Mitt vs. Mitt

Here's the video mentioned by Emily in yesterday's 3rd period APGov class.  (Thanks to Matt Z. for tweeting the link).

HOA Assignments

Week of November 28 - December 2

Period 4
Tuesday: America's History pp. 363-378 (read and take notes)
Thursday: America's History pp. 368-389 (read and take notes)

Period 7
Monday: America's History pp. 363-378 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: America's History pp. 378-389 (read and take notes)
Friday: America's History pp. 390-406 (read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of November 28 - December 2

Period 1
Monday: Sabato pp. 508-515 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 515-524 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 525-529 (Read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 515-524 (Read and take notes)
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 525-529 (Read and take notes)
Thursday:
Friday:

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 525-529 (Read and take notes)
Thursday:

APGov: Interest Group Assignments

Interest group assignments can be checked through GoogleDocs by clicking here.  Students were assigned their first pick for interest group in as many cases as possible.

APGov: Interest Group Project

A description of the second quarter project can be found by clicking here.  The rubric for the project has also been posted, and it can be found by clicking here.

APGov: Examples of Campaign Ads

A classic positive ad:



A really great negative ad:

HOA Assignments

Week of November 14 - November 18

PERIOD 4

Monday: No Homework

Wednesday: America's History pp. 305-318

Friday: America's History pp. 347-361

PERIOD 7

Tuesday: America's History pp. 305-318

Thursday: America's History pp. 347-361

HOA - Topic 1 Questions

Click this link to view a list of HOA Paper 3 questions from the last 10 years that are taken from material you've covered in Topic 1.

APGov Assignments

Week of November 14 - November 18

Period 1
Tuesday: No reading assignment; class meets in the auditorium on Thursday
Thursday: Sabato pp. 502 - 508 (read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 498-502 (read and take notes)
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 502-508 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: Sabato pp. 508-515 (read and take notes)
Friday: No Homework

Period 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 502-508 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 508-515 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 515-524 (read and take notes)

Was Perry really ready for the debate?

Here's video from last night's debate including Perry's awful performance.

APGov Assignments

Week of November 7 - November 11

Period 1
Monday: Voting and Elections exam on Thursday, Vocabulary worksheet also due
Thursday: Sabato pp. 492-502 (Read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Voting and Elections exam on Wednesday, Vocabulary worksheet also due
Wednesday: Turn in completed fieldtip form tomorrow
Thursday: Sabato pp. 492-502 (Read and take notes)

Period 6
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 492-502 (Read and take notes); turn in fieldtrip form on Monday

HOA Assignments

Week of November 7 - November 11

Period 4
Wednesday: Study for American Revolution quiz on Monday

Period 7
Monday: Study for American Revolution quiz on Thursday
Thursday:

West Wing Week

The White House tries to take its message straight to the public by producing their own videos of the President's week.  This video includes footage from Halloween at the White House, where students from Arlington Public Schools were in attendance.

Is Caucusing Really Easy?

How many details of how caucusing works are really provided in this video?

APGov Ch. 13 Vocab Worksheet

The Vocabulary Worksheet for Chapter 13 can be downloaded by clicking this link.  There was a lot of important vocabulary in this chapter, so it's longer than usual - budget your time accordingly.  The worksheet will be due on the day of your Voting and Elections exam.