Interesting Poll Data

Greg Sargent's blog, The Plum Line, takes data from a recent NYTimes poll showing that the public does not want to sacrifice Obama's campaign promises for the sake of bipartisanship. The graph below reflects polling data identifying what Americans said should be the priorities of both the President and Congressional Republicans. [credit to Matthew Yglesias for the graph idea].

Wordle of the President's Address to Congress

AP Government Reading Assignments

PERIOD 3
Monday - Janda pp. 358-363
Tuesday - Janda pp. 363-364
Wednesday - Janda pp. 365-369
Thursday -
Friday -

PERIOD 4
Monday - Janda pp. 355-363
Wednesday - Janda pp. 363-369
Friday -

PERIODS 5 & 7
Tuesday - Janda pp. 363-369
Thursday -

HoA Assignments

PERIOD 1
Tuesday - E.V. pp. 173-185 and I.A. research questions & topic due Thursday
Thursday -

PERIOD 6
Monday - E.V. pp. 173-185 and I.A. research questions & topic due Wednesday
Wednesday -
Friday -

APGov - In-Class Assignments for February 24

Today you'll be playing the redistricting game that I shared with you in our last class. Try to complete missions 2, 3, and 4 on "Advanced". Missions 2 and 3 are moderately challenging and mission 4 is very challenging. Time yourself and complete the survey below about how long it took to complete the missions. Make sure you complete the survey before you log out of the computer.

Any extra time in the period should be used on our Congressional Research Project. Begin to use THOMAS to look up bills that your member of Congress has sponsored. Information that you collect should be added to your research sheet on GoogleDocs and footnoted.

HoA - Unrest Ratings

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APGov - In-Class Assignments for February 19

Today you'll be playing the redistricting game that I shared with you in our last class. Try to complete missions 2, 3, and 4 on "Advanced". Missions 2 and 3 are moderately challenging and mission 4 is very challenging. Time yourself and complete the survey below about how long it took to complete the missions. Make sure you complete the survey before you log out of the computer.

Any extra time in the period should be used on our Congressional Research Project. Begin to use THOMAS to look up bills that your member of Congress has sponsored. Information that you collect should be added to your research sheet on GoogleDocs and footnoted.

HoA Assignments

PERIOD 1
Wednesday: E.V. pp. 145-157
Friday: E.V. pp. 159-173

PERIOD 6
Tuesday: E.V. pp. 145-157
Thursday: E.V. pp. 159-173

APGov - Reading Assignments

PERIOD 3
Tuesday: Janda pp. 340-347
Wednesday: Janda pp. 347-349
Thursday: Janda pp. 349-354
Friday: Janda pp. 355-363

PERIOD 4
Tuesday: Janda pp. 334-347
Thursday: Janda pp. 349-354

PERIODS 5 & 7
Wednesday: Janda pp. 347-354
Friday: Janda pp. 355-363

A Presidential Press Conference First

Greg Sargent, of WhoRunsGov.com (a Washington Post site) writes an interesting blog entry about the significance of President Obama taking a question from the Huffington Post's Sam Stein at last night's press conference. It was the first time that a President had taken a question from a web-based reporter at a press conference. How significant do you think this really is?

President Obama Gives his First Press Conference

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HoA Assignments

PERIOD 1
Monday: E.V. pp. 89-108
Wednesday: E.V. pp. 109-121
Friday: In-Class Quiz, E.V. pp. 123-145, Letter Home due Wednesday

PERIOD 6
Tuesday:E.V. pp. 109-121
Thursday: In-Class Quiz, E.V. pp. 123-145, Letter Home due Tuesday

REMINDER: I will be leaving the state 1pm Thursday. Please come to me with your CRF before that time.

In the News...

• Women may surpass men in the workforce.
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer.
• Nearly 600,000 jobs lost in January!
  

HoA Assignments

PERIOD 1
Tuesday - Quiz on Peron, E.V. pp. 53-75
Thursday - E.V. pp. 75-87, "The 'Giddy Multitude'"

PERIOD 6
Monday - Quiz on Peron, E.V. pp. 53-75
Wednesday - E.V. pp. 75-87, "The 'Giddy Multitude'"
Friday - E.V. pp. 89-108

AP Government Reading Assignments

PERIOD 3
Tuesday - Janda pp. 95-103
Wednesday - Janda pp. 95-103
Thursday - Janda pp. 103-111
Friday - Janda pp. 103-111

PERIOD 4
Wednesday - Janda pp. 95-103
Friday - Janda pp. 103-111

PERIODS 5 & 7
Tuesday - Janda pp. 95-103
Thursday - Janda pp. 103-111