Election Day!!

We are going to use this link to vote today!!!

Important Dates to Remember

Day	Time	Event	Where
May 23		NC Scholars Luncheon
May 24	2:00-4:00	Graduation Practice	Agri-Civic Center
May 26	2:15	Turn in Chromebooks	Homeroom
May 27	8:30	Senior Awards	Auditorium
	9:30	Yearbook Dedication	Auditorium
	Lunch	Student Awards	Green Room
May 30	All Day	No School	HOME!!
May 31	AM/PM & lunches	Mock Election!!	Media Center
June 2	8:00-12:00	First Block Exams	Classroom
June 3	8:00-12:00	Second Block Exams	Classroom
June 6	8:00-12:00	Third Block Exams	Classroom
June 7	8:00-12:00	Fourth Block Exams	Classroom
June 8	8:00-12:00	Make Up Exams	Classroom
	12:00	Last Day of School (ER)	Go Home!
June 10	4:00	Graduation	Agri-Civic Center

Don't you forget to vote too!!

Mock Election!!

I know you are all excited about the project we will be completing as an end of year wrap up, and exam project grade.  I have added elements that will be sure to keep us busy, and involve the entire school as much as possible.  We will add other ideas and items as a class if necessary.  

I'm so excited and this is going to be wonderful!!!

HERE is the link the the project outline.

Whew...almost there!!

After our test, we will be watching the 2016 Roundtable Discussion for the high school AP exam you will have tomorrow.  One last push to get you what you need!! :)

Exam Study Resources

Here are links to the actual FRQ questions from previous exams (2010-2015).  We will look at these in class, but you may want to get an idea of what they will be asking.  There are also PDF links on the College Board website that will break down the grading of these and let you see examples. I have also included the links to examples and the scoring guidelines.

FRQ 2015

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4

FRQ 2014

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3

FRQ 2013

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4

FRQ 2012

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4

FRQ 2011

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4

FRQ 2010

• Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4

To get another idea of what the multiple choice will look like, here is the released 1999 multiple choice section.

Released 1999 AP Exam

Below is a tip sheet for you to review on what to think about and do while taking your exam.

AP Testing Tips

For some heavier reading, here is a review book...pick what you want to look at (it is 142 pages long, but full of great info!)

AP Government Review Book

Additional Websites for you to look over and review (Listed under Helpful Links too!)

• Mr. Farshtey:  Unit Reviews, Vocab Reviews and online resources
• Spark Notes:  Great resource with units broken down by topic and review questions at the end
• State College Area High School Review:  YouTube videos that are informative
• AP Study Notes:  Mini-units that go over important concepts, vocabulary, with multiple choice answers at the end
• C-SPAN Classroom:  same guys from the above video sets that do a yearly review on C-SPAN...this one is from 2013

6.7 Civil Rights and 6.8 Modern Civil Rights

Use this website to complete your chart and learn further about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html

We will watch this video to learn about modern civil rights.

http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=1915


For more information on your exam, click on the link below for the College Board's explanation...

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2086.html