FALL 2016 SYLLABUS Weekly Lesson Plans for Dr. Schiller Week of September 26 - September 30, 2016 Monday, September 26,2016: REGULAR SCHEDULE: Period 1: 8:00 am - 9:38 am Nutrition: 9:38 am - 9:48 am Period 2: 9:54 am - 11:24 am Period 3: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Period 4: 1:36 pm - 3:06 pm AP US Government and Politics: Tonight--must watch Presidential Debates and take bullet-point notes on policy issues stated by each candidate and loaded language used by each. Due tomorrow. Test on Wednesday, October 3 on Unit II plus Unit 1: m.c. and free-response Bring binders and both textbooks and AP Review book to class every day. WARM-UP: Daily quiz: 1. What did the Supreme Court hold in Buckley v. Valeo? Congress could limit campaign contributions but not expenditures. 2. In Buckley v. Valeo, the core constitutional issue was raised from which Amendment to the Constitution? First-freedom of speech 3. What is "loaded language"? Words that imply a value judgment, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument 4. What is "selective attention"? paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees 5. Chapter 10 suggests that there are three ways in which campaigns can make a different. What is one of those ways? 1) reawaken partisan loyalties right after a party's nominating convention selects a candidate 2) gives voters a chance to watch how the candidates handles pressure and give candidates a chance to apply that pressure 3) gives voters an opportunity to judge the character and core values of the candidates e.c. What is the "elastic clause" (the phrase) and what did the Supreme Court interpret it to do? "necessary and proper"--things to be able to exercise the enumerated powers Grade and go over quiz Handout copies of presidential debate article Read and go over with the class Watch Crash Course: Media Regulation Watch Crash Course: Political Campaigns
AP Macroeconomics: WARMUP: Homework check: Finish 2-4 No daily quiz today Finish going over latest test multiple choice questions Hand out study guides chapter 4 Do all the activities in chapter 4, but do not write in the copies Honors World History: On the course website, print out the English translation of the French National anthem and "translate" it into your own words. Due tomorrow. On Wednesday there will be an open-binder test, both multiple choice and free-response, on the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, plus some questions from Unit 1 Bring supplies and covered book every day WARM-UP: Daily quiz: 1. What kind of government did the Third Estate want at first, for the first Constitution they wrote? constitutional monarchy 2. Robespierre was the head of what government organization during the Reign of Terror? Committee of Public Safety 3. What happened to Robespierre in the end? He was guillotined 4. Who were the bourgeoisie and what estate were they part of? middle-class, 3rd estate 5. What was Napoleon's title when he first took over the government of France? First Consul e.c. What building did the peasants view a symbol of tyranny? the Bastille Grade, go over, and collect quizzes Binder check: 3 rings to open and close all papers in rings all Unit 1 Origins of Democracy work under one tab all Unit 2 Enlightenment and French Revolution under another tab next tab will be Industrial Revolution quiz cards have to be inside the correct tab Hand back old quizzes Go over the first stage of the Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy let the French government take over the Catholic Church in France, its land and its employees. They became employees of the state The Constitution of 1791 turned France into a constitutional monarchy, in other words, a limited monarchy. It changed the name of the National Assembly to the Legislative Assembly. Men who were citizens, over 25, and paid taxes could be part of the Legislative Assembly and make the laws This was all part of the first stage of the French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille and creation of the limited monarchy
Second stage of the Revolution: the Reign of Terror people were angry because King Louis XVI had tried to escape, and he and his wife were guillotined the radicals, called Jacobins, turned France into a republic with no monarchy Some key terms: suffrage: the right to vote radical: extreme Tuesday, September 27,2016: SHORTENED DAY SCHEDULE Period 1: 8:00-9:18 am Nutrition: 9:18-9:23 am Period 2: 9:29-10:36 am Period 3: 10:42-11:49 am Lunch: 11:49-12:19 PM Period 4: 12:25-1:32 pm AP US Government and Politics: AP US Government and Politics: Grade your essay using the scoring rubric handout. Due tomorrow. Test on Wednesday, October 3 on Unit II plus Unit 1: m.c. and free-response Bring binders and both textbooks and AP Review book to class every day. WARM-UP: Turn in homework (debate notes) Ms. Marquez, college counselors, discusses certain matters with students for most of period Hand back old quizzes Hand back free-response from Friday and scoring rubric for homework and put away Log in debate homework and return Turn in debate homework Discussion about debate AP Macroeconomics: WARMUP: No daily quiz today Hand back old quizzes Hand back test free-responses and free-response questions Go over answer to free-response questions. Turn to Activity 2-3 in the Manual inflation: prices generally are rising deflation: prices generally are falling disinflation: there is still increasing inflation, but it is increasing less than it had been doing When there is inflation, that decreases the purchasing power of money (because you need more dollars to buy the same stuff you used to buy for less)
When there is deflation, that increases the purchasing power of money (because you need fewer dollars to buy the same stuff you used to buy for more) "Unanticipated inflation": it means there *is* inflation, but people didn't expect it. Why does that matter? Has to do with how loans are made Lenders (creditors) lend money (called principal) to borrowers (debtors) but they don't do it for free--they charge the borrowers a price for borrowing the money called "interest" How do the lenders figure out what interest rate to charge? 1. First the lenders decide what interest rate they would charge if there were no inflation---this is called the "real interest rate". If there were no inflation, the real interest rate is what the lenders would charge the borrowers 2. But loans don't have to be paid back for years. So the lenders have to try and figure out (guess) what the inflation rate will be during those years. What they guess is called "expected (or anticipated) inflation" 3. They add the real interest rate and the expected interest rate and that is what they charge the borrowers. That rate they charge is called the "nominal interest rate" If the expected interest rate is what actually happens with inflation (the "actual inflation rate") during the period of the loan, then everybody wins. The lenders get paid back with dollars that have the purchasing power they wanted and the borrowers are paying back with dollars that have the purchasing power they had agreed to pay But what is the expected inflation rate is *less* than what the actual inflation rate turns out to be? In other words, we have "unanticipated inflation". Well, had the lenders known was the actual inflation rate was going to be, they would have charged the borrowers a higher nominal rate to take that into account. But they didn't know, and they can't now change what rate the borrowers have to pay back. So with unanticipated inflation, the lenders are hurt because they are being paid back with dollars that have less purchasing power than they wanted. The borrowers are helped because they are paying back money that has less purchasing power than they thought they'd have to pay. Ms. Marquez came and talked to the class for the rest of the period. Honors World History: On Wednesday there will be an open-binder test, both multiple choice and free-response, on the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, plus some questions from Unit 1 Bring supplies and covered book every day WARM-UP: Turn in homework Daily quiz: 1. What long-lasting difference was there between the American revolution and the French revolution? the American one lasted 2. What is "popular sovereignty"? rule by the people 3. What year do historians use as the year the French Revolution started (the storming of the Bastille)? 1789 4. What was the key phrase for Napoleon's plan to prevent England from trading with the rest of Europe? The Continental System 5. What was the second stage of the French Revolution? Reign of Terror e.c. what does "suffrage" mean? the right to vote
Grade, go over, and collect quizzes Log in and return homework Go over the French National Anthem Take out y our textbooks As a class, go over the second and third stages of the Revolution: the third stage of the French Revolution is called The Directory--it was a weak 5-man committee that ran France, but things got very chaotic So Napoleon overthrew the Directory in a coup d'etat (overthrowing the government) and became leader called "First Consul" Two years later he crowned himself emperor he made a lot of reforms, including the Napoleonic Code Wednesday, September 28,2016: REGULAR SCHEDULE: Period 1: 8:00 am - 9:38 am Nutrition: 9:38 am - 9:48 am Period 2: 9:54 am - 11:24 am Period 3: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Period 4: 1:36 pm - 3:06 pm AP US Government and Politics: Due tomorrow: Read Chapter 5 in the AP review book: Public Opinion and the Media. Review the key terms and the drill (answers to the drill are in the back of the book) Test on Wednesday, October 5 on Unit II plus Unit 1: m.c. and free-response Bring binders and both textbooks and AP Review book to class every day. Daily quiz: 1. What is "ticket-splitting" (also known as a "split ticket")? voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election 2. What is the primary function of political action committees? contribute money to candidates for election 3. Voters who rely exclusively on television network news coverage of national elections are most likely to be aware of which of the following: which interest groups have endorsed which candidates, the relative strength of each candidates support as indicated by public opinion polls, or candidates' positions on international issues? relative strength of each candidate's support, as indicated by public opinion polls 4. Verba and Nye came up with 6 forms of participation that are characteristics of six different kinds of US citizens. Name one. 5. Name another one. Verba and Nie's 6: 1) completely inactive 2) complete activists
3) voting specialists 4) campaigners 5) communalists 6) parochial participants e.c. what is a "norm"? a standard of right or proper conduct Grade, go over and collect quiz Get into groups of 4 Distribute ipads In each group, go to https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalservices/pdf/ap/apcentral/ ap16_us_go_po_q1.pdf As a group, read aloud and discuss the three sample essays and why they got the scores that they got. Discuss the above as a whole class Next, group peer-grading of free-responses: take another group member's essay attach a blank piece of paper to the front of it. At the top of the paper put the name of the person whose essay it is, as in "Susan's Essay" and staple it on. Then write "Reader #1" (that's you), grade the essay, and list on the cover sheet how many out of each points the essay deserves, then total it. To be continued tomorrow... AP Macroeconomics: Due tomorrow: Activity 2-5 WARMUP: Daily quiz today 1. What is deflation? prices generally are falling 2. What is disinflation? there is still increasing inflation, but it is increasing less than it had been doing 3. When there is inflation, what happens to the purchasing power of money? it decreases 4. What does "unanticipated inflation" mean? It means there *is* inflation, but people didn't expect it. 5. How do lenders determine what interest rate to charge borrowers for a loan? they decide on their real interest rate and then add in anticipated inflation e.c. what is the name given to the money you actually borrow? principal Grade, go over, and collect quiz Continue to go over Activity 2-3 in the Manual nominal interest rate = real interest rate plus anticipated inflation COLA (cost-of-living-adjustment)--this clause in a contract says that salary must be increased by the inflation rate very year stock--piece of a company, also called a share
Stock dividend--if a company has a profit, sometimes it decides to give some of that profit to its shareholders. It takes the amount of profit it will used for dividends (usually during a three-month period), divide by the number of shares of stock there are, and for every share of stock you hold you get that quotient. Go over the GDP Deflator in the second half of Activity 2-4 Go over some of the chapter review for demand and supply in the handed-out packets Honors World History: Bring supplies and covered book every day WARM-UP: Get into test position, with binder and pencils and eraser Open-binder test (m.c. and short answers) on the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, plus a little bit of unit 1 (origins of democracy) Thursday, September 29,2016: REGULAR SCHEDULE: Period 1: 8:00 am - 9:38 am Nutrition: 9:38 am - 9:48 am Period 2: 9:54 am - 11:24 am Period 3: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Period 4: 1:36 pm - 3:06 pm AP US Government and Politics: Due tomorrow: Read Chapter 6 in the AP review book: Public Opinion and the Media. Review the key terms and the drill (answers to the drill are in the back of the book) Test on Wednesday, October 5 on Unit II plus Unit 1: m.c. and free-response Bring binders and both textbooks and AP Review book to class every day. Mrs. Perez (Science Magnet counselor) speaks with class Hand out daily quiz Grade, go over and collect the answers: ANSWERS Chapter 5 quiz/ap review book AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS/9/29/16 1. Which of the following is considered to have low stability in US public opinion? a. Presidential approval ratings b. Support for an incumbent US House Representative running unopposed c. Voters' party identification d. US Supreme Court approval ratings e. Support for Social Security benefits
2. A conservative would probably support a. higher taxes b. scaling back laws that regulate industry c. affirmative action d. increasing access to abortions e. increasing the power of bureaucracies like the Environmental Protection Agency 3. Politicians would most likely attempt to generate positive media stories in all of the following ways EXCEPT a. volunteering at a soup kitchen b. championing a popular cause c. changing positions on controversial issues d. appearing photographs with military veterans e. granting interviews to reporters with similar ideologies 4. The strength of the public's feelings about an issue is known as a. intensity b. saliency c. stability d. intransigence [unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something] e. zealotry [fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism] 5. Which of the following is generally NOT a factor in determining ideological behavior? a. race/ethnicity b. religion c. gender d.region e. birth order 6. A liberal would probably support a. lower taxes b.deregulation of industry c. government subsidized health care for the poor d. restrictions on the right to abortions e. a ban on gay marriage 7. Which of the following is generally NOT a source of political socialization? a. family b. school c. life experience d. religion e. indoctrination by the two major political parties 8. What does "saliency" mean? the degree to which it is important to a particular individual or group 9. What is the "audience factor", a primary source of media bias? The media's need for an immediate audience appeal 10. What is a referendum? submits to popular vote to accept or reject a measure passed by a legislative body Get into yesterdays groups of 4 Announce Mayor's Youth Council Each group member take someone else's essay and be "reader 1" Reader 1s grade each essay; then switch essays and be Reader 2 Reader 2s grade each essay; then switch essays and be Reader 3 Finally, each authors takes their own essays, looks at the scoring, and regrades their own essay As a class, discuss mistakes Turn in essays AP Macroeconomics:
Bring back signed release form! Mrs. Perez comes to talk to class WARMUP: No daily quiz Homework check Announce Mayor's Youth Council Hand out release forms for "Big Short" DVD: Inside Job: About the Great Recession Honors World History: Due Tuesday: read about the three economic systems on p. 189 and type question 1 and the answer WARMUP: No daily quiz Announce Mayor's Youth Council Introduce the Industrial Revolution DVD: Mill Times Friday, September 30,2016: REGULAR SCHEDULE: Period 1: 8:00 am - 9:38 am Nutrition: 9:38 am - 9:48 am Period 2: 9:54 am - 11:24 am Period 3: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch: 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Period 4: 1:36 pm - 3:06 pm AP US Government and Politics: Due Tuesday: Read Chapter 7 in the AP review book: Public Opinion and the Media. Review the key terms and the drill (answers to the drill are in the back of the book) Test on Wednesday, October 5 on Unit II plus Unit 1: m.c. and free-response Bring binders and both textbooks and AP Review book to class every day. WARMUP: Hand back previous quizzes Daily quiz: Chapter 6 quiz/ap review book AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS/9/30/16
1. Which of the following is NOT generally a method that interest groups use to influence the government? a. bribery b. direct lobbying c. testifying before Congress d. Political donations e. endorsements 2. Which of the following could be defined as a "splinter" party? The Party a. Libertarian b. Socialist Labor c. Communist d. Reform e. Green 3. Which of the following describes the electorate's change toward the era of Democratic governance that followed the Great Depression in the 1930s? a. split-ticket voting b. post-convention bump c. party dealignment d. party realignment e. plurality 4. Which of the following is NOT a function of American political parties? a. serving as the loyal opposition b. fomenting armed rebellion c. selecting and funding candidates d. educating the public on issues e. governing the nation 5. During the past three decades, all of the following groups have made up a part of the Republic party's coalition EXCEPT: a. religious conservatives b. environmentalists c. Libertarians d. supporters of supply side economics e. supporters of government vouchers to fund private schools 6. Who of the following people would be most likely to be a Democrat? a. a Cuban American b. an evangelical Christian c. a white Southerner d. a Mexican American e. a pro-life advocate 7. Political Action Committees (PACs) were formed to allow unions and corporations to a. run their own members for political office b. funnel limited amounts of money to candidates of their choice c. funnel unlimited amounts of money to candidates of their choice d. have a voice in government policy meetings e. sit down together to work out their differences 8. What are 527 groups AND what are the expressly NOT allowed to do? tax-exempt organizations that promotes a political agenda, altho0ugh they cannot expressly advocate for or against a specific candidate 9. What is the key term for the practice of using personal friendships and inside information to get political advantage? influence peddling 10. What causes dealignment and what is the result of dealignment? result of party members becoming disaffected as a result of some policy position taken by the candidate; they join no political party and vote for the candidate rather than the party he/she belongs to Grade, go over, and collect quiz Get into groups of four Finish peer grading of free responses Class dicussion of free response errors Turn in free response Discuss service learning election simulation project
AP Macroeconomics: Watch the video called "Read GDP Deflator" at http://reffonomics.com 6ARealGDPDeflator.html Do problems 13 and 14 at th eend of Unit 2 in the Manual WARMUP: Turn in releases Hand back previous quizzes No daily quiz today DVD: The Big Short on the Great Recession, stopping to explain concepts to students during the movie Honors World History: Due Tuesday: read about the three economic systems on p. 189 and type question 1 and the answer WARMUP: No daily quiz Finish DVD: Mill Times Silent reading Hand back scantrons and multiple choice questions Go over multiple choice portion of test