A.P. Government (Period Per. 4) Assignments

1) In class "practice" AP test (first half of final exam) - 60 questions in 45 min.

2) Scored and reviewed test

1) Attend the review session on Saturday, May 7 from 10 am to 1 pm if possible. We will be in Mr. Asher's room (311).

2) STUDY for the AP GOV exam and show up on TUESDAY, MAY 10 (7:30 am) at your designated room!!

Unit VI Test (40 multiple choice questions, 10 matching Supreme Court cases with precedents, and 1 FRQ)

Our in-class "practice AP test" (which counts for half of your final exam grade) will be on FRIDAY, MAY 6! It will consist of 60 multiple choice questions to be answered in 45 minutes.

1) Reviewed Unit VI Test (multiple choice section and FRQ)

2) Started studying/reviewing for the practice test/in-class final and AP TEST!

STUDY AND REVIEW FOR THE PRACTICE TEST (counts for half of final exam grade) and AP TEST!!

In Class (4/28):
1) Unit VI Vocab Quiz

2) 14th Amendment: notes and discussion (LOTS of material and overview!)

3) Turned in questions on 14th Amendment article - some people forgot!

Remember that this one will consist of 50 multiple choice items and 1 FRQ. 10 of the objective items will be MATCHING of Supreme Court cases and precedents so STUDY THESE!!

In Class (4/26):
Last presentation - 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments

1) Unit VI Vocab Quiz (see list)

2) Read article on the 14th Amendment and answer questions to discuss

3) Start reviewing all of your notes for our UNIT VI TEST on Monday, 5/2!

Presentation on the 2nd and 4th Amendments

1) Last group's presentation

2) Unit vocab. quiz in class on Thursday, 4/28

3) Unit VI test on Monday, May 2!

In Class (4/20):
Presentation on the 1st Amendment - Religion

1) Your presentation

2) Your Current Events Journal

3) Start reviewing for the AP Test!!

 

In Class (4/18):
Presentation on the 1st Amendment freedoms of speech and press

1. Your presentation

2. Your Current Events Journal

3. Start reviewing for the A.P. Test!!

In Class (4/14):
Presentation on the 8th and 9th Amendments

Your presentation...and start reviewing for the AP Test!!

1) Quick catch up on Close Up, spring break and class activities/schedule

2) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights: notes and discussion (important background for our projects!)

Homework (due 4/14-4/26):
YOUR PROJECT PRESENTATION!

 

In Class (3/23):
UNIT V TEST!

1) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Projects!

2) Keep up your Current Events Journals - some of you are behind and we are almost half-way through the semester. If you did not have it in class to show me during the test, please remember to email it to me ASAP.

1) Unit IV and V Vocab quiz

2) Scored Unit V Article Review

3) Discussion/examples and more info on Civil Liberties/Rights projects!

Homework (due 3/24):
1) UNIT V TEST: 25 multiple choice questions and 2 FRQs (as always!)

2) Please bring your Current Events Journals to be checked during the test (you should have 4-6 entries by now - much is happening!)

1) How the Supreme Court Arrives at Decisions: flow chart, discussion and notes

2) Judicial Activism v. Restraint: chart and discussion

3) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights PROJECT!! Handout overview and groups

1) Unit V Article Review is due Tuesday (3/22). The article is posted below (NOT in the Woll reader this time). REMEMBER TO SUBMIT TO TURNITIN.COM

2) Unit IV and V Vocab Quiz next class - remember that this covers Congress, Presidency, the Bureaucracy and the Court System/Supreme Court!

1) Federalist #78 - review of questions/discussion (if you were absent, be sure to turn these in next class!)

2) Video: "The Supreme Court: A Nation of Liberties" (1 hour documentary - sorry, I can't find a link on-line).

1) Make sure you have completed both charts on activism and restraint to discuss in class on Thursday

2) Unit V Article Review (attached below) has a new due date: Tuesday, March 22. This is the same day as the unit vocab. quiz, but this extension will allow you more time to read the selection and write your review (you're welcome). Plan accordingly!

1) Quiz 5.2 (420-432)

2) Video: Chief Justice John Roberts explains how the Supreme Court works (questions with video).

Homework (due 3/16)
1) Read Federalist #78 and complete questions. Be ready to discuss!

2) Complete 2 charts on Activism v. Restraint: one from Bork/Tribe reading and one comparing recent Supreme Courts (you will need to do some research for this one). We won't be able to use/discuss the charts in class until Friday 3/18, so plan to have 'em then! :)

1) Quiz 5.2 (403-420)

2) Federal Court system: video and overview/handout

3) The Supreme Court - how Justices are selected (according to The Onion) and current membership on the Court (chart)

4) Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint (handout/discussion)

1) Finish reading Ch. 14 (420-432) for reading quiz 5.3 on Friday 3/11.

2) Read "How Judges Should Interpret the Constitution" and complete chart (handout). Due Wed. 3/16.

1) Quiz 5.1 (373-401)

2) Overview of the bureaucracy: handouts, notes, and discussion 

Read pp. 403-420 (the beginning of Ch. 14). Quiz to follow so take notes!

Reviewed Unit IV Test and scored FRQs

Read all of Ch. 13 (pp. 373-398) and take notes on key ideas and terms. We will be having a double quiz in class to start off our new unit!

1) Unit IV test

2) Checked Spring Semester Current Events Journals!

None yet...new unit begins Tuesday 3/8! (Start reading Ch. 13 on the Bureaucracy now to get a jump start!)

1) Key Legislation Quiz

2) Scored article reviews

3) Presidential Signing Statements - discussion and ideas (turned in questions)

Homework (due 3/02):
1) UNIT IV TEST!! Use review sheet to make sure that you remember everything we have studied in Ch. 11 and Ch. 12. Review all notes, handouts, terms and readings. Congress and the Presidency is a big subject!

2) Please remember to bring your Current Events Journal with an introductory statement and 2-4 entries to be checked. Electronic versions are okay!

1) News update: the election and the court

2) Clinton v. Jones - case presentation (note: this is an extra case - not on the test!)

3) Powers of the President - more notes and discussion

4) The Imperial Presidency: discussion of article, Schlesinger's thesis and evidence, etc. 

5) War powers in the Constitution (Power to declare war v. Commander in Chief)

6) Congressional response to the Imperial Presidency: the War Powers Act and more (handout)

1) Study for "Key Legislation" quiz (20 items from the Key Legislation list)

2) "Presidential Signing Statements:" read, answer questions and whaaaat??

3) Please remember to post your Article Review on TURNITIN.COM if you have not already done so!

4) Unit IV Test is  WEDNESDAY, 3/2! Study guide attached below.

5) Reminder: New Current Events Journals will be checked during the Unit Test!

1) Quiz 4.6 (359-370 and 553-560)

2) U.S. v. Nixon case presentation

3) Overview of the Presidency, including background, powers (formal v. informal), and Executive Agreements v. Treaties

1) Unit IV Article Review: Read Jones "The Presidency in a Separated System" in Woll reader (pp. 320-327). Write a good paper! PLEASE REMEMBER TO POST IT ON TURNITIN.COM!

2) Read "The Imperial Presidency" by Schlesinger and answer the questions on a separate piece of paper. Be ready to discuss!

1) Quiz 4.5 (341-358)

2) Graph: Presidential approval ratings

3) The "Ideal" President (discussion)

4) Presidential Power - Neustadt reading questions (discussion)

5) Handout: Powers and limitations of the President

1) Read text pp. 359-370 AND 553-560 (last reading quiz of unit!).

2) Article Review: review Jones "The Presidency in a Separated System" in Woll reader (pp. 320-327). Due by Thursday 2/25.

1) U.S. v. Lopez: group presentation

2) News Flash! A vacancy on the Supreme Court...

3) Quiz 4.4 (329-341)

4) The "Ideal" President: group discussion

1) Read 341-358 (quiz - use your own notes)

2) Neustadt reading and questions (Please write these on separate paper, not squeezed in between the lines on the handout!!)

In Class (2/11):
Video: "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death"

Discussion of video

1) Read text pp. 329-341 and take notes (quiz 4.4)

2) U.S. v Lopez group - prepare to present!

1) Legislation research: sharing and discussion

2) Congress and the legislative process...reading, terms and discussion to wrap up

3) The Federal Budget: review of article and T/F items, vocabulary and overview of federal spending (handouts and notes)

1) Read pp. 329-341 - reading quiz on Wednesday 2/17

2) Current Events topics - if you didn't sign up for one or haven't decided! Time to get started on your new journal NOW...

3) U.S. v. Lopez group...it's YOUR TURN on 2/17!

How a bill becomes a law...

Cartoons, handouts, notes, discussion, and movie clips!

Schoolhouse Rock: I'm Just a Bill - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag

"The Simpsons" parody - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (How a bill becomes a law) -www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZFRP67sX8o

 

1) Finish your research with your class partner on your selected federal law from the "Key Legislation" sheet. Be sure to answer the list of questions by number on a separate, typed page (no essays!). Try to find as much info as possible on your law and explain how it made it through the legislative maze!
2) Read the article "The 104th Congress and the Battle Over the Budget" and complete the T/F sheet. Please correct the "false" statements to make them true!

1) Quiz 4.3: 310-326

2) Presentation: Baker v. Carr

3) Leadership in Congress: handout/discussion

4) Key legislation: handout and research assignment (due Tuesday, 2/09)

Choose ONE of the laws from the "Key Legislation" list to research. Please type your answers and list them by number (this is not an essay or a paper - just research the info on the process). Warning: some of this info is hard to find and you probably won't be able to find it all. Do the best you can! (See separate handout).

1) Quiz 4.2 (pp.297-310)

2) "Congress and the Quest for Power" - discussion of reading and committee system in Congress

3) Differences between the House and Senate - class brainstorm and NOTES!

1) Read and take notes on text pp. 310-326 (Quiz 4.3)

2) Baker v. Carr - your turn to present!

1) Quiz 4.1 (281-297)

2) Roles of Congress (notes/discussion)

3) "75 Stars?" article (discussion/debate)

1) Read textbook pp. 297-310

2) Read Woll pp. 375-386 ("Congress and the Quest for Power"). Complete list of questions and be ready to discuss!

1) Welcome back and new seats!

2) Unit III test: discussion and review

3) Unit IV: overview and materials

Homework (due 1/27):
1) Read textbook pp. 281-297 (beginning of Ch. 11) - reading quiz!

2) Read handout entitled "75 Stars?" and answer questions - be ready to discuss and share your opinions on the issues raised in the article

1) Unit III Vocab Quiz

2) Scored Current Events Journals in class

1) Quiz 3.5 (Ch.10)

2) Discussion of media (notes posted below)

1) Unit III Vocab Quiz

-Have a cover page with the title of your topic on it

-Have an opening statement

-Have 12-15 entries

-Number your entries

-Put a date on each entry

-Include a summary, response and prediction for each entry

-Have an MLA citation for each entry

-Include a political cartoon

-Have a closing statement

Federalist #10 v. Tyranny of the Majority…group activity (compare and contrast)

1) Read all of Ch. 10 for a double quiz - bring NOTES!!

2) CURRENT EVENTS JOURNALS are DUE on Friday, Jan. 15! Remember that you need a minimum of 12 entries, along with dates, titles, responses, introduction, conclusion and MLA formatted citations!!

1) De-briefing from all lobbying groups

2) Interest Groups: notes and discussion (and mail!)

3) Quiz 3.4 (all of Ch. 9)

1) Read Federalist #10 and answer questions (reading is in appendix of textbook)

2) Read "The Tyranny of the Majority" by Alexis deToqueville (handout) and annotate the reading - highlight and underline key passages, write notes in the margins, etc. Be sure not to come to class with a clean (unmarked) handout!!

Lobbying Day!

Homework (due 1/08):
1) Read ALL of Ch. 9 (223-246). We will have a 10-point quiz so take good notes!

2) Don't forget your lovely Current Events Journals...they want to be completed with at least 12 entries and turned in on Friday, Jan. 15!!

1) Quiz 3.3 (171-180)

2) Political parties: notes and discussion!

3) Political ads through the ages (The Living Room Candidate website)

Read and take notes on all of Ch. 9 - we will have a 10 point quiz on Friday, 1/8

1) Quiz 3.2 (162-171)

2) Critical Elections: Group activity (and history lesson!)

Read 171-180 for quiz 3.3!

1) Quiz 3.1 (151-162)

2) Unit III Overview

3) Political Parties: group discussion and platforms

Read pp. 162-171 for reading quiz

Review of Unit II test + scoring of FRQs 

Homework (due 12/15):
Read pp. 151-162…we're starting Unit III !

In Class (12/09):
Unit II Test

Current Events Journal check #2

Nothing yet…keep those Current Events Journals going (there's so much going on in the news right now!). You can start reading Ch. 7 if you want to get a jump start on the next unit!

**NOTE: The TEST MAKE UP will be held on Monday, 12/14 at lunch, during 7th period OR after school. If you were absent for the test, you are expected to be at one of these make up sessions.**

1) Unit II vocab quiz

2) Peer scoring of Unit II article review

3) Web search: campaign financing

Homework (due 12/09):
1) Study for Unit II test (25 multiple choice and 2 FRQs). Some helpful review documents are attached (including some practice multiple choice questions if you did not get them in class!) :)

2) Please remember to bring your Current Events Journal to be checked!

1) d 2) a 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) a 7) c 8) c 9) b 10) a 11) a 12) e 13) a 14) b 15) e

1) Campaign financing notes, discussion, overview, videos

2) Citizens United v. FEC presentation

4) Quiz 2.7 (200-208)

Homework (due 12/07):
1) Unit II vocab quiz (see list below) - Monday 12/07

2) Unit II Test on Wednesday 12/09

3) Current events journals will be checked during Unit Test!

1) "Alice" article discussion/review

2) Congressional elections…more notes/terms/discussion

3) Buckley v. Valeo: presentation

1) Last reading quiz of the unit...Quiz 2.7 (200-220)

2) Keep those Current Events Journals going - we'll check them during the test next week.

3) Unit II vocab quiz on Monday 12/07 and Unit II test on Wednesday 12/09!!

In Class (11/20):
1) Shaw v. Reno: group presentation

2) Gerrymandering: overview and activity

3) Congressional elections and incumbent advantage + more terms to know!

Homework (due 12/01):
1) Don't lose the "Alice" reading and questions - we will discuss them and turn them in next class.

2) Read textbook pp. 200-208 and take notes. Reading quiz on Thurs. 12/03 (will include 208-220 as well).

3) Don't neglect your Current Events Journal…it will be checked again soon (during the Unit Test on 12/9)!

4) Buckley v. Valeo group…you are up next :)

In Class (11/18):
"Unprecedented: The 2000 Election" - video, notes and brief discussion

Homework (due 11/20):
Read: "Alice Doesn't Vote Here Anymore" and answer the questions as best you can!

1) Presidential Elections: primaries and caucuses (review), conventions, general election

2) Electoral College: what is it and how does it work (videos, notes, article and discussion)

1) Be sure to put your Article Review on Turnitin if you have not already done so.

2) Don't forget to keep working on your Current Events Journal everyone!!

3) Shaw v. Reno Supreme Court group - your turn next week (Friday 11/20).

• Convention Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_272345&feature=iv&src_vid=XebP6GSy_6I&v=My_N1O6FwEY
• General Election video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_6888&feature=iv&src_vid=My_N1O6FwEY&v=8knxFZSHU9U
• Electoral College video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw&safe=active
• Problems with the Electoral College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k

 

1) "Journeys with George" - review and discussion 

2) Presidential elections…overview, primaries and caucuses (videos and notes/discussion)

Unit II Article Review!! (Article posted below in case you need it)

Please remember to post your paper on Turnitin.com :)

"Journeys with George"!

1) Complete the film questions and as many terms as you can. Be ready to discuss in class!

2) Unit II Article Review is due on Friday 11/13 ("The Responsible Electorate" by V.O. Key in Woll reader pp. 226-230). Do it now and have a work-free Veteran's Day holiday!

3) Don't forget your Current Events Journals!

1) Quiz 2.6 (185-200)

2) Current articles/issues in voting and elections - group discussion

READ Woll reader pp. 226-230 ("The Responsible Electorate") for our Unit II article review. The paper is due on Friday 11/13.

In Class (11/02):
1) Quiz 2.5 (131-148)

2) Voting and non-voting: brainstorm and discussion

3) History of Voting Rights in the U.S. - handout and discussion

4) Who votes? How do they vote? - examining voter data from the past 12 years

Read pp. 185-200…take good notes for your reading quiz!

1) Quiz 2.4 (116-128)

2) Political Ideology: notes and discussion

3) Liberal and conservative survey and spectrum activity

Read pp. 131-148 - take notes for a DOUBLE quiz!

 

1) Quiz 2.3 (103-116)

2) Public Opinion: notes, discussion, activity and reading/handout

Read pp. 116-128 and take notes for a quiz!

1) Quiz 2.2 (pp. 90-99)

2) Political culture: notes and discussion

Read pp. 103-115 (beginning of Ch. 5) - take notes for a reading quiz!

1) Quiz 2.1 (77-90)

2) Discussion and brainstorm: What do Americans believe in? This helps us understand American political culture

3) Political tolerance: Pairs activity/discussion

Read pp. 90-99 (Hint: take notes for a reading quiz!)

1) Reviewed multiple choice portion of Unit I test

2) Reviewed FRQ questions, rubric, and answers

3) Previewed all the fun ahead in Unit II (Unit Guide, Schedule and Key Terms handed out)

Homework (due 10/21):
Read Ch. 4 (pp. 77-90) and take notes for a reading quiz (remember those?!)

In Class (10/15):
1) Quick review of Unit 1 Vocab. Quiz results

2) UNIT I TEST!

Nothing due next class! However, if you want to get ahead…start reading Ch. 4 (77-90).

1) Unit I Vocab Quiz

2) New Constitutional Convention: group presentations and voting!

1) Unit I exam…see study guide and practice questions…study, study, study! The test will consist of 25 multiple choice questions (in the style of the 6 sample questions) and 2 FRQs.

REMINDER: THE MAKE UP TEST DAY WILL BE MONDAY, OCT. 19 at lunch, 7th period or after school ONLY. The entire test will be one FRQ worth 100 points, so please make every effort to be in class for the test on Wednesday!!

2) Please remember to bring your Current Events Journal to be checked during the test. You should have an Opening Statement/Intro. and 3-4 entries. You may bring your journal printed out, hand written or on a computer. 

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. E

5. D

6. E

New Constitutional Convention: group meeting and working time!

1) Study "Unit I Key Terms" list for our unit vocab quiz (20 items will be included in a fill-in-the-sentence format)

2) Work with your group to finalize your amendment choices and to write up your proposed new Constitution: (1) describe the problem being addressed; (2) offer a rationale for adopting this amendment; (3) explain the outcome or change that this amendment will achieve. Please print this team report (one per team) and come to class ready to discuss, describe and defend!

3) Remember that our Unit I Test will be on Thursday, Oct. 15. It will consist of 25 multiple choice questions and 2 FRQs. A study guide is attached below and was handed out in class (answers to the 6 multiple choice questions are below). Start studying/reviewing now - it's a lot of material!

4) Another reminder: Current Events Journals will be checked on the day of the Unit Test. Please plan to bring your journal (printed out, on a computer/phone, or handwritten) so it can be checked for completion and formatting.

1) Try to write 2 amendments for your group's new Constitution. Use the format and wording in the actual Constitution (make it formal, direct, clear, and operational). Bring your amendments for your group to discuss and possibly use in your new and improved Constitution. Think BIG and be ambitious - you can help fix our government!

2) Heads up notice: Unit I vocab quiz will be Tuesday, Oct.13. Study the key terms list handed out at the beginning of the unit. There will be 20 sentences and you will need to fill in a term from a word bank.

3) Remember: Unit I test will be on Thursday, Oct. 15. ALL makeup tests will be administered on Monday, Oct. 19 at lunch, during 7th period or after school. No exceptions!

4) Current Events journals will be checked on 10/15 during our unit test. Remember to have an introductory statement and 3-5 entries on your topic!

1) Key Constitutional Clauses quiz

2) Beard article - discussion

3) How to do an Article Review (refer to the last page of the course syllabus)

4) Practice FRQ: federalism

1) Please review and remember to bring the summer article ("Our Broken Constitution") to class on Wednesday - we will need it!

- Remember that you are REVIEWING the article entitled "Framing the Constitution" by Charles A. Beard in the Woll reader (pp. 31-41).

- Follow the guidelines for writing an Article Review found on the next to last last page of your course syllabus.

- Carefully edit and proofread your work before turning it in (see "Writing Tips for Article Reviews" page at the very end of your syllabus packet).

- Please PRINT your paper and bring it with you to class on Wednesday or it will be counted late. Also, please remember to upload your paper to Turnitin.com before class on Wednesday: Class ID=10836861 and Password=period4.

1) Quiz 1.8 (pp. 65-74)

2) Barron v. Baltimore - case presentation

3) Federalism: activities and discussion

1) Study the Key Constitutional Clauses sheet and prepare for a quiz. There will be 15 statements and you will need to match them with the appropriate Constitutional clause. You will NOT need to cite article, section and clause :)

2) Read "Framing the Constitution" by Charles A. Beard in Woll supplemental reader (pp. 31-41). Complete the sheet of questions and be ready to discuss in class!

 

1) Quiz 1.7 (59-65)

2) Federalism: more notes/chart/discussion

3) Activity: Federalism in the Constitution

1) Finish Ch. 3 (read pp. 65-74). Take notes and ace the quiz!

2) Start studying for the "Key Constitutional Clauses" quiz (next Friday).

1) Quiz 1.6 (55-59)

2) First Supreme Court group presentation: McCulloch v. Maryland

3) Notes/chart/discussion: Federalism

Homework (due 9/28):
1) Read pp. 59-65 and takes notes, of course!

2) Complete the chart entitled "Major Amendments After the Bill of Rights." For each amendment, be sure to to notes on what it says/does and its impact on the nation.

3) Remember that you do not need to complete the "Federalism" chart - we will be working on that together in class!

1) Quiz 1.5: pp. 49-54

2) Review of Marbury v. Madison case (+ corrections)

3) Amending the Constitution (review)

4) The Great ERA Debate!

Read pp. 55-59…quiz!

1) Turned in Marbury briefs (we will discuss them next class)

2) Amending the Constitution: overview, process, reading, 2 group activities

1) Read pp. 49-54 for a reading quiz on Monday! Don't be afraid to take notes!!

2) Read "The ERA: Almost an Amendment" and answer the sheet of questions. Be ready to debate! 

1) Federalist 51 discussion/review

2) How to write a Supreme Court brief (overview and examples) - see p. 6 in your syllabus!

3) Supreme Court groups and Marbury reading/discussion in groups

1) Marbury v. Madison brief (typed, printed out, in correct format!)

1) Quiz 1.4 (37-47)

2) How to write an FRQ for AP Gov: handouts, explanation and group scoring activity

Homework (due 9/16):
Read "Federalist #51" by James Madison and complete the questions handed out in class. Be ready to share your answers and discuss!

1) Quiz 1.3 (28-37)

2) Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers: review, notes and discussion

1) Read text pp. 37-47. Reading quiz so take good notes!

2) Start your Current Events Journal NOW if you haven't already! :)

1) Quiz 1.2 (pp. 16-27)

2) The Great Initiative Debate!

3) Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers in the Constitution: group activity (be sure to finish this for our next class if you didn't get it done with your group or you were absent. Determine whether or not each action is correct according to the Constitution, and then locate the Article, section and clause that explains the action).

1) Read pp. 28-37 for reading quiz (don't forget to take notes!!)

2) Be sure your Checks and Balances/Sep of Powers sheet is done so we can discuss it!

3) Get started on your Current Events Journal...oh boy!!

1) Background to the Constitution: notes and discussion

2) Quick info on the best school trip ever - Close Up Washington!

3) The Great Initiative Debate...postponed due to late start madness!

Homework (due 9/03):
1) Read text pp. 16-27

2) Take notes and prepare for a reading quiz!

1) Quiz 1.1 (woo-hoo!)

2) Democracy: notes and discussion

3) Discussion activity: How democratic are we??

4) Signed up for Current Events Journal topics (yay!)

Homework (due 9/02):
1) Read textbook p. 13 ("You Decide") and take notes on pros and cons

2) Come to class prepared to debate either side of the initiative issue!

Go to: http://nieonline.com/latimes/studentconnect.cfm 

Class username: apgov

Class password: nielsen

Happy reading!!

In Class (8/27):
1) Shared and discussed political cartoons
2) More discussion of class procedures/rules...

3) Overview of Currents Events Journals: samples and requirements

4) Unit 1 Guide and overview

1) Read and TAKE NOTES on textbook pgs. 3-15 (Ch. 1)

2) Be ready for our first reading quiz in class!

3) Decide your Current Events Journal topic for Fall Semester

newsmap.jp

cagle.com

gocomics.com

Username: apgov

Password: nielsen

1) Class overview: syllabus and course info

2) Political cartoons!
3) News and cartoons on the web: newsmap.jp, cagle.com, gocomics.com

1) Find a recent, relevant political cartoon and use the "Political Cartoon Analysis Sheet" to write about it. Type out your answers on a separate sheet and be descriptive! Also, be sure to print out a copy of the cartoon and attach it.

2) Start thinking about your current events topic for your journal…what would be an interesting subject for you to focus on all semester?

1) Welcome and introductions

2) Summer news quiz

3) Discussion of news, cartoons and images

Homework (due 8/25):
Please complete your colorful notecard of information about yourself for me - thanks! (Per. 4 - you will get this next class!)