Grafton High School AP American Government Class

**Current Events will be due Tuesday this week.  The first half of the alphabet needs to turn them in. Here is the schedule for the week: Monday:  Representatives from BB&T Bank will return for the second time.    Read pages 158 to 165 for Tuesday.  Tuesday:  We will finish 5-1 notes from Friday and start 5-2 notes.  The topic for 5-2 is about the treatment of African-Americans through American history.  Wednesday:  We will continue 5-2 notes on Wednesday. Thursday:  Magistrate Bolton will speak to the class about civil liberties.  Friday:  There will be a vocabulary quiz for chapters 1 through 5.  We will start working on a project that looks at background documents for Dredd Scott, Plessy, and Brown.

Monday 10/23 ·        Distribute Total Recall paper and question ·        Essential Question Quiz ·        FRQ Practice on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (you can use your textbook) Tuesday 10/24 ·        Total Recall Question ·        Chapter 4 Test ·        Chapter 5 Vocabulary ·        Students read pages 152-157 for Wednesday Wednesday 10/25 Shortened 7 th Period ·        Total Recall Questions ·        5-1 Notes ·        Chapter 5 Study Guide Thursday 10/26 ·        Total Recall Questions ·      ...

The first half of the alphabet will be turning in Current Events on Monday (Grading Period 2, CE #2).  Be sure to have your study guide completed before Friday.  Here is the schedule for the week: Monday: We will complete the "Religion at My School" activity Sample FRQ questions Handout Tuesday's activity for those who won't be attending class due to NHS. Tuesday: Freedom of Expression activity Read pages 126-129 for Wednesday. Wednesday: Discussion of Freedom of Expression activity. Completion of EQ Notes 4-4:  Freedom of Assembly and Right to Bear Arms Read pages 130-142 for Thursday Thursday: EQ 4-5 Notes:  How does the Bill of Rights protect defendants' rights? Read pages 143-145 for Friday Friday: Turn in Total Recall EQ 4-6 Notes:  Is there a right to privacy? There will be an Essential Question Quiz on Monday.  There will be 2 questions you will need to answer.   Here are the possible questions...

Also, the second half of the alphabet is to turn in Current Events on Monday at the beginning of class. Monday: Turn in Total Recall paper from last week.   PIPS Quiz.  This will be a multiple choice quiz of 20 figures in public service.  Go to the  Quizlet site  to practice prior to the quiz.   Current Events (second half of the alphabet, Grading Period 2, CE#1). Also, Mr. Zukowski will be passing out "Student Release" forms to get permission from students and parents to video record some lessons in the classroom during the school year.  Mr. Zukowski is working towards certification for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.     Here is more information about the certification process . The videos will be submitted on a secure website and will not be released to the public in anyway.   If you have any questions about video recording in the classroom, ask Mr. Zukowski.  Please return these f...

Here is an update from the counselors: Reminder to All GHS Parents: Parent Teacher Conferences  will be held next week on  October 5th from 4 - 6 pm . If you would like to come speak to one or all several of your student's teachers, please feel free to attend. Counselors will also be available!  Parents of GHS Seniors:  October 9th  we will hold the  FAFSA sign up night  in the 1st floor computer lab from 6 - 8 pm. If your student plans to attend college after graduation, we highly encourage you to attend this sign up night. If you believe your student will be scholarship eligible, it is mandatory that they fill out the FAFSA by March 1st along with the PROMISE application in order to even be considered eligible. Please come with your most recent tax information! The first half of the alphabet will turn in Current Events (Grading Period 2, CE #1) on Monday. Here is the schedule for the week: Monday: Read pages 104-109 prior to c...