Sunday, January 29, 2017

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 31st
  • 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)

Sunday, January 22, 2017

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 31st
  • 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.)

Sunday, January 15, 2017

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)

Sunday, January 8, 2017

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 31st?
  • 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.)