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.
