- 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.
