HOA Assignments

Week of December 17th to December 21st

Period 1
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 58-69
Thursday: No Homework, enjoy the winter break!

Period 4
Monday: Farmer pp. 47-57
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 58-69
Friday: No Homework, enjoy the winter break!

APGov Assignments

Week of December 10 - December 14

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 648-655
Thursday: Sabato pp. 655-665; Economic Policy Exam next Friday

HOA Assignments

Week of December 10 - December 14

Period 1
Monday: Farmer pp. 31-38
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 38-46
Friday: Farmer pp. 47-57

Period 4
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 31-38
Thursday: Farmer pp. 38-46

HOA Assignments [UPDATED 12/6]

Week of December 3 - December 7

Period 1
Tuesday: Quiz Thursday, Read Farmer pp. 14-23
Thursday: Return completed permission slip and $9 on Monday; Read Farmer pp. 23-30

Period 4
Monday: Quiz Friday; Farmer pp. 4-14 (new Civil War book)
Wednesday: Quiz Friday; Farmer pp. 14-23; return completed permission slip and $9 on Friday
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 23-30

IB Econ Assignments

Week of December 3 - December 7

The Market Failure Exam will be held on Monday, December 10.

Tuesday: Tragakes pp. 125-130 (questions 1-4), 131-132, 137-138
Thursday: Study for Market Failure Exam

APGov Assignments

Week of December 3 - December 7

Monday: Sabato pp. 586-595 (read and take notes); Ch. 16 Exam on Friday
Wednesday: Study for Friday's exam
Friday: Sabato pp. 636-648 (read and take notes)

APGov Interest Group Assignments

National Rifle Association: Henry, Max, J.P.
The Nature Conservancy: Daphne and Marie
Amnesty International: Maya, Harmony, Kieran
M.P.A.A.: Alicia, Matthew, Jasmine
American Psychological Association: Hamede, Gabby
N.O.R.M.L.: Matias, Isaac, Cameron
Sierra Club: Sydney, Ayesha, Munkhsar
Human Rights Campaign: Emily, Emily, Anudari

APGov Assignments

Week of November 26 - November 30

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 566-578 (Read and take notes); 3x5 notecard with interest group requests due Thursday
Thursday: Sabato pp. 579-586 (Read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of November 26 - November 30

Period 1
Monday: Study for Wednesday's Quiz
Wednesday: Read packet on Brazil, Monroe Doctrine, and post-independence Latin America
Friday: Quiz on Thursday, Read Farmer pp. 4-14 (New Civil War book)

Period 4
Tuesday: Study for Thursday's Quiz
Thursday: Read packet on Brazil, Monroe Doctrine, and post-independence Latin America

IB Econ Assignments

Week of November 26 - November 30

Monday: Tragakes pp. 113-115 and answer problems #1-3; Tragakes pp. 115-119 and answer problems #1-7
Wednesday: Tragakes pp. 119-120 and answer problems #1-5
Friday: Tragakes pp. 121-123 and answer problems #1-5; Tragakes pp. 123-125 and answer problems #1-2

HOA Assignments

Week of November 19 - November 20

Period 1
Monday: No Homework, Declaration of War to the Death (in-class assignment); quiz next Wednesday

Period 4
Tuesday: No Homework, Declaration of War to the Death (in-class assignment); quiz next Thursday

IB Econ: Negative Externalities

APGov Assignments

Week of November 13 - November 16

Wednesday: No Homework, Ch. 15 Exam on Tuesday
Friday: Review for Ch.15 Exam

IB Econ Assignments

Week of November 13 - November 16

Tuesday: Study for the Chapter 4 Exam on Thursday (Gov't. Intervention)
Thursday:

HOA Assignments

Week of November 13 - November 16

Period 1
Tuesday: The Revolution by Tulio Halperín Donghi, Sentiments of the Nation by José María Morelos
Thursday:

Period 4
Wednesday: The Revolution by Tulio Halperín Donghi, Sentiments of the Nation by José María Morelos
Friday:

APGov: Assignments

Week of November 5 -November 9
We'll be discussing the election and the chapter on the media.  Your exam on the media will be on Friday, November 16th.

Wednesday: Sabato pp. 551-555 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 555-564 (Read and take notes)

IB Econ Assignments

Week of November 5 - November 9
There will be an exam on Government Intervention (material from chapter 4 of Tragakes) on Thursday, Nov. 15

Monday: Read Tragakes pp. 96-100 and answer questions 1-5 on page 99
Thursday: Read Tragakes pp. 101-103 and answer questions 1-2 on page 101 and questions 1-3 on page 103

HoA Assignments

Week of November 5 - November 9

Period 1
Monday: Williamson pp. 227-230 and Simón Bolívar: The Life and The Plan of Iguala

Thursday: Williamson pp. 231-232

Period 4

Wednesday: Williamson pp. 227-230 and Simón Bolívar: The Life and The Plan of Iguala

Friday: Williamson pp. 231-232

IB Econ Assignments

Week of October 29 - November 2

So sad, only one class this week! :(

Thursday: Read Tragakes pp. 92-95 and answers questions 1-5 on page 95

HOA Assignments

Week of October 29 - November 2

Period 1
Thursday: Williamson pp. 220-227

Period 4
Wednesday: Williamson pp. 214-220
Friday: Williamson pp. 220-227

APGov Assignments

Week of October 29 - November 2

Wednesday: Sabato pp. 542-547 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 547-551 (read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of October 22 - October 26

Tuesday: Study for Thursday's Chapter 14 Exam
Thursday: Sabato pp. 530-542 (read and take notes)

IB Econ Assignments

Week of October 22 - October 26

Monday: Tragakes pp. 72-75 (Read and take notes); Complete questions 1-6 on page 75 (use separate sheet of paper from notes - I may collect your work)
Wednesday: Tragakes pp. 81-83 (Read and take notes); Complete questions 1-5 on page 83 (use separate sheet of paper from notes)
Friday: Tragakes pp. 88-92 (Read and take notes); Complete questions 1-6 on page 92 (use separate sheet of paper from notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of October 22 - October 26

Period 1
Monday: Williamson pp. 195-205 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Williamson pp. 205-214 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Williamson pp. 214-220 (Read and take notes); Quarter Exam next Tuesday

Period 4
Tuesday: Williamson pp. 195-205 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Williamson pp. 205-214 (Read and take notes); Quarter Exam next Monday

APGov Assignments

Week of October 15 - October 19

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 525-529
Thursday: No Homework

Econ Assignments

Week of October 15 - October 19

Tuesday: Read Tragakes pp. 66-71 and take notes
Thursday: No Homework

HOA Assignments

Week of October 15 - October 19

Period 1
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 133-144 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Farmer pp. 145-160 (Read and take notes), Quiz Monday

Period 4
Monday: Farmer pp. 125-132 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 133-144 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Farmer pp. 145-160 (Read and take notes), Quiz Tuesday

APGov Assignments

Week of October 9 - October 12

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 515-521
Thursday: Sabato pp. 521-525

HOA Assignments

Week of October 9 - October 12

Period 1
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 116-124 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Farmer pp. 125-132 (Read and take notes)

Period 4
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 108-116 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Farmer pp. 116-124 (Read and take notes)

IBEcon Assignments [Updated 10/5]

Week of October 1st to October 5th

Monday: Tragakes pp. 39-46 (Read and take notes) and complete "Market-Clearing Price" worksheet
Wednesday: Tragakes pp. 47-53 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Tragakes pp. 53-58 (Read and take notes) and complete "Elasticity Exercise" worksheet

HOA Assignments [Updated 10/5]

Week of October 1 - October 5

Period 1
Monday: Farmer pp. 89-96 (Read and take notes); Quiz #1 on Wednesday
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 96-108 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Farmer pp. 108-116 (Read and take notes)

Period 4

Tuesday: Farmer pp. 89-96 (Read and take notes); Quiz #1 on Thursday

Thursday: Farmer pp. 96-108 (Read and take notes)

HoA: Last Week's Thesis Exercise

The outlines that were shared in class on September 27th and 28th can be found by clicking onthe following links or by using the embedded document viewer below:

• Period 1 Theses
• Period 4 Theses

APGov Assignments

Week of October 1 - October 5

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 508-510 (Read and take notes), Watch the presidential debate on Wednesday night.
Thursday: Sabato pp. 510-515 (Read and take notes)

IBEcon: Helpful Demand and Supply Videos

IBEcon: Helpful Supply Videos

The following videos provide helpful explanations on the Law of Supply and non-price determinants of supply.

HOA: Stamp Act Thesis and Outline Exercise

The outlines that were shared in class on Sept. 21st and 24th can be found by clicking on the following links or by using the embedded document viewer below:

• Period 1 Stamp Act Theses
• Period 4 Stamp Act Theses

IBEcon: In Honor of Our Current Unit of Study

IBEcon: More Helpful Demand Videos

The following videos might be helpful in understanding our discussions today about demand.

 

IBEcon Assignments

Week of September 24 - September 28

Tuesday: Tragakes pp. 26-30 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Tragakes pp. 30-33 (Read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of September 24 - September 28

Monday: Sabato pp. 492-507 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: No Homework, Exam next Tuesday
Friday: Study for Ch. 13 Exam

HOA Assignments

Week of September 24 - September 28

Period 1
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 57-69 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Farmer pp. 70-88 (Read and take notes)

Period 4
Monday: Farmer pp. 49-56 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 57-69 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Farmer pp. 70-88 (Read and take notes)

IBEcon: "Law of Demand" from Khan Academy

IBEcon: Materials Used Today

Examining markets:

• The Economics of Stealing Bikes from Planet Money
• Op-Doc: Bike Thief from the New York Times

IB Economics Assignments - [Updated 9/21]

Week of September 17 - September 21

Monday: Open-note exam on Wednesday (Ch. 1 of textbook); read Tragakes pp. 20-25 and take notes
Wednesday: No Homework
Friday: Complete "Marginal Reflections: Interpreting Data" worksheet for Tuesday

APGov Assignments

Week of September 17 - September 21

The Chapter 13 exam will be held on Wednesday, September 26th.

Tuesday: Sabato pp. 473-483 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 483-491 (read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of September 17 - September 21

Period 1
Monday: Farmer pp. 33-40 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Farmer pp. 41-48 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Farmer pp. 49-56 (Read and take notes)

Period 4
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 33-40 (Read and take notes)

Thursday: Farmer pp. 41-48 (Read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of September 10 - September 14

Our year starts with the unit on voting and elections.  One of the big ideas to keep in mind is how often Americans vote and how they could be encouraged to vote more regularly.  Expect quizzes on Wednesday and Friday at the beginning of class.

Monday: Sabato pp. 444-455 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 455-463 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 464-473 (read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of September 10 - September 14

Period 1
Tuesday: Farmer pp. 10-19 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Farmer pp. 20-32 (read and take notes)

Period 4
Monday: Farmer pp. 6-10 (read and take notes)

Wednesday: Farmer pp. 10-19 (read and take notes)

Friday: Farmer pp. 20-32 (read and take notes)

IB Econ Assignments [Updated 9/7/12]

Week of September 4 - September 7

Tuesday: No Homework :)
Wednesday: Read Tragakes pp.1-12 and take notes (warning: this will take you more than an hour)
Friday: Read Tragakes pp. 12-17 and take notes

APGov Assignments

Week of September 4 - September 7

Tuesday: No Homework, summer assignments will be collected Thursday
Thursday: Ch. 11 Exam on Monday (~35 questions, multiple-choice)

HOA Homework

Week of September 4 - September 7

Welcome back!

Period 1
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Read Farmer pp. 2-5 and take notes
Friday: Read Farmer pp. 6-10 and take notes

Period 4
Tuesday: No Homework
Thursday: Read Farmer pp. 2-5 and take notes

Period 7 HOA - Vote for the best tour!

Click this link to vote for the best tour.  Remember that you can't vote for your own tour!

Period 4 - Tour Survey

Take the survey by clicking here.

HOA Assignments

Week of May 14 - May 18

Period 4
Tuesday: Continue work on your Internal Assessment, due May 18th
Thursday: Complete Keen assignment and "X-Ray of the Pampa", I.A. due Friday

Period 7
Monday: Continue work on your Internal Assessment
Wednesday: Complete Keen assignment and "X-Ray of the Pampa", I.A. due Friday
Friday:

APGov: C-SPAN "Cram for the Exam"

HOA: Internal Assessment First Draft

Your internal assessment first draft is due on Friday, May 18th.  You'll need to turn in a printed copy to me (double-spaced, cover sheet, bibliography) and submit an electronic copy to turnitin.com.  To enroll in my class on turnitin.com, you'll need to register using our class number (5128719) and the enrollment password (USAAOK).  The documents below can help you with the internal assessment requirements and formatting.  If you can't view the box below, click here to access the documents.

IB Seniors: Notes from your Paper 3's

At long last I'm finished grading your paper 3 essays, and I thought I'd use Room3011 to provide feedback.  Mr. Albers and I split up the essays, so I'll only be able to comment the essays that I read and marked.  I'm also going to refrain from posting the text of the question, just in case IB doesn't want those published on the interwebs.  That shouldn't be a problem for any of you, since you should still have a copy of the exam.

Question #1
Number of Essays: 34
Score Range: 0-17
     Many decent essays in this group.  Remember to include specific supporting details from the time period.  Don't ignore Dutch and Spanish aid to the American colonists, even though it was less significant than French aid.  Explain why the countries that provided aid did so.

Question #8

Number of Essays: 5

Score Range: 2-13

     Many essays incorrectly asserted that Reconstruction led to the Harlem Renaissance.  The two events are half a century apart.  No essays made the link between the rise of the NAACP and the Harlem Renaissance (although one student did link DuBois to the movement).  A good essay will bring up several reasons for the flourishing of the arts and politics in Harlem, including WWI's impact on African American society.  Most essays lacked specific details, only mentioning one or two artists of the time in passing.  My impression from grading these essays was that most of the students didn't actually know enough about the Harlem Renaissance to write about it in a Paper 3 essay.

Question #11

Number of Essays: 8

Score Range: 4-13

     All of these essays were lacking enough detail to qualify for the highest marks.  The question asked students to "compare and contrast."  For IB, compare means to describe similarities and contrast means to describe differences.  Most students simply did not include enough information in their essays.

Question #12
Number of Essays: 4
Score Range: 13-15
     These essays were pretty good.  Some shortcoming I found in some were a lack of detail necessary in an essay that receives 15 or more marks.  Few essays mentioned that Calles's creation of the PNR (which later became the PRI) provided political stability in Mexico (which it was sorely lacking) at the expense of true democracy - it's a trade-off that should be explained as both a success and failure.  Land redistribution came with mixed results as well, but at least Calles redistributed more land than Obregon.  Labor reform was also mixed.  Unions were supported, but co-opted into the government and that weakened their independence.  Finally, all the essays should have mentioned Calles's support for secular education and the intense problems that this caused with the Catholic Church.  Nearly any major initiative of the Maximato should be characterized as both a success and a failure, with the appropriate supporting details.

Question #13
Number of Essays: 28
Score Range: 6-17
     One of the easier questions on the exam.  For the highest scores, one needs to identify how the financial system was unstable and then use several detailed examples of how New Deal programs addressed those instabilities to create a more financially secure U.S.  If you choose to focus on WWII as a greater achievement of FDR, you still need to devote space to explaining why FDR's stabilization of the U.S. economy is less impressive.

Question #19
Number of Essays: 6
Score Range: 6-16
     There was a large variation in scores on this question.  The best answers included multiple ways in which foreign policy changed during the Eisenhower administration.  Too many students only wrote about the Suez crisis.  Don't forget to include Ike's use of the CIA and the threat of "massive retaliation."

Question #21
Number of Essays: 1
Score Range: 14
     This essay did a great job of describing the impact of the Black Panthers, but needed more description of the aims (or goals) of the Black Panthers.

Question #23
Number of Essays: 1
Score Range: 13
     This essay mentioned some successes and failure of Clinton and successfully covered both the domestic and international spheres.  It did not provide enough specific examples of bipartisan legislation and the interpretation of NAFTA was inaccurate.  Finally, since Topic 12 ends at the year 2000, a discussion of the disastrous result of repealing the Glass-Steagall Act is irrelevant since the effects were mainly felt in 2008 and later.

Question #24
Number of Essays: 9
Score Range: 5-7
     Students generally did a good job of identifying both positive and negative impacts of the internet on the United States.  Unfortunately, that alone could only earn a student 6 points out of a possible 20.  To earn any more than 6 points, the essay needed to include specific real-life examples to illustrate the impacts of the internet.  Nearly every example provided by students was from the last 5-8 years.  This is how the markscheme told graders to address examples:
All examples in the mark scheme precede 2001; examples identified which clearly occurred after 2000 are outside the timeframe of the syllabus and should not be considered as relevant to the question and therefore are not a basis for the award of marks.
     That means that citing Twitter, Facebook, Kony2012, Obama, etc. will earn you no credit.  What examples could you use that pre-date 2000?  I'm not really sure - I'd have to do some research.  I know I didn't cover this unit in my class and I doubt Mr. Albers covered it in his.  Avoid questions 23 and 24 on the Paper 3 exam!

APGov Assignments

Week of April 30 - May 4

Period 1
Monday: Sabato pp. 367-375 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 152-169 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 169-191(Read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 367-370 (Read and take notes)
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 370-375 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 152-162 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 162-169 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 169-180 (Read and take notes)

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 367-375 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 152-169 (Read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of April 23 - April 27

Period 4
Monday: Quiz on the causes of the Depression
Wednesday: Read Ch. 25 Document Set 2 and take notes
Friday: Complete Permission Slip and turn in on Monday

Period 7
Tuesday: Read Ch. 25 Document Set 2 and take notes
Thursday: Complete Permission Slip and turn in on Monday

APGov Assignments

Week of April 23 - April 27

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 345-350
Thursday: Sabato pp. 350-367

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 345-348
Tuesday: Presidency Exam tomorrow, vocab due tomorrow
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 348-350
Thursday: Sabato pp. 350-357
Friday: Sabato pp. 358-367

Period 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 334-345, Presidency Exam Wednesday, vocab due Wednesday
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 345-350
Friday: Sabato pp. 350-367

HOA Assignments

Week of April 16 - April 20

Period 4

Tuesday: America's History pp. 746-755

Thursday: America's History pp. 755-765

Period 7
Monday: America's History pp. 746-755
Wednesday: America's History pp. 755-765
Friday: No class, SCA Olympics!, Quiz on Tuesday!!!

APGov Assignments

Week of April 16 - April 20

This week we'll be finishing the chapter on the presidency and beginning the chapter on the judicial branch.

Period 1
Monday: Sabato pp. 291-305
Wednesday: No Reading Assignment, work on completing the vocabulary worksheet
Friday: Sabato pp. 334-345, Presidency Exam on Tuesday

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 291-295
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 295-299
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 300-305
Thursday:
Friday: Sabato pp. 334-345, Presidency Exam next Wednesday

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 291-305
Thursday: Presidency Exam next Wednesday

HOA Assignments

Week of April 10 - April 13

Period 4
Wednesday: America's History pp. 727-733
Friday: America's History pp. 737-746

Period 7

Tuesday: America's History pp. 727-733

Thursday: America's History pp. 737-746

This Is How You Make a Campaign Ad!

This campaign ad is amazingly well-produced and well-written.  I don't know anything about this candidate except that he has hired the right media team:

APGov Assignments

Week of April 10 - April 13

Your Congress vocabulary worksheet is due on the day of your congress exam.  Don't forget that the AP Mock Exam is this Saturday!!!!  Arrive in the cafeteria between 8 and 8:10am!

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 272-280, Congress exam on Thursday!
Thursday: Sabato pp. 280-291

Period 3
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 272-280
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Congress exam!
Thursday: Sabato pp. 280-287
Friday: Sabato pp. 288-291

Period 6
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 272-280, Congress exam on Friday!
Friday: Sabato pp. 280-291

APGov - Chapter 8 Vocabulary

The Chapter 8 Vocabulary worksheet can be downloaded by clicking here.  As always, it is due on the day of the Chapter 8 exam.

APGov: Biggest E.C. Opportunity of the Year!

This Saturday at 8am the W-L Social Studies Department will be hosting an AP Mock Exam in the school cafeteria.  This exam is your opportunity to experience the administration of an AP exam before you take the real thing next month.  If you choose to take advantage of this opportunity, you will earn 3 points added on to your fourth quarter grade.  For example, if you earn a grade of 77 in the fourth quarter (normally a C+) your grade will be increased to a 80 (a B!).

The exam takes about three hours to administer and you'll be out the door and enjoying the weekend before noon!

HOA Assignments

Week of March 26 to March 30

Period 4
Monday: America's History pp. 718-727
Wednesday:
Friday:

Period 7
Tuesday:
Thursday:

Congress Vocab Worksheet

The Congress Vocab Worksheet can be downloaded by clicking here.  Finish it this week so you don't have to work on it over the break!

APGov Assignments

Week of March 26 - March 30

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 265-270
Thursday: No Homework, Congress Exam Thursday April 12th

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 265-270
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: No Homework
Friday: No Homework, Congress Exam Thursday April 12th

Period 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 265-270
Wednesday: No Homework
Friday: Congress Exam Friday April 13th

HOA Assignments

Week of March 19 - March 23

Period 4
Tuesday: No Homework
Thursday: America's History pp. 705-718 and Quarter Exam Monday

Period 7
Monday: No Homework
Wednesday: America's History pp. 705-718
Friday: America's History pp. 718-727 and Quarter Exam Tuesday

APGov Assignments

Week of March 19 - March 23

Period 1
Monday: Sabato pp. 249-253 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 253-256 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 256-265 (read and take notes); Member of Congress slideshow due Monday

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 249-253 (read and take notes)
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 253-256 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: Sabato pp. 256-265 (read and take notes)
Friday: No Homework; Member of Congress slideshow due Monday

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 253-256 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 256-265 (read and take notes); Member of Congress slideshow due Monday

Congress Project Rubric and Project Description

The rubric for the congress project can be viewed by clicking here.  The project description can be view by clicking this link.

HOA Assignments

Week of March 12 - March 16

Period 4
Monday: Quiz on Wednesday
Wednesday: No Homework
Friday:

Period 7
Tuesday: No Homework

APGov Ch. 3 Vocab Worksheet

Download the worksheet by clicking here.

APGov Assignments

Week of March 12 - March 16
An exam review will be held Tuesday during Generals Period.

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 234-239; Federalism Exam on Thursday; Vocab Worksheet due
Thursday: Sabato pp. 239-249

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 234-236
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 236-239
Wednesday: No Homework, Federalism Exam tomorrow; Vocab Worksheet due
Thursday: Sabato pp. 239-249
No class on Friday due to Heritage Assembly

Period 6
Monday:  Sabato pp. 234-239
Wednesday: Sabato 239-244; Federalism Exam Friday; Vocab Worksheet due
Friday: Sabato pp. 244-253

APGov: 3rd Quarter Project Assignments

Click here for a spreadsheet of students' assigned Member of Congress.  The assigned congressman/woman is designated in BOLD.  If there is no Member of Congress in bold next to your name, this means that none of your choices were available.  Submit new choices.

3rd Quarter Project Registration

Here are the rules:
1.  There are a fixed ratio of Republicans and Democrats required for each class (it's about 3:2).
2.  You must request at least one Democrat and at least one Republican.
3.  Members of Congress will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
4.  A list of assigned Representatives will be posted on Room3011 Monday morning.

Register below or by clicking this link.

HOA Assignments

Week of March 5 - March 9

Period 4
Tuesday: Keen pp. 297-300
Thursday: Keen pp. 300-303

Period 7
Monday: Keen pp. 297-300
Wednesday: Keen pp. 300-303
Friday:

APGov Assignments

Week of March 5 - March 9

Period 1
Monday: Sabato pp. 111-115 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 115-120 (read and take notes)
Friday: Registration for 3rd Quarter project goes live at 3pm.  First come, first served.

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 111-115 (read and take notes), Complete Gibbons v. Ogden worksheet
Tuesday: No Homework - follow the Super Tuesday results
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 115-120 (read and take notes)
Thursday:
Friday: Registration for 3rd Quarter project goes live at 3pm.  First come, first served.

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 111-115 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 115-120 (read and take notes), Registration for 3rd Quarter project goes live at 3pm.  First come, first served.

Mittens Needs Some Help with Event Planning

This is not the way to stage a major economic speech:

Carlos Osorio/Associated Press

HOA Assignments

Week of February 27 - March 2

Period 4
Monday: Keen pp. 293-295 and Foran pp. 122-127 (read and take notes)
Wednesday: Keen 295-297 and Constitution of 1917
Friday: Keen pp. 297-300 and Mexico Must Become a Nation of Institutions and Laws by Calles; Quiz on Tuesday

Period 7

Tuesday: Keen 295-297 and Constitution of 1917

Thursday: Keen pp. 297-300 and Mexico Must Become a Nation of Institutions and Laws by Calles; Quiz on Monday

APGov Assignments

Week of February 27 - March 2nd

Period 1
Tuesday: Constitution Exam in class today; Sabato pp. 103-106 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 106-111 (read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 103-104 (read and take notes)
Tuesday: No Homework, study for tomorrow's exam
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 104-106 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 106-111 (read and take notes)
Friday: No Homework

Period 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 97-102 (read and take notes); Constitution Exam Wednesday
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 103-106 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 106-111 (read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of February 21 - February 24

Period 1
Wednesday:
Friday: Sabato pp. 94-102, Exam Tuesday

Period 3
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: Reread the Bill of Rights in your textbook or online
Thursday: Sabato pp. 94-97
Friday: Sabato pp. 97-102, Exam Tuesday

Period 6
Tuesday: Wednesday: Reread the Bill of Rights in your textbook or online
Thursday: Sabato pp. 94-97

HOA Assignments

Week of February 21 - February 24

Period 4
Tuesday: Keen pp. 282-287
Thursday: Keen pp. 288-293 and Land and Liberty by Magon and Pancho Villa by Reed and Plan of Ayala by Zapata.

Period 7
Wednesday: Keen pp. 288-293 and Land and Liberty by Magon and Pancho Villa by Reed and Plan of Ayala by Zapata.
Friday: Keen pp. 293-295 and Foran pp. 122-127

APGov Assignments

Week of February 13 - February 17

Period 1
Monday: No Homework
Wednesday: Uncle of All Quizzes on Friday
Friday:  Constitution Exam next Friday

Period 3
Monday: No Homework
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 57-63 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Uncle of All Quizzes Tuesday

Period 6
Tuesday: No Homework
Thursday: Uncle of All Quizzes Tuesday

HOA Assignments

Week of February 13 - February 17

Period 4
Tuesday: Keen pp. 217-226 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Annotated bibliography due Tuesday, Read Creelman, Cumberland, and Foran pp. 115-122

Period 7
Monday: Keen pp. 217-226 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Annotated bibliography due Friday, Read Creelman, Cumberland, and Foran pp. 115-122
Friday: Keen pp. 282-287 (through "Huerta's Dictatorship")

HOA Assignments

Week of February 6 - February 10

We'll be spending the week working on initial research for the Internal Assessment

Period 4
Monday: I.A. research
Wednesday: I.A. research
Friday: I.A. research, turn in draft of research question in class on Thursday (must be typewritten)

Period 7:
Tuesday: I.A. research, turn in draft of research question in class on Thursday (must be typewritten)
Thursday: I.A. research

APGov Assignments

Week of February 6 - February 10

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 46-53 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 53-63 (Read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: Sabato pp. 41-46 (Read and take notes)
Tuesday: Ch. 16 Exam tomorrow in class
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 46-53 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: No Homework
Friday: Sabato pp. 53-57 (Read and take notes)

Period 6
Monday: Sabato pp. 39-46 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 46-53 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 53-63 (Read and take notes)

HOA - Reconstruction PPT

APGov Assignments

Week of January 30 - February 3

This week we'll be finishing up the chapter on interest groups, then moving on to the chapter on the Constitution (lots of AP material in that chapter!).  I'll be holding a review for the interest groups exam on Thursday during Generals Period.

Period 1
Monday: No Homework
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 30-39 (read and take notes), Interest Group Exam on Friday
Friday: Sabato pp. 39-46

Period 3
Monday: No Homework
Tuesday: No Homework
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 30-32 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 32-39 (read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 39-41 (read and take notes)

Period 6
Tuesday: No Homework
Thursday: Sabato pp. 30-39 (read and take notes), Interest Group Exam on Monday

HoA Assignments

Week of January 24 - January 27

Period 7
Tuesday: Continue to watch The American Experience: Reconstruction in class.  For homework, answer the following essay: "Evaluate the economic, social and political successes an failures of Reconstruction." This essay will be due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 26th.  It will be scored using the HOA Paper 3 markscheme and will count as a quiz grade in the 3rd quarter.  I will only accept essays that are written on a word processor and printed before the beginning of class.
Thursday:

Period 4

Wednesday: Continue to watch The American Experience: Reconstruction in class.  For homework, answer the following essay: "Evaluate the economic, social and political successes an failures of Reconstruction." This essay will be due at the beginning of class on Friday, January 27th.  It will be scored using the HOA Paper 3 markscheme and will count as a quiz grade in the 3rd quarter.  I will only accept essays that are written on a word processor and printed before the beginning of class.

Friday:

APGov - In Class Assignment for Tues/Wed

Hi gang!  I miss you guys, but I've had my new daughter, Julia, to keep me busy!

There are a few assignments that you need to complete by the end of class Tuesday or Wednesday:

1.  Finish watching "Can Mr. Smith Go To Washington Anymore?" and complete the accompanying worksheet.  Be sure to turn it in to the substitute, Mr. Taylor.

2.  Read this article about what happened to Jeff Smith in the years after the election.  Take your time with it, there's plenty to absorb and you'll probably be surprised by some of the content.

3.  Complete this survey before the end of class.  You'll need to consider the content of the film and the article linked in #2 to answer the questions.

4.  You can used the remainder of class to use the iPads how you wish.  However, I will award double participation points to anyone who posts a short summary of a current events story - along with a link to that story - in the comments section of this blog post.  You'll have to be signed in with your Google account to post a comment.  You can use cut-and-paste to insert the link (if you don't know how to do this, ask a classmate).  IF YOU DON'T ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN CLASS, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

5.  Please return iPads to the iPad cart by 5 minutes to go in the period.  Please plug in the iPads so they may charge.

Thanks and see you Thursday!

Mr. McCarthy

APGov Assignments

Week of January 24 - January 27

Period 1
Tuesday: In class - complete "Mr. Smith" film and worksheet and complete the assignment posted on Room3011
Thursday

Period 3
Tuesday: In class - complete "Mr. Smith" film and worksheet and complete the assignment posted on Room3011
Wednesday: Complete assignment posted on Room3011
Thursday:
Friday:

Period 6
Wednesday: In class - complete "Mr. Smith" film and worksheet and complete the assignment posted on Room3011
Friday:

HOA: Make-up Exams [UPDATED 1/23]

There are three students that need to make up the quarter exam. The substitute will not be able to administer the exams today. Please check back for info on when the make-up exams will be administered.

UPDATE - Thanks for making up the exam - your score will be included in your quarter grade

All Students: Lesson Plans for Next 2 Days

Baby McCarthy has decided to arrive early (but hasn't arrived yet as I write this)! Below are the important parts of the lesson plans I'm leaving for the substitute teacher. Please give them all the help you can, especially with technical issues related to the iPad and the Smartboard. I'll be back to school sometime next week!

Substitute Lesson Plans
Thursday January 18th and Friday January 19th

Thank you for substituting in my class during this semi-unexpected absence.

Thursday, January 18th
Period 1 - AP Government
1. Pledge of allegiance and moment of silence over the PA system.

2. Distribute worksheet from 2nd drawer of left file cabinet (post-it note on outside says "paternity leave") labeled "Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?"

3. Inform students that they will complete the worksheet as they watch the movie on the smartboard.

4. Connecting iPad to Smartboard.
---turn on smartboard and set to "computer"
---video cable is on the desk, plug in to the bottom of the iPad.
---audio cable is on the desk, plug in to the top of the iPad.
---press home button below screen to turn on iPad
---select "videos" app and then select "movies" and then select the Mr. Smith movie
---once you press the play button, the movie will start to play on the smartboard. The movie can be paused and volume changed by touching the screen to view those controls.

5. Students are responsible for hanging on to their worksheet until they've completed it. If you finish the movie, collect student worksheets. Otherwise, they're responsible for keeping their worksheets.

Period 3 - AP Government
1. Turn Smartboard to "video" for the morning announcements.

2. Turn Smartboard back to "computer" setting.

3. Follow instructions #2-5 from Period 1

Generals Period
1. Take attendance.

2. Substitute teachers are not permitted to write passes - many of the students already know this, so students without a pass will have to remain in Room 3011 during Generals Period.

Period 7 - History of the Americas
1. Inform students that there is a new assignment posted to the class website: students must write an essay answering the following question "Evaluate the economic, social and political successes an failures of Reconstruction." This essay will be due Thursday, January 26th.

2. In order to collect information that can be used in their essay, students will watch the video The American Experience: Reconstruction.

3. Both episodes of this video can be found in the "Videos" app on the iPad under the "television" tab.

4. Students should watch video and take notes until the end of the period.


Friday, January 20th

Period 3 - AP Government
1. Turn Smartboard to "video" for the morning announcements.

2. Turn Smartboard back to "computer" setting.

3. Students will continue the film that they began in class yesterday. (please see January 19th lesson plans for details and instructions.

Period 4 - History of the Americas
1. Inform students that there is a new assignment posted to the class website: students must write an essay answering the following question "Evaluate the economic, social and political successes an failures of Reconstruction." This essay will be due Friday, January 27th.

2. In order to collect information that can be used in their essay, students will watch the video The American Experience: Reconstruction.

3. Both episodes of this video can be found in the "Videos" app on the iPad under the "television" tab.

4. Students should watch video and take notes until the end of the period.

Period 6 - AP Government
1. Distribute worksheet from 2nd drawer of left file cabinet (post-it note on outside says "paternity leave") labeled "Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?"

2. Inform students that they will complete the worksheet as they watch the movie on the smartboard.

3. Connecting iPad to Smartboard.
---turn on smartboard and set to "computer"
---video cable is on the desk, plug in to the bottom of the iPad.
---audio cable is on the desk, plug in to the top of the iPad.
---press home button below screen to turn on iPad
---select "videos" app and then select "movies" and then select the Mr. Smith movie
---once you press the play button, the movie will start to play on the smartboard. The movie can be paused and volume changed by touching the screen to view those controls.

4. Students are responsible for hanging on to their worksheet until they've completed it. If you finish the movie, collect student worksheets. Otherwise, they're responsible for keeping their worksheets.

HOA Assignments

Week of January 17 - January 20

Period 4

Wednesday: America's History pp. 466-476 (read and take notes)

Friday: America's History pp. 476-482 (read and take notes)

Period 7
Tuesday: America's History pp. 466-476 (read and take notes)
Thursday: America's History pp. 476-482 (read and take notes)

APGov Assignments

Week of January 17 - January 21

This week we'll be finishing the interest group presentations, continuing the chapter on interest groups, and following the Republican nominating campaign in South Carolina.  The interest group exam is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, January 25th and Thursday, January 26th.

Period 1
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 586-592 (read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 592-595 (read and take notes)

Period 3
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 592-595 (read and take notes)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:

Period 6
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 592-595 (read and take notes)
Friday:

Greenpeace Year in Pictures 2011

From Gwen and Cailin's presentation today in 6th period:

Cool Primary and Caucus Video

Watch and learn:

HoA Assignments

Week of January 9 - January 13

Period 4
Monday: Paper 3 Question Keynotes must be completed by the end of class on Wednesday
Wednesday:
Friday: America's History pp. 457-466 (Read and take notes); Semester exam on Wednesday

Period 7
Tuesday: Quarter Exam on Thursday
Thursday: America's History pp. 457-466 (Read and take notes)

Newt's SuperPAC Goes on the Attack

HoA: Civil War Paper 3 Questions

Beginning today, and concluding in your next class, you will work with a partner to formulate an answer to an I.B. Paper 3 question on the Civil War.  Your answer will then be shared with your classmates during the second half of next class.  Your outline will be created using Keynote on the iPads.

Your slideshow must include:

1. The names of your group members
2. Your assigned question
3. An outline-style answer to the questions
1. including a thesis
2. including supporting details
4. At least 5 visuals

Your answer and presentation will be given a homework grade and will be marked in the same style as your quizzes (using the I.B. markscheme).

APGov: NH Primary Predictions

Click here to enter your predictions in our NH Primary prediction contest.  A small bit of extra credit will go to the most accurate predictions!

APGov Assignments

Week of January 9 - January 13
We'll be covering more material about interest groups this week, then slowing down the pace to focus on the NH primary and 2nd quarter project presentations.

Period 1
Tuesday: No Homework (pay attention to NH primary results), project presentations begin Thursday
Thursday: Sabato pp. 579-586 (Read and take notes)

Period 3
Monday: No Homework
Tuesday: No Homework (pay attention to NH primary results), project presentations begin tomorrow
Wednesday: No Homework
Thursday: Sabato pp. 579-586 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 586-592 (Read and take notes)

Period 6
Monday: No Homework (pay attention to NH primary results), project presentations begin Wednesday
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 579-586 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 586-592 (Read and take notes)

HOA Assignments

Week of January 3 - January 6

Period 4
Tuesday: Read the AHR's review of Ken Burns' The Civil War.  Be prepared to discuss on Thursday.
Thursday: Complete the T-Chart on challenges faced domestically by the Union and the Confederacy

Period 7
Wednesday: Read the AHR's review of Ken Burns' The Civil War.  Be prepared to discuss on Friday.
Friday: Complete the T-Chart on challenges faced domestically by the Union and the Confederacy

APGov: Chapter 16 Vocabulary Worksheet

Yes, the vocab worksheets are back for the new year!  Download the Chapter 16 vocab worksheet by clicking here.  The worksheet is due on the day of the Chapter 16 exam.

APGov: Assignments

Welcome back!  Don't forget that your 2nd quarter project is due next week on January 11th.  Expect at least one quiz on the Iowa caucuses this week.

Week of January 3 - January 6

Period 1
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 566-571 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 572-578 (Read and take notes)

Period 3
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 566-568 (Read and take notes)
Wednesday: Sabato pp. 569-571 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 572-578 (Read and take notes)
Friday: Sabato pp. 579-586 (Read and take notes)

Period 6
Tuesday: Sabato pp. 566-571 (Read and take notes)
Thursday: Sabato pp. 572-578 (Read and take notes)