Argo (2012), Day 3 🇮🇷

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Argo (2012), Day 2 🇮🇷

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Argo (2012), Day 1 🇮🇷

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the U.S. government uses covert operations and diplomacy as tools of foreign policy
• Evaluate the roles of executive agencies, interagency collaboration, and international alliances

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Argo (2012)

Cedar Point Trip 🎢

⏰ What We Did

• The majority of students were on a trip to Cedar Point today; Used today as a study hall for those remaining in class

Memorial Day — No School 🇺🇸

Clintondale High School is closed for Memorial Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 3 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 2 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Hunt for Red October (1990), Day 1 ⚓️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Examine Cold War-era executive authority, military intelligence operations, and interagency conflict
• Explain the constitutional and political significance of U.S. foreign policy decisions during periods of international tension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Post (2017), Day 3 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

The Post (2017), Day 2 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

The Post (2017), Day 1 📰

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the First Amendment's protection of freedom of the press
• Evaluate the role of the media in checking government power during times of national controversy

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching The Post (2017)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 4 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 3 🪶

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• The majority of the class was taking the AP English Language and Composition exam, but the image above was needed to complete the poster

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 2 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994), Day 1 🪶

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze the key themes in American political history
• Evaluate the impact of major government actions, Supreme Court decisions, and social movements on individuals and society from the 1950s through the 1980s

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while watching Forrest Gump (1994)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 3 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while finishing Born Yesterday (1993)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 2 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Completed a viewing guide while continuing Born Yesterday (1993)

Born Yesterday (1993), Day 1 🎞

🎯 Learning Targets

• Analyze themes of political corruption, civic responsibility, and the importance of an informed citizenry in a democratic society

⏰ What We Did

• Collected the Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases graphic organizer
• Completed a viewing guide while starting Born Yesterday (1993)

AP U.S. Government & Politics Exam 🇺🇸

The 2025 AP United States Government & Politics Exam was taken from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2025 Cram for the Exam 📺

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Verified MyAP email address and password log-ins
• Watched a recording of Saturday's Washington Journal's 2025 Cram for the Exam: AP United States Government & Politics on C-SPAN

⚙️ Resources

• 2025 Cram for the Exam: AP Gov Exam Review (Washington Journal)

📖 Homework

• The Landmark United States Supreme Court case graphic organizer is DUE on W 7 May 2025.

Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases, Part II 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Took an follow-up status assessment on the required 15 landmark Supreme Court cases covered throughout the course

Landmark United States Supreme Court Cases, Part I 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics exam

⏰ What We Did

• Took an initial status assessment on the required 15 landmark Supreme Court cases covered throughout the course

Government Response to Social Movements: Women, LGBTQ+, and Affirmative Action ⏩

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how constitutional provisions have supported and motivated social movements
• Explain how the Supreme Court has at times allowed the restriction of the civil rights of minority groups and at other times has protected those rights
• Explain how the government has responded to social movements

⏰ What We Did

• Take notes on the advances and setbacks of women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and affirmative action

⚙️ Resources

• 3.9 Government Response to Social Movements: Women, LGBTQ+, and Affirmative Action