Thursday March 1 2007

US History B
1980s Video (Extra Credit Notes)
Extra Credit Current Event
Turn in Books

US History A
No New Assignments
Civil War Video
Extra Credit Current Event
Turn in Books

AP US Government & Politics A
No New Assignments
Extra Credit Current Event
Turn in Books

END OF TRIMESTER

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
~e e cummings, American Poet

Wedneday February 28 2007

US History B
Video The 1970s
All Ch 18 & 19 Assignments Due
Turn in books

US History A
Civil War Video
All Ch 11 & 12 Assignments Due
Turn in books

AP US Government & Politics
Judiciary Branch Terms Discussion
Turn in books

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
~George Bernard Shaw

Tuesday February 27 2007

US History B
Video: The 1960s

US History A
No New Assignments
Civil War Videos

AP US Government & Politics
Summaries & Terms Due

"The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility."
~Brooks Atkinson

Monday February 26 2007

US History B
Video: The 1950s

US History A
Read Ch 12
Do #1-6 P. 332
Do #1-7 P. 339
Do #1-5 P. 345
Do #1-7 P. 351

AP US Government & Politics
Rotary Extra Credit Essays Due
No New Assignemnts
Judicial Branch Terms Assignment Due Tues 2/27
Read Wilson Ch 5 & 6 Summaries Due Tues 2/27

"The unexamined life is not worth living."
~Socrates

Friday February 23 2007

US History B
Finish Video: Kelly's Heroes
Current Events Due

US History A
Current Events Due

AP US Government & Politics
Current Events Due
Wilson Ch 16 ~ Summary Due
Judicial Branch Terms Assignment Due Tues 2/27
Read Wilson Ch 5 & 6 Summaries Due Tues 2/27

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
~James Madison

Thursday February 22 2007

US History B
Continue Video: Kelly's Heroes

US History A
Ch 8-10 Test
All Ch 8-10 Assignments Due
Read Ch11
Do #1-6 P. 302
Do #1-7 P. 309
Do #1-7 P. 315
Do #1-5 P. 321

AP US Government & Politics A
Read Wilson Ch 16 ~ Summary Due Fri 2/23
Judicial Branch Terms Assignment Due Tues 2/27
Read Wilson Ch 5 & 6 Summaries Due Tues 2/27

All Classes Current Event Friday 2/23
All Classes 25 Pts. Extra Credit for the Kirby Heyborne Concert
Friday Night 2/23 @ 7:30 PM

"I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there."
~Confucius, Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)

Wednesday February 21 2007

US History B
Read Ch 19
Do #1-5 P.561
Do #1-4 P.565
Do #1-5 P.570
Do #1-6 P.577
Video: 'Kelly's Heroes'

US History A
Video: 'US Mexico War' Up to 30 Facts Notes for Extra Credit
Ch 8-10 Test Tomorrow

AP US Government & Politics A
Executive Branch Quiz
Rotary Extra Credit Essay

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
~ President George W. Bush, meeting with Iraqi citizens who received medical care in the U.S., May 25, 2004

Tuesday February 20 2007

US History B
No New Assignments
Discuss WWII

US History A
No New Assignments
Finish "Gone to Texas"

AP US Government & Politics A
"Imperial Presidency" Summary Due
Terms Due Tomorrow/Review & Quiz Tomorrow
Current Event discussion

"Information is the currency of democracy."
~Thomas Jefferson

Friday February 16 2007

US History B
Current Event Due
Read all four sections of Chapter 18
Do #1-5 P.535
Do #1-5 P.542
Do #1-3 P.546
Do #1-4 P.551

US History A
Current Event Due
"Gone to Texas"
Read all four sections of Chapter 10
Do #1-6 P.275
Do #1-7 P.280
Do #1-6 P.284
Do #1-7 P.291

AP US Government & Politics A
Current Event Due
Executive Branch Terms Due Tuesday 2/20
Read 'Imperial Presidency' Summary Due Tuesday 2/20
Executive Branch Quiz Wed 2/21

"There are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, and the third is useless."
~Niccolo Machiavelli, author of "The Prince", Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527)

Thursday February 15 2007

US History B
'The 1930s' Video 20 Facts Notes for Extra Credit
No New Assignments

US History A
"Gone to Texas"
No New Assignments

AP US Government & Politics A
Ch 15 Lecture/Notes

ALL CLASSES!!! CURRENT EVENT DUE TOMORROW FRIDAY 2/16

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."
~Salvador Dali, Spanish/Catalan Surrealist painter (1904 - 1989)

Wednesday February 14 2007

US History B
Ch 15-17 Quiz/Test
All Ch 15-17 Assignments Due

US History A
No New Assignments

AP US Government & Politics
Ch 15 Summary Due
Ch 15 Lecture/Notes

Happy Valentine's Day From Mr. Andrus...

"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence."
~H. L. Mencken

Tuesday February 13 2007

US History B
No New Assignments

US History A
No New Assignments

AP US Government & Politics
Ch 14 Summary Due
Ch 14 Lecture/Notes
Read Ch 15 Summary Due Tomorrow

"Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
Matt Groening, creator of 'Life in Hell', 'The Simpsons' & 'Futurama'

Monday February 12 2007

US History B
Finish "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
Read Ch 17 Sec 1 Do #1-4 P.512
Read Ch 17 Sec 2 Do #1-5 P.517
Read Ch 17 Sec 3 Do #1-5 P.523

US History A
Finish "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Read Ch 9 Sec 1 Do #1-2 P.247
Read Ch 9 Sec 2 Do #1-3 P.253
Read Ch 9 Sec 3 Do #1-3 P.261
Read Ch 9 Sec 4 Do #1-4 P.267

AP US Government & Politics
Congress Free Response Due
Executive Branch Video
Read Ch 14 (Wilson)Summary Due Tuesday
Read Ch 15 (Wilson)Summary Due Wednesday

"History is who we are and why we are the way we are."
~David McCullough

Friday February 9 2007

US History B
Current Events Due
"O Brother Where Art Thou?"

US History A
Current Events Due
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"

AP US Government & Politcs
Current Events Due
Congress Terms Due
Congress Quiz
Congress Free Response Due Monday

"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."
~H. L. Mencken, American author, wit, editor & critic (1880 - 1956)

Thursday February 8 2007

US History B
No New Assignments
"O. Brother Where Art Thou"
Current Event Tomorrow Friday 2/9

US History A
No New Assignments
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Current Event Tomorrow Friday 2/9

AP US Government & Politics
Congress Free Response Assigned, Due Monday 2/12
Congress Terms, Due Tomorrow Friday 2/9
Current Event Tomorrow Friday 2/9

"There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity."
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)

Wednesday February 7 2007

US History B
Read Ch 16 Sec 1 Do #1-3 P.479
Read Ch 16 Sec 2 Do #1-5 P.483
Read Ch 16 Sec 3 Do #1-3 P.490
Read Ch 16 Sec 4 Do #1-3 P.494
Read Ch 16 Sec 5 Do #1&2 P.499

US History A
Finish Andrew Jackson Video
Read Ch 8 Sec 5 Do #1-6 P.233

AP US Government & Politics
Notes/Lecture: Article I (US Contstitution) & Ch 13 (Wilson)
Congress Terms: Magruder's Ch 10-12 (NO SUMMARIES) Due Friday 2/9
Current Events Due Friday 2/9
Congress Quiz Friday 2/9

"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained."
~James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States (1831 - 1881)

Tuesday February 6 2007

US History B
1920's Video: 20 Facts Notes, Extra Credit

US History A
Andrew Jackson Video: 20 Facts Notes, Extra Credit

AP US Government & Politics
Read Article I of the US Constitution in class
Lecture/Discussion/Notes
Ch 13 Summary Due 11:59 PM OR Beginning of Class Wed 2/7/07
Read Ch 10,11 & 12 Magruders
Congress Terms:Political Dictionary Ch 10, 11 & 12 Magruders
Discussion Wednesday & Thursday ~ Due Friday
Bring Magruder's Books Wed & Thurs

"Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding."
~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Monday February 5 2007

US History B
No New Assignments

US History A
Read Ch 8 Sec 3 Do #1-4 P. 225
Read Ch 8 Sec 4 Do #1-5 P. 228

AP US Government & Politcs
Current Events
Take-Home Test (Ch 8-12) Due
Read Ch 13 (Congress)
1/2 Page Summary Due Tues 2/6 @ 11:59 PM OR
At tbe beginning of class Wednesday 2/7

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
~Mark Twain, American Author and Critic

Friday February 2 2007

US History B
Current Event Due
Read Ch 15 Sec 1 Do #1-6 P.449
Read Ch 15 Sec 2 Do #1-5 P.456
Read Ch 15 Sec 3 Do #1-4 P.460
Read Ch 15 Sec 4 Do #1-5 P.465
Read Ch 15 Sec 5 Do #1-5 P.469

US History A
Ch 6 & 7 Test
All Ch 6 & 7 Assignments Due
Current Event Due
Read Ch 8 Sec 1 Do #1-4 P.217
Reac Ch 8 Sec 2 Do #1-6 P.221

AP US Government & Politics
Ch 9-12 Take-Home Test Due Mon 2/5
Current Event Due Mon 2/5

"All politics is local."
~Tip O'Neal (D-MA), Speaker of the House

Thursday February 1 2007

US History B
No New Assignments
Current Event Fri 2/2

US History A
No New Assignments (Test Review)
Current Events Fri 2/2

AP US Government & Politics
No New Assignments (Test Review)
Take Home Test Handed Out Fri 2/2 Due Mon 2/5
Current Event Mon 2/5

"Money is the Mother's Milk of Politics"
~ Jessee Unruh, Speaker of the California Assembly 1961-1968