Weekly Syllabus

Week of Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 23

This week you should begin doing some serious research on your papers on the Constitutional Amendments. If you are interested, you can look at the rubric I will use to grade your papers. Feel free to conference if you have any questions.

We will get back to the reading and the history this week and take a look at the first two decades of the Constitution, focusing on the Presidencies of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (1789-1809).

This is an unusual week, with only four days of school and only three traditional classes. Try to stay focused!

Monday, October 19, 2009 -NO SCHOOL TODAY

Topic:

Homework: Either work on your essay or do some reading. The essay is due tomorrow night, but as you can see you will also have reading at the same time. Get a head start!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (45 minutes)

Topic: The Bill of Rights.

Homework: Your essay is due on the class Ning. Read AP&AN pp. 200 (Domestic Policy...)-205 (The French Revolution).

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (50 minutes)

Topic: Discussion of the reading.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 207 (Partisan Division in Congress)-p. 212 (The West in the New Nation ).

Thursday, October 22, 2009 (45 minutes)

Topic: The Presidency of John Adams and the election of 1800

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 216 (The Election of 1800), 218 (skip 217); 223 (Political Visions) -226 (National Expansion).

Friday, October 24, 2008 (30 minutes)

Topic: Parents Weekend Class.

Homework: Read AP&AN pp. 226--234 (The War of 1812).