Today's objectives:
By the end of today's lesson, students will understand the purpose and historical process of a filibuster and how the filibuster reflects the differences between the legislative culture of the House of Reps and that of the Senate. Students will also reflect on their performance during the first semester and provide suggestions to improve the course.
Agenda:
1) Finish Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
2) Finish video viewing guide
3) Students will receive semester grade reports and begin writing mid-year reflection
HW: Complete mid-year reflection. This assignment will be entered as the first AK grade of the 2nd semester!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Lesson 59: Thursday, January 13th
Today's objectives:
Students will start to become familiar with the functioning of the Senate and will be given an opportunity to decompress, relax, and celebrate their success in the first semester.
Agenda:
We will begin watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), a classic movie about the Senate.
HW: We will finish the movie and the video viewing guide on Monday. Please bring the video viewing guide back to class with you then.
Students will start to become familiar with the functioning of the Senate and will be given an opportunity to decompress, relax, and celebrate their success in the first semester.
Agenda:
We will begin watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), a classic movie about the Senate.
HW: We will finish the movie and the video viewing guide on Monday. Please bring the video viewing guide back to class with you then.
Lesson 58: Tuesday, January 11th
Today, students will sit for the free-response portion of the final exam. They will have approximately 60 minutes to respond to five FRQs.
HW: Study for your other final exams.
HW: Study for your other final exams.
Lesson 57: Monday, January 10th
Today, students will sit for the multiple-choice portion of their final exam. They will have approximately 60 minutes to complete 50 multiple-choice questions. This portion of the exam will be worth 15% of each student's 2nd quarter grade.
HW: Study for the free-response portion of the exam.
HW: Study for the free-response portion of the exam.
Lesson 56: Thursday, January 6th
Today's objectives:
By the end of today's lesson, students will have demonstrated their understanding of the workings of -- and interactions between -- the executive departments by successfully participating in a simulated cabinet meeting focused on emergency planning and crisis response.
Agenda:
1) Three rounds of cabinet meetings: emergency preparation and planning; managing the public response; and clean-up and disaster response.
2) Students will have time to study individually or in small groups for the final exam on Monday and Tuesday.
HW: STUDY for the final exam!
By the end of today's lesson, students will have demonstrated their understanding of the workings of -- and interactions between -- the executive departments by successfully participating in a simulated cabinet meeting focused on emergency planning and crisis response.
Agenda:
1) Three rounds of cabinet meetings: emergency preparation and planning; managing the public response; and clean-up and disaster response.
2) Students will have time to study individually or in small groups for the final exam on Monday and Tuesday.
HW: STUDY for the final exam!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Lesson 55: Tuesday, January 4th
Today's objective:
By the end of today's lesson, students will be able to successfully represent their assigned bureaucratic department in a roundtable cabinet discussion to problem-solve a fictional domestic crisis.
Agenda:
Introduction to crisis and work time in GIA departments.
HW: Study like crazy for the exam! Bring all of your exam prep materials to class on Thursday and come ready for your role in the roundtable discussions.
Lesson 54: Monday, January 3rd
Today's objective:
By the end of today's lesson, students will understand how their semester grades will be calculated (and how this has changed since last school year), have a good sense of how they are doing this quarter/semester in AP Government, and create a goal for the Semester Final Exam (and a study plan to get themselves there!). Students will also begin reviewing the big ideas examined in the first semester in preparation for the Semester Final Exam.
Agenda:
1) Grade reports distributed, graded work passed back, brief grade conferences as necessary.
2) Jigsaw activity with four Washington Post articles (on the GOP and the Constitution, the NRA as a lobbying group, the EPA, and frustrations with TSA).
HW: Study like crazy for the exam!
By the end of today's lesson, students will understand how their semester grades will be calculated (and how this has changed since last school year), have a good sense of how they are doing this quarter/semester in AP Government, and create a goal for the Semester Final Exam (and a study plan to get themselves there!). Students will also begin reviewing the big ideas examined in the first semester in preparation for the Semester Final Exam.
Agenda:
1) Grade reports distributed, graded work passed back, brief grade conferences as necessary.
2) Jigsaw activity with four Washington Post articles (on the GOP and the Constitution, the NRA as a lobbying group, the EPA, and frustrations with TSA).
HW: Study like crazy for the exam!
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