Hello again wonderful students, Happy Monday! I really can’t get over how much I miss teaching you all. I was so thrilled to get some student emails last week with updates about your lives. I love hearing what you have been up to, big decisions about post-high school plans, and current political questions, so please keep them coming! Since it’s the start of a new week, you know that means…new AP Gov material! This week we are moving into one of my favorite subjects—civil liberties. This officially begins our final unit, and it consists of a bunch of super important REQUIRED Supreme Court cases. The plan for this week begins with an introduction to civil liberties and then an in-depth look at the First Amendment protections of religion, press, and speech. Throughout the class PowerPoint you will notice there are some additional cases that I think are interesting to explore, but only the cases in bold red are the required cases to know. On the website you will find a page on the “Resources by Unit” tab, called “Required Supreme Court Cases”. You should use these case descriptions to summarize each case in your KBAT notebook. They are also hyperlinked on the weekly plan. Feel free to email me with questions. A few other things:
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Good morning AP Gov students, First off, let me say how much I miss being in the classroom with you all! Like I told you before we left, this truly is some of my favorite content to teach and I genuinely miss interacting with each of you. I hope everyone is staying safe and doing your best to keep you minds sharp. Ok, here is the plan. Each Monday I will send out our “Plan for the Week”, with optional resources and lessons to keep you all engaged and ensure you are prepared for the AP Exam. This info will also be accessible on my website. You can find the first weekly plan attached Regarding AP testing, we will get more info from the College Board on April 3rd, but we do know that the exam will be FRQ only and will cover Units 1-3. On Wednesday 3/25, College Board will be hosting live review on their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/advancedplacement). This would be a good resource to flag for future use! As always, please reach out with questions or concerns. I am here to make you successful!
Good morning,
As many of you may have already seen, the College Board issued an update on testing and Coronavirus this morning. Long story short, students will be taking an at-home, 45 minute, shortened exam. We are still waiting on clarification on types of questions and tasks that will be asked. You can find more information about exam changes and your options here: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update. Starting on Monday 3/23, I will be sending out weekly lessons and resources for students to stay on track to prepare for the exam. This will include optional readings, videos, and review assignments. These assignments will not be graded, nor required, but I would encourage you all to complete the work as a way to ensure you are ready for the exam. I am 100% confident we can get through the remaining content from the course and have you ready to test in May! Please look for an email with more guidance coming Monday and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you all for your flexibility in these unprecedented times. Stay safe. Today in class we discussed federal judges and attorneys. We also watched "Frontline: Supreme Revenge" and answered video questions. If you were absent you can watched the episode linked above and find questions HERE.
PowerPoint from the past few days can be found HERE. Homework:
Today in class we reviewed core principles of the federal judiciary and played a game about state vs. federal jurisdiction. Tomorrow & Wednesday we will be discussing federal judges and watching a Frontline episode about judicial nominations.
***If you have been/are planning to be absent from school for an extended period of time:
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Today in class we covered Federalist No. 78-please make sure you have a good understanding of the big takeaways of the essay. We also covered the structure/levels of the court system. Next week we will continue our exploration of the federal judiciary.
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Today in class we discussed current events and began save my agency presentations. We will finish up presentations tomorrow/Wednesday and take a short quiz on the bureaucracy.
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