Today is the beginning of the second nine-weeks grading period. Students received a detailed progress report to very all grades. Any discussions regarding grades should be completed before the end of day Tuesday.
- In AP US History: This week we will complete our discussion of Jacksonian Democracy. Today, we are conducting a jigsaw activity over the Bank War and Second Pary System, pages 296-305 in the Divine textbook. On Tuesday, we will be divided into small groups and given a debate topic to work on while in class. Wednesday through Friday, we will conduct mini-debates on the following topics: 1) universal male suffrage, 2) univeral public education, 3) right to form unions, 4) tariff and nullification, 5) the bank veto, and 6) Indian removal. After completing the debates and analyzing the two sides to Jackson, students will complete a DBQ: King Andrew or Old Hickory.
- In AP Government: This week we will be discussin Chapters 18-19, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Today, we will discuss what are civil rights and civil liberties, the Fourteenth Amendment, and due process. Tuesday, we will complete an activity over the material. Wednesday, we will continue our discussion, talking about the purpose and effects of civil rights and the forms of civil liberties. Thursday, we will complete an activity regarding our rights. Friday, we will wrap up the unit with a quiz over Chapter 14, 18, and 19.
- Other Important Information: 1) Thursday is Photo Retake Day for Grades 9-11, in the Cafetorium. 2) Friday we will be on Pep Rally schedule - Go Tigers, Beat Burnet!
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