Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Finals:

1)Civics final is Monday,June 9th
2)Math Final is June 10th
3)ESL Final is June 10th
4)Sciene Final is Wednesday, June 11th?

Field Trip & Graduation:

1)Canobie Lake: June 5th: Thursday
2)Rehearsals are next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 6-9, 6-10 and 6-12
3)Graduation is next Friday: 6-13 from 5-7 (students must be there by 4:15 at the latest): Roxbury Community College next to Madison Park High School (Orange Line)

LNG Mock Debate & Teaching Elementary Schools:

1) LNG Debate is next Wednesday: 6-11 (12:30 to 3:30)
2) Hernandez & Little Curley Harbor Islands Power Point Presentations will be starting on June 18th (Wednesday)
3) As soon as I have more dates I will add them to this post

Study Guide:

What Not to Study:

Civil War
LNG Debate
Columbus
Malcolm X vs. MLK Jr.

What to Study:

American Mosaic vs. Melting Pot
Demography, Census and Diversity
Democracy and Republic
Federalism
Federal Government vs. State Government
Three Branches: Judicial, Federal & Executive
Checks & Balances
Rights, Responsibilities & Duties
American Dream
Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land that can be amended
Bill of Rights
1st Amendments: Freedom Speech, Assembly, Press, Religion and Petition
2nd & 3rd Amendments
4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Amendments
Double Jeoperdy, Due Process, Eminent Domain, Miranda Rights
Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
Criminal & Civil Law
Judges & Jury (Jury decides if the accused is guilty or not-guilty)
Misdemeanor & Felony
Civil Disobedience & Civil Rights
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
19th Amendments & Suffrage
Who is a citizen?
White vs. Blue Collar
President, Representatives, Senators, Supreme Court Justices (duties, age requirement, limit of terms)
Plessy Vs. Ferguson (Segregation was legal, "separate but """equal""")
Brown vs Board of Education (Segregation became illegal)
Segregation, racism & discrimination

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