America in the Modern World


Date

In Class Activity

Homework

Due Next Class

Fri
4/26
  • Trial of Nixon
  • The Hopes and Tragedies of the Carter Administration
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  • Packet is due next class.
  • Read pages 5-6 in the packet (Carler good or bad?)
  • Tues
    4/30
  • Mini-Debate: Carter Presidency
  • Lecture: 1980s & Start Period 9: 1992 to the present
  • Watch and take notes on the The Century 1990s and beyond
  • Start working on your review packet that is in my files on Canvas. It is due next Wednesday. Also, I've added an LEQ for you on Class Companion (It is totally voluntary).
  • Final next Wednesday (1970s-present) - study.
  • AP must complete the entire 1970s packet by Monday but CP does not have to do the last two pages.
  • Thurs
    5/2
  • Review Lecture: 1980-1992
  • Start watching and doing the worksheet for Our Century 1981-1990
  • Watch and take notes on videos 6-9 and review the timelines on the Gilder Lerhman Site.
  • Your review packets are due on 5/6. You can do Cornell notes or interactively read them and write a summary for each section.
  • Download and do the first 4 sections of the APUSH Review Packet. The entire thing is very helpful and will help with your Review Project too. It is in our files on Canvas.
  • I don't have much of a Studyguide for your final but here is what I have 60-70s Study guide
  • 1970s packets are due Monday
  • Mon
    5/6
    Davey @ MAP Meetings:
  • Periods Review Project:
  • Watch Our Century 1981-1990
  • Finish Interactively Reading the APUSH Review Packet.
  • Study for the Final
  • Print out and have your parents sign the film permission slip or you will not be able to watch some upcoming films.
  • Reminder I will collect binders from CP
  • Wed
    5/8
    Meet in the Annex
  • Present Periods Review Project Presentations
  • Final Exam: For AP (entire year) Multiple Choice & SAQ+LEQ or DBQ & CP Test (1960s-1990s)
  • Make sure you're prepared for the AP exam if you're taking it. Be early to the exam in the morning and get plenty of sleep. Reminder the test consists of 2 sections: Section 1: MC 55 Questions | 55 Minutes & SAQ 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score and Section 2: DBQ 40% of Exam Score (1 Hour (includes 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score and an LEQ: 40 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
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  • Fri
    5/10
    Film Dick
  • Tues
    5/14
  • Lecture: Modern America 1992-2008 (turn in notes)
  • Thur
    5/16
  • Finish Modern America Lecture: 2008-2024
  • Begin Personal Finance/Lecture and Marriage
  • Check this website to help with your finance
  • Go to facebook and sign up on the google doc to get married. Film your proposal :)
  • Make sure you're continuing to track your current I&E Spending & Journal over the next two weeks. That should have the following:
    a. A statement of your net worth b. List of how much you spent c. An evaluation of how you will pay for this over the course in college (Do page 4 of the packet you received in class today to help answer this). d. A stated plan for saving money long term e. A stated plan on what credit card you plan to open and why that particular card is useful.
    #3 Nerdwallet 2029 budget with your partner
  • Interview your parents : Go to this site and download the form. .
  • Mon
    5/20
  • Personal Finance Lecture Continued: Credit Cards and Debt
  • Research salaries by major
  • Update your 10th grade Resume and print it out for tomorrow.
  • Create a LinkedIn Profile. Make sure you have a quality headshot
  • You and your partner should research and print out the best credit card offer for your peers.
  • Do pages 1&3 in your yellow pack (the whole thing is due Friday.
  • Wed
    5/22
  • Personal Finance continued:
  • Edit Resumes
  • Finish 2029 budgets
  • Job Search Activity
  • Then develop an actual Cover Letter
  • Finish your new resume (after the edits from your partner in class today). Print it out and staple it to your corrected one.
  • Cover Letter is due Friday too.
  • 2029 Nerd Wallet Budget is due Friday
  • Print out the Discussion Guide to prepare for our discussion.
  • Fri
    5/24
  • Personal Finance work continued
  • Mock Interviews - summer job search
  • Start: l\Blindspotting
  • Yellow sheet is due on Tuesday
  • Wed
    5/29
  • Blindspotting
  • Choose Groups for American Identity Project
  • 2 week budget, 2024 due
  • Do not forget that your Out of Class Participation/HOCs are due on Monday
  • Interactively read the three speeches you were assigned by your group by next week for your American identity project.
  • Fri
    5/31
    Meet in the Annex: American Identity Joint Day
  • American Identity
  • Make sure you've read your presidential speeches and dragged quotes to a Google document by Thursday
  • Mon
    6/3
  • Meet in the Annex: American Identity Joint Day
  • American Identity
  • Remember Personal Finance stuff is due Monday
  • Mon
    6/5
    MAP 11 Surveys
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  • Tues
    6/6
    Meet in Annex for concluding activity:
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