Daily Commentary
(how class will begin each day)
• Daily PROCEDURE:
– In a spiral notebook:
– Write silently for 5-7
minutes in response to
the prompt.
– No talking during the
daily commentary.
• Assessment:
– I will collect your
commentaries
periodically, usually once
per unit but at least
twice per quarter
– Each day, I will inspect
some (or all) student’s
notebooks to make sure
students are
participating.
AP Psychology
Daily Commentary 1.1
What do you think Psychology is about?
Why have you signed up for the course?
What do you hope to learn?
Introductions
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Name & grade level
Why you are taking the class
What you hope to learn
Have you taken an AP class before?
A Brief Overview
• AP Psychology
– Study of human behavior and mental
processes
• Major Units:
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Research
Social Psych
Developmental Psych
Biological Basis of Behavior
Sensation & Perception
Abnormal Psychology
Learning & Motivation
Cognition (memory, thinking,
language)
– States of Consciousness
– Personality & Intelligence
– Emotion, Stress, & Health
• Honors Minority Studies
– Key areas of study:
• identity formation
• Social relationship between power
and identity
• Role of identity in influencing
individual perspective on important
events and controversial issues
• Analyze the meanings of identity
“categories:” race, ethnicity, national
origin, sex, gender, sexualorientation, social class, income, age,
ability, etc.
Psychology
We define psychology today as the scientific
study of behavior (what we do) and mental
processes (inner thoughts and feelings).
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A Brief Overview
• AP Psychology
– Exam Monday, May 5th
• All students expected to
take exam
– College level course
• Nightly reading
assignments
• Grade based largely on
projects and tests
– VOCABULARY
• Honors Minority Studies
– Many course themes fit
nicely with Psychology
– Rigorous social analysis
• Theoretical framework
• Integrates course readings
with shared experiences of
students/teacher
– Grade based primarily on
projects, papers, and
assessment of reading
assignments (discussion,
quizzes, etc.)
Hornets SWARM!
• What will it look like when we SWARM in this
class?
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Strive for Excellence
Work Collaboratively
Arrive on Time
Ready to Learn
Maximize Opportunities
• With the person next to you:
– For each letter of the SWARM acronym, identify an
example of positive STUDENT behavior, AND an
example of positive TEACHER behavior
Class Expectations: SWARM:
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STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
– Do your best work; be your best self and maintain a positive attitude.
– Maintain eye contact & sit up in your seats – no slouching, no heads on desks.
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WORK COLLABORATIVELY
– Create a classroom community based on mutual respect and kindness.
– Contribute to small group and whole class activities and discussions.
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ARRIVE ON TIME
– Be seated before the bell rings & start the warm up without me having to remind you.
– The bell does not dismiss you – I do. Remain seated and working until I dismiss you.
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READY TO LEARN
– Have all your materials ready at the bell; eat and use the bathroom before class.
– Focus on all learning activities and save social interactions for outside of class.
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MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES
– Listen actively to fellow students and to your teacher; ask and answer questions.
– Use Power Schools, edmodo, & the class website:
– Attend tutoring sessions at lunch and after school
Good Morning!
• As you enter, please pick up:
– an orange Psychology book stacked on the corner
desk
– The smaller green psych book by Richard Griggs
that is sitting next to it
– I will pass around a book sign out form while you
complete your daily commentary
AP Psychology
Daily Commentary 1.1 (again)
Reflect on your first day of school
yesterday. What are you excited about?
What do you expect to be a challenge?
Lap Top Use & Procedures
1. Once you have read and signed your laptop contract; you
will be eligible to use one.
2. You may use ONLY the laptop assigned to you
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Not your friends laptop
Not the laptop of a kid who is absent
Not an unassigned laptop
3. You must follow my instructions on when to:
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Get your lap top
Boot up your lap top
Open/close your laptop
THESE ARE NOT ALWAYS SIMULTANEOUS. I will often have you
get them at the very start of class, and just warm them up but
leave them closed at your desk until I want to use them.
Laptop Assignment
1. Complete your laptop contract now.
2. When you have it done, bring it to me at the
laptop cart and I will assign you your laptop.
– Carefully remove the computer from the cart
– Place the charge cord gently on the shelf the
computer belongs on; DO NOT leave a cord hanging
3. Take laptop to your seat & turn it on.
1. Once it is powered on, close it and set it aside; we
are not ready to use them quite yet.
The Syllabus!
• Required materials:
– Sprial notebook that you will use ONLY for Psych.
This will be for warm up’s and exit passes
– loose leaf paper, pens, pencils, and whatever else
you need to succeed.
• REQUESTS: I’d love if you can bring in:
– Tissues, hand sanitizer, pens/pencils, markers,
glue, extra notebooks, etc.
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Class Rules
Follow your teacher’s instructions, sit in your assigned seat, & follow all school rules.
– Do not talk back to your teacher. If you disagree with something, talk to me
privately.
No insults or foul language – follow the golden rule.
– Everyone in this room is to be treated with respect. Cut downs and bullying are not
tolerated.
Laptop computers shall be used ONLY for approved Civics & Economics activities.
– Students may use laptops only as directed by teacher and to conduct class related
research. Misuse of electronic devices will result in loss of your laptop privilege.
No cell phone communication via talking/texting/social media.
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If I see an iPod, cell phone, mp3 player, or any other electronic device used in this way, I
will take it and hold it until the end of class.
• No warnings, no exceptions. Keep them off and in a pocket or your bag from bell to
bell.
• I may at times allow you to listen to music when you are working independently. You must have
only one ear bud in and must turn it off immediately when instructed.
• I may also at times ask you to use a phone to complete a text message poll or other class based
activity.
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Silent, Focused Reading & Testing –
– Students who disrupt silence during tests or focused reading time will be disciplined and
may receive a zero on that assignment.
Discipline – Follows PBIS Flow Chart
• First violation: warning / classroom consequence
• Second violation: parent contact
• Third violation: conference with guidance &/or
intervention team; parent contact
• Fourth violation: referral/recommendation for In
School Suspension for the next class period;
• Fifth violation: After school
detention/assignment to work detail/clean up
crew; parent contact
– Notwithstanding the above, any egregious conduct
will merit an immediate referral to the office.
The Bathroom
• I prefer to follow a 45/45 policy.
– No bathroom use in the first 45 or last 45 minutes of
class.
–  Kidding…Sort of.
• Students get 3 hall passes per 9 week period (6
total).
– I will track these closely.
– No passes in the first or last 30 minutes of class.
– Teacher must approve the use of passes.
Grading Policy
50% Process – work done as
part of the learning process.
• 5% - Daily Commentary,
Interactive Notebook & Class
Participation
• 15% -- Reading Journals
• 5% --Classwork/Homework
• 10% -- Free Response
Questions
• 15% - Project preparation,
research, group work, and
first drafts
50% Product – based on you
showing what you know through
final projects, quizzes, and tests
• 10% -- Quizzes
• 15% -- Unit Tests
• 15% -- Major Projects
(presentations, posters, etc.
• 10% -- End of Quarter &
Final Projects
Textbooks & Resources
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Register for Edmodo Site:
Myers Text Book
Myers Online Resources
– http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers8e/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&
o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0
– Google search “myers psychology 8th edition”
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Griggs Book:
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Course Website:
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PURCHASED WITH MY OWN PERSONAL MONEY
They are very helpful; AND I NEED THEM BACK!!!!
https://mrggpsychology.weebly.com
Interactive Notebook
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Livebinder.com – we will review the procedures together
Flipping the Classroom
1. I want to spend class time on discussion, projects,
research, and other activities.
2. I want to minimize the amount of time I have to
lecture and you have to listen.
3. SO: I will sometimes record mini-lectures and post
them to the class website.
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Watch them each night when you do your reading; they
will help set up the next day’s activities.
They will remain on the website all semester – go back
and use them for review of key concepts as needed.
I will also place power-point presentations on the
website
Flipping the Classroom
1. Lectures located on my website:
– http://mrggpsychology.weebly.com
– EXAMPLE:
Create your Live Binder
1. Go to www.livebinders.com and create an account
2. Select “search for a binder” at top right
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Under author search, enter: ngrabergrace
Hover over “AP Psychology 2013-14
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Select “options”
Select “make a copy”
Click on your binder & select “edit”
Go to “binder Settings”. Change name of binder to:
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FirstinitialLASTNAME Psych Binder
Enter key as: mrggpsych
Select “add collaborators” enter
Nicholas.Grabergrace@dpsnc.net
Setting Up INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
(you must have a notebook used only for this class)
Left side (even page #s –
for teacher use)
EVERY DAY WHEN YOU ENTER CLASS:
1. Number your notebook pages.
2. Write The date
3. Write the Day of the Unit we are
on (today is 1.1 – Unit 1, Day
4. Copy the learning objectives:
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I can…
Complete Daily Commentary
Exit Passes (if assigned)
 I will give you until the 5th minute
of class to complete all of this.
Right Side for student use OR LIVEBINDER.com
(odd page #s – because)
• Use this side for:
– Reading notes
– Lecture notes
– Writing down questions you
have
– reflective writing
– In class writing prompts (unless
teacher instructs you to write
on loose leaf to turn in)
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK Grades
(you must have a notebook used only for this class)
• 5% of your final grade is based on daily
commentary, notebooks, and participation
– I will check notebooks 3 times per quarter, at
random and unannounced times. I may not check
every notebook the same day – it could be 8
students one week and 3 the next. So just have it
updated.
YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR NOTEBOOK EACH DAY
Reading Journal Procedure
• You will receive a reading guide for each unit.
– Guide includes key terms and assigned pages for reading
– Reading guide is divided and numbered by section
• EACH NIGHT you will be assigned 1-2 sections (usually just one) to
read, and will need to:
– TERMS
• Define each term (at least 5 for each assigned section of the reading journal)
• Apply the term using an example that demonstrates its importance
– EXCERPTS
• Select 3 excerpts from the text; copy them down; and write a sentence or two
that explain why each excerpt stood out to you
– Discussion Questions
• Write two discussion questions for the class based on your reading.
• We will begin class with these discussion questions the next day – you may be
called on at any point to share yours, so make them good.
DQ’S, Updates & Reminders
• BIG PICTURE
– Friday Quizzes
• August 30 & September 6
– Projects Due
• Thursday, September 5th
– Experiment Project
– Unit Exam:
• Monday, September 9th
• Tonight’s Homework:
– Reading Journal 1.2
• (Griggs 1-6 / Myers 6-14)
Unit 1: Methods of Psychological
Research
Essential Questions
• What is (and isn’t) psychology?
• How is psychological research conducted?
• What are the criteria of ethical experiments?
Major Question:
• Nature v. Nurture – which is more important?
• Free Will
• Gun control debate.
– Should Congress require background checks for
mental illness?
Psychology’s Subfields: Research
Psychologist
Biological
Developmental
Cognitive
Personality
Social
What she does
Explore the links between brain and
mind.
Study changing abilities from womb to
tomb.
Study how we perceive, think, and solve
problems.
Investigate our persistent traits.
Explore how we view and affect one
another.
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Psychology’s Subfields: Applied
Psychologist
Clinical
What she does
Studies, assesses, and treats people with
psychological disorders
Counseling
Helps people cope with academic,
vocational, and marital challenges.
Educational
Studies and helps individuals in school
and educational settings
Industrial/
Organizational
Studies and advises on behavior in the
workplace.
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Clinical Psychology vs. Psychiatry
A clinical psychologist (Ph.D.) studies, assesses,
and treats troubled people with psychotherapy.
Psychiatrists on the other hand are medical
professionals (M.D.) who use treatments like drugs
and psychotherapy to treat psychologically
diseased patients.
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Vocab Flash Cards
• Guided Practice – make them good so you can
use them!!!
Homework & Exit Pass
• Home Work
– Read Pages 1-14, and
95-101.
– Complete Reading
Journal 1.1
– Write letter to Mr. G-G
• Exit Pass: Read the five
quotes about psychology.
Think about the quotes for
a moment, then select one
or two and write a reaction.
– What is the quote saying?
– Why does the quote stand out to
you?
– Do you agree/disagree with the
quote?
– What questions does the quote
lead you to ask?
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Worth 5 points from me.
Exit Pass – 1.1
• Read the five quotes about psychology.
– Think about the quotes for a moment, then select
one or two and write a reaction.
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What is the quote saying?
Why does the quote stand out to you?
Do you agree/disagree with the quote?
What questions does the quote lead you to ask?