On-line students will continue to submit their completed assignments to my email address. As always, please remember to double space, put your name on the document, and give me access to edit. Students who attend in person, will submit work on paper, again double spacing and putting their name on their work. Thank You.
Mr. Perse reserves the right to adjust any and all assignments based on various factors including scheduling issues, bad-weather cancellations, and student progress.
Summer Assignment: Learn the Amendments and what they mean. Here is a list of all of the Constitutional Amendments: www.mnsu.edu/constitutionday/amendments.html. You will need to learn the basic summary of all 27 Amendments. You will be quizzed on this at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Please see additional links, under the "Links" pull down tab for additional resources to help you learn the 27 Amendments.
Thursday, August 27: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 6 - 10 for the next class period. 2) Complete Unit 1 / Section 1 worksheet. This worksheet must be submitted Thursday, September 3. The Unit 1 / Section 1 worksheet is posted just below. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work.
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Monday, August 31: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 10 - 12 for the next class period.
Thursday, September 3: Assignments: 1) The Unit 1 / Section 1 worksheet must be submitted by today.
Tuesday, September 8 (No school on Monday because of Labor Day. Monday's classes are shifted to Tuesday) Assignment: 1) Read text pages 14 - 19 for the next class period. 2) Complete Unit 1 / Section 2 worksheet. This worksheet must be submitted by Monday, September 14. The Unit 1 / Section 1 worksheet is posted just below. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work.
| unit_1_section_2_worksheet.jpg |
Thursday, September 10: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 14 - 19 AGAIN for the next class period.
Monday, September 14: Assignments: 1) The Unit 1 / Section 2 worksheet must be submitted by today. 2) Study for the Unit 1 test on Thursday.
Thursday, September 17, Assignments: 1) The Unit 1 assessment will be administered during the class period today. Students must finish the assessment by the end of the class period and submit it in a google document (please remember to grant me access to edit) to my email address: jdp@beachwoodschools.org.
Monday, September 21: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 34 - 35 for the next class period.
Thursday, September 24: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 38 - 41 for the next class period. 2) Complete the Unit 2 / Section 2 worksheet. The worksheet must be submitted by Tuesday, September 29. The worksheet is posted just below. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work.
| unit_2_section_2_worksheet.jpg |
Tuesday, September 29: Assignments: (No school on Monday because of Yom Kippur. Monday's classes are shifted toTuesday) 1) Read text pages 41 - 46 for the next class period.
Thursday, October 1: Assignments: 1) Students should look at the Declaration of Independence on text pages 43 to 46. Students should choose 5 of what they consider to be the most significant of the colonial grievances against the King of England. For each choice, describe in several sentences, why you think it was one of the top 5 most important grievances against the king. This work is due to be submitted by Monday, October 5. On-line students should put their ideas in a google document and submit it to my BHS email address at jdp@beachwood schools.org. Again, please grant me access to edit your work. In-person students should submit their work on paper to me directly.
Monday, October 5: Assignments: 1) Read text pages 47 - 50 before the next class.
Monday, October 12: Assignments: Read text pages 51 - 60 before the next class. The Notes / Worksheet for PowerPoints 25 - 37 will be collected Thursday, October 15.
Thursday, October 15: The Notes / Worksheet for Unit 2 PowerPoints 25 - 37 will be collected today.
Monday, October 19: Assignments: 1) Students need to complete the Unit 2 Test review worksheet, posted just below. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work. This worksheet should be submitted by Monday, October 26.
| unit_2_test_review_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, October 26: Assignments: 1) The Unit 2 test will be administered during the class period today. Students should read text pages 68 - 76 prior to Thursday's class.
Thursday, October 29: Assignment: Continue reading pages 68 - 76. Complete the Unit 3 / Section 1 worksheet, which is posted just below. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work. The worksheet is due Monday, November 2.
| unit_3__section_1_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, November 2: Assignments: Read text pages prior to the next class period. Begin work on the Unit 3 Test Study Guide. This assignment is due November 30, but by working on it now, students will have the opportunity to create their own study guide for the Unit test. Students should answer each part on a google document form and simply email it to me at jdp@beachwoodschools.org. Please remember to grant me access so that I might edit and correct the work. The Unit 3 test Study Guide is posted below.
| unit_3_test_study_guide.pdf |
Monday, November 9: Assignments: Read text pages 79 - 83 before the next class period. Be sure to continue working on the Unit 3 Test Study Guide.
Students should continue working on the Unit 3 Test Study Guide.
Monday, November 23: Assignment: The Unit 3 test will be administered during the class period today. The Unit 3 Test Study Guide is also due today.
As a result of the "Stay at Home Order" the Unit 3 test will be administered "virtually" on Thursday, December 3. Monday, November 30 will be an online review since it is the first day back from break. Students will take the test by logging in to google classroom. They will also submit the Unit 3 Test Review Study Guide. Students will submit their answers to my email address giving me permission to "edit" their work. They will submit the Unit 3 Test Review Study Guide the same way. Again, the date of the test will be Thursday, December 3.
Monday, December 7: Assignment: Students will complete the review exercise posted below. This assignment is due to be submitted to my email address no later than Thursday, December 10.
| review_of_governmental_powers_at_each_level.pdf |
Monday, December 14: Assignment: Students need to complete and submit the First Semester Review Worksheet that is posted below. This assignment is due on Thursday, December 17. Students should send their work to my email address giving me access to edit.
| american_government_first_semester_review_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, January 4: Assignment: Students should read text pages 223 to 225 prior to Thursday's class. Students should also begin working on the Unit 4 Definitions as posted below. The definitions worksheet is due Wednesday, January 13.
| worksheet_unit_4_definitions.pdf |
Thursday, January 7: Assignment: Please read text pages 234 to 241. Continue working on the definitions worksheet for Unit 4.
Monday, January 11: Assignment: Please read text pages 281 to 288, and finish the Unit 4 definitions work sheet, which is due Wednesday, January 13.
Wednesday, January 13: Assignment: Please submit the Unit 4 definitions worksheet, either in a google document which I can edit or on the actual assignment sheet to be handed in during class. Also, please read text pages 289 to 302 prior to the next class. Also, begin working on the US Supreme Court Cases worksheet posted below. This worksheet will serve as the Unit 4 test review and is due no later than Monday, February 1. Students should be working on the supreme court cases worksheet on a daily basis as they prepare for the Unit 4 test on which is Thursday, February 4.
| unit_4_supreme_court_cases.pdf |
Monday, February 1: Assignment: The Supreme Court Cases assignment is due today.
Thursday, February 4: The Unit 4 test on the Judicial Branch will be administered today. Please also read Text pages 122 to 126 and complete the Unit 5 / Section 1 worksheet posted below. This worksheet is due Monday, February 8.
| unit_5___section_1_worksheet.pdf |
Tuesday, February 9: Please read text pages 127 to 136 before the next class. The Unit 5 / Section 2 worksheet is posted below. This covers pages 137 to 142. Students can work on this worksheet in class after the power point presentation is completed. This worksheet is due next Tuesday, February 16.
| unit_5___section_2_worksheet.pdf |
Tuesday, February 16: Read text pages 137 to 142.
Wednesday, February 17: Please complete the Unit 5, Section 3 worksheet for tomorrow's class. The Worksheet is posted below.
| unit_5___section_3_worksheet.pdf |
Thursday, February 18: Read text pages 143 to 147 for next Monday's class. Also complete the Unit 5 / Section 4 worksheet posted below. This worksheet is due Monday, February 22.
| unit_5___section_4_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, February 22: Please read text pages 149 to 155 for the next class period and complete the Unit 5 / Section 5 worksheet. This worksheet is posted below.
| unit_5___section_5_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, March 1: The Unit 5 Test will be administered today. Please also read text pages 162 to 168. This is Chapter 6 (Unit 6) which focusses on the Executive Branch.
Tuesday, March 2: Please complete the Unit 6 / Section 1 worksheet. This worksheet is due Thursday, March 4. The worksheet is posted below.
| unit_6___section_1_worksheet.pdf |
Tuesday, March 9: Please read text pages 169 to 178 and complete the Unit 6 / Section 2 worksheet. This worksheet is due Thursday, March, 11.
| unit_6___section_2_worksheet.pdf |
Thursday, March 11: Please read text pages 180 to 185 for our next class meeting on Monday, March 15.
Monday, March 15: Students will work on the End of the Year AIR Test Review packet, posted below, and will complete The Unit 6 definitions on Page 3 of the packet, and the exercise on Page 10 of the review packet. This work must be submitted by the end of the class period.
| american_government-_end_of_year_review.pdf |
Thursday, March 18: The Unit 6 test will be administered today.
Monday, March 22: Students will complete in-class work on the AIR Test Review Packet, which is posted above. Today, the students will complete the Unit 7 definitions on pages 3 and 4. This work needs to be submitted by the end of class since I will be reviewing this assignment and presenting the answers in class on Thursday, March 25.
Tuesday, March 23: Today, students will complete the exercise comparing the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. This exercise can be found on page 5 of the AIR Test Review Packet posted above. This work needs to be submitted by the end of class since I will be reviewing this assignment and presenting the answers in class on Thursday, March 25.
Monday, April 5: Please read text pages 192 to 195 (Chapter 7 / Section 1) and complete the Unit 7 / Section worksheet . This worksheet is due tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6.
| unit_7___section_1_worksheet.pdf |
Tuesday, April 6: Please read text pages 196 to 205 and complete the Unit 7 / Section 2 worksheet. This worksheet is due Thursday, April 8.
| unit_7___section_2_worksheet.pdf |
Thursday, April 8: Please read text pages 206 to 213 and complete the Unit 7 / Section worksheet. This worksheet is due Monday, April 12.
| unit_7___section_3_worksheet.pdf |
Monday, April 12: Students will complete the Unit 1 and Unit 2 definitions from the AIR Test Review Packet. Remember, you only need a one-sentence answer. This is due tomorrow. Tuesday, April 13. All AIR TEST review work must be turned in on time so that the correct answers can be given to the class.
Tuesday, April 13: Students will complete the Unit 4 definitions from the AIR Test Review Packet. These definitions are due Thursday, April 15. All AIR TEST review work must be turned in on time so that the correct answers can be given to the class.
Thursday, April 15: Students will complete the Unit 5 definitions from the AIR Test Review Packet. This assignment is due Monday, April 19. All AIR TEST review work must be turned in on time so that the correct answers can be given to the class.
Monday, April 19: Students will complete pages 9 and 11 of the AIR Test Review Packet for Thursday, April 22. Students will also complete the worksheet posted below for a review of monetary and fiscal policies. All AIR TEST review work must be turned in on time so that the correct answers can be given to the class.
| fiscal_monetary_policy_worksheet.pdf |
Tuesday, April 20: The Unit 7 Test will be administered today.
Thursday, April 22: Students will work in class, and turn in by the end of class, the review exercises on pages 12 and 13, and the exercise on democratic processes. Both of these exercises can be found in the AIR Test Review Packet. All AIR TEST review work must be turned in on time so that the correct answers can be given to the class.
The state-mandated AIR test will be administered to students on Monday, April 26 and Tuesday, April 27.