A.P. American: Struggle for Justice at Home and Abroad

last updated: 3/30/2009 

Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon., March 23

Politics of Appeasement Ch 41 due March 31 Ch 41 (all)

Tue., March  24

Neutrality Fails Again

   

Wed., March  25

FRQ

Ch 42 due April 2 Ch 42 (all)

Thu., March  26

Homefront, USA

 

 

Fri., March  27 1/2 day

multiple choice

Ch 43 due April 13

Ch 43 (all)

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Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon., March 30

Cold War Origins    

Tue., March  31

1950s: The American Dream

   

Wed., April 1

Organize Text teams
Main ideas: Ch 41

Text Teams  

Thu., April 2

Multiple choice practice

 

 

Fri., April 3

Text team prep work

   

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--------------------------------SPRING Break: April 4 - 13------------------------- 

Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon., April 13

Text team final prep    

Tue., April 14

NO CLASS (WASL)

   

Wed., April 15

Text teams final prep

   

Thu., April 16

Text teams present

 

 

Fri., April 17

Text teams present
DEADLINE DAY - 3rd quarter
   

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Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon., April 20

Text teams present    

Tue., April 21

NO CLASS (WASL)

   

Wed., April 22

Text teams present    

Thu., April 23

Text teams present  

 

Fri., April 24 1/2 day

Text team wrap -up    
Saturday, April 25 MOCK EXAM- 8 am - arrive at 7:45 am    

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Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon.,  April 27

Finish Text teams.  FRQ, DBQ and MC practice    

Tue., April 28

     

Wed., April 29

     

Thu., April 30

   

 

Fri.,  May 1

     

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Date

Lecture/Discussion Topic

Homework

Reading Assignment

Mon.,  May 4

Review    

Tue., May 5

Study Groups

   

Wed., May 6

Review

   

Thu., May 7

Study Groups

 

 

Fri.,  May 8

END OF COURSE EXAM

   

 

Mon., May 11         Debrief exams, discuss rest of course (which will consist of a Scholarship unit, the State Civics CBA and a unit in which students will act as professional historians researching a topic). Final exams during the last week of school will be used for project presentation (for a grade).  Students will no longer use daily syllabus, but will check the calendar on the dry-erase board in the room for assignments. Students will turn in Bailey during the week of May 11.