Tuesday 4/28: Nigeria

Information:

Nothing new to pass along when it comes to senior info, school, or the AP Exam

Activity # 1:

Part II Notes - Institutions

Activity # 2:

Part III: Citizens, Society & State Notes

Thursday 4/23: Nigeria

From Tuesday if you haven't completed: 

Activity # 1: Nigeria

Making of the Modern State Notes


Activity # 2: Nigeria Vocab - please put in a google doc & share with me (sderose23@gmail.com)

All Progressives Congress (APC)
Biafra
Boko Haram
Muhammudu Buhari
Constitutionalism
Cultural diffusion
“Federal character”
Hausa-Fulani
Igbo
Indirect rule
Informal economy
Independent National Election Commission (INEC)
Goodluck Jonathan
Kinship-based politics
“Loyalty pyramid”
National Assembly
“National question”
Olusegun Obasanjo
OPEC
Parastatals (Parastata)
Patrimonialism
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Prebendalism (patron-client system)
Rentier state
Revenue sharing
Ken Saro-Wiwa / MOSOP
Sharia
State corporatism
Structural adjustment program
Yoruba

Activity # 3:

Part II Notes - Institutions

Tuesday 4/21: Information, China Test, & Nigeria

Information: Just in case you haven't heard about grading yet






Activity # 1: China Test - Many of you haven't completed the China Test yet, so I am reposting the prompt. 

China Test- FRQ's. So since our AP Exam will be writing, I am going to post 2 writing prompts. I want you to create 1 google doc, share with me (sderose23@gmail.com) and complete both on the same google doc.

Prompt # 1 - Various economic changes have affected the legal system in China. (a) Describe two reforms to the legal system in China in the past two decades. (b) Explain two reasons that reforms to the legal system have occurred. (c) Describe two important features of the Chinese legal system that have not changed in the past two decades.

Prompt # 2 - There are similarities and differences in the sources of authority for leaders in China and Iran. (a) Describe two formal powers of Iran’s supreme leader. (b) Identify two official positions that China’s head of state typically holds today. (c) Describe one similarity in the sources of authority of Iran’s supreme leader and of China’s head of state. (d) Describe one difference in the sources of authority of Iran’s supreme leader and of China’s head of state.


Activity # 2: Nigeria

Making of the Modern State Notes


Activity # 3: Nigeria Vocab - please put in a google doc & share with me (sderose23@gmail.com)

All Progressives Congress (APC)
Biafra
Boko Haram
Muhammudu Buhari
Constitutionalism
Cultural diffusion
“Federal character”
Hausa-Fulani
Igbo
Indirect rule
Informal economy
Independent National Election Commission (INEC)
Goodluck Jonathan
Kinship-based politics
“Loyalty pyramid”
National Assembly
“National question”
Olusegun Obasanjo
OPEC
Parastatals (Parastata)
Patrimonialism
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Prebendalism (patron-client system)
Rentier state
Revenue sharing
Ken Saro-Wiwa / MOSOP
Sharia
State corporatism
Structural adjustment program
Yoruba
Activity # 4:

Ted Talk Video

Thursday 4/16: China Test

Information:

By now, hopefully you have all heard that Seniors last day will be May 8th. I am not sure about anything else.. Computer turn in, when grades are due, etc.. Sorry..

Activity # 1:   

China Test- FRQ's. So since our AP Exam will be writing, I am going to post 2 writing prompts. I want you to create 1 google doc, share with me (sderose23@gmail.com) and complete both on the same google doc.

Prompt # 1 - Various economic changes have affected the legal system in China. (a) Describe two reforms to the legal system in China in the past two decades. (b) Explain two reasons that reforms to the legal system have occurred. (c) Describe two important features of the Chinese legal system that have not changed in the past two decades.

Prompt # 2 - There are similarities and differences in the sources of authority for leaders in China and Iran. (a) Describe two formal powers of Iran’s supreme leader. (b) Identify two official positions that China’s head of state typically holds today. (c) Describe one similarity in the sources of authority of Iran’s supreme leader and of China’s head of state. (d) Describe one difference in the sources of authority of Iran’s supreme leader and of China’s head of state.

Tuesday 4/11: China & 1.2 Defining Political Organizations

Information: 

Hey all you cool cats & kittens.. I have no new info to pass along. They are working on Seniors last day, computer turn in, etc.. Once I know, I will pass along.

I will also open & post a test over China on Thursday. We only have Nigeria left and will cover it quickly, it isn't a long unit by any means..

Activity # 1: 

Watch China's Left Behind Generation Video

Activity # 2:

Read the Article - What it Means to be Chinese

Review Materials:

AP Review Videos - 1.2 Defining Political Organizations

4/9: China - Please Vote for Me Video

Activity #1:

Watch the Video - Please Vote for Me

You will see how a private school in China learn about democracy.. I wish we were in class to watch this, but we will make due. This is a video we have watched for the past 2 years, students really have enjoyed it.

Activity # 2:

Complete the following questions on the document - Please Vote for Me (save the document first, then make sure to share it with me, sderose23@gmail.com)

4/7 Tuesday: China, *New* AP Information, & AP Exam Review

Hello everyone,

Let me begin by saying what an amazing job you have done with this transition to E-Learning process. By now you have heard about the new grading policy moving forward, however I want to assure you that I will do everything I can to make sure as you continue to turn in work / assignments, your grade will reflect your hard work.

Now with that being said, lets talk about the news from College Board


AP TEST DATE -  May 22nd 11:00 am

HOW? - Online through AP Classroom.

RULES - From College Board..

Exam Security

Like many college-level exams, this year's AP Exams will be open book/open note. The exam format and questions are being designed specifically for an at-home administration, so points will not be earned from content that can be found in textbooks or online. However, students taking the exams may not consult with any other individuals during the testing period. We'll take the necessary steps to protect the integrity of each exam administration, as we do every year. We're confident that the vast majority of AP students will follow the rules for taking the exams. For the small number of students who may try to gain an unfair advantage, we have a comprehensive and strict set of protocols in place to prevent and detect cheating. While some of these practices are confidential to maximize their effectiveness, students and education professionals can learn more about our security measures. At a minimum, test takers should understand that those attempting to gain an unfair advantage will either be blocked from testing or their AP scores will be canceled, and their high school will be notified as will colleges or other organizations to which the student has already sent any College Board scores (including SAT® scores). And they may be prohibited from taking a future Advanced Placement® Exam as well as the SAT, SAT Subject Tests™, or CLEP® assessments. Activity  # 1: Please watch the Queen's address before we get back into info on China Activity # 2: Watch the following review Video - The Practice of Political Scientists Activity # 3: In a NEW google doc, shared with me sderose23@gmail.com, please complete the following. Define: Technocrats/technocracy CCP collectivism, struggle and activism, mass line, egalitarianism, and self-reliance Constitution of 1982 (source of formal power) Cultural Revolution decentralization democratic centralism Deng Xiaoping Theory & Deng’s Economic Reforms Falun Gong Great Leap Forward guanxi Han Chinese Hegemony Hokous Hundred Flowers Campaign iron rice bowl king makers Long March/ethic of struggke mandate of heaven Maoism v. Marxism/Leninism  “Middle Kingdom” (zhongguo) Nationalist Party nomenklatura one-child policy parallel hierarchies princelings socialist market economy state corporatism Uyghurs Institutions/Organizations: For each institution identify their significance, how they are selected, and what powers they hold. Central Committee Central Military Commission National Party Congress National People’s Congress PLA Politburo/Standing Committee Semi-Autonomous Regions Special Administrative Regions Special Economic Zones township and village enterprises

Monday 4/6: Collaboration Day

Today is the new district "Catch Up" Day and Professional Development for teachers.  This means that we will not have a lesson on Mondays.  Lessons will always be on Tuesday and Thursday from this point forward!  See you Tuesday!

Wednesday 4/1: China

Activity # 1:

China Notes - Making of the Modern State - Please take notes

China Notes - Institutions - Please take notes

Activity # 2: 

Read the Following Article - Life & Soul of the Party

Read the Following Article - Policy Brief

Activity # 3:

On a google doc, sharing with me sderose23@gmail.com, please answer the following prompt:

1. In China there have been significant geographic patterns of internal migrations of people over the past twenty years.

 a.     Describe the general pattern of internal migration within China

 b.     Describe one economic policy that prompted the migration in China

 c.     Describe a political consequence of the migration in China