AP Gov./Econ. Unit I – Introduction to Political
Philosophy & Ancient Greece: What is the Purpose of Government? (22)
Month
Day In-Class
Discussion Topic Reading
to Prepare for that Day
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Aug. |
30 T |
Introduction: Rules
and Forced-Choice Exercise: Proposed
Rules |
Proposed Rules Handout Class Rules Agreement |
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31 W |
The Legislative Process; Form
Constituent Groups & Legislative Groups; Forced-Choice Concluded |
Proposed
Rules Handout |
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Sep. |
1 Th |
The
Legislative Process (Brainstorming Class Rules) |
- |
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2 F |
OUHSD Policies: Homework and
Grades |
Homework (BP 6154) and
Evaluation of Student Achievement (BP 5121) http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/about/schoolboard/boardpolicies.htm |
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5 M |
*** Labor Day Holiday *** |
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6 T |
Can there be Illegal Laws? Debates Over Prop. 187 &
Prop. 8 |
Before the passage of Prop. 187
-http://articles.latimes.com/1994-09-14/news/mn-38530_1_illegal-immigrants |
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7 W |
Discussion and Revision of Proposed
Legislation (Bring class set of
proposals) |
(get a head start on the Prop.
8 reading) |
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8 Th |
Proposition 8 (2008), Due
Process and Equal Protection |
A court ruling on Gay
Marriage: https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/files/09cv2292-ORDER.pdf focus on pp. 109 - 136 |
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F 9 Rally |
Final Legislative Session; Intro. to Parliamentary
Procedure; Vote on Final
Proposals Count and Re-Count Votes |
Prepare reading of: The 2000
Election and the ÔWar on TerrorismÕ from H. Zinn: People's History of the U.S. pp. 675 – 682 |
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12 M |
In Memoriam: September 11; The 9-11 Quiz (Individual)
+ Lecture |
Timeline on Middle Eastern
Democracy (bornemania.com) http://www.bornemania.com/gov/outline/timeline.shtml |
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13 T |
9-11 Lecture Concluded |
Class Contracts Due Today |
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14 W |
Taxonomies of Systems of
Government: From Anarchy to Totalitarianism |
Magruder's American Government
(MAG) pp. 4 – 8; AristotleÕs Politics: Book IV, Parts I –
II; RousseauÕs Contract:
Bk. III, Ch. 3 |
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15 Th Late |
A Brief History of Classical
Athens |
World History by Duiker & Spielvogel
(WHbD&S): Greek City-States pp. 99 – 107, 110 - 112 |
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16 F |
PlatoÕs Republic 1 The Ring of Gyges (handout) |
PlatoÕs Republic (handout): Book VII, sec. 514a –
517c |
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19 M |
PlatoÕs Republic 2 Allegory of the Cave |
PlatoÕs Republic: Book VII, sec. 514a –
517c |
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20 T |
PlatoÕs Republic 3 The Role of the Philosopher |
PlatoÕs Republic: Book VII, sec. 517c –
521b |
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21 W Min. |
Film: State of Mind –
Part I |
(Back to School Night) |
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22 Th |
Film: State of Mind –
Part II |
Secure that you can access the
site: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.4.four.html |
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23 F |
AristotleÕs Politics 1 Oligarchies and Tyrannies |
AristotleÕs Politics: Book IV, Parts X and V |
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26 M |
AristotleÕs Politics 2 Democracies |
AristotleÕs Politics: Book IV, Part IV |
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27 T |
Film: La Sierra –
Part I |
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28 W |
Film: La Sierra –
Part II |
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29 Th Late |
Unit I Test |
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Unit II – From Ancient
Rome to the Enlightenment: Does Might Make Right? or ÒIf you can get away with
it, is it okay?Ó (19)
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Sept. |
30 F |
The Roman Legacy 1 (assign Who Governs You) |
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Oct.
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3 M |
The Roman Legacy 2 |
WHbS&D: Roman Republic pp.
130 - 138 |
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4 T |
The Christian Complication:
MatthewÕs Rejection vs. RomansÕ Divine Right vs. ConstantineÕs Donation |
Matthew 4:1 – 11; 22:15
– 40 + Romans 13: 1 - 10 |
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5 W |
Medieval Developments: Roman
Catholicism, Feudalism, Councils, & the Althing |
WHbS&D: Lords &
Vassals pp. 325 - 330 |
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6 Th |
The Magna Carta 1 (1215) |
Magna Carta (Intro -> #20) Fordham translation |
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7 F |
The Magna Carta 2 |
Magna Carta (#20 -> end) Fordham translation |
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10 M |
Plague and Disillusionment |
WHbS&D: Black Death pp. 356
– 361, 376, & 370 - 371 |
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11 T |
MachiavelliÕs The Prince
(Cruelty and Clemency) |
MachiavelliÕs Prince, Ch. XVII |
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12 W |
DostoevskyÕs ÒGrand
InquisitorÓ from The Brothers Karamazov - 1 |
Grand Inquisitor I |
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13 Th Late |
DostoevskyÕs ÒGrand
InquisitorÓ from The Brothers Karamazov - 2 |
Grand Inquisitor II |
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14 F |
The Paper Chain Game |
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17 M |
Texas, Guns and Textbooks (bring MagruderÕs to Class) |
Texas School Board Article
– Machiavelli in Action |
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18 T |
Capitalism and Your Textbook (bring MagruderÕs to Class) |
MAG pp. 658 - 664 |
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19 W |
Communism: Pure Evil & Socialism: For Europeans Only (bring MagruderÕs to Class) |
MAG pp. 672 – 676 OR MAG pp. 666 - 670 |
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20 Th Late |
Film: Unprecedented I |
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21 F |
Film: Unprecedented II |
- |
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24 M |
Ends and Means Debate |
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25 T |
Review |
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26 W |
Unit II Test – Open
Hand-Written Notecards |
- |
Unit III: The American
Experience – Enlightenment, Rebellion, Reaction (22)
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Oct. |
27 Th Late |
Historical Overview: British
Government from Parliament to The Reformation |
WHbS&D: The Reformation
pp. 428 - 435 |
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28 F |
Historical Overview: British
Government - Wars of Religion, the English Civil War, and the Glorious
Revolution |
WHbS&D: English Civil War
pp. 450 - 453 |
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31 M |
LockeÕs 2nd Treatise on GovÕt
1 |
LockeÕs 2nd Treatise on GovÕt. Ch. VIII, sec. 95 - 99 |
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Nov. |
1 T HSEE |
LockeÕs 2nd Treatise on GovÕt
2 |
LockeÕs 2nd Treatise on GovÕt. Ch. IX, sec. 123 -131 |
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2 W HSEE |
MontesquieuÕs Spirit of the
Laws |
MontesquieuÕs Spirit of the
Laws, Volume 1 - excerpts |
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3 Th |
RousseauÕs Social Contract 1 |
RousseauÕs Social Contract,
Bk. I, Ch. 1 - 4 |
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4 F |
RousseauÕs Social Contract 2 |
RousseauÕs Social Contract,
Bk. I, Ch. 5 - 9 |
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7 M |
Historical Overview: The Rise
of Mercantilism & Colonial Discontent |
WHbS&D: The Enlightenment
pp. 532 – 533, 551–552, 557 - 560 |
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8 T |
Declaration of Independence:
The First
Sentence |
Bring Declaration |
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9 W |
Declaration of Independence:
The First
Sentence |
Bring Declaration |
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10 Th Late |
Declaration of Independence: Language
of the Justification (Independent Group Work) |
Bring Declaration |
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11 F |
*** VeteransÕ Day Holiday
*** |
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14 M |
Declaration of
Independence: Meaning of the Justification |
Bring Declaration |
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15 T |
Declaration of
Independence: The
Gripes - Part I |
Bring Declaration |
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16 W |
JeffersonÕs Rough Draft |
Bring Rough Draft as well |
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17 Th Late |
Declaration of
Independence: The Gripes - Part II |
Study Questions
Due |
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18 F |
Declaration of
Independence: Complaint
Against Parliament |
Gripes Rephrase
Due |
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21 - 25 |
*** Thanksgiving Holiday
*** |
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28 M |
Articles of Confederation
and the Constitutional Convention Form Federalist Papers
Teams |
MAG pp. 44 – 54
(in-class reading and response) |
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29 T |
Federalist Papers
(discussion in groups with shared papers) |
Federalist Papers |
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30 W |
Federalist Papers –
present to your Papers Teams |
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Dec.
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1 Th Late |
Federalist Papers –
Quiz and Class Discussion |
Federalist Papers 10, 51,
and 78 |
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2 F |
Review |
- |
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5 M |
Unit III Test – Open
Documents |
- |
Unit IV: Articles of the
Constitution (23) Give & Take – Redefining Rights and Establishing
Authorities
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6 T |
Overview of the Constitution |
MAG pp. 56 – 58 + 64 – 70 (in-class reading
and response) |
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7 W |
Preamble to the Constitution |
MAG pp. 8 – 10 (in-class reading) |
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8 Th Late |
House and Senate |
Article I: sec. 1 - 4 + Amendments 16 and 17 |
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9 F |
Legislative Mechanics |
Article I: sec. 5 - 7 |
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12 M |
Film: A Perfect Candidate I |
- |
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13 T |
Film: A Perfect Candidate II |
- |
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14 W |
Film: A Perfect Candidate III |
- |
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15 Th 4A/4B |
Jig-Saw Activity on Violence in Congress: A Caning,
Ballot-Box Stuffing, and Anthrax |
Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner (I.5.2), Populist Tom
Watson I.5.1), & Jim Jeffords and the Anthrax Attacks of 2001 (I.3.4) |
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16 F |
Legislative Powers |
Article I: sec. 8 |
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19 - 2 |
*** WINTER BREAK *** |
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Jan. |
3 T |
Political Influence |
Koch Brothers (Vanity Fair) |
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4 W |
Legislative Limitations |
Article I: sec. 9 - 10 |
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5 Th Late |
Gaming the System |
ÒParadise LostÓ from Ms. Magazine |
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6 F |
The Presidency |
Article II + Amendments 12, 20, 22, and 25 |
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9 M |
Presidential Dictators and Bully Pulpits: Lincoln, FDR
& ÒWÓ |
State of the Union Excerpts: http://www.bornemania.com/gov/outline/stateoftheunions.html |
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10 T |
Dangerous Executive Power Unconstitutional - Part I |
- |
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11 W |
Dangerous Executive Power Unconstitutional - Part II |
- |
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12 Th Late |
The
Judiciary
Film: Drugs & The Supreme Court |
Article III + Amendment 11 + |
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13 F |
Supremacy of the Supremes: McCullough vs. Maryland |
ÒDoing the Most Important Kind of NothingÓ from Parliament
of Whores by P.J. OÕRourke |
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16 M |
***Martin Luther King Jr. Day*** |
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17 T |
What Good is the Law? American Indian Policy in the
Early 19th Century |
Zinn: ÒAs Long as Grass Grows, or Water RunsÓ (Ch. 7 in
A PeopleÕs History of the United States, pp. 125 - 148 |
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18 W |
Levels of Government & Powers of the States |
Article IV |
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19 Th |
How a Bill Becomes a Law |
Article V - VII + Amendments 18, 21, 27 + MAG pp. 72 -
77 |
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20 F |
Review |
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23 - 27 |
Mid-Term (Units I – IV) Open Notes, Open Documents, Open Texts |
24 – Per.2 25 – Per. 3 & 4 26 – Per. 5 & 6 |
Semester 2
Unit V: Constitutional
Amendments (24)
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Jan. |
30 M |
Amendment I - Religion: Establishment and Free Exercise |
MAG pp. 537 – 545 (in-class reading and response) |
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31 T |
Amendment I - Religion: Schools and the Supreme
Court |
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Amendment I - ÒUnder GodÓ |
The Pledge of Allegiance |
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Feb. |
1 W |
Amendment I - Press + Speech |
MAG: pp. 782 + 223 – 230; 555 – 559 |
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2 Th Late |
Film: Outfoxed – Part I |
Article on Murdoch |
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3 F |
Film: Outfoxed – Part II |
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6 M |
Money as Free Speech & Corporate Rights The Corporation (excerpt) |
PeopleÕs United Ruling |
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7 T |
Amendment I: Assembly/Petition Film: ACLU Files on Dissent |
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8 W |
Amendment I: Assembly/Petition –Tort Reform &
ALEC |
Article on ALEC MAG pp. 71 + 570 - 571 |
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9 Th Late |
Amendment IV - Quartering , Search and Seizure |
MAG pp. 571 - 574 + 589 |
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10 F |
Amendment V + 14 – Due Process Film: Drugs & the Supreme Court |
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13 M |
*** LincolnÕs Day Holiday *** |
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14 T |
Amendments V - VIII - The Rights of the
Accused |
MAG pp. 576 - 583 |
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15 W |
Film: Civil Action 1 |
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16 Th |
Film: Civil Action 2 |
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17 F |
Film: Civil Action 3 |
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20 M |
*** WashingtonÕs Day Holiday *** |
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21 T |
Amendments IX and X + Intro. to the Other
Amendments Rights Review |
ÒThe Mystery of GovernmentÓ from Parliament of Whores
by P.J. OÕRourke |
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22 W |
Race, Money, and Power 1 |
The Dred Scott Decision I |
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23 Th |
Race, Money, and Power 2 |
The Dred Scott Decision II |
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24 F |
Amendments 13 and 14: Nationalization of Bill of Rights |
MAG pp. 532 - 536 + 569 - 570 |
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27 M |
Naturalization and Due Process |
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28 T |
Suffrage: Race, Class, Gender, Age (and Washington D.C.) Film: Dissent |
Amendments 15,19, 23-24 & 26 MAG pp. 159 – 163 |
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29 W |
Constitution Amendments Review |
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Mar. |
1 Th Late |
Unit V Test |
- |
Unit VI – OrwellÕs 1984
(18)
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Mar. |
2 F |
Review of Unit 2 Test &
Introduction to 1984 |
- |
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5 M |
Euphemism and Entertainment |
One: I - II |
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6 T |
The Value of History |
One: III - IV |
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7 W |
Political Uses of Language |
One: V + Appendix |
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8 Th |
Privacy and Paranoia |
One: VI - VIII |
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9 F |
*** District Work Day *** |
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12 M |
Film: Hijacking Catastrophe |
- |
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13 T |
Sex and Control |
Two: I - IV |
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14 W |
Terrorism |
Two: V - VIII |
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15 Th |
War is Peace |
Two: IX - Chapter 3: "War is Peace" |
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16 F |
EisenhowerÕs Farewell Address |
Farewell Address |
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19 M |
Film: Why We Fight 1 |
- |
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20 T |
Film: Why We Fight 2 |
- |
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21 W |
Film: Why We Fight 3 |
- |
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22 Th Late |
Ignorance is Strength |
Two: IX - Chapter 1: "Ignorance is Strength" |
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23 F |
Imprisonment without Rights |
Two: X - Three: I |
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26 M |
The Purpose of Power |
Three: II |
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27 T |
Torture and Reality |
Three: III – VI (end) |
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28 W |
Film: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib - I |
- |
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29 Th Late |
Film: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib - II |
- |
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30 F |
Unit VI - 1984 Test |
- |
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Apr. |
2 - 6 |
*** Spring Break *** |
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Unit VII – The
Economics of Power (16)
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Apr. |
9 M |
Why Study Economics? (And is it the same as Personal
Finance?) |
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10 T |
Adam Smith 1: Supply and Demand |
- |
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11 W |
Adam Smith 2: The Invisible Hand |
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12 Th Late |
Adam Smith 3: Rational Actors Film: Freakanomics – The Experiment |
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13 F |
Karl Marx 1 – Social Concern |
Eagleton |
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M 16 |
Karl Marx 2
- Materialism |
Marx and Engels Quotes |
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T 17 |
Karl Marx 3 - History |
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W 18 |
Film: The Corporation (Excerpt) 1 |
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Th 19 Late |
Film: The Corporation (Excerpt) 2 |
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F 20 |
Keynsian Economics 1 - Stimulus |
A Libertarian View of Big Government: Three Articles by
P.J. OÕRourke: ÒThe Whiffle LifeÓ, ÒHow to Endow PrivationÓ, and ÒVery
Foreign PolicyÓ from Parliament of Whores by P.J. OÕRourke |
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M 23 |
Keynsian Economics 2 – Increased Government |
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T 24 |
Film: Inside Job 1 |
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25 W |
Film: Inside Job 2 |
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26 Th |
Film: Inside Job 3 |
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27 F |
Review |
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30 M |
Unit VII Test |
- |
Unit VIII – The Natural
Contract (20)
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May |
1 T Senior Test |
The Social Contract and the Natural Contract |
ÒDirt of the EarthÓ from Parliament of Whores by
P.J. OÕRourke |
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2 W Min. |
Introducing the Book of Merlyn Quiz on BoM Ch. 1 |
Ch. 1 (7 pp.) |
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3 Th Min. |
Man Versus Animal Quiz on BoM Ch. 2 - 4 |
Ch. 2 – 4 (31 pp.) |
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4 F |
Homo ferox Quiz on BoM Ch. 5 - 6 |
Ch. 5 – 6 (19 pp.) |
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7 M |
Film: Project NIM 1 |
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8 T |
Film: Project NIM 2 |
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9 W |
Totalitarianism Quiz on BoM Ch. 7 - 11 |
Ch. 7 – 11 (36 pp.) |
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10 Th |
Anarchy Quiz on BoM Ch. 12 - 15 |
Ch. 12 – 15 (31 pp.) |
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11 F |
Intellectualism versus Truth Quiz on BoM Ch. 16 - 18 |
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14 M |
Film: The Cove 1 |
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15 T |
Film: The Cove 2 |
Ch. 16 – 18 (24 pp.) |
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16 W |
The End Quiz on BoM Ch. 19 - 20 |
Ch. 19 – 20 (34 pp.) |
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17 Th Late |
Tragedy of the Commons - 1 |
Hardin: Tragedy of the Commons |
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18 F |
Tragedy of the Commons - 2 |
Hardin: Tragedy of the Commons |
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21 M |
Film: The Corporation (Genetic Modification) Excerpt |
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22 T |
Michele Serres: The Natural Contract 1 |
Natural Contract: pp. 27 – 40 |
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23 W |
Michele Serres: The Natural Contract 2 |
Natural Contract: pp. 40 - 50 |
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24 Th |
Serres Concluded |
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25 F |
What is Justice? Saga of Hrafnkel Frey's Godi |
Hrafnkel FreyÕs Godi |
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28 M |
*** Memorial Day Holiday *** |
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29 T |
The ChildrenÕs Story |
- |
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30 W |
Final Exam Review – 1st Sem. |
- |
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31 Th Late |
Final Exam Review – 2nd Sem. |
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June |
1 F + |
Senior Finals + Graduation |
1 F – Per. 5 & 6 4 M – Per. 3 & 4 5 T – Per. 2 8 F - Graduation |