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West Boca High School FY13This 9-week syllabus is a living
document, the dates and activities herein are subject tochange.
Department: Social Studies Objectives: 2012 - 2013Course Title:
AP Government Third QuarterCourse #: 2106420 Jan. 8 March
22Instructor: [email protected]
Important: The Textbook must be read prior to attending each
class!!!!
Activities to Reach Objectives
AP Application Process Begins for 2013 2014 in January 2013Week
One Benchmarks: The students will be able to describe what
government is and its roll
Jan. 7-11 M - Teacher Work Day / No School for Students
W 1) Diagnostic2) Course description & textbooks
distributed3) Chapter 1 notes distributed
4) Chapter 1 & 2 terms quiz January 15 th5) Media assigned6)
We the People Reading: pp. 3-10, Qs 1-4, 7
F 1) Media collected2) Chapter 1 notes/discussion3) Chapter 2
homework assigneddue Jan. 15th4) West Wing Introduction: Season 1,
episode 1
Week Two Benchmarks: The Madison Model, Federalists vs
Anti-FederalistsJan. 14-18 T 1) Chapter 1 & 2 terms quiz
2) Chapter 2 workbook collected3) Media collected4) Chapter 3
worksheet assigneddue Wednesday5) Chapter 2 notes/discussion
W 1) Chapter 1 FRQposted on edline January 13thElite/class
theorydue 18th2) Chapter 3 worksheetcollect3) Articles I,II,III
worksheet4) Chapter 4 worksheet assigneddue Monday
F 1) Fox Media assigned2) Articles Quiz3) Ch. 1 FRQ discussion4)
Ch. 3 notes/discussion
5) Supreme Court Term Paper assigned
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Week Three Benchmarks: FederalismJan. 21-25 M -No School /
MLK
W 1) Fox news media due2) Ch. 3 terms quiz3) Ch. 4 worksheet
due4) Ch. 4 key cases and notescases and terms quiz on Tuesday5)
Assign MSNBC media
T - LTMFederalist Papers #10 & 51 worksheet/discussion
F 1) Checks and balances diagramQuiz Tuesday2) Distribute/post
Ch. 5 worksheetdue Tuesday3) Chapter 4 Key terms and key cases
quiz4) Amendments
Week Four Benchmarks: Civil Rights & Civil LibertiesJan. 28
Feb. 1
T - 1) MSNBC media due2) Ch. 5 homework due3) Checks and
balances quiz4) Amendments
5) Chapter 5 notesW - 1) Amendments quiz
2) FRQsF - 1) Group Review or completion of notes
2) Exam Tuesday
Week Five Benchmarks: Public OpinionFeb. 4-8
T 1) MEDIA DUE ON Thursday2) UNIT EXAM I: Chapters 1-5: 60-80 MC
& 2 FRQssee hints on edline3) Ch. 6 worksheets posted
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FCAT Blackout Begins Feb. 11 and ends April 30Week Six
Benchmarks:Feb. 11-15 M -
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Week Seven Benchmarks:Feb. 18-22 M -Presidents Day, NO
SCHOOL
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Week Eight Benchmarks:Feb. 25-Mar. 1 M -
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Week Nine Benchmarks:March 4-8 M -
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Week Ten Benchmarks:March 11-15 M -
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Week Eleven Benchmarks:March 18-22 M -
T -W -T -F - End 3rd 9 weeks
Spring Break is March 25-29.Monday, April 1- Teacher Work Day /
No School for Students.
Fourth Quarter begins on Tuesday, April 2.
