- 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.
