AP Psychology Calendar, Semester I
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Again, any class assessments grades of “C” or below must be retaken at an agreed upon time.
AP Psychology Exam date: afternoon of May 5, 2014
+For each unit, your key term *note cards and at times an additional study pack will most likely be due on (or
around) the first day of the unit and you will be tested on these key terms and the related material/content by
mid-unit. Any assessments grades of “C” or below must be retaken at an agreed upon time.
++1) On the last day of each unit we will take the unit test (cumulative) 2) plus your textbook chapter Cornell
Notes will be due 3) your in class Cornell Notes [inside of your AP interactive notebook] including summaries
also need to be completed by this end of unit test date (even if we ran out of time to cover every last detail in
class. You are responsible for all of this content. AP courses involve much independent study).
SEMESTER I
Week Dates
Topic/Unit
1) August 26 – 30, 2013
Myer’s Chapter 1: Introduction
August 26- turn in summer
assignments (newly added students
come see me regarding this
assignment).
2) September 03 – 06
Shorter week
3) September 09 - 13
Myer’s chapter 14: Social
Psychology
Chapter 14 continued
4) September 16 – 20
Myer’s chapter 1: History and
Approaches
5) September 23 - 27
6) September 30 – October 04
Myer’s chapter 2: Research
Methods
Chapter 2 continued
7) October 07 -11
Chapter 2 continued
8) October 15 – 18
Shorter week
9) October 21 – 25
10) October 28 – 31
Shorter week Quarter ending
Myer’s chapters 3A, 3B, and 3C :
Biological Basis of Behavior
Chapter 3 continued
Chapter 3 continued
11) November 04 – 08
Parent conferences soon
Chapter 3 continued
Some Standing Deadlines
August 28, summer assignments
quiz.
Due 8-30, T-chart style notes on
Appendix A (careers in
psychology) along with answers to
the quiz, page A-13 (10 multiple
choice/MC questions).
*Chapter 14 note cards are due
9-03
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on 9-13 and all
of your Cornell Notes will be
turned in prior to the exam.
*Chapter 1 note cards due 9-16
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on Fri., Sept. 20
(Cornell notes due this day too)
Due Sept. 27- FRQ assignment
Monday September 30, Chapter 2
note cards due.
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on 10-11 and all
of your Cornell Notes will be
turned in prior to the exam
Chapter 3 note cards due on 10-18.
Mid terms coming up
Chapter 3 study sheets due, Oct. 31
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on 11-8 and all
your Cornell Notes will be turned
in prior to the exam.
12) November 13 – 15
Shorter week
13) November 18 – 22
Myer’s chapter 9: Developmental Psychology
Continue Chapter 9
Chapter 9 note cards due on 11-13
14) November 25 – 26
Thanksgiving week
Conclude Chapter 9
a) Unless otherwise notified, this
unit exam (Chapter 9) will be held
on 11-26 and all your Cornell
Notes will be turned in prior to the
exam.
15) December 02 – 06
Progress report go out soon
Begin Myer’s Chapter 4: Sensation
and Perception
16) December 09 - 13
Continue Chapter 4
17) December 16 -20
Week before winter break
Conclude Chapter 4 and
begin Myer’s Chapter 6: Learning
Winter break
Independent Study- Myer’s
Chapter 5: States of Consciousness
will be your responsibility over the
break.
18) January 06 – 10, 2014
During finals week we will take a
previously released AP Psych
Exam.
19) January 13 – 17
20) January 21 – 23
Shorter week
Quarter ends
Chapter 6 continued
b) Development assignment with
caregiver interviews due 12-02
Chapter 4 note cards are due on
Monday, Dec. 02
Chapters 4 & 6 study sheets due
12-13
a) Unless otherwise notified, this
unit exam will be held on 12-20
and all your Cornell Notes will be
turned in prior to the exam.
b) Chapter 6 note cards will be due
on 12-18. Begin finals review.
Note cards and Cornell Notes for
Chapter 5 will be due on 1-6-2014.
Additional assignment will also be
due 1-6 (i.e. holiday gift list for
famous psychologists, your dream
journal, and review packs).
Study for finals.
Study for finals.
1-10 Assessment.
Conclude Chapter 6.
Due ____: Final Exam study guide
Take finals
AP Psychology-style standardized
exam (with FRQs).
Re-teaching
FRQ focus
If time, begin Chapter 7
(Cognition)
**Each student will be responsible for becoming an expert on one of the chapters and presenting key information as well as creating a
helpful “take away”/study aide for his/her peers. Make sure you add the date of your presentation to the above calendar.
Also, as after school and weekend AP Psychology Extra study session dates are firmed up you will need to add these to the above
calendar and make arrangements to attend a majority of these sessions.
AP Psychology Calendar Continued:
Dates
January 3 and 4, 2013
January 7 – January 11, 2013
Topic/Unit
Interim standardized testing
Conclusion of Myers’ Chapter 9:
Sensation and Perception
January 14 – January 18
Myers’ Chapter 6: Learning
January 22 – 25
(Shorter week)
Conclusion of Myers’ Chapter 6:
Learning
January 28 February 1
FINALS WEEK
February 4 – February 8
February 11 – February 15
(shorter week? off 2/12?)
February 18 – February 22
Begin Myers Chapter 7A:
Cognition (including memory)
Continue Chapter 7A and begin
7B: Thinking, problem solving,
creativity, and language.
Conclude Chapter 7A and 7B
Myer’s Chapter 11: Testing and
Individual Differences
February 25 - March 1
Begin Myers’ Chapter 8A:
Motivation.
March 4 – March 8
Continue Myers’ Chapter 8A:
Deadlines
Turn in homework and extra credit.
Holiday break homework due 1-82013: a) Chapter 5 note cards and
b) Chapter 5 Cornell Notes plus c)
holiday gift list for key
psychologists, d) S & P review
question packs. Also turn in extra
credit dream journal and dream
analysis logs.
S & P small group presentations
due 1/9/2013 (be ready to present)
Chapter 9 exam- 1/11
1-15-2013 Chapter 6 Cornell Notes
due, including key figures.
1-23 Chapter 6 quiz and learning
theory graphic organizer due today.
1-24-2013 Final Exam Part I/FRQs
Final exam study guide due on the
day of the final (1-28 or 1-29).
Due 2/5/2013 Chapter 7A & 7B
note cards (67 terms from pages
296 and 324).
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on 2/14 and all
Cornell Notes including key figures
(7A & 7B) will be turned in this
same day prior to the exam.
2-19 Chapter 11 note cards due (21
terms on page 558).
Unless otherwise notified, this unit
exam will be held on 2/21 and your
Cornell Notes will be turned in this
same day prior to the exam.
Chapter 8A and 8B note cards due
2-26 (38 terms on pages 364 and
408).
Chapter 8 Cornell Notes including
March 11 – March 15
March 18 – March 22
(*Next week is spring break)
Motivation and begin Myers’
Chapter 8B: Emotion (*Stress and
Health will be the focus of
independent study during spring
break).
Exam for Chapter 8
Begin Myers’ Chapter 10:
Personality
Continue Myers’ Chapter 10:
Personality
SPRING BREAK
+Important Note: AP Exam Boot
Camp Sessions- plan on attending
3 or 4 extra sessions with full
length exam practices and review.
Last year these sessions happened
on Saturdays and Sundays. (We
will agree on dates/times that will
work for the majority of this year’s
class).
April 1 – April 5
+Exam Boot Camp date: _____
April 8 - April 12
(12th a half day?)
+Exam Boot Camp date: _____
April 15 – April 19
April 22 – April 26
4/2 Exam
4/3 begin Myers’ Chapter 12:
Abnormal Psychology
Continue Myers’ Chapter 12:
Abnormal Psychology
Myers’ Chapter 13: Treatment of
Psychological Disorders
Conclude Myers’ Chapter 13:
Treatment of Psychological
Disorders
+Exam Boot Camp date: _____
April 29 - May 3, 2013
Review for AP Exam
Review for AP Exam
+Exam Boot Camp date: _____
May 6 – 10, 2013
Exam Week
Post AP Exam- student interest
survey for future topic selection
May 6- AP Psychology Exam
key figures is due on 3-7
Unless otherwise notified, the
chapter 8 exam will be held on
3/12.
3-13 Chapter 10 note cards due (44
terms on page 520).
3/21 Chapter 10 Cornell Notes
including key figures is due.
Break homework: *Stress and
Health will be the focus of
independent study during spring
break. Review packs for Chapter
8B and for Chapter 11 will be due
after you return from break. Also,
be sure to spend extra time
studying ALL of your note cards
and using your Barron’s book to
review during break. Extra Credit:
Practice FRQ.
Chapter 10 Exam – 4/2
4/4 Chapter 12 note cards due (24
terms from page 602).
Unless otherwise notified, Chapter
12 exam will be held on 4/11 and
your Cornell Notes will be turned
in this same day prior to the exam.
4/16 Chapter 13 note cards due (35
terms from page 640).
Unless otherwise notified, Chapter
13 exam will be held on 4/23 and
your Cornell Notes will be turned
in this same day prior to the exam.
Review pack and boot camp
session log due this week on May 2
(in class check so you can take
them home and continue studying).
Sensation and Perception Small Group Presentations:
Group members and topic
Date of presentation
Wen. 1-9-2013
Thur. 1-10-2013
Tue. 1-15-2013
Wen. 1-16-2013
Thur. 1-17-2013
Tue. 1-22-2013