Thursday, May 31, 2012

United States History

Homework due Friday, June 1


Complete your research paper, second draft.
DUE, PRINTED AND STAPLED, AT THE START OF CLASS.  YOU MUST ALSO HAND IN THE FIRST DRAFT.

European History

Homework due Friday, June 1
 
Work on revisions to research paper

United States Government

Homework due Friday, June 1
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 602-606

Complete the Ch. 20, Section 4 Reading Comprehension worksheet:  Punishment

Review and know the Steps in a Criminal Case & Legal Protections chart

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

United States History

Homework due Thursday, May 31


Read “Birmingham Campaign” handout

Work on revisions to research paper

European History


Sharansky, finish the book: chs 23-25,  Epilogue, and Afterward
Make a list of names of prisons and important characters in these chapters
Write a chronology of events in these chapters

Work on revisions to research paper

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, May 31
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 592-601

Watch/read the following lessons at Hippocampus:  www.hippocampus.org
            Select American Government (NOT AP)
               Go to Civil Liberties” The Bill of Rights Today and click on and watch/read the following:
                  Self-incrimination
                  Speedy and public trials
                  Right to counsel
                  Capital punishment

Complete the Ch. 20, Section 3 Reading Comprehension worksheet

Complete the Rights of the Accused chart

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, May 30
 
No homework in deference to Hebrew Academy Awards night

European History

Homework due Wednesday, May 30
 
No homework in deference to Hebrew Academy Awards night

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, May 30
 
Complete the Bill of Rights: Legal Terms chart

Friday, May 25, 2012

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, May 29
 
Both:   Watch We Shall Remain: Episode 5 - Wounded Knee (see handout for link)
              Complete the worksheet

European History

Homework due Tuesday, May 29


Sharansky, chs 19-22
Make a list of names of important characters in these chapters
Write a chronology of events in these chapters

First draft of paper due Tuesday at the beginning of class

United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, May 29


Magruder’s American Government, pp 578-591 (DO NOT IGNORE p. 591)

Watch/read the following lessons at Hippocampus:   www.hippocampus.org
            Select American Government (NOT AP)
               Go to Civil Liberties: The Bill of Rights Today and click on and watch/read the  
             following:
                  Reasonable Search and Seizure
                  Exclusionary Rule

Complete the charts:  Due Process
                   Fourth Amendment Rights

Start the Bill of Rights: Legal Terms chart (Due Wednesday, May 30)

NO POLITICAL CARTOON!!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

United States History

Homework due Friday, May 25


Both:  Complete the first draft of your research paper.  Due at the start of class on Friday

European History

Homework due Friday, May 25
 
Sharansky, chs 17-18
Make a list of names of important characters in these chapters
Write a chronology of events in these chapters

Work on research paper

United States Government

Homework due Friday, May 25
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 569-572

Complete the Freedom of Assembly and Petition chart

Monday, May 21, 2012

United States History

Homework due Thursday, May 24
 
Both:  Continue work on your research paper

European History

Homework due Thursday, May 24
 
Sharansky, chs 15-16
Make a list of names of prisons and important characters in these chapters
Write a chronology of events in these chapters

Work on research paper

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, May 24


Magruder’s American Government, pp 559-567

Watch/read the following lessons at Hippocampus:  www.hippocampus.org
            Select American Government (NOT AP)
               Go to Civil Liberties” The Bill of Rights Today and click on and watch/read the following:
                  Significance of Free Speech
                  Rights and Limitations of Free Speech
                  Free Press History  
                  Rights and Limitations on Free Press

Complete the Free Speech and Press chart

Friday, May 18, 2012

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, May 23
 
Both:  Complete the Freedom Riders assignment

            Continue to work on your research paper

European History

Homework due Wednesday, May 23


Sharansky, Chs. 8-14, pp 105-224
            Complete the worksheet and bring to class

Read the resource articles (handouts)

Research paper:
            Read relevant pages in your secondary sources and take notes
            Begin to develop questions to ask your interviewee

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, May 23
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 551-558

Watch/read the following lessons at Hippocampus:  www.hippocampus.org
            Select History & Government, then American Government (NOT AP)
               Go to Civil Liberties: The Bill of Rights Today and click on and watch/read the following:
                  Wall of Separation
                  The Establishment Clause in Court
                  Free Exercise of Religion
                  The Free Exercise Clause in Court

Complete the Freedom of Religion chart

Political cartoon due Wednesday

Thursday, May 17, 2012

United States History

Homework due Friday, May 18
 

NOTE:  Although the due date for this assignment is Wednesday, May 23, you are required to start work on the assignment immediately.  Pop quiz or oral quiz on the first article is possible.

Both:     Read
“Riding the Bus: Race, Custom, and the Law”.  Write or type answers to the following Connections Questions: 1, 3 (a, b, and c only), 9, 10.
“Riding for Change: Nonviolence”.  Write or type answers to the following Connections Questions: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8
“The Politics of Civil Rights”. Write or type answers to the following Connections Questions: 1, 2, 4

            Continue to work on your research paper
 

European History

Homework due Friday, May 18
 
Sharansky, Chs. 6-7, pp 76-104
            Complete the worksheet and bring to class

Complete your research paper bibliography and bring to class.  Multiple pages MUST be stapled; unstapled pages will not be accepted.

United States Government

Homework due Friday, May 18


Magruder’s American Government, pp 546-550

Read the Phelan handout

Watch/read Hippocampus: “Selective Incorporation” at
         www.hippocampus.org
            Select History & Government, then American Government (NOT AP)
               Go to Civil Liberties: The Bill of Rights Today
                  Click on “Selective Incorporation”

Complete the three-case Selective Incorporation chart

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

United States History

Homework due Thursday, May 17


Both:   Read “The Sit-ins and Freedom Rides: 1960-1961” and complete the worksheet

            Research paper:  Continue to read your sources and take notes

European History

Homework due Thursday, May 17


Sharansky, Chs. 4-5, pp 43-75
            Complete the worksheet and bring to class

Work on your research paper bibliography

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, May 17


Magruder’s American Government, pp 532-537

Terms and concepts to know 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, May 16


Both:     Complete the research paper assignment due May 16:
                   Bibliography
                   Focus Statement

European History

Homework due Wednesday, May 16
 
Complete the Sharansky assignment for  Publisher’s Note, Preface, & Chapters 1-3

Work on your research paper bibliography

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, May 16


Magruder’s American Government, pp 528-531

Complete the worksheet:  Ch. 18 Section 2: The Inferior Courts

Monday, May 14, 2012

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, May 15


Both:   Go to www.hippocampus.org.
            Click on History & Government, then on U.S. History
                        Scroll down to Civil Rights Movement and view/read “Civil Unrest”
                        Under Explore, click on Rosa Parks and read “Biography” and “View Excerpt”

Work on your research paper bibliography and focus statement

European History

Homework due Tuesday, May 15


NOTE:  This assignment is due Wednesday, but you MUST start it Monday night, unless you have     
  not yet acquired the book.
Sharansky, Publisher’s Note, Preface, & Chapters 1-3
            Complete the worksheet and bring to class

Work on your research paper bibliography

United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, May 15


Magruder’s American Government, pp 520-527

Terms and concepts to know 

Friday, May 11, 2012

United States History

Homework due Monday, May 14


AP:     Recover from AP exam

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 1009-1017, 1037-1049
            Do Chapter 30 Chapter Self-Test and repeat until you can get all the answers correct.  Go to
                                       
Both:    Research paper topic due Monday

European History

Homework due Monday, May 14


AP:     Recover from AP exam

Both:   Research paper Stage One:  choose your interviewee and fill in worksheet (due Monday)

United States Government

Homework due Monday, May 14


Magruder’s American Government, pp 435-449

Terms and concepts to know 

No political cartoon!!             

Thursday, May 10, 2012

United States History

Homework due Friday, May 11
 
AP:     Study for AP exam

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 996-1008
            Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Friday, May 11


AP:      Study for AP exam

Both:    Research paper Stage One: choose your interviewee (due Monday)

United States Government

Homework due Friday, May 11


Magruder’s American Government, pp 426-434

Terms and concepts to know 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

United States History

Homework due Thursday, May 10


AP:    Making America, pp 934-967

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 1108-1119, 1126-1131, 1133-1141, 1142-1149

European History

Homework due Thursday, May 10


AP:     Study for AP exam

Both:   Complete the Terrorism: The New World Challenge assignment

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, May 10


George W. Bush and the case of Bush v. Gore - complete the assignment

      Read the handout.  Click on the links (or copy and paste them into your browser) and read articles

      On a separate sheet of paper, answer questions 1-5

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, May 9


AP:    Making America, pp 916-931

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 1078-1089, 1096-1100, 1102-1107
            Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Wednesday, May 9


AP:     Study for AP exam

Reg:    Terrorism: The New World Challenge assignment (due Thursday)

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, May 9
 
Prepare for Electoral College Constitutional Convention

Monday, May 7, 2012

United States History

Homework due Tuesday, May 8


AP:     Making America, pp 904-916

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 1058-1076
                           
Both:   Watergate assignment
            Terms to Know (you are not required to write them)

European History

Homework due Tuesday, May 8


Both:  EU Scavenger Hunt

United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, May 8


Military Action in Libya: War Powers and the Presidency - complete the assignment
         Read the articles
         Watch the video
         Answer Questions 1-7 and  “What Do YOU Think?”

Friday, May 4, 2012

United States History

Homework due Monday, May 7


AP:    Making America, pp 890-902

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 1024-1028, 1030-1036
                                       
Both:  Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Monday, May 7


AP:      Making Europe, pp 877-895
            AP Achiever, 312-316

Reg:     CIG European History, pp 394-399
            Read the following articles at ABC-CLIO:
            “Maastricht Treaty” at http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/309036?terms=Maastricht+Treaty.  Read the preamble only.
            “Rome Treaty” at http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/309166?terms=European+Union.  Read the preamble only.

Both:     Terms to Know

United States Government

Homework due Monday, May 7


Magruder’s American Government, pp 412-420

Terms and concepts to know 

No political cartoon!!             

Thursday, May 3, 2012

United States History

Homework due Friday, May 4


AP:    Making America, pp 876-890

Reg:   America: Pathways to the Present, pp 975-991
                           
Both:   Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Friday, May 4
 
AP:      Making Europe, pp 868-877
            AP Achiever, pp 305-306

Reg:     World History, pp 843-853
            CIG European History, review pp 391-394

Both:    Terms to Chart 

United States Government

Homework due Friday, May 4
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 400-403, 405-411

Write answer to p. 411, “Thinking Critically”, Question 2 only.  Will be collected and graded.

Terms and concepts to know (see over)

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

United States History

Homework due Thursday, May 3


AP:     Making America, pp 859-874
            Read “The Cold War’s Hot Kitchen”

Reg:    America: Pathways to the Present, pp 948-959, 968-973
            Go to
            http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mte&wcsuffix=1028 and click on Chapter Self-Test.  Take test and repeat until you can answer all the questions correctly.

European History

Homework due Thursday, May 3
 
AP:     Read “1989 Revolutions of Eastern Europe” at http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/exhibits/intro/1989revolutions
                        (an Adobe file of this article has been e-mailed to you)
            Read “Economies in Transition” handout

Both:    Read handout articles
                        “Europe’s Revolution 20 Years On”
                        “Poland Reflects on Communism’s Fall”
                        “Gorbachev’s Role in 1989 Turmoil”
                        “First Steps in Russian Democracy”
            Terms to Know (chart not required)

United States Government

Homework due Thursday, May 4
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 386-394

Begin work on Electoral College debate

Terms and concepts to know 

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

United States History

Homework due Wednesday, May 2


AP:      Making America, pp 846-859
            Read “The Missiles of October”

Reg:     America: Pathways to the Present, pp 930-946
                           
Both:    Terms to Know

European History

Homework due Wednesday, May 2
 
AP:      Making Europe, pp 856-865
            AP Achiever, 307-309

Reg:     CIG European History, pp 387-394 (middle)

Both:    Terms to Chart

United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, May 2
 
Magruder’s American Government, pp 377-385

Terms and concepts to know 

BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY