August 16:
Introduction/Changes to the course
Intro Powerpoint:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RLUtilaD6DWbdDmFeouuK25g_FqpcGBjsJAl_iyNw2s/edit
Homework: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" (read a be prepared to discuss what role the government plays)
August 17:
"What Democracy Is And Is Not"
https://www.bu.edu/washington/files/2015/01/Schmitter-and-Lynn-What-Democracy-Is-and-Is-Not.pdf
Homework: Read/Note "Jihad versus McWorld"
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1992/03/jihad-vs-mcworld/303882/
August 18:
What Democracy Is And Is Not
Homework: Read/Note "Jihad versus McWorld"
August 21:
Introductory Lecture
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Iw5jDza6UTG-zkr_RVWSj2yNwi5iYGSKZrlNnuZnkc/edit
O'Neil Ch 1 Powerpoint
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12jkH4NUI3__kI8Iige26iLh7BRyCHQVI/edit#slide=id.p1
Homework:
August 22:
Intro Lecture
Homework: The Future of Freedom Ch 1 (read/notes)
August 23:
Comparative Data Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gnvG2aAHStP2rDdy5UH3j1tCpU9x2Zmg89me6hAv70Y/edit
Homework: The Future of Freedom Ch 1 (read/notes)
August 24:
Political Wheel Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KRAd-DugXhr_AZO8Op783_8f4boQr9E9HkWNEGARlpw/edit
Homework: "Review" Ch 1 of textbook
August 25:
Political Economic Philosopher chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xC6ziAtjwwB_a6OUcQmWLbHz4Ysm_5Ch94UHFtUH2cQ/edit
Homework: Democracy Essay (Due 8/30)
https://sites.google.com/d/1wmAGjXbOSn0iro9sPw5pOTKGzX-Tf72L/p/0B6stJuhCchJNRUR6OXBVZWZGWW8/edit (due Wednesday 8/30 to Turnitin)
August 28:
Democratization Briefing Paper
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap05_comp_govpol_demo_42252.pdf
Homework: Read/note 29-35 of text
August 29:
Democratization Briefing Paper
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/apc/ap05_comp_govpol_demo_42252.pdf
Homework: Read/note 36-43 of text
August 30:
Democracy Essay Due Today!
Systems Theory chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m5Iz1lZy2EBys5rqivOX59qHoh1ndzGCh7NbCweRDDA/edit
Homework: Read/note 43-47 of text
August 31:
AP6 Leadership Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hpBlfIL_kM7O-dknRr0LGu2qHQOBSXlqre0orQOPeyY/edit
Homework:Read/note 47-53 of text
September 1:
AP6 Leadership chart
Homework: Finish chapter readings/notes
September 4:
Labor Day-no classes today
September 5:
Read/note the article "A More Perfect Union"
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/more-perfect-union
Homework: Read/note 171-177 of text
September 6:
Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19jvqM-S1ips_iTW7akzEsAYNCgJU4Fm8x8lhnK7o0ak/edit
Homework:Read/note 177-182 of text
September 7:
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/separation_of_powers_0
Homework:Read/note 182-190 of text
September 8:
Comparing Constitutions
US Preamble:
Iran Preamble:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gbh5-VxkXlNnj2FlDTBzaAaZ_Aj5_JWwpKaWOxv5F58/edit
China Preamble:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cocLs8uAGCq9uFrwm8eLPE2U-5IT6WEdp8EFHbrZM84/edit
Homework: Read/note 190-201 of text
September 11:
Parliamentary versus Presidential Systems
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15sj59pPgmbxsfvG2EoJWc3vCL74SUyH8p2hP2SMUSDI/edit
Homework: Read/note 201-206 of text
September 12:
Finish Parliamentary vs Presidential Systems
Master Standards For Unit One:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s78_GD0j7Gr4X_NwnkYAROWYzVi8xKG8/edit
Unit One Packet due Friday
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NW2ZG7XM_jL3gR0X4CPmYAbUMLytCCJ8jHZD8A4O89M/edit
Homework: Finish Ch 6 notes
September 13:
Finish Mastery Standards For Unit One:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s78_GD0j7Gr4X_NwnkYAROWYzVi8xKG8/edit
Homework:
September 14:
Introduction: United Kingdom
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AfLdUkPS_7avdtMWbirw7-tTyuwbFkpIHFPrhcKdnTY/edit
Homework: Read/note 303-310 text
September 15:
Introduction: United Kingdom
Homework: Read/note 310-316 text
September 18:
Introduction: United Kingdom
Uk Supreme Court
Homework: Read/note 316-320
September 19:
British Political Parties
Instructions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1COhS6J3jnCnEtY1updTVeSEeHEkuEi2Iy14UuEzypoE/edit
Chart:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c0zMRuxqayNZOUj4jlOjtqZDy9PqhcEkeK7nAizMYL0/edit
Homework: Read/note 320-326
September 20:
Party Presentations
Homework: Read/note 326-333
September 21:
"The Troubles"
Homework: Read/note 333-340
September 22:
Staff Development-No students Today!
Homework:
September 25:
Understanding Federalism and Devolution
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gSeI4Ay75AVHhn7GpERm-EYCjGYEeFnetDzRJhW6JyA/edit
Homework: Read/note 340-347
September 26:
How Undemocratic Is The House of Lords?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17avH9DZ0H653PbIwGjUl125X1fUP6RCxSYQGkH0a7VU/edit
Homework: Read/note 347-355
September 27:
Margaret Thatcher biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuuEjgP5LxA
Homework: Read/note 355-362
September 28:
Economics-UK
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V0AoZ4PSjA2w50cpmUfdkmmfsE_iMHutwSfEQKphcAQ/edit
Homework: Article Analysis-United Kingdom (due 10/2)
Template:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WtJ5mbnOxa-oOR2EiIEXDYVxuQeY4-nmyF4LvYnhBVE/edit
September 29:
Brexit
Article (use additional resources):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m2J3hhg-2dqgawEG6TFOlKIGEC4NcjmqKiikBCoK9tM/edit
Questions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqPbZsNpTvl_VsMoFBYSNKQH5sfCKJxp_pOUAwwGDKw/edit
Homework: Finish Brexit document
October 2:
Article Analysis due today (To Turnitin)
Mastery Standards (Unit 2)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CDC2ALEYpYTOSaTo8Q_C5I_RvVmoTTng/edit
Homework:
October 3:
Mastery Standards (Unit 2)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CDC2ALEYpYTOSaTo8Q_C5I_RvVmoTTng/edit
Homework: Submit Mastery Standards to Turnitin
October 4:
Role Of The Prime Minister
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nAw8i8GKDv-hmf9FnRQ-At2EcZ8KwRWazqIJiSF-cqA/edit#slide=id.p1
PM Question Time
Homework:
October 5:
Review Document:
Review Powerpoints
Part 1:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OgAG2O3rRpdTbYgFvfL4GqGrKqnY8ZcqMtblW8ZAE3o/edit#slide=id.p1
Part 2:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qpKiELBL8SOpESNwmUuNoS2NUsFBpbE219a4fq6Dd_U/edit#slide=id.p1
Part 3:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Iqv3N_di_VOA3b-RqaNyyL7lFSJ1Y45h/edit#slide=id.p3
Part 4/5:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VCCELWEzWle2_9FZJ--rmGqqHdf6jkvD/edit#slide=id.p2
Homework:
October 6:
Review Document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FNMcbwda9d5bUjKMj-fjKyUBaCyZJKLIQg35gmIPzJo/edit
Independent Study Day
Homework: STUDY FOR TEST!
October 9:
UK UNIT EXAM/UK Packets Due!
Homework:
October 10:
Intro: Russia
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pz0EHdCEGyfEf_r4vLvg1gLS2HIQE79wsa3n4kGgjFc/edit
Homework: Read/note 438-446 (to Seeds of Revolution)
October 11:
Intro: Russia
Homework: Read/note 446-451 (to Political Regimes)
October 12:
Intro: Russia
Homework: Read/note 451-456 (to Legislature)
October 13:
END OF QUARTER!
Vladimir Putin biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHhd27o0W3Q
Homework: Read/note 456-462 (to Political Conflict)
October 16:
Russia On The Run (Watch documentary/Fill in chart)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoJwf6JwABg&t=4311s
Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bxal-SHk-wjtPSrFc6h1M3RcPpv9fS29P7pArWBadBQ/edi
Homework: Read/note 462-469 (to Society)
October 17:
Russia On the Run
Homework: Read/note 469-477 (to Foreign Relations)
October 18:
Stages of Revolution
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DRFuldoE0qJ6T6pzoOdnYvn4CFEQdzDOGtTA-_3UcjA/edit
Homework: Read/note 477-484 (to end of chapter)
October 19:
Russian/Soviet Leadership Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L_sCoksYIqFIVyaAU5pEUUpeIqdyd4H7GVYF25LFx84/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SYaDBZ1uPGw1THAPhQFoe83aZxpsvryIcML9KW1BiSY/edit
Homework: Finish Russia Chapter readings/notes
October 20:
Russia/Soviet Leadership chart
Homework: Finish Russia Chapter Readings/notes
October 23:
Russia's System of Government
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BFZrHdz9CqrgvubtU9kDupTmYfyeURIUvFAxR98WmBw/edit
Homework: Unit 3 Mastery Chart (Russia) (Due Nov 2)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jQldeIuRhe48T9VE_J5ool8bLWRsPbSY/edit
October 24:
Russia's Transition to Autocracy (read/note)
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Hassner-19-2.pdf
Homework: Article Analysis-Russia (Due Friday 10/27)
October 25:
Inside Putin's Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AkAZIk73F0
Homework:
October 26:
Read/note article:
A Coercive History Lesson From Vladimir Putin
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oMutYvJSbrKZ_sv5FPPT2GW3dG018rDC-XZb5_9by3k/edit
Homework:
October 27:
Article Analysis Due Today
United Kingdom Versus Russia chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wm-vzijPmT-n0ye0aZXyfJYnEXCXdQ90HnTKT7dJE20/edit
Homework:
October 30:
Russia PowerPoints
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jYNoYXhPkjfu8j9ZQxsOOakYJdpDneM8/edit#slide=id.p1
Homework: Study for test
October 31:
Russia Review Doc
https://2.files.edl.io/gsrSJG9gM2EV2RzumsYAOfNilKFXuLuDLphI6bZ1OaHSdIV4.pdf
Homework: Study for test
November 1:
Independent Study
Homework: Study for test
November 2:
Russia Unit Exam/Unit Packets Due!
Unit Three Mastery to Turnitin
Homework:
November 3:
Intro: China
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18XfAZw71AtOe7hD6uxNndHeTJW02fSEv-FGiDn_wqow/edit
Homework: 487-492 (to Historical Development)
November 6:
Intro: China
Homework: 492-498 (to Experimentation)
November 7:
Intro: China
Homework: 498-504 (to Political Institutions)
November 8:
BBC Article:
Homework: 504-510 (to Branches of Government)
November 9:
Mao Biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWKNVZqC0yo
Homework: 510-517 (to Political Conflict)
November 10:
Veterans Day-No Classes
November 13:
How China Is Ruled
Chinese Leadership Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PYm9MVRFBTi6FXF1TG5DXkAuSIwmpMQYa0el1YB4dwo/edit
Homework: 517-527 (to Society)
November 14:
Chinese Leadership Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PYm9MVRFBTi6FXF1TG5DXkAuSIwmpMQYa0el1YB4dwo/edit
Leadership Presentations
Homework: 527-533 (to Political Economy)
November 15:
China Political Structure powerpoint
https://olemiss.edu/courses/pol324/partysta.ppt
China After Mao powerpoint
https://www.slideshare.net/gsill/china-after-mao-47007693
Homework: 533-539 (to Foreign Relations)
November 16:
Leadership Presentations
Homework: 539-548 (to end)
November 17:
China: From The Inside, Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZxQ8Sg5x30
Homework: Finish Ch readings
Thanksgiving Break
November 27:
Key Events, People and Terms
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAija_gXtG6g9pSXNC-ShxkGCxK2UY3RH5GSBKvXnqc/edit
Homework:
November 28:
China's Neo-Maoist Movement
Homework: Article Analysis-China (due Friday 12/1)
November 29:
Mao vs Xi
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iucdb-RpnqH1IhHdV3ayoAC2DqeHJITTT1o2o5LvxeM/edit
Homework: Homework: Mastery Chart-China (Due 12/5)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rP2qWziy1jMq-27V5YdhZYOaXlAPNXqa/edit
November 30:
China Undercover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM1DjkPWtj0
Homework: study for unit test
December 1:
China Powerpoint
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BXvMDRmTjm2YvTFBE2IXW0Ock1s8ptL8/edit#slide=id.p1
Homework:
December 4:
Independent Study-China
Homework: Study for unit test
December 5:
China Unit Exam! Unit Packets Due!
Mastery Guide Due!
Homework:
December 6:
Economics Ch 1:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgpNRUrB41KSpqswf3TaLbJCTOg4zxqAXNknKPXc2nQ/edit
Homework: Read Ch 1
December 7:
Economics Ch 2:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1klwNDU5logxOMY9xuK0n5I_-0wK3gP5AoePUhrw55OQ/edit
Homework: Read Ch 2
December 8:
Economics Ch 2:
Homework: Read Ch 2
December 11:
Economics Ch 3:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gmDnykadJpBn_jmpka5-89lz0Y026eF-Fm7RnMv8SVU/edit
Homework: Read Ch 3
December 12:
Economics Ch 3:
Homework: Study For Ch 1/2 Exam
December 13:
Ch 1/2 Exam
Homework:
December 14:
Business Strategies Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq6jDxJk1LM
Homework:
December 15:
Homework:
December 18:
Supranational Organizations: The European Union
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q6SETz0H1VSITQvT-leBb0ngGnBFJNasRpcjBala0kg/edit
European Union Institutions
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TKX7lxt7oISUX2c5fnZ2VmEXiRRZzDSJaY2xLbUk5tI/edit
Homework:
December 19:
Period 1/2 Finals
December 20:
Period 3/4 Finals
December 21:
Period 5/6 Finals
Ch 3 Test/Submit Ch 3 Outline
Have A Great Holiday Break...see you in January!