Friday Update

Hello students!

We made it through our first week of online instruction and quarantine.  Hooray!  There was no daily lesson today. Monday will be a pretty easy day. I will have one assignment for you based upon the two days of chapter 15 lecture you did this week. All assignments from this week will still be accepted next week. Right now all due dates will be very flexible. For next week all due dates will be the end of the week.

I just want to take a moment to thank all of you for all of your hard work, perseverance, and maturity. I am so proud of all of you!  The challenge of attending classes online with substantial. I have been learning to teach this new format as I'm sure you've been learning how to attend school in his new format.  We are all learning and adapting together, so thank you for your patience, understanding, and great attitude!

I am sure next week will also be a challenge as we have yet another new platform and sets of expectations to adapt to. Please understand that I will probably make mistakes and I will be understanding of yours as well. We will get through this together. Once again I am so proud of all of you.

Keep calm and study on!

Your mostly fearless leader,

Paul Curtice

03/19/20 Lesson and Instructions

HW:

·         Ch 15 federal bureaucracy: CHANGE pp. 489 – 500 due (Please complete your notes and type them up.  Submit them via Google Notes link in a word doc or pdf file.)  I imagine that there will be challenges as I am just learning how to use this program.  You should be submitting it with an email address.  I believe you should also get an email showing I received it.  Please complete your homework on schedule as usual so that you do not get behind.)

https://forms.gle/cQV8UusYeEaxA5S6A

·         CHANGE: Please turn in your current event through the following Google forms link.  You may submit a word document, PDF file, or image file.

•    https://forms.gle/E4QtRziY7CAQvwj29

·         We The People Lesson 24 will be due Friday. I will post another Google Notes link for you turn in your homework Friday.  You can access the book / lesson on my website as well as the worksheet.

o   https://forms.gle/45iYb5BU3vPrqmeW6

·         You will have a graded FRQ next week.  More details soon.

·         Next Notes / Book assignments

o   Ch 16 The federal Courts: pgs 502-516 due 03/23 (Monday)

Ch. 16 Concept Cards due 03/23: Download and fill in excel document with term and definitions.  Posted as Ch. 16 Concept Cards Excel worksheet under Handouts and HW on Google Drive link from mrchistoryman.blogspot.com

BW – FRQ Practice

1.       Go to my web page: mrchistoryman.blogspot.com

2.       Click on AP U.S. Government under pages in the left hand column

3.       Click on Handouts and HW link

4.       Click on 031820 FRQ Practice Bell Work PDF

5.       Answer / brainstorm A, B, C ; bullet points ok

6.       Upload word doc or pdf answer into google forms: https://forms.gle/DEQPHg4BfRsUNQqx8

Lesson / Lecture – Please continue Ch. 15 Lecture The Federal Bureaucracy.  Please read and study slides 10-20.  I have recorded an audio lecture to supplement the lecture notes (Titled 031920 lecture audio, under AP U.S. Gov’t Lectures on mywebpage).  In this audio recording, I explain each slide and give you deeper context and connect the ideas in the lecture to previous ideas we have discussed.  This should take you about 15 minutes.  Please write down any questions you have and when we start live online classes next week, I will try to answer all of them.

Activity / Video – finish WTP Lesson 24 The Bureaucracy.

·         Worksheet and a pdf of scan are on my webpage: mrchistoryman.blogspot.com

·         Submit via Google Notes link - https://forms.gle/45iYb5BU3vPrqmeW6

Questions? Email me at paul.curtice@basised.com   Keep Calm and Study On! 

AP Online Quiz / Submitting Homework

Hello Students!

First let me say thank you for all your effort and understanding in this time of adjustment.  I am proud of all of you and will be working hard to make this work to the best of my ability.  As of now (1:30 pm Wednesday) I see that almost half of you have completed the online quiz.  Good job!  Some of you are experiencing problems downloading the secure browser.  Here is a link to an online guide about how to download and use the browser:

http://media.academicmerit.com/apclassroom/InstallingtheLockDownBrowserforAP%20Classroom.pdf

If you can complete the quiz, please do so.  If not, I will provide an alternative quiz later this week or early next week.  Please do not stress!  I will be understanding and extend deadlines as necessary to be fair.  Also, please keep checking this web page, as I will be adding notes and instructions as I read your emails and brainstorm solutions.

Starting tomorrow I will ask you to submit assignments and homework through Google Notes.  Yes, please now type up assignments as that will probably be the easiest way / format for me to grade going forward.  I prefer word documents or PDFs.  Some students may not have word, if so, and if a student has the ability and knowledge of how to scan and convert the file into a PDF, then that format should work as well.  

We are all learning and adapting together, so thank you for your patience, understanding, and great attitude!

Keep calm and study on!

Your fearless leader, Mr. (King ;) )Curtice

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03/18/20 Lesson and Instructions

Wednesday 03/18/20 – Curtice AP U.S. Government and Politics

HW:

·         Ch 15 federal bureaucracy: CHANGE pp. 489 – 500 due 03/19 (Please complete your notes and type them up.  I am figuring out a system by which you can turn in your homework.  Directions for turning in homework will be included in your daily lesson instructions later this week or next.  Please complete your homework on schedule as usual so that you do not get behind.)

·         Your current event that was due Friday will still be due, but I also need to figure out how you will turn in your homework.  More directions to come.

·         We The People Lesson 24 will be due Friday or later this week.  You can access the book / lesson on my website as well as the worksheet.

·         You will have a practice FRQ later this week and a graded FRQ next week.  More details soon.

BW – None.  Please start today’s class by taking the quiz on AP Classroom.  Try to download the secure browser from College Board.  I sent the link in yesterday’s lesson email through ParentSquare and also posted it on my webpage, mrchistoryman.blogspot.com.  I have allowed you 28 minutes to take the quiz, but many of you will not need the whole 28 minutes.  Please make sure your internet connection is good and all your systems are working correctly before starting the quiz as it is a timed assessment.  Remember that you are still being held responsible for academic integrity as well.  If you experience problems, please email me.  I will be dedicating time every day to answer your email questions every day.

·         BW MC answers from yesterday

1.       C

2.       A

3.       D

4.       A

Lesson / Lecture – Please start Ch. 15 Lecture The Federal Bureaucracy.  Please read and study slides 2-9.  These are the AP objectives.  I have recorded an audio lecture to supplement the lecture notes.  In this audio recording, I explain each objective and give you deeper context and connect the ideas in the lecture to previous ideas we have discussed.  This should take you about 16-18 minutes.

• Many of you may not have received the audio lecture attachment.  I posted it under AP U.S. Government Lectures: File name 031820 mp3 audio lecture

Activity / Video – Please watch and take notes on Crash Course Government: Government Regulation (9:48)

·         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDqGzMdhL1M

·         There is also a link to the Crash Course Government videos on the left side of my webpage.

·         What are the four goals of government regulation?

·         What is the history of government regulation?

Questions? Email me at paul.curtice@basised.com   Keep Calm and Study On!  

Accessing Lectures and Handouts

Hello Students!

I am trying to make this online class format as easy as possible.  Many of you should already be familiar with my web page, but for those of you that are not, here are instructions on how to access the lectures and resources.

• To access lectures: On the left side of the page, you should see two blue links under Pages.
• Click on AP U.S. Government
• This should bring you to the next page where you should see the following text center page:
• Hello AP U.S.  Government students.  This page should work just like last year.  Click on a link below and  it will take you to the drive where you can view or download lectures and class materials.
  
  Lectures
  
  Handouts and HW
• Lectures will have the lectures and audio lecture recordings that I will add to supplement the slides.  The PowerPoint lectures are named Edwards_Ch. # new ap objectives added.    
• Files are listed alphabetically.  In the directions everyday, I will list the names of the files I want you to access.
• To access handouts and homework: On the left side of the page, you should see two blue links under Pages.
• Click on AP U.S. Government
• This should bring you to the next page where you should see the following text center page:
• Hello AP U.S.  Government students.  This page should work just like last year.  Click on a link below and  it will take you to the drive where you can view or download lectures and class materials.
• Lectures
  
  Handouts and HW
• Handouts and HW will have worksheets, handouts, homework, and resources.
• Files should be listed alphabetically.  To get them alphabetical, click on Name,which should be under where it says: My Drive   In the directions everyday, I will list the names of the files I want you to access.

If you have questions, please feel free to email you.  Right now I am planning on answering emails after 1pm.

Keep Calm and Study On!

Love you and miss you - Mr. Curtice

03/17/20 Welcome to Online Curtice AP U.S. Government

1. BW - Access 031720 BW Questions PDF in Ap U.S. Government Handouts and HW folder / link.
• It should be the top thing listed if you have it listed in alphabetical order.  If you do not see it, click on Name under my drive.
• Spend roughly 5-8 minutes answering these questions.  I will post answers tomorrow.
2. Access the Edwards_14 new ap objectives added Lecture under AP U.S. Gov't Lectures folder (15-20 minutes)
• You can also access Ch. 14 Slides and Notes PDF 2020; which includes my notes and class review questions.
• Please review the slides through the end of the lecture
3. Spend 15-20 Minutes working on WTP Lesson 24 Bureaucracy assignment we started before break.  There is a PDF scan of the lesson in the book under HW and handouts.  The worksheet is also posted there as a word doc.  I will update on the due date for this later this week.
4. Please download College Board secure browser: https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/lockdown
• Hopefully we can use this browser to take our quiz online Wednesday.  It should be open 8:30 am to 7:00 pm.  I have allowed you  28 minutes to take 21 questions.  Email me if you have problems and I will attempt to fix them or open the quiz for longer
• You should have already signed up for AP classroom, but here are the access codes again: P2 XG2W9X; P5 9NQYJ9; P6 JXKRRK; P7 4NEWAA

I am sure we will experiences challenges and unforeseen circumstances.  We will work through them to the best our ability.  Feel free to email me at paul.curtice@basised.com.  Understand that I will probably need more time to respond to emails than normal.  As the online platform becomes operational , this should become easier and more streamlined.  I will update this website and communicate through ParentSquare as new information arises and new challenges present themselves.

Keep Calm and Study On! - Paul Curtice