Semester I: A/B Week Sept 9 – Oct 29 US history/ Civics (Week 1 // Sept 9 - 13) Republic vs Democracy Electoral College Political parties/ elections Citizenship test baseline Leadership (Week 2 // Sept 23-27) 101.. Why is it needed .. What does it consist and how do you maximize your gifts? (2) Case studies of effective leaders Moral Compass discussion Effective principles/ traits reading and discussion (1) Presentation due on 28 Sept on the leader you emulate and why – 10 minutes. Planning (Week 3) // Oct 7-11) Planning 101 College planning / applications Nov 5 – deadline for 1st draft of personal 1 year plan due to instructor (3) team in class presentations on a variety of subjects … Monthly PT plans Critical Thinking (Week 4 // Oct 21-25) CT 101 Context Purpose Principles 2 reading assignments, Values, Gun, Gender Communication: (Week 5 // 22-26 Oct) Communication fundamentals 101 (3) Public speaking evaluated engagements (1) Oral presentation to class on 7