Blue: Librarian works directly with students
Green: Component of research paper due on this day
Yellow: Research symposium
January
Monday
18
No School
(MLK Day)
25
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Friday
22
UNIT 1
Course
introduction
Read: Ch1
26
Thursday
21
27
Creation of U.S.
democracy 1
Read: Ch 2
Constitution
Read: The
Constitution
(red pages)
28
29
Creation of US
democracy 2
February
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Library Day
8
9
Research
Question Due
Civil liberties
Read: Ch 4
10
15
16
17
No School
(campus closed)
Civil Rights
Read: Ch 5
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Federalism
Read: Ch 3
Last Day to Add
or Drop (NGR)
11
12
Flex Day: No
classes before
4:30 meet
No School
(campus closed)
18
19
Review Session
time/place TBA
Library Day
Deadline to
apply for pass/no
pass
22
23
MIDTERM
EXAM 1
24
25
26
UNIT 2
Parties &
Representation
Read: Ch 13
1
Blue: Librarian works directly with students
Green: Component of research paper due on this day
Yellow: Research symposium
March
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
2 branches of
Congress
Read: Ch 6
8 Required
15 min. 1-on-1
student mtgs
with SP or RP
between 3/84/16
15
9
How a bill
becomes law
Read: Mock
Congress
instructions
16
10
29
23
Paper outline
due
Campaigns and
Elections
Read: Ch 15
30
Friday
5
12
MOCK
CONGRESS
17
18
19
UNIT 3
MOCK
CONGRESS
22
Thursday
4
Annotated
Biblio Due
Leadership &
lobbyists
Read: Ch 11
11
Intro to the
Presidency
Read: Ch 7
24
25
Flex Day: No
classes before
4:30 meet
26
The executive
bureaucracy
Read: Ch 8
31
Leadership and
legacy
Review Session
time/place TBA
April
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
MIDTERM
EXAM 2
Friday
2
5
6
7
8
9
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
SPRING BREAK
2
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Green: Component of research paper due on this day
Yellow: Research symposium
April, Cont’d.
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
UNIT 4
19
26
The Federal
Court System 1
Read: Ch 8
20
21
Rough
draft/application
due
The Judges; Intro
to Simulation
Read: Your case
27
28
SUPREME
COURT
SIMULATION
Flex Day: No
classes before
4:30 meet
Thursday
15
The Federal
Court System 2
Friday
16
Last day to
withdraw
(“W”)
22
SUPREME
COURT
SIMULATION
Prepare: Your
role
23
29
30
Symposium
preparation
meeting
UNIT 5
Civic life in the
US
Read: Ch 14
May
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Library Day
10
11
12
Go to computer
lab
Read: Ch 10
17
24
FINALS WEEK
Thursday
6
Media/Politics
Read: Ch 12
Friday
7
SRS
9:30am1:30pm
13
14
CA politics
Read: Handout
18
Papers Due
CA politics
Read: Handout
19
20
21
25
FINALS WEEK
26
FINALS WEEK
CA politics &
final exam
overview
27
FINALS WEEK
28
FINALS WEEK
3
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Green: Component of research paper due on this day
Yellow: Research symposium
4