Hey guys, as you know, you need to work hard to be very well-prepared for our Socratic Seminar on the Congress on Monday. This is, of course, a central aspect of the US government and is thus a core content area for the AP exam.
You are required to show deep understanding through active participation in a discussion of the following articles and how the concepts and arguments expressed within them connect with each other and those we have been studying:
You must demonstrate deep understanding of these readings and how the Congress functions. To support you towards this goal, you must do the following:
1) Complete the “Thinking Moves” organizer, which can be found on Google Drive. To be clear, this requires you to go through a series of critical thinking steps, or "moves," that deepen your analysis and understanding of the readings and their interconnections. The first step requires you to read, annotate, and take notes on the readings. Once you have done so, you need to complete one organizer by going through the steps for all of the readings together.
2) Based on the above, revise your notes in the form of "talking points" that are supported by specific evidence from the texts. Also, feel free to develop points based on your (relevant) understandings of current events, background knowledge, and personal interests.
3) Based on both of the above, prepare a minimum of five higher-order questions with which to generate discussion. Be reminded that question-asking is one of the assessed criteria on the rubric. Higher-order question stems are available on Google Drive to assist you.
Finally, be sure to carefully re-familiarize yourself with the holistic rubric so that expectations are crystal clear!
As announced in class, because this requires a large amount of preparation your Judiciary chapter outlines and synthesis will be due on Wednesday rather than Monday. Also be reminded that you must revise those on the Congress, Presidency, and Bureaucracy to include ALL terms from both Patterson and Barron's by Thursday.
You are required to show deep understanding through active participation in a discussion of the following articles and how the concepts and arguments expressed within them connect with each other and those we have been studying:
- Mayhew: Electoral Connection
- Binder: Stalemate
- Swers: The Difference Women Make
- Ellwood: In Praise of Pork
- McCain: Senator McCain is using Twitter
You must demonstrate deep understanding of these readings and how the Congress functions. To support you towards this goal, you must do the following:
1) Complete the “Thinking Moves” organizer, which can be found on Google Drive. To be clear, this requires you to go through a series of critical thinking steps, or "moves," that deepen your analysis and understanding of the readings and their interconnections. The first step requires you to read, annotate, and take notes on the readings. Once you have done so, you need to complete one organizer by going through the steps for all of the readings together.
2) Based on the above, revise your notes in the form of "talking points" that are supported by specific evidence from the texts. Also, feel free to develop points based on your (relevant) understandings of current events, background knowledge, and personal interests.
3) Based on both of the above, prepare a minimum of five higher-order questions with which to generate discussion. Be reminded that question-asking is one of the assessed criteria on the rubric. Higher-order question stems are available on Google Drive to assist you.
Finally, be sure to carefully re-familiarize yourself with the holistic rubric so that expectations are crystal clear!
As announced in class, because this requires a large amount of preparation your Judiciary chapter outlines and synthesis will be due on Wednesday rather than Monday. Also be reminded that you must revise those on the Congress, Presidency, and Bureaucracy to include ALL terms from both Patterson and Barron's by Thursday.