Monday, December 10, 2007

December 10, 2007

Today in History: Martin Luther King, Jr., was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964.

AP US History:
  • Today: we will conclude the video and conduct a Socratic discussion over the significance of the battle of Antietam. Objectives include: Can students discuss whether the Union and Confederate generals understood how important the battle at Antietam would be in the course of the Civil War? Can students explain what effect Antietam had on the public's morale and attitude about the war?
  • Tuesday: students will complete a Chapter 15 Review.
  • Wednesday: students will take a three-week exam over Chapters 14-15.
  • Thursday: Third, Fourth, and Fifth periods will be in the computer lab working on a career/college investigation program. Second period will have a study hall since they have already completed the program.
  • Friday: students will watch a video on Reconstruction.
AP US Government:
  • Today: students will work on their group public policy project. This is the last time they will have to work on the project in class. Objectives include: can students apply feedback from the panel discussion to the group public policy project?
  • Tuesday: students will write a bill using their group public policy project.
  • Wednesday: students will be in the computer lab working on a career/college investigation program.
  • Thursday and Friday: students will present their group public policy projects.