New to AP Government? Start here!
If you are feeling super overwhelmed, are new to AP Gov, or just need some inspiration, start here!
Read More New to AP Government? Start here!If you are feeling super overwhelmed, are new to AP Gov, or just need some inspiration, start here!
Read More New to AP Government? Start here!The AP Government curriculum has nine foundational documents, all of which I’ve written about at some point. Federalist No. 10 Brutus No. 1 The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The Constitution of the United States (Including the Bill of Rights and following Amendments) Federalist 51 Letter from Birmingham Jail Federalist No. 70 Federalist […]
Read More Breaking Down Foundational Documents To Make Them More Manageable in an Online WorldWeek 4, Days 14-18 What was covered this week: Day 14- Quantitative Analysis FRQ review as a class as a warm-up (My students struggled and we will be looking at this more) As an activity, students made flow charts or cartoons about how the legislative process using the Library of Congress as their resource. Days […]
Read More Teaching AP Government in a Shortened Semester: Week Four, Impeachment, and an absenceI’ve divided this unit into three pieces, starting with Congress during the same week the impeachment trial is occurring which means I will take time each day to discuss where we are at in the trial as it relates to the curriculum. This one has been a challenge for me because I used to spend […]
Read More Teaching AP Government in a Shortened Semester- Unit Two Resources on CongressPodcasts are my jam. There are so many amazing resources out there, and I want to make sure I can teach in a way that doesn’t short the students or overload them. I often recommend podcasts to my students as well as documentaries to watch outside of school for extra learning opportunities and figured that […]
Read More Teaching AP Government in a Shortened Semester- Collection of PodcastsArticle II, Section 3 “He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient…” Well, this State of the Union address has been mired by the government shutdown and a disinvite to the chambers […]
Read More The State of the Union Twitter Party