AP BELL-RINGERAP BELL-RINGER

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Please answer these questions Please answer these questions about the syllabusabout the syllabus

1) What project is required of everyone?1) What project is required of everyone? 2) What minimum percent do you need to 2) What minimum percent do you need to

get an A?get an A? 3) What happens to late work?3) What happens to late work? 4) How long can you turn in late work?4) How long can you turn in late work? 5) How many points a day do you get for 5) How many points a day do you get for

participation, and what costs you five of participation, and what costs you five of those points?those points?

OK, a few more questions… OK, a few more questions… 6) What happens if you cut?6) What happens if you cut? 7) Give an example of something for which 7) Give an example of something for which

you might lose points according to the you might lose points according to the rules compliance policy.rules compliance policy.

8) What is the general topic of our first 8) What is the general topic of our first unit?unit?

9) When is the AP exam?9) When is the AP exam? 10) List anything you remember about the 10) List anything you remember about the

AP exam (from our class discussion the AP exam (from our class discussion the first day)first day)

Period 2 paper topicsPeriod 2 paper topics

Same sex marriageSame sex marriage Separation of church and Separation of church and

statestate GangsGangs Declining economy (2)Declining economy (2) PovertyPoverty Immigration (4)Immigration (4) Immigration/impact on Immigration/impact on

lack of educational lack of educational opportunitiesopportunities

War in IraqWar in Iraq Climate changeClimate change High school dropoutsHigh school dropouts Abortion (2)—opposing Abortion (2)—opposing

viewpointsviewpoints Health care reformHealth care reform

Period 6 paper topicsPeriod 6 paper topics

Immigration (5)Immigration (5) Abortion (2)Abortion (2) Teen pregnancyTeen pregnancy Disagreement with Disagreement with

ObamaObama TerrorismTerrorism War in IraqWar in Iraq Education funding Education funding

inequities in Chicagoinequities in Chicago High cost of collegeHigh cost of college

Economic problems (2)Economic problems (2) Pollution and global Pollution and global

warmingwarming Effects of media on Effects of media on

teensteens Effects of trends/social Effects of trends/social

standards on womenstandards on women Poverty/currencyPoverty/currency HomelessnessHomelessness GangsGangs