November 8, 2007

Today in History: The first circulating library was established by Ben Franklin in Philadelphia on November 8, 1731.

• AP US History: we will complete a "What’s Up with My Slides?" activity over pages 321-331 from the Divine textbook. Objectives include: Can students describe the factors that led to the rise of the women’s rights movement? Can students evaluate the results of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848? Can students summarize transcendentalism and describe utopian communities?
• AP Government: we will conclude our discussion of Chapter 15: Public Policy. Objectives include: Can students use the the terms "costs," "benefits," and "perceived" to explain the four types of politics: majoritarian, client, interest group, and entrepreneurial, giving examples of each? Can students describe the roles played in the process of public policy formulation by people's perceptions, beliefs, interests, and values?