics and Government

• Mock AP – 04/01 8-12:00
• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Free Response # 6 – Monday
• Research paper: Rough Draft of Final – 03/09
• Iran 1 – Due 03/07
• Group 2: Political Regime Intro (pg 529) to Branches of government: The Supreme Leader and the President (ends on pg 533) (4 pgs.)
• Group 3: Legislature to local government (pgs 533-537) (4 pgs.)
• Group 1: Other Institutions to The Challenges of Political Reform (pgs. 537-542 ; stop at Civil Society) (5 pgs)
• Iran 2 – due 03/20?
• Group 1: Civil Society and Ethnic and National Identity  (pg 542-547) (4.25 pgs.)
• Group 3: Ideology and Political Culture  (pgs 547-550) (2.5 pgs.)
• Group 2: Political Economy (pg 550-553) (3 pgs.) 

Week 28 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• Chapter 15: pp. 489 – 500 - DUE
• Chapter 16: Assign next week
• Quiz / Tests –Quiz 8 Monday; Mock AP Mar. 11^th 8a-12p
• Vocab / Concept Cards - CH 15 Concept cards – DUE MONDAY
• Other assignments
• Current Event – 03/03; 03/24
• CH 13 Outline Notes – 02/28
• Ch 14  Outline Notes?

8th Grade World History

• Mock AP – Sat. 03/04  - 12:30-4:30
• RECAP – Industrial Revolution: due 03/09?
• Strayer Ch 18 RG: 10-18 DUE; 19-end due 02/28
• Primary Source 17.3 – Due

AP Comparative Politics

• Mock AP – 04/01 8-12:00
• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Free Response # 6 – Thursday?; Quiz 9 China - Wednesday?
• chapter 10 Chapter worksheet – DUE MONDAY
• Research paper - Rough Draft of Final – 03/09
• Assign Iran 1 – Due 03/07?
• Group 2: Political Regime Intro (pg 529) to Branches of government: The Supreme Leader and the President (ends on pg 533) (4 pgs.)
• Group 3: Legislature to local government (pgs 533-537) (4 pgs.)
• Group 1: Other Institutions to The Challenges of Political Reform (pgs. 537-542 ; stop at Civil Society) (5 pgs)

Week 26 Agenda and HW

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• Chapter 14: pp. 452 – 463 due Monday
• Chapter 15: pp. 466 – 479 due 02/21; pp. 480 – 489 due 02/23; pp. 489 – 500 due 02/27
• Quiz / Tests – Schedule Test 5 2016 17
• Vocab / Concept Cards - ch 14 concept cards – DUE MOnday; CH 15 Concept cards – 02/27
• Other assignments
• Free response #9 – 02/15
• Current Event –02/17; 03/03
• Class Debate: Presidential Power – 02/21

8th Grade World History

• Test 4 – 02/17
• RECAP AOR Haitian Revolution to Feminist Beginnings (slide 107) – due 02/13
• Strayer Ch 18 RG: #1-4 due 02/16; 5-9 due 02/21; 10-18 due 02/24; 19-end due 02/28

AP Comparative Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – TEST 4 02/17
• Research paper - Rough Draft of Final – 03/01? (May Change)
• China Round 3 (2016 / 17) – DUE Monday
• Group 3: Ideology and political culture to Challenges to China's communist political culture (pgs 455 - 459) (3.5 pgs)
• Group 1: Political Economy to State capitalism and foreign investment (pgs 459 - 463) (3.5 pgs)
• Group 2: China's growth model brings challenges to Stop at foreign relations And the world (pg 463-465) (2pgs)
• Each group will
• New: Each member must summarize the group’s sections.
• Create a presentation for the class (can be PowerPoint or oral / board notes)
• Create a mini-quiz on sections 

Week 25 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• Chapter 14: pp. 444 – 452 due 02/08; pp. 452 – 463 due 02/13
• Vocab / Concept Cards - ch 14 concept cards – due 02/13
• Other assignments
• Current Event –02/17
• Ch 12 Congress Outline Notes – due 02/10
• Sarah Binder Stalemate: DUE Monday
• CHANGE Class Debate: Presidential Power – 02/14?
• WTP Lesson 23 Role of the President – DUE Monday

8th Grade World History

• Test 4 – 02/17 (tentative)
• RECAP AOR French Revolution – DUE 02/07
• RECAP . Haitian Revolution to Feminist Beginnings (slide 107) – due 02/13
• Strayer chapter 17 reading guide
• pages 796 – 804 #s 15-end, due 02/08 

AP Comp Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – TEST 4 02/17? (tentative)
• Research paper - Rough Draft of Final – 03/01? (May Change)
• China round one (2016 17 revised) DUE MONDAY
• Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 430) to Political Institutions (ends on pg 434) (2.75 pgs)
• Group 2: Constitution to Communist Party Institutions and Organs (pgs 434-437) (3pgs)
• Group 3: Branches of Government to the Judiciary (pg 437-441; stop at Local Government) (3pgs)
• China round 2 (2016 17 ) – DUE 02/09
• Group 1: Local Gov’t through The Chinese Communist Party (pg 441-445) 4 pgs
• Group 2: The secession and circulation of elites  to Civil society; stop at Microblogs (pgs 446 -451); 4.5 pgs
• Group 3: Microblogs: a social revolution Through ethnic and national identity; stop at ideology and political culture (pg 451-454) (3pgs)

Week 24 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• chapter 13 pages –pages 422 – 432 due 01/31
• Chapter 14: pp. 434 – 444 due 02/03; pp. 444 – 452 due 02/08; pp. 452 – 463 due 02/13
• Test - Next week?
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 13 – 01/31; ch 14 concept cards – due 02/13
• Current Event – 02/03; 02/17
• Other assignments
• Create your own interest group project: FINISH
• Ch 11 Interest Group Outline Notes – due 02/03
• Sarah Binder Stalemate: due 02/06
• Constitution Article 2 Worksheet: due 02/06
• Class Debate: Presidential Power – 02/10?
• WTP Lesson 23 Role of the President – due 02/03?

8th Grade World History

• RECAP AOR Intro and American Rev. – 02/01
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789
• written guiding questions - due Wednesday 02/01
• document summary and analysis worksheet - due Friday 02/03
• Strayer chapter 17 reading guide
• pages 784 – 790 #s 7-10, due 01/31 
• pages 790 – 796 #s 11-14, due 02/03
• pages 796 – 804 #s 15-end, due 02/08 

AP Comp Gov

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – free response number 5: 01/30; Russia Quiz 9 (Thursday? 02/02)
• Research paper: Paper proposal due Jan 31^st
• ^{China round one (2016 17 revised) 02/06}
• ^{Group 1: Political Regime Intro (pg 430) to Political Institutions (ends on pg 434) (2.75 pgs)}
• ^{Group 2: Constitution to Communist Party Institutions and Organs (pgs 434-437) (3pgs)}
• ^{Group 3: Branches of Government to the Judiciary (pg 437-441; stop at Local Government) (3pgs)}
• ASSIGN China round 2 (2016 17 ) – 02/08
• Group 1: Local Gov’t through The Chinese Communist Party (pg 441-445) 4 pgs
• Group 2: The secession and circulation of elites  to Civil society; stop at Microblogs (pgs 446 -451); 4.5 pgs
• Group 3: Microblogs: a social revolution Through ethnic and national identity; stop at ideology and political culture (pg 451-454) (3pgs)

Week 23 HW and Agenda

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  - chapter 13 pages – pages 400 – 407 due 01/24; pages 408 – 421 due 01/27; pages 422 – 432 due 01/31
• Quiz / Tests – free response # 8 - 01/25
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 13 – 01/31
• Current Event – 02/03
• Create your own interest group project: lobbying letter Final – Monday; address and send envelopes by end of week

8th Grade World History

• RECAP Enlightenment – DUE MONDAY
• Strayer chapter 17 reading guide
• read part five intro – pages 770 – 775, DUE MONDAY
• pages 779 – 784 #s 1-6, due 01/26
• pages 784 – 790 #s 7-10, due 01/31
• pages 790 – 796 #s 11-14, due 02/03
• pages 796 – 804 #s 15-end, due 02/08 

AP Comparative Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – free response number 5: 01/30
• Research paper - Paper proposal due Jan 31^st
• ^{Russia Group Work 1 – DUE MONDAY}
• ^{Russia 2 (2016 17 ) – due 01/26}
• ^{Group 1: political conflict and competition: the party system and elections; the party of power: United Russia; communist and leftist parties; liberal parties; nationalist parties (pgs. 390-394) (4.5 pgs}
• ^{Group 2: civil society; society (pgs. 394-399) (4 pgs)}
• ^{Group 3: political economy (pg 399-403) (3.5 pgs.)}

Week 22 Agenda and HW

AP U.S. Government

• Read Gov. In America  -
• chapter 13 pages – 390 – 400 due 01/20; pages 400 – 407 due 01/24; pages 408 – 421 due 01/27; pages 422 – 432 due 01/31
• Trimester 2 Exam - 01/17; free response # 8 (01/25?)
• Vocab / Concept Cards - Ch. 13 – 01/31
• Other assignments
• Rep. Democracy In America Wksht – due 01/18
• Current Event – 01/20; 02/03
• Create your own interest group project: lobbying letter Final – due 01/23

AP Comparative Politics

• Trimester 2 Exam: 01/17
• Research paper - Paper proposal due 01/31
• Russia 1 – due 01/23
• Group 1 (pg 378-383): Political Regime Intro; Political Institutions: the Constitution; The Branches of Government: The Kremlin and the Prime Minister (3.5 pgs.)
• Group 2 (pgs 383-386): The Legislature & The Judiciary (3.25 pgs.)
• Group 3 (pgs. 387-389): The Electoral System & Local Government (3 pgs)

Week 21 Agenda and HW - Post Winter Break

AP U.S. Government

• Quiz / Tests – Quiz 7 2016 17 – 01/11/16; Trimester 2 Exam – 01/17/17
• Study for Trimester 2
• Current Event – CHANGED 01/20
• Create your own interest group project: lobbying letter – due 01/13
• AP training worksheets: Constitution article 1 pages 1 to 3 – due 01/13
• Rep. Democracy In America Wksht – due 01/18

8th Grade World History

• Study and Review
• Classical Civs Review Chart - due 01/11?
• Bring AP prep books to class every day this week

AP Comparative Politics

• Upcoming tests / Quizzes – Quiz 8 (communism and post-communism) – 01/11/16; Trimester 2 Exam – 01/17
• Research paper
• Second article due 01/11
• Paper proposal due end of Jan 31^st?
• Russia 1 – due 01/23?
• Group 1 (pg 378-383): Political Regime Intro; Political Institutions: the Constitution; The Branches of Government: The Kremlin and the Prime Minister (3.5 pgs.)
• Group 2 (pgs 383-386): The Legislature & The Judiciary (3.25 pgs.)
• Group 3 (pgs. 387-389): The Electoral System & Local Government (3 pgs.)