Week of October 11th
Monday, October 11
No school- Teacher in-service
Tuesday, October 12
Objective: Students should be able to:
Procedure:
1. Diagram the US Political System
2. Review
Homework:
Define the following:
1. Parliamentary system, prime minister, vote of no confidence, presidential system, and semi-presidential system.
Due Tonight
2. Explain the difference between these three types of political systems.
Wednesday, October 13
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. On AP Classroom- Watch lecture on Political Legitimacy
2. On Schoology answer the following:
a. Summarize main points from the lecture
b. How has this lecture expanded your knowledge and understand of political legitimacy?
c. How has this lecture confirmed what you already knew about political legitimacy?
Homework:
Complete lecture
Thursday, October 14
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. Presidential lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 15
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. Diagram Mexico and Nigeria political systems.
2. Students should list similarities and differences between the 3 countries presidential systems.
Homework:
TBD
No school- Teacher in-service
Tuesday, October 12
Objective: Students should be able to:
Procedure:
1. Diagram the US Political System
2. Review
Homework:
Define the following:
1. Parliamentary system, prime minister, vote of no confidence, presidential system, and semi-presidential system.
Due Tonight
2. Explain the difference between these three types of political systems.
Wednesday, October 13
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. On AP Classroom- Watch lecture on Political Legitimacy
2. On Schoology answer the following:
a. Summarize main points from the lecture
b. How has this lecture expanded your knowledge and understand of political legitimacy?
c. How has this lecture confirmed what you already knew about political legitimacy?
Homework:
Complete lecture
Thursday, October 14
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. Presidential lecture
2. Unit 2 PowerPoint
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 15
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify the political structure of Democratic Regimes- US, Mexico, and Nigeria
Procedure:
1. Diagram Mexico and Nigeria political systems.
2. Students should list similarities and differences between the 3 countries presidential systems.
Homework:
TBD
Week of October 4th
Monday, October 4
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Comparing Levels of Development
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Foundations Test Study Guide- Review
4. Begin multiple choice practice test questions at the end of Ch1
Homework:
Study for test
Tuesday, October 5
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Finish multiple choice practice questions and review
2. Begin FRQ
Homework:
Study for test
Wednesday, October 6
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Review Conceptual Analysis Question
Homework:
Study for test
Thursday, October 7
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Test review
Homework:
Study for test
Friday, October 8
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Foundations Test
Homework:
Study for test
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Comparing Levels of Development
2. Graphic Organizer
3. Foundations Test Study Guide- Review
4. Begin multiple choice practice test questions at the end of Ch1
Homework:
Study for test
Tuesday, October 5
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Finish multiple choice practice questions and review
2. Begin FRQ
Homework:
Study for test
Wednesday, October 6
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Review Conceptual Analysis Question
Homework:
Study for test
Thursday, October 7
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Test review
Homework:
Study for test
Friday, October 8
Objective: Students should be able to:
Review CoPoGo Foundations
Procedure :
1. Foundations Test
Homework:
Study for test
Week of September 27th
Monday, September 27
Objective: Students will be able to:
Understand political and social cleavages; marketization
Procedure:
1. Review quiz
2. Teacher-generated dialogue - Marketization and Revival of Ethnic Conflicts
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)-
Tuesday, September 28
Objective: Students will be able to:
Procedure:
1. Teacher-generated dialogue - Marketization and Revival of Ethnic Conflicts
2. Chinese Trade
3. China Belts and Road
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)- Due today
Wednesday, September 29
Objective: Students will be able to:
Understand Separatism, Devolution and Executives
Procedure:
1 A Catalonia Referendum vs. B Kurdistan Referendum
2. Discuss Referendum
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 64-73 (stop at Topic 6)- Due Friday
Thursday, September 30
Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of:
Electoral Systems and Institutions
Procedure:
1. Simulations
2. Discuss Simulations
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 73-77
Friday, October 1
Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of:
Electoral Systems (continued) and Public Policy
Procedure:
1. Quiz
2. Comparing Levels of Development
3. Graphic Organizer
4. Foundations Test Study Guide
Homework:
Read and take notes -Great Britain or Little England pages 99-104 (stop before "Political Culture on page 104)- Due Monday
Objective: Students will be able to:
Understand political and social cleavages; marketization
Procedure:
1. Review quiz
2. Teacher-generated dialogue - Marketization and Revival of Ethnic Conflicts
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)-
Tuesday, September 28
Objective: Students will be able to:
Procedure:
1. Teacher-generated dialogue - Marketization and Revival of Ethnic Conflicts
2. Chinese Trade
3. China Belts and Road
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)- Due today
Wednesday, September 29
Objective: Students will be able to:
Understand Separatism, Devolution and Executives
Procedure:
1 A Catalonia Referendum vs. B Kurdistan Referendum
2. Discuss Referendum
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 64-73 (stop at Topic 6)- Due Friday
Thursday, September 30
Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of:
Electoral Systems and Institutions
Procedure:
1. Simulations
2. Discuss Simulations
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 73-77
Friday, October 1
Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of:
Electoral Systems (continued) and Public Policy
Procedure:
1. Quiz
2. Comparing Levels of Development
3. Graphic Organizer
4. Foundations Test Study Guide
Homework:
Read and take notes -Great Britain or Little England pages 99-104 (stop before "Political Culture on page 104)- Due Monday
Week of September 20th
Monday, September 20
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify 20 African Americans and Events
Procedure:
1. Visit Museums in Motion Exhibit- 20 African Americans & Events Every Person Should Know
2. About Exhibit: https://www.museumsinmotion.org/exhibits#TwentyAA
Homework:
Read Pages 37-44 for Tuesday
Tuesday, September 21
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify legitimacy, political culture, and
Procedure:
1. Political Culture - Ideology - teacher-generated dialogue and discussion
2. Political Spectrum Survey
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Wednesday, September 22
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify legitimacy, political culture, and
Procedure:
1. Political Culture - Ideology - teacher-generated dialogue and discussion
2. Political Spectrum Survey
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Thursday, September 23
Objective: Students should be able to identify political reform
Procedure:
1. Video Discussions - Soviet Reform and the Iranian Revolution
2. Discuss films
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Friday, September 24
Objective: Students will be able to:
Procedure:
1. Reading Quiz
2. Trend descriptions - use of news stories
3.
4. Teacher-generated dialogue - Democratization, Marketization, and Revival of Ethnic or Cultural Politics
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)- Due Monday
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify 20 African Americans and Events
Procedure:
1. Visit Museums in Motion Exhibit- 20 African Americans & Events Every Person Should Know
2. About Exhibit: https://www.museumsinmotion.org/exhibits#TwentyAA
Homework:
Read Pages 37-44 for Tuesday
Tuesday, September 21
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify legitimacy, political culture, and
Procedure:
1. Political Culture - Ideology - teacher-generated dialogue and discussion
2. Political Spectrum Survey
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Wednesday, September 22
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify legitimacy, political culture, and
Procedure:
1. Political Culture - Ideology - teacher-generated dialogue and discussion
2. Political Spectrum Survey
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Thursday, September 23
Objective: Students should be able to identify political reform
Procedure:
1. Video Discussions - Soviet Reform and the Iranian Revolution
2. Discuss films
3. Teacher-generated discussion
Homework:
Read and take notes pages 44-51- Due Friday 9/24
Friday, September 24
Objective: Students will be able to:
Procedure:
1. Reading Quiz
2. Trend descriptions - use of news stories
3.
4. Teacher-generated dialogue - Democratization, Marketization, and Revival of Ethnic or Cultural Politics
Homework:
Read and take notes on pages 51-64 (stop at "Legislatures)- Due Monday
Week of September 13th
Monday, September 13
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Identify Nation, state, and the relationship between them.
Procedure:
1. Discuss Nation vs. State concepts PowerPoint
2. Elaboration - Nations vs. States
3. Nation v. State Scenarios -
Homework:
Read pages 21-27 - Democracies through Authoritarian Regimes- Due Tuesday
Tuesday, September 14
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic regimes
1. British Parliamentary System Epic FAIL simulator
2. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework:
Read pages 27-31 - Democracy Index through Legitimacy
Wednesday, September 15
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic and authoritarian regimes
Procedure:
1. Democracy Index, Freedom House
2. Discuss Rankings
3. What do these surveys have to do with legitimacy?
4. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework:
Read and take notes - pages 31-34 (political culture/political ideology)
Thursday, September 16
Yom Kippur- No School
Friday, September 17
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic and authoritarian regimes
Procedure
1. Reading Quiz
2. Democracy Index, Freedom House
3. Discuss Rankings
4. What do these surveys have to do with legitimacy?
5. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework - Read and take notes pages 35-37 - (Start Topic Three (page 35) through Reactionary Beliefs on page 37)
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Identify Nation, state, and the relationship between them.
Procedure:
1. Discuss Nation vs. State concepts PowerPoint
2. Elaboration - Nations vs. States
3. Nation v. State Scenarios -
Homework:
Read pages 21-27 - Democracies through Authoritarian Regimes- Due Tuesday
Tuesday, September 14
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic regimes
1. British Parliamentary System Epic FAIL simulator
2. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework:
Read pages 27-31 - Democracy Index through Legitimacy
Wednesday, September 15
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic and authoritarian regimes
Procedure:
1. Democracy Index, Freedom House
2. Discuss Rankings
3. What do these surveys have to do with legitimacy?
4. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework:
Read and take notes - pages 31-34 (political culture/political ideology)
Thursday, September 16
Yom Kippur- No School
Friday, September 17
Objective: Student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of various democratic and authoritarian regimes
Procedure
1. Reading Quiz
2. Democracy Index, Freedom House
3. Discuss Rankings
4. What do these surveys have to do with legitimacy?
5. Teacher-generated discussion - Democratic Regimes PowerPoint
Homework - Read and take notes pages 35-37 - (Start Topic Three (page 35) through Reactionary Beliefs on page 37)
