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Name: Tony Flowers
Date: 8/20-8/24 2012
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Topics: AP Government Syllabus, Purposes
and Types of Government
Book Reading: None
Workbook: U.S. Government Book 1, pp. 5-7
Supplemental Reading: None
Wednesday
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Topics: Chapter 1-Forces of Political Change
in Today’s World.
Book Reading: pp. 4-27
Workbook: Chapter 1 Study Guide (Groups)
Supplemental Reading: None
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Topics: Chapter 2-The Constitution
Book Reading: pp. 32-60, The Constitution-pp.
62-78
Workbook: U.S. Government Book 1, pp. 1216
Supplemental Reading: Federalist Papers #10
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Topics: Chapter 2-The Constitution
Book Reading: pp. 32-60, The Constitution-pp.
62-78
Workbook: U.S. Government Book 1, pp. 2029
Supplemental Reading: Federalist Papers #10
(Reaction Paper Due)
Friday
Economics
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Thursday
Tuesday
Monday
AP Government
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Topics: Chapter 2-The Constitution
Book Reading: pp. 32-60, The Constitution-pp.
62-78
Group Activity: Constitutional Scavenger
Hunt
*Amendment Test on Monday
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Introduction/Syllabus
Getting to know you exercises
Zoo Activity (Scarcity of Resources)
Personality/Culture Drawings
Chapter 1 Section 1
-Producers, Consumers, and Factors of Production
(Lecture, Discuss, & Review)
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Standards: Econ 1.2
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 Chapter 1 Section 2
-Scarcity and Opportunity Costs (Lecture,
Discuss, & Review)
 Intro to Economics Video
-Review Questions
 Slam Dunk Economics Activity
-Ben Johnson and Opportunity Cost
 Sections 1 and 2 Quiz worksheet
 Standards: Econ 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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 Chapter 1 Sections 3 and 4
-Production Possibilities Curve and Forms
Of Exchange (Lecture, Discuss, & Review)
 Mort Book Activity: Production Possibility
Curves (graphing)
 Sections 3 and 4 Quiz worksheet
 Standards: Econ 1.1, 1.2
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 Chapter 2 Section 1
-Types of Economic Systems
(Lecture, Discuss, & Review)
 Review for Chapter 1 Test
 Group Activity: Who Decides
-Market and Command Economies
 Chapter 2 Vocabulary
 Standards: 1.3
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 Chapter 1 Test
 Chapter 2 Section 2
-Features of U.S. Economy
 Sections 1 and 2 Quiz worksheets
 Standards: Econ 1.1, 1.3
Monday
Law Education
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 Introduction/Syllabus
 Law Education Pre-Test (Groups)-Use
textbooks to help them become familiar
with the book.
 Case Study-J’s Website
 Chapter 36-Introduction to Constitutional
Law. Preview and Complete Amendment
Search.
 HW: Read pages 441-444
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
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Chapter 36-Introduction to Constitutional
Law (Lecture, Discuss, and Review)
Class Discussion: Problem 36.1 pg. 442
Vocabulary: Chapter 36 and 37
HW: Student Workbook Chapter 36
Overview
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Chapter 37: Freedom of Speech:
Importance of Freedom of Speech;
Obscenity. (Lecture, Discuss, and
Review)
Groups: Problems 37.1-37.3
Activity: Vocabulary Puzzle for Chapters
36 and 37.
HW: Read pages 450-456
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Chapter 37: Freedom of Speech:
Defamation, Commercial Speech,
Fighting Words (Lecture and Discuss)
Analyze Political Cartoon on Freedom of
Speech.
Groups: Problems 37.5-37.6
HW: Read pages 458-462
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 Chapter 37 Freedom of Speech: TimeManner-Place Restrictions, Symbolic Speech
(Lecture, Discuss, and Review)
 Student Workbook: Chapter 37 Overview
 Review for test