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.