Agenda – US Government

WEEKLY SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Classes will run from 8:00-4:15 PM each day until August 7, which is a half day.

 

M=Morning sessions

A=Afternoon sessions

 

Tuesday, August 4  Introductions  (M)

Wants and Needs

                   Overview of AP Program  

                   Test design: introduction to the test format

                   Assign unit groups (A)

                   Assign classroom simulation activity (Town Hall Meeting)

                  Classroom strategies                                                                                                                                                    

Tuesday,  August 5:  Discuss AP Scoring and how it applies to the classroom  (M)

Classroom strategy:mini-moot court

Unit Group work time

Classroom strategies (A)

Town Hall Meeting

Review CED benchmarks

 

Wednesday, August 6: AP Test Preparation, Multiple-choice (M)

Test strategies-can we implement the old with the new?

Go over College Board packets

Discuss class setup/test takers/objectives

AP recommended class strategies

AI and AP Government (A)

Unit Group Work

Federalists v. Anti-Federalists Town Hall Meeting

 

Thursday, August 7:  AP Test Preparation, Free Response (M)

                                  Test strategies for Free Response Questions (FRQ)

AP FRQ Scoring simulation

Use of readers and current events in the classroom

Use of technology in AP Government (A)

Unit Presentations

Evaluations

 

Brian Stevens

Coldwater High School
275 N. Fremont Street
Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 279-5930
stevbt@ccscards.org