Students will be watching and discussing 12 Angry Men (dir. Sidney Lumet, 1957) in order to explore the workings of a criminal (i.e., jury) trial, the due process requirements established by the Constitution, and the philosophical underpinnings of our justice system.
HW: none
Monday, March 21, 2011
Lesson 82 (in AP Gov): Monday, March 14th
Today's objective: By the end of today's lesson, students will be able to explain the role that the judicial branch plays within our government, the process that cases go through to get to the Supreme Court, and who our current Justice are.
Agenda:
1) Watch Part III of Constitutional Concepts video (20 min.) with class discussion
2) Watch ACLU Supreme Court video on Board of Education v. Earls case with class discussion
HW: none
Agenda:
1) Watch Part III of Constitutional Concepts video (20 min.) with class discussion
2) Watch ACLU Supreme Court video on Board of Education v. Earls case with class discussion
HW: none
Lesson 80 and 81: Thursday and Friday, March 10th and 11th
Multiple Choice section of Unit 4 Exam: Thursday, March 10th
Free Response section of Unit 4 Exam: Friday, March 11th
The M/C section will include 35 AP-style multiple choice questions based on the vocabulary terms listed on the review sheet. The FRQ section will include four of the seven free-response questions listed on the review sheet.
HW: Come ready to start the judicial branch on Monday!
Free Response section of Unit 4 Exam: Friday, March 11th
The M/C section will include 35 AP-style multiple choice questions based on the vocabulary terms listed on the review sheet. The FRQ section will include four of the seven free-response questions listed on the review sheet.
HW: Come ready to start the judicial branch on Monday!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Lesson 79: Tuesday, March 8th
Study time for Unit 4 Exam! Students will take the multiple-choice portion of the exam this Thursday and the free-response portion of the exam this Friday.
Lesson 78: Monday, March 7th
Today's objective:
Students will demonstrate and reinforce their knowledge of the legislative branch of government -- in preparation for the Unit 4 exam -- by playing each other's Congress board games.
Agenda:
Game time!
HW: Study for the exam on Thursday/Friday
Students will demonstrate and reinforce their knowledge of the legislative branch of government -- in preparation for the Unit 4 exam -- by playing each other's Congress board games.
Agenda:
Game time!
HW: Study for the exam on Thursday/Friday
Monday, March 7, 2011
Lesson 76 and 77: Thursday and Friday, March 3rd and 4th
During these two lessons, students will have project work time for their Legislative Branch Board Game Project. Games are due at the beginning of class on Monday, March 7th and are worth 1/3 of each student's exam grade for Unit 4 (Congress).
Lesson 75: during AS on March 2nd
Today we are having our mock Senatorial Floor Session in the community room during the last 10 minutes of 1st period, all of the Academic Seminar block, and the first 10 minutes of 2nd period.
Students should come professionally dressed and ready to participate with their marked-up bills packet.
HW: none
Students should come professionally dressed and ready to participate with their marked-up bills packet.
HW: none
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