Government: Dead Week

Final Exam Study Guide - Be able to define each term, as well as understand significance of each concept. Refer to your homework, worksheets and notes to help you review.

Study Guide due on the day of the Exam! (no TYPED study guides accepted!!)

The exam consists of matching, true/false and multiple choice questions.

This test accounts for 10% of your semester grade.

Government: Write Your Own Bill

Assignment due on Friday, December 5.

Extra Credit Assignment due the same day.

NO Late Assignments Accepted!

Government: Congress

Investigating Congress - Click here and complete activities 1-3.

You need to type your responses in a Word Document and email (ashapiro@srcs.org) it to me my the end of the day on Friday.

Government: Legislative Branch Homework

Chapter 11 Assessment

pg. 316 #1-32

Due:  Monday, November 24 - Quiz on Monday, too

Government: Executive Branch Homework

Chapter 13 - Homework Due November 18

• 13.1 #1-5
• 13.2 #1-5
• 13.5 #1-5

Executive Branch Quiz November 18.

Government: Analyzing Political Commercials

Presidential Election Ads: Obama vs. McCain 

Follow the directions on the back of your "Logical Fallacies" handout.  You need to complete the list of questions for a minimum of 3 commercials.

Please write your answers on a blank piece of paper and attach the paper to your handout.

You will turn in your work in your 8/9 packet on November 12.

Government: Chapter 8 and 9 Quiz

Wednesday, November 12

Government: Chapter 8 and 9 Homework

Chapter 8

• 8.1 #1-5
• 8.3 #1-5

Chapter 9

• 9.1 #1-5
• 9.2 #1-5
• 9.3 #1-5

Due November 4, 2008

Government: Political Party Project

Due Date:  October 3

Remember, all parts of this assignment need to be typed.  Also, cite your sources and include a bibliography with the final product.

Government: Political Ideologies

You need to complete the following assignment and email your work to me (ashapiro@srcs.org) by tomorrow night (9/26).  

You are required to do parts 1 and 2.  Part 3 is optional.

Assignment Link

Government: Chapter 5 Homework

All of the following assignments are due Friday, October 3.  

• 5.1 pg. 118 #1-5
• 5.2 pg. 124 #1-5
• 5.5 pg. 142 #1-5

Chapter 5 Quiz - Friday, October 3

English Posts At Last

For each of the questions below, write an outline for an essay.  Your outline must include: thesis, topic sentences, and supporting evidence from the text.  I will highlight one of the two essay outlines, and you will write it in class on Friday.  You will not be allowed to use your book.

1. Read the passage that begins, "The essential act of war..." on page 157 and ends with "the natural, unavoidable condition of survival," on page 158 and outline a well-organized essay in which you analyze the rhetorical argument of the passage.  How does the author utilize literary devices such as imagery, sentence organization, and tone to express his argument?

2.  Humanistic philosopher Erich Fromm wrote that 1984, in its dystopian tendencies, expressed "the powerlessness and hopelessness of modern man just as the early utopias expressed the mood of self-confidence."  Analyze how the literary devices of irony, paradox, and tone contribute to express the sense of hopelessness in the novel.

Electoral College Assignment

Click HERE for the Electoral College assignment.

Please complete the assignment in a Word document and email your completed assignment to me at ashapiro@srcs.org before the next time we meet.

US Government: Chapters 3 and 4

Chapter 3 Homework:

• 3.1 #1-7
• 3.2 #1-6
• 3.3 #1-6

Chapter 4 Homework:

• 4.1 #1-7
• 4.3 #1-6

Chapter Quiz (Chapter 3 and 4) and Homework due on September 23.

Campaign Ads

Before making your own campaign ad, you need to do some research.  The following links will help you find some old campaign ads.  When looking at the ads look for style, content, method, approach, visuals, etc.  

Living Room Candidate

2004 Election - Kerry/Bush

2004 Election - C-Span

Please DO NOT look at any McCain/Obama ads!

1st Homework Assignment

Create a gmail email address.

Please use the format below:

John Smith = jsmithMAX@gmail.com

Your first MAX assignment is to email all three MAX teachers from your new gmail account.  This email is due no later than 11:59 pm on Friday, August 22.

ashapiro@srcs.org

jthurston@srcs.org

stemple@srcs.org

Gulf War Webquest

Click here for an assignment on the Gulf War.

You need to write your answers in a Word document. It MUST be in your own words!!!!!

US History - Media

Write-Up – ½ -1 page with supporting evidence and details answering the following questions.

For Wednesday: Does the media have a responsibility to protect the government of the United States?

For Friday: Is the media self-serving?

Cold War/Civil Rights Quiz

Monday, April 28

Format:

• 8 short answer questions (4 for Cold War/4 for Civil Rights)
• You will answer 6 (3 for Cold War/3 for Civil Rights)

**Your answers will be short paragraphs (4-5 sentences – with an intro, supporting evidence and a conclusion). They need to include strong examples and details!!

Civil Rights Review:

Be able to define, explain the significance of and show evidence for the following:

• Brown v. Board
• Little Rock Nine
• Sit-ins
• Freedom Rides
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Non-violent resistance, civil disobedience
• Militant civil rights movements (Malcolm X, Black Power, Black Panthers)
• De jure and de facto segregation

Watergate Scandal

Write a 1/2 page summary of the Watergate Scandal. Please include sources!!

Due Wednesday, April 30.

Scavenger Hunt

All scavenger hunt items and written explanations due Monday, April 28.

The Story of Stuff

As a tribute to all the “stuff” in our lives, we are going to be taking part in a scavenger hunt. You need to find one item from each category (each item may not be counted more than once). For each item, you will need to explain how you came to the conclusion that it deserves to be in the category you chose. The team with the most items and the best explanations, wins!

Scavenger Hunt Categories:
✔ Probably contains heavy metals or toxic chemicals
✔ Probably manufactured in a foreign country
✔ Can be recycled or reused
✔ Cannot be recycled or reused
✔ Was made from recycled materials
✔ Was clearly made to break
✔ “They used to make these things last longer”
✔ Is totally unnecessary and should probably never have been made in the first place
✔ This thing is dangerous!

English & Poetry Project

I'm using a different blog for the project--and you should start looking there for your English homework.  I will be posting poetry and posting links to sites there--and the bulk of your homework for the next two weeks will be drawn from these posts and links.  Click Here to go to the Poetry Project Blog.  

For this weekend you need to write your Things They Carried/Choice Book essay.  I have a poetry assignment listed for you on the other blog as well.

Senior Career Search

The purpose of this project is to research a career that interests you and to gain some insight into what life may be like after graduation and beyond.

You will be writing a report that will include the following sections:

1. Overview - discuss the qualifications, education and experience needed for the career of your choice. Include information about qualifying exams, licenses, government supervision, etc.
2. Opportunities – investigate the overall demand for this career (How easy/hard to get into this profession? What type of major in college might you need to get into this profession?) and look into possible job placements. This section should include information about at least two different places you could work.
3. Earnings – explore the range of earnings. You might include a graph or table here.
4. Evaluation – based on what you learned, do you think this is the right career for you? Look at your personal skill-set, personality and future goals.

Report Requirements:

• Title page – including your name, career choice and image/s
• Actual report needs to be 2-3 pages long (not including the title page)
• Typed (double spaced, 12 pt. font)
• Clearly divided into the four sections
• Includes a Works Cited page (again, not included in the 2-3 pages)

Due Date:
Tuesday, April 22

US History - Senior Project

Click here for a link to the Social Movements assignment.

English Over Break

Finish both your choice book and The Things They Carried.  That's right.  Finish both books. Make sure you have also finished compiling any notes you need to finish for the Vietnam war (chapter 21, and the packet I gave you).  Make sure that you bring to class the notes, and both texts.

If you are reading a choice book about a war that you know little about, make sure you have some idea of how the war started, what the war was over, and how it was resolved.  This may mean you also have to do a little extra research over break.  If you need to, make notes for this as well.

And, enjoy.

US History Homework

We've been spending a lot of class time on the film project. We will continue to use class time this week for the film project, so you need to be responsible to do US History reading and homeworks outside of class.

The following homework assignments will be due April 4, 2008:

Chapter 16:

• 16.1 #1-5
• 16.2 #1-5
• 16.3 #1-5

Chapter 17:

• 17.1 #1-5
• 17.2 #1-5
• 17.3 #1-5

Chapter 18:

• 18.1 #1-5
• 18.2 #1-5
• 18.3 #1-5

Next week we will be be back to a normal US History schedule.

English Homework

Read: Things They Carried-- "Enemies"; "Friends"; "How to Tell a True War Story"; and "Dentist."

Write:  Evaluate O'Brien's criteria for determining a true war story. (1 full body paragraph)  Based on O'Brien's criteria, is the choice book you are reading "true?"  Why/why not? (1 full body paragraph).

AP Lit people--read part 2 of Heart of Darkness and the Achebe article posted.

English Homework

For Wednesday, March 19 make sure you have read 25-30 pages in your choice book, and that you come to class with BOTH texts.

US History (March 3-7)

Monday - 15.3 and 15.4 #1-5

Wednesday - no homework

Friday - WWII Study Guide - parts one and two!

WWII Test on Tuesday 3/11

weekend homework

Remember to finish Catcher, rewrite your character stories, and bring your permission slips on Tuesday!  There is a full book test on Tuesday.

US History (February 25-29)

Tuesday - Finish Chapter 14 Review Questions
15.1 #1-5

Thursday - 15.2 and 15.3 #1-5

Catcher in the Rye

You need to have read through chapter 19 in Catcher for Monday's class.

English 2/8

Looks like my blog post didn't update last time.  I just adjusted it.  You need to read through chapter 8 by Tuesday.  Enjoy the weekend.

US History - New Deal Assignment

1. Pick a New Deal Agency – see page 408 of your text or find one on the internet (click here for helpful links)
2. Using the correct format, write a summary of the agency. (summary must include citations!)
3. Find a photo that corresponds to the agency.
4. Using the correct format, frame your photo (be sure to include a title).
5. When you are done, email your work (the Word document and PDF) to ashapiro@srcs.org

• If you finish in class - start working on your homework (13.2#1-5).
• If you do not finish in class, you must complete this assignment for homework. (Emailed to me before 6th period Thursday)
  

English 2/4-2/8

Monday, 2/4--In-class essay using graphic organizer.

homework: finish book--book test on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 2/6--Book test, return in-class essay, get Catcher In The Rye

homework: complete new draft of essay--typed, MLA; read chapters 1-5 CITR

Friday, 2/8--Quiz CITR

homework: read chapters 6-8 CITR

US History (February 4-8)

Tuesday - 13.2 #1-5

Thursday - 13.4 #1-5

US History (January 29 - February 1)

Wednesday - 12.4 and 12.5 #1-5

Friday - 13.1 #1-5

January 22-25

Wednesday - 12.1 #1-5
Finish "word splash"

Friday - 12.2 and 12.3 #1-5

No School Monday!

Essay Draft Due Thursday

Check the essay assignment sheet from class.  Remember to make a claim that evaluates the statement in the prompt.  I'll be in my room after school tomorrow, and in the lab during 6 &7 if you need help.  Drafts are expected to be COMPLETE--which means typed, proofread, and thoughtful.

US History (January 14-18)

Monday - 11.4 #1-5

Wednesday - 11.5 #1-5

Friday - Chapter 11 Study Guide

Chapter 11 Test next week - Wednesday 1/23

English 1/11/08--Writing

In addition to the reading assignment below, remember to write an argument for your interpretation of "Hills Like White Elephants."  Make a claim about the resolution of the story, and support your claim with evidence from the text.

English Homework 1/8-1/11

Tuesday--read "Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "A Clean Well-Lighted Place."

Wednesday--re-read "A Clean Well-Lighted Place."  Between class on Tuesday and Friday, discuss what you're going to write for your "20's" dialogue in class Friday.

Friday--read "A Day's Wait," and "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio."

US History (January 8-11)

Tuesday - Finish 1920's Timeline; 11.1 #1-5

Thursday - 11.3 #1-5