Americas High School Social Studies Year-At-A-Glance Full Academic School Year Quarter Week Day Day of the Week 1 1 1 M July 30 Procedures 1 1 2 T July 31 Foundations 1 1 3 W August 1 Foundations 1 1 4 R August 2 Foundations 1 1 5 F August 3 Foundations 1 2 6 M August 6 Foundations 1 2 7 T August 7 Foundations 1 2 8 W August 8 Foundations 1 2 9 R August 9 Foundations 1 2 10 F August 10 Foundations 1 3 11 M August 13 Foundations 1 3 12 T August 14 Foundations 1 3 13 W August 15 Foundations 2014-2015 Month Date Unit Topic Procedures (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: PLATO (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: ARISTOTLE (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: CICERO (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: MACHIAVELLI (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: CONFUCIUS (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: HOBBES (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: LOCKE (1AB) Classical Political Theorists: HEGEL (1AB) Classical Political Theorists:MARX (1C) Classical Political Theories (1C) Classical Political Theories (1C) Contemporary Political Theories (1C) Contemporary Political Theories (1D) Evolution of Classic and Contemporary Political Theories 1 3 14 R August 16 Foundations 1 3 15 F August 17 End of 3-Week Period 1 3 15 F August 17 3 Weeks Exam 1 4 16 M August 20 Forms of Government 1 4 17 T August 21 Forms of Government 1 4 18 W August 22 Forms of Government 1 4 19 R August 23 Forms of Government Page 1 of 10 (1E) Future of Political Science Theory 3 Weeks Exam What Is Government For? (2ABC) Governmental Features of Democracy (2ABC) Governmental Features of a Theocracy (2ABC) Governmental Features: of a Republic Americas High School Social Studies Year-At-A-Glance Full Academic School Year 2014-2015 1 4 20 F August 24 Forms of Government 1 5 21 M August 27 Forms of Government 1 5 22 T August 28 Forms of Government (2ABC) Governmental Features of Monarchy (2ABC) Governmental Features of a Dictatorship (2ABC) Governmental Features of Communism 1 5 23 W August 29 1/2 Day Staff Development 1 5 23 W August 29 1 5 24 R August 30 Forms of Government 1 5 25 F August 31 Forms of Government / / / M September 3 Labor Day 1 6 26 T September 4 Forms of Government 1 6 27 W September 5 Forms of Government 1 6 28 R September 6 Forms of Government 1 6 29 F September 7 End of 6-Week Period 1 6 29 F September 7 6 Week Exam 1 7 30 M September 10 Belief Systems 1 7 31 T September 11 Belief Systems 1 7 32 W September 12 Belief Systems 1 7 33 R September 13 Belief Systems 1 7 34 F September 14 Belief Systems 1 8 35 M September 17 Belief Systems 1 8 36 T September 18 Belief Systems 1 8 37 W September 19 Belief Systems 1 8 38 R September 20 Belief Systems 1 8 39 F September 21 Belief Systems 1 9 40 M September 24 Belief Systems Page 2 of 10 (2ABC) Governmental Features of Socialism (2D,E) Create and Defend Your Form of Government No Class (2D,E) Create and Defend Your Form of Government (2D,E) Create and Defend Your Form of Government (2D,E) Create and Defend Your Form of Government 6 Week Exam (3A) What is an idelogy and how do they come about? (3B) Tools for Evaluating Ideologies: PERCEPTION (3B) Tools for Evaluating Ideologies: EVALUATION (3B) Tools for Evaluating Ideologies: PRESCRIPTION (3B) Tools for Evaluating Ideologies: MOVEMENT (3A) Major Ideologies: Feminism (3A) Major Ideologies: Marxism (3A) Major Ideologies: Nazism (3A) Major Ideologies: Capitalism (3BCD) Create and Test Your Ideology (3BCD) Create and Test Your Ideology Americas High School Social Studies Year-At-A-Glance Full Academic School Year 2014-2015 1 9 41 T September 25 Belief Systems (3BCD) Create and Test Your Ideology 1 9 42 W September 26 1/2 Day Staff Development 1 9 42 W September 26 1 9 43 R September 27 Belief Systems (3BCD) Create and Test Your Ideology 1 9 44 F September 28 End of 1st Quarter 1 9 44 F September 1st Quarter Exam 1st Quarter Exam / / / M October 28 1 to 12 Intersession No Class 2 1 45 M October 15 2 1 46 T October 16 2 1 47 W October 17 2 1 48 R October 18 2 1 49 F October 19 2 2 50 M October 22 2 2 51 T October 23 2 2 52 W October 24 2 2 53 R October 25 2 2 54 F October 26 2 3 55 M October 29 2 3 56 T October 30 2 3 57 W October 31 1/2 Day Staff Development 2 3 57 W October 31 2 3 58 R November 1 2 3 59 F November 2 2 3 59 F November 2 End of 3-Week Period Page 3 of 10 Americas High School Social Studies Year-At-A-Glance Full Academic School Year 2 4 60 M November 5 2 4 61 T November 6 2 4 62 W November 7 2 4 63 R November 8 2 4 64 F November 9 / / / M November 12 2 5 65 T November 13 2 5 66 W November 14 2 5 67 R November 15 2 5 68 F November / / / / November 16 1923 2 6 69 M November 26 2 6 70 T November 27 2 6 71 W November 28 2 6 72 R November 29 2 6 73 F November 30 2 6 73 F November 30 2 7 74 M December 3 2 7 75 T December 4 2 7 76 W December 5 2 7 77 R December 6 2 7 78 F December 7 2 8 79 M December 10 2 8 80 T December 11 2014-2015 Veteran's Day Holiday No Class Thanksgiving Holiday No Class End of 6-Week Period Page 4 of 10 Americas High School Social Studies Year-At-A-Glance Full Academic School Year 2014-2015 2 8 81 W December 12 2 8 82 R December 13 2 8 83 F December 14 2 9 84 M December 17 2 9 85 T December 18 2 9 86 W December 19 1/2 Day Release for Holiday Vacation 2 9 86 W December / / / / Dec. - 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