1. AP Government
Monday, April 7th, 2018

2. Bellwork – AP Review (5/7)
*Have the snacks away. That mean you, stinky!*
*Check center stage for the new seating chart*
Summarize and Respond (First 5 min)
1.) <Super Battleship Today!>
2.) <Have all devices stored, thanks!>

3. * Super Battleship
* Civics Exam Date 5/8 (Tuesday
AP Exam Date 5/10 (Thursday)

4. Homework – Reading/Notes
1.) Civics Exam Date – May 8th 2.) AP Exam Date – May 10th => Have not made the effort to get your grade up? It may be too late to make it up! => I.e.: too many points to make up from a year course => Expect to make up a whole year worth of work in a week? No! That is a terrible plan!

5. AP Government
Friday, April 11th, 2018

6. Bellwork – Final Picks (5/11)
*Have the snacks away. That mean you, stinky!*
Summarize and Respond (First 5 min)
1.) <Any missing work? Turn it in!>
2.) <Your grade determines what final you can choose>

7. * Final Picks
* Begin working on finals
Finals dates 5/30 & 5/31

8. Final Exam Choices - F Choices ::
*Objective:: Achieve mastery of core concepts.
1.) Final Exam Remix –
=> Top 60 multiple choice hits from the first and second semesters!
=> Two FRQs!! One from first and one from second semesters!
=> Study guide available Monday
=> Achieve a minimum of 66% = ~5% grade swing

9. Final Exam Choices - D Choices :: .
*Objective: Answer a high level question using key concepts
2.) Long Essay – 3 double space, typed pages answering the question, “Why did Trump win?”
=> Cite three online sources
=> Cover these areas:
*How did Hillary’s handling of her campaign ruin her chances?
*How did the Electoral College give Trump a win?
*How did social media help Trump?
*How did narrowcasting on key issues help Trump?

10. Final Exam Choices - C Choices :: .
*Objective: Persuade the audience to support an opinion using facts and logic.
3.) Take a key American issue and argue your opinion on that issue for 5 minutes in front of the class
=> Prepare an executive summary including key details (notes)
=> Show have a flowchart or script for the speech

11. Final Exam Choices – A & B
*Objective: Using your knowledge of government, create your ideal government based on a fantasy scenario
4.) Create an outline of your ideal government
=> Based on the scenario, create a Constitution, how you will divide powers (or not)
=> Address 3 crises that will be inflicted upon your government (I will punch you where you are weak F.Y.I.)