Week of April 21-27, 2008

Important Upcoming Events:

• April 18: Staff Day/No School.
• April 28: US History TAKS test.
• May 2: A.P. Government final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 2: A.P. US History final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 5: A.P. Government exam, 8 am.
• May 9: A.P. US History exam, 8 am.

This Week in History:

• Monday: The Spanish-American War began on April 21, 1898.
• Tuesday: The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, focusing on environmental problems. Are you doing your part in conserving and recycling?
• Wednesday: The first public showing of a motion picture took place in New York City on April 23, 1896.
• Thursday: The Library of Congress was founded on April 24, 1800.
• Friday: Martin Waldseemuller was a geographer and mapmaker. On April 25, 1507, he published a geography book. On a map of the world he called a newly discovered continent "America."
• Saturday: John J. Audubon, an ornithologist, was born on April 26, 1785.
• Sunday: Ulysses Simpson Grant was born on this date in 1822. Besides being our eighteenth president, he was commander of the Union troops during the Civil War.

AP U.S. History:

Essential questions includes: Can you describe how recent presidents have dealt with domestic and foreign policy issues?

Other key issues: Can you also identify: (1) Demographic changes: Surge of immigration after 1965, Sunbelt migration, and the graying of America, (2) Revolutions in biotechnology, mass communication, and computers, (3) Politics in a multicultural society, (4) Globalization and the American society, (5) Unilateralism vs. multilateralism in foreign policy, (6) Domestic and foreign terrorism, and (7) Environmental issues in a global context.

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 961-978, "Social Dilemmas." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 981-999.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 981-999, "The Changing American Population." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 999-1005.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 999-1005, "Clinton and the World." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 1005-1013.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 1005-1013, "The New Millennium." Homework includes reviewing Cornell Notes.
• Friday: Students will take a practice AP multiple choice exam.

AP Government:Essential questions include: Is it justifiable to have a changing definition of American civil rights and liberties in times of war and times of peace?

• Monday: Students will write an in-class brief over a selected court case. Students will discuss pages 553-565 and work with their public policy group. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 565-572 and group policy policy project.
• Tuesday: Students will begin presenting their group public policy projects and discuss pages 565-572. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 572-583 and group policy policy project.
• Wednesday: Students will begin presenting their group public policy projects and discuss pages 572-583. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 585-592 and group policy policy project.
• Thursday: Students will begin presenting their group public policy projects and discuss pages 585-592. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 592-599.
• Friday: Students will take a practice AP multiple choice exam.

April 14-18, 2008

Important Upcoming Events:

• April 18: Staff Day/No School.
• April 28: US History TAKS test.
• May 2: A.P. Government final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 5: A.P. Government exam, 8 am.
• May 6: A.P. US History final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 9: A.P. US History exam, 8 am.

This Week in History:

• Monday: John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
• Tuesday: The Revolutionary War ended on April 15, 1783.
• Wednesday: Wilbur Wright, an aviation pioneer, was born on April 16, 1867.
• Thursday: On April 17, 1961, the United States launched the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba.
• Friday: Paul Revere's ride took place on April 18, 1775.
• Saturday: Today is Patriot's Day. The Battle of Lexington, the first major battle of the American Revolution, took place on April 19, 1775.
• Sunday: Daniel Chester French, born on April 20, 1850, created the statue of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

AP U.S. History:
Essential questions includes: Can you describe how recent presidents have dealt with domestic and foreign policy issues?
Other key issues: Can you also identify: (1) Changes in the American economy: the energy crisis, deindustrialization, and the service economy, (2) the New Right and the Reagan revolution, and (3) the end of the Cold War.

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 923-927, "Private Lives and Public Issues." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 927-940.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 927-940, "Politics after Watergate" and take a Chapter 32 Pre-test. Homework includes reviewing Cornell Notes for Chapters 29-31.
• Wednesday: Students will take an exam over Chapters 29-31. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 943-961.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 943-961, "Reagan in Power" and take a Chapter 33 Pre-test. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 961-978.
• Friday: No School.

AP Government:
Essential questions include: Is it justifiable to have a changing definition of American civil rights and liberties in times of war and times of peace?

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 479-489 "Welfare Politics in the US." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 489-493 and group policy policy project.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 489-493. Homework includes studying Cornell Notes and reviewing for an exam over Chapters 14-19.
• Wednesday: Students will review Chapters 14-19. Homework includes studying Cornell Notes and reviewing for an exam over Chapters 14-19.
• Thursday: Students will take an exam over Chapters 14-19. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 553-565.
• Friday: No School.

Important Upcoming Events:

• April 30: A.P. Government final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 2: US History TAKS test.
• May 5: A.P. Government exam, 8 am.
• May 6: A.P. US History final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 9: A.P. US History exam, 8 am.

This Week in History:

• Monday: Blues singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915. She was known as Lady Day.
• Tuesday: Ponce de Leon, a Spanish explorer, landed in Florida on April 8, 1513.
• Wednesday: The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
• Thursday: The first Arbor Day was April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. Arbor Day is celebrated at different times in different states.
• Friday: Lyndon Johnson signed a Civil Rights Act on April 11, 1968.
• Saturday: The Civil War began at Fort Sumter on this date in 1861.
• Sunday: Thomas Jefferson, our third president, was born on this date in 1743.

AP U.S. History:

Essential questions includes: Can you explain the impact of the Cold War on American society? How effective was the Civil Rights Movement in bringing about social change in America?

Other key issues: from the New Frontier to the Great Society, Expanding movements for civil rights, Cold War confrontations: Asia, Latin America, and Europe, Beginning of Detente, and the antiwar movement and the counterculture.

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 871-878, "Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 878-883.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 878-883, "Civil Rights." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 883-890.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 883-890, "Johnson in Action" and have an opportunity to take a pre-test over Chapter 31. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 890-904.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 890-904, "Vietnam War." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 909-923.
• Friday: Students will discuss pages 909-923, "Nixon." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 923-927.

AP Government:

Essential questions include: Is it justifiable to have a changing definition of American civil rights and liberties in times of war and times of peace?

• Monday: Students will complete a review activity over "Students Rights of Expression." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 435-446.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 435-446, "Public Policy: Setting the Agenda." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 446-457.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 446-457, "Business Regulation." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 459-466.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 459-466, "Economic Health." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 466-477.
• Friday: Students will discuss pages 466-477, "The Budget." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 479-489.
  

March 31 - April 4, 2008

This Week in History:

• Monday: Commodore Matthew C. Perry arranged the Open Door Treaty with Japan on March 31, 1854.
• Tuesday: Beware! Today is April Fool's Day. This practice is thought to have originated in France before the use of the Gregorian calendar.
• Wednesday: The U.S. Mint was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on this date in 1792. George Washington provided his own household silver for the coins.
• Thursday: Ride 'em pony! The Pony Express began on April 3, 1860.
• Friday: Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.
• Saturday: Booker Taliaferro Washington was born a slave on a Virginia plantation on April 5, 1856. He organized and served as the first president of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
• Sunday: Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth president, declared war on Germany on this date in 1917. Germany had sunk several United States ships. The U.S. was now involved in World War I.

Important Upcoming Events:

• April 30: A.P. Government final exam (multiple-choice section only).
• May 2: US History TAKS test.
• May 5: A.P. Government exam, 8 am.
• May 6: A.P. US History final exam (multiple-choice section only).
  May 9: A.P. US History exam, 8 am.

AP U.S. History:

Essential questions includes: Can you explain the impact of the Cold War on American society?

Other key issues: the affluent society and "the other America," consensus and conformity, social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels, and impact of changes in science, technology, and medicine.

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 831-841, "Korean War to McCarthyism." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 841-849.
  Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 841-849, "Eisenhower and the Cold War" and have an opportunity to take a pre-test over Chapter 29. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 851-863.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 851-863, "The Postwar Boom." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 863-869.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 863-869, "Civil Rights" and have an opportunity to complete a pre-test over Chapter 30. Homework includes reviewing Chapter 28 Cornell Notes and studying for the test.
• Friday: Students will take a test over Chapter 29. The test will consist of 10 AP-style multiple-choice and one free-response essay. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 871-878.

AP Government:

Essential questions include: Is it justifiable to have a changing definition of American civil rights and liberties in times of war and times of peace?

• Monday: Students will complete in-class essays over Chapters 11-13. Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 495-501.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 495-501, "Civil Liberties." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 507-518.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 507-518, "Who is a Person" and "Due Process." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 521-537.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 521-537, "Civil Rights." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 537-550.
• Friday: Students will discuss pages 537-550, "Women, Equal Rights, and Affirmative Action." Homework includes completing Cornell Notes over pages 435-446.

Week of March 24 - 28, 2008

Today in History and Other Points of Interest:

• Monday: One of the greatest man-made disasters ever occur on this day in 1989 when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled over 11,000,000 gallons of its cargo off the coast of Alaska.
• Tuesday: Lord Baltimore's colonists landed in Maryland on March 25, 1634.
• Wednesday: Sandra Day O'Connor was born on March 26, 1930. She was sworn in as an associate judge of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 25, 1981. She is the first woman ever appointed to this high court.
• Thursday: The first coast-to-coast color TV broadcast took place on March 27, 1955.
• Friday: On this date in 1979, a nuclear accident took place at Three Mile Island power plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

AP US History.

Objectives for the week include: To what extent was the policy of neutrality a realistic one? What is the role of a civilian population in a wartime society? To what extent is it acceptable for the government to limit civil liberties in time of war? Was the U.S. justified in dropping the Atomic bomb? To what extent was the end of World War II a reaction to the past?

• Monday: Students will complete an in-class activity over pages 798-806. Homework includes reading pages 806-818 and completing cornell notes.
• Tuesday: Students will complete an in-class analysis of a DBQ, "The Home Front." Homework includes preparing for the test.
• Wednesday: Students will take a three-week exam over the 1930's and World War II.
• Thursday: Students will analyze the DBQ they worked on in class on Tuesday. Homework includes reading pages 821-831 and completing cornell notes.
• Friday: Students will complete an in-class activity over pages 821-831. Homework includes reading pages 831-841 and completing cornell notes.

AP Government:

Objectives for the week include: Can students explain the organization and powers, both formal and informal, of the major political institutions in the United States - the Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts? Can students describe the ties between the various branches of national government and political parties, interest groups, the media, and state and local governments?

• Monday: Students will complete an in-class activity over pages 403-417. Homework includes reading pages 417-422 and completing cornell notes.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 417-422. Homework includes reading pages 422-431 and completing cornell notes.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 422-431. Homework includes reviewing cornell notes and studying terms.
• Thursday: Students will review multiple-choice questions and in-class essay prompts. Homework includes reviewing cornell notes and studying terms.
• Friday: Students will complete a three-week multiple-choice exam over Congress, the Presidency, and the Bureaucracy.

Week of March 17-21, 2008

Points of Interest:

• Monday: St. Patrick's Day!
• Tuesday: Happy Birthday, Grover Cleveland! You were the only president to serve two terms out of sequence. You were our twenty-second and twenty-fourth president. You were born on March 18, 1837.
• Wednesday: When Congress passed the Standard Time Act on March 19, 1918, it established daylight-saving time.
• Thursday: Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was published on March 20, 1852.
• Friday: No School Today! Today is the traditional date for the beginning of spring. Cesar Chavez was born on March 21, 1927. He's known for his work for better conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in the Southwest.

AP US History. Objectives for the week include: Why was the Great Depression a disaster waiting to happen? How did the Great Depression affect the lives and dreams of those who lived through it? What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's plan to end the depression? How did Roosevelt's New Deal go about fixing the problems of the depression? What was the opposition to the New Deal and how did Roosevelt deal with it? To what extent was America in danger of falling into the hands of radicals and communists in the 1930s? To what extent did minorities receive a "New Deal"? To what extent did FDR's New Deal end the Depression?

• Monday: Students will participate in an in class discussion and lecture over pages 761-773. Also, students will have the opportunity to take a pre-test over Chapter 26. Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 773-786.
• Tuesday: Discuss pages 773-786 in class. Homework: None.
• Wednesday: Chapters 25-26 Review and Chapter 27 Pretest. Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 791-797.
• Thursday: Discuss pages 791-797 in class. Homework: None.
• Friday: No School.

AP Government. Objectives for the week include: Can students explain the organization and powers, both formal and informal, of the major political institutions in the United States -- the Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts? Can students describe the ties between the various branches of national government and political parties, interest groups, the media, and state and local governments?

• Monday: Students will participate in an in class discussion and lecture over pages 362-372. Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 375-385.
• Tuesday: Students will participate in an in class discussion and lecture over pages 375-385, the bureaucracy. Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 385-395.
• Wednesday:Students will participate in an in class discussion and lecture over pages 385-395, the federal bureaucracy today. Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 395-401.
• Thursday: Students will participate in an in class discussion and lecture over pages 395-401, bureaucratic pathologies. Homework: none.
• Friday: No School.

The Week of March 3-7, 2008

Please Note: AP Registration is due Tuesday, March 4th! Don't forget your envelopes. Spring Break starts this weekend and we spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 9th!

AP US History:

• Monday: We will be registering for next year! Please keep in mind AP Government and AP Economics as options for your senior year.
• Tuesday: We will be taking our social studies benchmark exam. It will be used as a diagnostic tool to determine strengths and areas that will need attention prior to the May 2nd testing date.
• Wednesday: ELA TAKS test. If students attend AP US history on Wednesday, they will have an opportunity to review their tests and DBQs. They may also have time to work on their term packets. Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 731-748.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 731-748. Objectives include: can students describe the culture of Modernism: science, the arts, and entertainment? Can students discuss the ongoing struggle for equality: African Americans and women? Homework includes: Cornell Notes over pages 748-757.
• Friday: Students will discuss pages 748-757. Objectives include: can students describe the culture of Modernism: science, the arts, and entertainment? Can students discuss the ongoing struggle for equality: African Americans and women? Homework includes: Have a great Spring Break.

AP Government:
Objectives include: Can students explain the organization and powers, both formal and informal, of the major political institutions in the United States -- the Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts? Can students describe the ties between the various branches of national government and political parties, interest groups, the media, and state and local governments?

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 284-311. Homework includes: Cornell Notes over pages 311-319.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 311-319. Homework includes: Cornell Notes over pages 319-330.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 319-330. Homework includes: Cornell Notes over pages 333-345.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 333-345. Homework includes: Cornell Notes over pages 345-362.
• Friday: Students will discuss pages 345-362. Homework includes: Have a great Spring Break.

February 18-22, 2008

Today in History: Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin was published February 18, 1885.

AP US History:

• Monday: Students will participate in a Progressive Era Press Conference. Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 611-620.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 611-620. Objectives include: Can students explain American imperialism: political and economic expansion? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 620-635.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 620-635. Objectives include: Can students explain American imperialism: political and economic expansion? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 703-710.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 703-710. Objectives include: Can students explain American imperialism: political and economic expansion? No assigned homework.
• Friday: Students will complete in class notes over pages 710-721. Objectives include: Can students explain American imperialism: political and economic expansion? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 721-731.

AP Government:

• Monday: Students will discuss pages 191-207. Objectives include: Can students explain tahe impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, adn the media? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 207-214.
• Tuesday: Students will discuss pages 207-214. Objectives include: Can students explain tahe impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, adn the media? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 217-229.
• Wednesday: Students will discuss pages 217-229 Objectives include: Can students explain tahe impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, adn the media? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 229-243.
• Thursday: Students will discuss pages 229-243. Objectives include: Can students explain tahe impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, adn the media? No assigned homework.
• Friday: Students will complete in class notes over pages 245-255. Objectives include: Can students explain American imperialism: political and economic expansion? Homework includes: Cornell Notes for pages 255-272.

Week of February 11-15, 2008

Today in History: Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847. Edison said that "genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiratioin."

AP US History:

• Monday, February 11th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 654-663. In class activity: discuss "Conflict in the Workplace" and "A New Urban Culture." Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: read and complete notes over pages 664-675.
• Tuesday, February 12th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 664-675. In class activity: discuss "The Spirit of Progressivism." Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: read and complete notes over pages 675-689.
• Wednesday, February 13th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 675-689. In class activity: discuss "Reform in the Cities" and "Progressivism at its Height." Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: none.
• Thursday, February 14th (Happy Valentine's Day!): In class activity: read and complete Cornell notes over pages 684-695. Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: none.
• Friday, February 15th: In class activity: jigsaw Chapters 22-23 questions and prepare for Progressive Era Roundtable. Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: prepare for Progressive Era Roundtable.

AP Government:

• Monday, February 11th: In class activity: Free-Response Essay Questions. Homework: read and complete notes over pages 149-157.
• Tuesday, February 12th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 149-157. In class activity: discuss "Political Parties." Objectives include: Can students explain the impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, and the media? Homework: read and complete notes over pages 157-168.
• Wednesday, February 13th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 157-168. In class activity: discuss "Nation, State, and Local Party Structure" and "The Two Party System." Objectives include: Can students explain the impact of political parties, interest groups, and elections on policy processes and policymaking in the federal context? Can students describe the relationship among candidates, elected officials, and the media? Homework: read and complete Cornell notes over pages 169-177.
• Thursday, February 14th (Happy Valentine's Day!): Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 169-177. In class activity: discuss "Third Parties." Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: read and complete Cornell notes over pages 179-191.
• Friday, February 15th: Assignment due: Cornell notes for pages 179-191 In class activity: discuss "Primary vs. General Election." Objectives include: Can students describe the origins of Progressive reform: municipal, state, and national? Homework: read and complete Cornell notes over pages 191-207.

Week 3!

Today in History: Rosa Parks, mother of the modern Civil Rights movement, was born on February 4, 1913.

AP US History:

• Monday: Assignment Due - Cornell notes for pages 593-601. In class Activity - discuss Cornell notes and the Panic of 1893. Homework - Cornell notes for pages 601-608.
• Tuesday: Assignment Due - Cornell notes for pages 601-608. In class Activity - discuss Cornell notes and the Presidential Election of 1896 (Wizard of Oz). Homework - Study notes and terms for 3-Week Exam.
• Wednesday:In class activity - read and take Cornell notes over pages 639-645. Homework - Study notes and terms for 3-Week Exam.
• Thursday: In class activity - read and take Cornell notes over pages 645-654. Homework - Study notes and terms for 3-Week Exam.
• Friday: 3-Week Exam (Chapters 18-20). Homework - read and take Cornell notes over pages 654-663.

AP Government:

• Monday: Assignment Due - Cornell notes for pages 103-118. In class Activity - discuss Cornell notes and public opinion. Homework - Cornell notes for pages 118-131.
• Tuesday: Assignment Due - Cornell notes for pages 118-131. In class Activity - discuss Cornell notes and political ideology. Homework: review Cornell notes and multiple choice questions.
• Wednesday: In class activity - Cornell notes for pages 131-137. Homework - review Cornell notes and multiple choice questions.
• Thursday: In class Activity - read and take Cornell notes over pages 137-146. Homework - Homework - review Cornell notes and multiple choice questions.
• Friday: 3-Week Exam (Chapters 1-6). Homework - review Cornell notes to prepare for Monday's in-class free response essays.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Today in History: The United States launched its first satellite, Explorer I, on January 31, 1958.


AP US History: Thursday

• Assignment Due: none.
• In Class: Students will work in groups to review Chapters 18-19.
• Objectives include: Can students explain urbanization and the lure of the city? Can students describe city problems and machine politics? Can students describe national politics and influence on corporate power? Can students describe proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel?
• Homework: Cornell Notes pages 583-593.

AP Government: Thursday

• Assignment Due: Cornell Notes pages 79-88.
  In Class: Discuss political culture.
• Objectives include: Can students explain how political beliefs are formed, how they evolve, and the processes by which they are transmitted? Can students explain why U.S. citizens hold certain beliefs about politics, and how families, schools, and the media act to perpetuate or change these beliefs? Can students describe ways in which political culture affects and informs political participation?
• Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 88-100.

Today in History: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882. He is the only president to be elected to four terms. He was our thirty-second president.

AP US History: Wednesday

• Assignment Due: pages 567-580.
• In Class: Discuss pages 567-580 and create a "rap." Objectives include: Can students explain urbanization and the lure of the city? Can students describe city problems and machine politics? Can students describe national politics and influence on corporate power? Can students describe proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel?
• Homework: review Cornell Notes.

AP Government:

• Assignment Due: none.
• In Class: Group review of Chapters 1-3.
• Homework: Cornell Notes over pages 79-88.
  

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Today in History: Our twenty-fifth president, William McKinley, was born on January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. He was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz. He was one of our most-loved presidents.

AP US History:

• Assignment Due: Cornell Notes for pages 558-567.
• In class: Discuss pages 558-567, including Social and Cultural Change. Objectives include: Can students explain urbanization and the lure of the city? Can students describe city problems and machine politics? Can students describe national politics and influence of corporate power? Can students describe proponents and opponents of the new order, e.g., Social Darwinism and Social Gospel?
• Homework: pages 567-580.

AP Government:

• Assignment Due: Cornell Notes, pages 59-76.
• In class: Discuss pages 59-76 and Federalism. Objectives include: Can students explain the theoretical and practical features of federalism?
• Homework: study notes.

January 28 - February 1

Today in History: South Carolina and six other states seceded from the United States on January 28, 1861. They called themselves the Confederate States of America and named Jefferson Davis their leader.

AP US History:

• Monday -- Assignment Due: Cornell Notes, pages 549-558. In class: Students will view "The Homestead Strike." Objectives include: Can students explain urbanization and the lure of the city? Can students describe city problems and machine politics? Homework: Cornell Notes, pages 558-567.
• Tuesday: Discuss pages 558-567, homework pages 567-580.
• Wednesday: Discuss pages 567-580, no homework.
• Thursday: In class jigsaw review over Chapters 18-19. Homework includes Cornell Notes over pages 583-593.
• Friday: Discuss pages 583-593, homework pages 593-601.

AP Government:

• Monday -- Assignment Due: Cornell Notes, pages 49-59. In class: Discuss pages 49-59 and Federalism. Objectives include: Can students explain the theoretical and practical features of federalism? Homework: Cornell Notes, pages 59-76.
  Tuesday: Discuss pages 59-76, no homework.
  Wednesday: In class jigsaw review over Chapters 1-3, homework pages 79-88.
  Thursday: Discuss pages 79-88, homework pages 88-100.
  Friday: Discuss pages 88-100, homework pages 103-118.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Today in History: John Sutter found gold in Sacramento Valley, California, on January 24, 1848.

AP US History: Students should come prepared to class having read and completed Cornell Notes for pages 527-537. We will discuss key concepts, ideas, and significance. Students do not have homework tonight. Objectives include: Can students discuss corporate consolidation of industry, including Carnegie, Morgan, and Rockefeller?

AP Government: Students should come prepared to class having read and completed Cornell Notes for pages 17-27. Students will discuss key concepts, ideas, significance, and current events. No homework tonight. Objectives include: Can students explain the considerations that influenced the formulation and adoption of the Constitution?

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Today in History: John Hancock was born January 23, 1737. He was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence.

AP US History: Students should come prepared to class having read and completed Cornell Notes for pages 519-527. We will discuss key concepts, ideas, and significance. For homework, students should read and complete Cornell Notes for pages 527-537. Objectives include: Can students describe the expansion and development of western railroads? Can students discuss issues of gender, race, and ethnicity in the far West?

AP Government: Students should come prepared to class having read and completed Cornell Notes for pages 3-17. If students were unable to obtain an AP Government textbook, they will have an opportunity to complete the assignment in class. Students who completed the assignment, will discuss key concepts, ideas, significance, and current events. For homework, students should read and complete Cornell Notes for pages 17-27. Objectives include: Can students explain what is meant by political power in relation to authority, legitimacy, and democracy? Can students describe majoritarian and elitist politics?

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Today in History: A Vietnam War peace agreement was signed on January 22, 1973. It called for a cease-fire throughout North and South Vietnam.

In AP US History: We will discuss an overview of the semester and the Cornell note-taking strategy. Homework: Read Pages 519-527 and complete notes and discussion questions. Objectives include: Can students will reflect on strengths and areas for improvement from the first semester? Can students use Cornell note-taking strategy this semester?

• Wednesday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 519-527.
• Thursday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 527-537.
• Friday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 537-545.

In AP Government: We will discuss an overview of the semester and the Cornell note-taking strategy. Homework: Read Pages 3-14 and complete notes and discussion questions. Objectives include: Can students plan a course of action for this semester? Can students use Cornell note-taking strategy this semester?

• Wednesday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 3-14.
  Thursday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 17-27.
  Friday: Due - Notes and Discussion Questions for pages 28-46.

January 4, 2008

Today in History: Louis Braille, inventor of the Braille alphabet system for the blind, was born on January 4, 1809. A sign on the door of his house reads, "He opened the doors of knowledge to all those who cannot see."

• AP US History: Complete the discussion over Chapter 16, pp. 470-487. Objectives include: Can students describe the Compromise of 1877? Can students explain the impact of Reconstruction?
• AP Government: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. In preparation for a mock-Congress, students will view Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

January 3, 2008

Today in History: Lucretia Coffin Mott, a women's rights advocate, was born on January 3, 1793.

• AP US History: Chapter 16, pp. 470-487. Objectives include: Can students describe southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, and failures? Can students explain reconfiguration of southern agriculture: sharecropping and crop-lien system?
• AP Government: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. In preparation for a mock-Congress, students will view Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

January 2-4, 2008: Welcome Back!

Today in History: January 2, 1882: John D. Rockefeller forms the Standard Oil Trust, the first sanctioned monopoly in America.

AP US History:

• Wednesday: Chapter 16, pp. 455-470. Objectives include: Can students explain Presidential and Radical Reconstruction? Can students describe southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, and failures? Can students explain reconfiguration of southern agriculture: sharecropping and crop-lien system?
• Thursday: Chapter 16, pp. 470-487.
• Friday: Chapter 17, pp. 489-505.

AP Government:

• Wednesday: Group Public Policy Project. Objectives include: Can students present a current public policy issue?
• Thursday: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
• Friday: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.