In honor of leap day, I gave you an extra FRQ prompt, but I did not tell you it was extra. I will grade all responses, but only count the top three scores when I calculate your grade for this FRQ. So, essentially if you entirely bombed one, you can consider it dropped from consideration. See you on Friday for "Life and Debt".
On a side note, everyone please send me links (or post links as a comment on this post) to your prezi or powerpoint presentation so I can post them on the blog for all to access.
On another side note, Spenser and Patrick, I do not know if you were there, but, because I forgot to gloat, second place on Monday and I carried my team....Batman, Ghost, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and A Few Good Men, in that order. Bring it.
On yet another side note, good luck Patrick and Reno on whatever it is that you were dressed up for today.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Hyperlinks to articles found by Brian and Reno plus another on microblogging
Putin's article on a strong Russia.
Here is another article I found that talks about the new avenue available to pro-democracy protesters: microbloggers v communism
Please post any other articles you found relevant and interesting. Thanks and keep up the good work!!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Chinese Labor, Cheap No More
Here is the article I handed out in class today. Great example of how globalization and market pressures can drive economic change in China.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Communist and post-communist regimes
Please post some recent articles highlighting the two countries we will study next: Russia and China. We will go over them at the beginning of class on Thursday before the lecture on communist and post-communist regimes.
I will start the class off with an article about the VP of China visiting Obama.
I will start the class off with an article about the VP of China visiting Obama.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
NHS overhaul bill shot down in Paliament
Talk about an ongoing policy issue. This article outlines what recently went down in Parliament over a controversial bill that would overhaul the NHS.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Consent form text
Parents and guardians,
We will be watching the HBO movie “The
Special Relationship” in class on Friday February 10th. This movie is a dramatization about Tony
Blair’s relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, when Blair was the
prime minister of the United Kingdom. This
will help the students better understand the “special relationship” (the movie
is quite aptly named) that exists between the UK and the US, especially in the
90s. The relationship between the US and
the UK is an ongoing policy concern for the UK and therefore I believe it will
be very useful in understanding the political undertones that drive this
relationship. By signing this you are
giving consent for your child to view the movie. If you do not want your child to watch this
movie, I will have an alternative assignment ready for them. Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Mr.
Sharpe
I allow my child ________________ to view the movie “The
Special Relationship” in Mr. Sharpe’s AP Comparative Government and Politics
class.
x____________________________
parent/guardian signature
x____________________________
parent/guardian signature
Class on Wednesday, February 8th
The reading assignment for class on Wednesday is Roskin, Chapters 2-6. These chapters cover Great Britain. We will go over Great Britain in depth on Wednesday and have a free response question after the lecture (time permitting-early release day). This free response question will be cumulative and will count as the other half of the first unit exam.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Interesting article on Arab Spring
Despite the Arab Spring and the overthrow of many authoritarian regimes, there has actually been a slight movement towards authoritarianism globally, according to Freedom House. Here is the article.
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