Agenda 10/10-10/14

Class

Monday
Lesson Objective: Write
application/scholarship
essays and work on
applications

Tuesday

Wednesday

Lesson Objective: Write

application/scholarship
essays and work on
applications

Thursday

Friday

Lesson Objective: Write

Lesson Objective: Revise
Lesson Objective: Revise
application/scholarship essays application/scholarship essays application/scholarship essays
and work on applications
Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:
College
Planning

Instructional Activities:
Apply to colleges and
work on essays
Essay rough draft due
Thursday
Lesson Objective:
Understand the function
and ideologies of minor
parties

Instructional Activities:
Apply to colleges and work
on essays

Lesson Objective:
Understand the definition of
political ideology and where
their beliefs are on the
spectrum

Learning Objective:
Understand the how elections
are conducted in the US.

AP GoPo

Peer Review/Parent Worksheet

due
Work on essay final drafts

Learning Objective:
Understand main ideas about
ideology, elections, and
political parties

Lesson Objective: Understand the

role of the media in the political
process.
Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:
Instructional Activities:

Feedback- Dave
Notes- Minor Parties
Assn- Minor Parties
Present- Minor
Parties

Essay rough draft due

Peer Review
Work on essay final drafts
Assn- Peer/Parent Review
Worksheet

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Governme
nt

WMU/Kalamazoo College
road trip
Apply to colleges and work
on essays

Feedback- Dave
Assn: I Side With

TQ
Notes- Voting and Elections

Assn- Who Votes?

Feedback
Open note quiz on
Ideology, Elections and
Political Parties

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Video clip
Read- The Role of the Media
Assn- The Role of the Media

Agenda 10/3-10/7
Class

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Lesson Objective: Students

will begin writing application
essays and work on
applications.

Lesson Objective: Students

will begin writing application
essays and work on
applications.

Lesson Objective: Students

will begin writing application
essays and work on
applications.

Lesson Objective: Students

will begin writing application
essays and work on
applications.

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Friday
Lesson Objective: Students will begin
writing application essays and work
on applications.
Instructional Activities:

College
Planning

College Visit- Baker

College (end of 1st and
beginning of 2nd)
Application essay
freewrite
Apply to colleges and
work on essays
Lesson Objective: Students
will understand the history
and function of political
parties

Instructional Activities:
Governme
nt

TQ on Political Parties
and tally

Notes- Political Parties

Assn- The American

Party System

Apply to colleges and

work on essays

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand the definition
of political ideology and
where their beliefs are on the
spectrum
Instructional Activities:

AP GoPo

Notes- Political Ideology

Political Spectrum
Brainstorm- Political
Ideology Web Notes
Feedback

College Visit- U of M Flint

1st Hour
Apply to colleges and work
on essays
Assn- CP Essay Plan

Essay plan due

Apply to colleges and work
on essays

Learning Objective: Students

will understand the definition
and application of political
ideology

Apply to colleges and work on

essays

Learning Objective: Students Learning Objective: Students will

will understand the definition understand the definition and
and application of political
application of political ideology
ideology
Instructional Activities:
Instructional Activities:
Instructional Activities:

Video- Dave

Video- Dave

Video- Dave

Assn- Comparing Political

Ideologies
Assn- Comparing Political Assn- Comparing Political
Ideologies
Ideologies

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Agenda 9/26-9/30
Class

Monday
Lesson Objective: Students
will identify the
topic/requirements of
personal
statements/admissions
essays
Instructional Activities:

College
Planning

Governme
nt

Video clips- Tips for

Writing Essays and
Whats the Secret to
Writing an App Essay?
Handout- Application
Personal Statement and
Essay
Assn- Critique Sample
Essays

Wednesday

Lesson Objective: Students

will determine the match and
fit of the school represented

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

College Visit- GVSU (2nd

hour only)
HW- Rep Visit Assn

College Visit- CMU

HW- Rep Visit Assn

Learning Objective: Students

will understand the rights
guaranteed in the Bill of
Rights

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Go over HW
Video Clip
Notes- The
Constitutional
Convention
Handout- A Bundle of
Compromises

Friday
Lesson Objective: Students will
begin writing application essays.
Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand the differing
views of federalists and antifederalists.

1.
2.
3.

Thursday

Lesson Objective: Students Lesson Objective: Students

will determine the match and will determine the match and
fit of the school represented fit of the school represented

Learning Objective: Students

will understand the main
compromises at the
Constitutional Convention

4.

AP GoPo

Tuesday

1.
2.

Read- The Federalist

Debate
Assn- The Federalist
Debate

1.
2.
3.
4.

Feedback- The
Federalist Debate
Notes- Rights
3 Forms of
Government Chart
Assn- Interpreting the
Bill of Rights

College Visit- SVSU

HW- Rep Visit Assn

Application essay freewrite

Work time

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand that effort
increases achievement

Learning Objective: Students will

understand that effort increases
achievement

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Test 1 Study Guide

Test tomorrow- STUDY

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Feedback- study guide

Test 1

Agenda 9/19-9/23
Class

College
Planning

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand the
admissions requirements for
their target schools

Lesson Objective: Students

will determine the match and
fit of the school represented

Lesson Objective: Students

will determine the match and
fit of the school represented

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Research/record
application requirements
for target schools

Governme
nt

Discuss CDVs
Video- Whats Right with
America
Assn- Applying CDVs

College Visit- Michigan

Tech
HW- Rep Visit Assn

College Visit- Adrian

HW- Rep Visit Assn

Learning Objective: Students

will understand how social
contract theory happened in
the US

Instructional Activities:
Instructional Activities:

Sticky notes- Why did the

colonists want to free

themselves from Britain?
Assn- Why did the

Colonists Want to Free

Themselves from
Britain?

Feedback

AP GoPo

Friday

Lesson Objective: Students

Lesson Objective: Students will
will understand the admissions determine the match and fit of the
requirements for their target
school represented
schools
Instructional Activities:
Instructional Activities:

Learning Objective: Students Lesson Objective: Students

will understand how to apply will why the colonists wanted
CDVs
to be free from Britain
Instructional Activities:

Thursday

Research/record
application requirements
for target schools

College Visit- Spring Arbor

HW- Rep Visit Assn

Learning Objective: Students

will understand how to apply
CDVs

Learning Objective: Students will

understand the weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

TQ- One persons

terrorist is another
persons patriot
Schoolhouse Rock- No
More Kings and Fireworks

Notes- Tyranny and

Independence
Timeline- Social Contract
Theory in Reality
Assn- Declaration of Indep
Re-write

Feedback- D of I Rewrite
Video- Mr. Betts Class
Declaration of
Independence and Stay
with Me.
Assn- Applying CDVs

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Review- Where is Power

Located?
Activity- Articles of
Confederation Concert
Finish Notes- Weaknesses of
the Articles of Confed
Assn- The Articles of Confed
and the Constitution.

Agenda 9/12-9/16
Class

Monday
Lesson Objective: Students
will understand the concept of
college match and fit and
search for colleges that meet
those criteria

Tuesday

Wednesday

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand the concept of
college match and fit and
search for colleges that meet
those criteria

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand postsecondary
education terminology and the
benefits of attending college

Thursday
Lesson Objective: Students
will understand the concept of
college match and fit and
search for colleges that meet
those criteria

Instructional Activities:
College
Planning

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Notes- College Visits

Assn- Fit Finder (Due

Friday)

Assn- Finish Match

Maker

Lesson Objective: Students will

understand the admissions
requirements for their target
schools
Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:
College Visit- U of M
Dearborn
HW- Rep Visit Assn

Handouts: College Application

Checklist, Application Tips,
Common App Essay Prompt,
Application Requirements
Tracker, Letters of Rec,

Research/record application
requirements for target schools

Assn- Finish Fit Finder

(Due Friday)

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand the theories
on origins of states

Lesson Objective: Students

will understand how social
contract theory emerges

Learning Objective: Students

will understand the forms of
government around the world

Learning Objective: Students

will understand the forms of
government around the world

Learning Objective: Students will

understand that effort leads to
achievement

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Governme
nt

Stranded on an Island
Discussion
Notes- States
Assignment- Is this a
State?

Watch Lost
Assignment- Lost

Notes- Forms of Govt

Assn- Who Rules?
HW- Debate extra credit

AP GoPo

Friday

Notes- Forms of Govt

based on where power is
loc
Assn- Forms of Govt
Graphic Organizer and
Forms of G
HW- Quiz on forms of
govt, states, theories of
how states formed, and
class syllabus

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Quiz
Feedback
CDV Practice Quiz

Agenda 9/5-9/9
Class

Monday

Tuesday
Lesson Objective: Students will
understand class procedures and
expectations

Wednesday

Thursday

Lesson Objective: Students will

understand postsecondary
education terminology and the
benefits of attending college

Lesson Objective: Students will Lesson Objective: Students will

understand postsecondary
understand the concept of college
education terminology and the
match and fit
benefits of attending college

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

College
Planning

Video Clip Why go to

College?
Attendance
Syllabus
Class Expectations
Assn- Personal College
Questionnaire and Long Term
Dreams/Goals

Labor Day
No School

Friday

Instructional Activities:

Toilet paper game

Partner brainstorm- Why
College? Personal and societal
benefits
Video clips- 5 Ways Education
Pays, College Changes
Everything
PPT
Benefits of College Handout
HW- Application Readiness
Document (due Friday)

Video Clip- Who Can

Succeed in College?

Handouts- College
Terminology and Higher Ed
Institutions
Handout- Michigans Hot 50
Assn- My High School and
Beyond Plan
HW- Application
Readiness Document (due
Friday)

Lesson Objective: Students will

understand class procedures and
expectations

Learning Objective: Students will

understand class procedures and
expectations

Learning Objective: Students

will understand what they
already know about US Govt.

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Instructional Activities:

Video Clip- How to Choose

Colleges to Apply To
Notes/Brainstorm- Match vs
Fit
Assn- Match Maker

Learning Objective: Students will

understand US Government basics
Instructional Activities:

Government

AP GoPo

Video Clips- Low Information

Voters and Obamacare v
Affordable Health Care Act
Attendance
Syllabus
Class Expectations

Syllabus
Finish Class Expectations
Interest Inventory
HW- Syllabus due Friday

Pre-Test
US Government Basics
HW- Syllabus due
tomorrow

See Student Calendar on AP GoPo page

Turn in syllabus
Discuss US Government
Basics Handout