Government Power and Individual Rights 💪

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the ongoing impact of political negotiation and compromise at the Constitutional Convention on the development of the constitutional system

⏰ What We Did

• Conducted a source analysis in groups of four USA PATRIOT Act of 2001-themed editorial cartoons

⚙️ Resources

• Spotlight on the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001

Work Day ✍️

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

⏰ What We Did

• Used today's class to catch up on previous notes or work from other classes

Government Power and Individual Rights 💪

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the ongoing impact of political negotiation and compromise at the Constitutional Convention on the development of the constitutional system

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, enacted following the September 11 terrorist attacks
• Conducted a source analysis of an example editorial cartoon (page 9 of the PDF)

⚙️ Resources

• 8 Government Power & Individual Rights

Ratification of the US Constitution 📜

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠
Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the ongoing impact of political negotiation and compromise at the Constitutional Convention on the development of the constitutional system

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on the process necessary to ratify the Constitution
• Took notes previewing both the amendment process and the 27 amendments made to the Constitution (NOTE: The amendments will be examined more thoroughly in Unit 3)

⚙️ Resources

• 7 Ratification of the US Constitution, Amendment Process

Catch-Up Day 🥫

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

⏰ What We Did

• Used today's class to catch up on any previous work or notes

Creating the Constitution and the Role of Compromise 🤝

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the ongoing impact of political negotiation and compromise at the Constitutional Convention on the development of the constitutional system

⏰ What We Did

• Analyzed the Constitutional Convention and the key compromises made during the drafting of the Constitution.

⚙️ Resources

• 6 Creating the Constitution and the Role of Compromise

State Constitutions 🔎

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explore the influences early state constitutions had on the drafting of the United States Constitution

⏰ What We Did

• Conducted an in-depth examination of the common themes and unique aspects of state constitutions 

⚙️ Resources

• State Constitutions (Unique Aspects)
• How the First State Constitutions Helped Build the U.S. Constitution (Common Themes)

Challenges of the Articles of Confederation 💩

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the relationship between key provisions of the Articles of Confederation and the debate over granting the federal government greater power formerly reserved to the states

⏰ What We Did

• Discussion the weaknesses (and strengths) of the Articles of Confederation

⚙️ Resources

• 5 Challenges of the Articles of Confederation

"Letter from a Federal Farmer to the Republican I" 📝

🎯 Learning Targets

• Identify Anti-Federalist views on the Constitution and compare them to those raised in Brutus 1

⏰ What We Did

• Conducted a gropup jigsaw of "Letter from a Federal Farmer to the Republican I" and identified each of the points made by the Anti-Federalist author

⚙️ Resources

• Letter from a Federal Farmer to the Republican I
• RESULTS: Letter from a Federal Farmer: Perspective, Claims, & Evidence

Types of Democracy 🪶

Today is Constitution Day 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how models of representative democracy are visible in major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the U.S.

⏰ What We Did

• Finish taking notes during a teacher-led discussion on the foundations of American Democracy

⚙️ Resources

• 4 Types of Democracy

Types of Democracy 🐻

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how models of representative democracy are visible in major institutions, policies, events, or debates in the U.S.

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes during a teacher-led discussion on the foundations of American Democracy
• Created gummy bear representations of the three types of democracy

⚙️ Resources

• Gummy Bear Democracy

Government Power and Individual Rights 🤝

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how Federalist and Anti- Federalist views on central government and democracy are reflected in U.S. foundational documents

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes on a teacher-led comparison between Federalist No. 10 and Brutus No. 1

⚙️ Resources

• 3 Government Power and Individual Rights slides

Ideals of Democracy ⭐️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will compare the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau and examine the Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence

⏰ What We Did

• Took notes during a lecture on the foundations of American Democracy

⚙️ Resources

• 2 Ideals of Democracy slides

9/11: America Remembers 🇺🇸

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will explore primary and secondary sources regarding the federal government's response to the events of September 11, 2001

⏰ What We Did

• Watched a CNN-produced video on the response of the United States government to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, providing a common standpoint for the concepts presented in Unit 1

⚙️ Resources

• 9/11: America Remembers (CNN)

Introduction to American Government 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will examine the foundations of American Democracy

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes during a teacher-led discussion and video clips regarding the foundations of American Democracy

⚙️ Resources

• 1 Intro to American Government slides

GoPo Binder Set-up 🗂

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will become familiar with the organziation system of AP U.S. GoPo

⏰ What We Did

• Assign students to desks, to assist the teacher in matching names to faces
• Distribute five-tab dividers and assign each tab with a specific GoPo unit
• Distribute and discuss the course syllabus

College Board Sign-up 💻

🎯 Learning Targets

• Register as a student for AP U.S. Government and Politics on College Board

⏰ What We Did

• Signed up and registered for GoPo on the My AP website 

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 2"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Website Tour 💻

🎯 Learning Targets

• Gain familiarity with the course website, identifying its layout and features
• Identify traits of individual strengths within both others and self

⏰ What We Did

• Introduce the class to their website and identify its key features
• Complete a strengths-spotting exercise

⚙️ Resources

• Three Good People

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 2"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Team Building 👥

🎯 Learning Targets

• Encourage student engagement, promote social interaction, and create a welcoming atmosphere

⏰ What We Did

• Finish yesterday's AP GoPo "Face Test" icebreaker
• In teams/groups, participate in a general trivia game to develop academic relationships

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 2"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Welcome Back, Dragons! 🐲

🎯 Learning Targets

• Encourage student engagement, promote social interaction, and create a welcoming atmosphere

⏰ What We Did

• Provide a brief overview of the units to be covered in AP United States Government & Politics
• Examine the political events that have occurred over the summer
• Guage student familiarity with political figures through a "Face Test" icebreaker

⚙️ Resources

• AP GoPo Summer 2024 Rewind

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 2"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024