Grafton High School AP American Government Class

Current Events is due for the second half of the alphabet on Monday.  I will not be at the school on Monday. Monday: No Preamble. Bring your AMSCO book on Monday.  There will be a quiz on Monday for chapters 1, 2, and 16. Chapter 8 Vocabulary Read pages 256 to 263 for Tuesday Tuesday: Preamble  Chapter 8 Study Guide.  There will be a chapter test for chapter 8.  The assignment sheet will be for both chapters 7 and 8. EQ Notes 8-1:  What are the functions of political parties in American democracy? Read pages 263 to 268 for Wednesday Required Social Studies Fair projects  - we will discuss requirements.  Think about a category topic (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, state and local studies, U.S. History, World History/International Studies) Wednesday: Preamble Crash Course video on Political Ideology EQ Notes 8-2:  How are political parties organized? Read pages 268...

Preamble:  What are some criticisms of political commentary? When you finish your preamble: Go to the hallway to chose one of the posters.  Three of the posters will have four people, one (blue) will have five.    Each poster will have a specific color Post-It note.  You will use the AMSCO book to find details or make commentary to complete two different notes.  Do not repeat what anyone else says.  You can add on details to a previous note. Next step, you are going to click on one of the links that correspond with the color POST-IT note you used.  You and the others in the group will create a poster with important information about this media source you are going to research.  This will be presented to the class. Green:    Cable News Fact Sheet  Purple:  Network News Fact Sheet Pink:  Local TV News Fact Sheet Blue:  Newspapers Fact Sheet

Preamble Question:  How has investigative reporting impact government and politics? Make contributions to the Padlet discussion you are assigned.  Please make at least three comments on your Padlet.  You can write original comments and reply to previous comments.  You will use AMSCO book pages 564-571. Use the "+" button at the bottom right corner.  Put your name where it says "Title" and then write your responses. 1:  https://padlet.com/richzukowski/ki8s9heyc9p0  2:   https://padlet.com/richzukowski/ejgltv2hkrz9 3:   https://padlet.com/richzukowski/mjy5m2mivr5d 4:   https://padlet.com/richzukowski/47a7d2li4d54 5:   https://padlet.com/richzukowski/rdvbagy6x5uv

Current Events will be due for the first half of the alphabet on Monday.  This will be Grading Period 2, CE#2. If you intend to turn in reviews of the Unleash Tygart videos, they must be turned in on Monday.  None will be accepted after Monday. Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: Read AMSCO book p. 557 to 564 for Monday Preamble EQ Notes 7-2 Read textbook pages 234 to 241 for Tuesday Read AMSCO p. 564 to 571 for Tuesday Tuesday: Preamble    EQ 7-3 Notes:   What  are  the criteria that used to determine which news stories receive the most media attention?   Read  AMSCO 571-577 for Wednesday Wednesday: Preamble   http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/state-of-the-news-media/     Students will be grouped to report data from the Pew Research site Thursday: Turn in Preamble. Examining Media Sources Assignment.  You will be comparing different ideological viewpoints on similar news stories. ...

There will be a couple of extra credit opportunities available for students this week. You can earn up to 50 extra credit points.  This was explained in class on Friday.  There are two opportunities.  The first is to attend the Meet the Candidate Forum at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW Hall on Main Street in Grafton.  This will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16.  This will be a moderated event with questions asked by a presenter and possibly questions from the audience. The second option is to watch 2 videos online.  The videos are currently online on Facebook.  You will need to search for "Unleash Tygart".  There are a series of  videos  that are dated October 5 and October 9.  These include candidates for State Senate, House of Delegates, County Commission, and U.S. House of Representatives. For both of these options, you will need to pick up a paper on the table in front of Mr. Zukowski's desk on Monday o...

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The projector connector is broken so we are completing activities today using iPads. Here is your Preamble:  How can the change to minority majority change the political landscape of America? Finish 6-4 notes from yesterday: Group activity: http://www.pewresearch.org/topics/ 

Tuesday's Preamble:  Why do grants-in-aid matter to state governments? If you have not added this class to your Khan Academy account, do it now! Please complete these surveys in class today.  After completion of each survey, check in with Mr. Zukowski to make sure he gives you credit. Reading/Writing Survey:   https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNahPkey0kVrdAvaHNVq_ZajVUQzhSWjRSTlBOUUdJRVpFSUVFRDQ0WkhCNC4u  Mobile Devices Survey:    https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S7AZ4AwzekaLrgn7FzdNahPkey0kVrdAvaHNVq_ZajVUMjdUWjI5MDNMUlRFTEdUOTE0V0lFVzFPSS4u 

The first half of the alphabet will turn in current events on Monday.  This will be Grading Period 2, CE#1. Please log onto your Khan Academy account by Tuesday to add a course to your account.  An assignment will be given on Tuesday that will need to be finished by next Monday.  You will need to click on "Coaches" and put in the join code. If you need assistance with this, see Mr. Zukowski before school, during AA, or after school.   The join code is:   TFW9QU4F Here is the agenda for the week: Monday: Preamble Current Events discussion We are going to have different discussions take place using discussion prompts.  These discussions will be shared with different groups. REad pages 210-214 for Tuesday. Tuesday: Preamble There is will a vocabulary quiz for chapters 1-2-3.  Please refer to the class Quizlet to help you study. EQ Notes 6-4:  How are polls conducted and what can be learned from them? Create your own ...