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8th Grade Scavenger Hunt

A pennant from a university
40 points

A picture of Alexander the Great 
30 points 

A picture of Beethoven 
20 points

Write a thank you note to your favorite teacher
100 points 

Write a thank you note to your parents in Shakespearean language.
150 points

Create a colorful banner with your class level on it
50 points

A picture of at least two team members next to a ‘80’s Chrysler K-Car
250 points

a picture of two members of your group in front of the Twin Falls Museum
150 points

a College of Southern Idaho pencil
75 points

a Chevron logo 50 points

an American $2.00 bill 50 points

a Passport 30 points

a plastic plant 10 points

a toupee 40 points

Two matching flannel shirts found at the secondhand store 250 pts

a bow tie 20 points

Create a 3 frame cartoon showing the transformation of a normal kid into an Xavierite!  Include at least one Latin phrase.50 points

a computer diagram of a heart 20 points

a Two-pence 20 points

The most unique set of salt and pepper shakers you can find. 50 Points

silly putty 50 points

a cardboard hat from a fast food establishment 20 points

A Gummi Bear mosaic of the Mona Lisa 250 points

Mr. Moon’s autograph 20 points

a hula hoop 20 points

a yo-yo 10 points

a receipt from a taco bus in Twin Falls 25 points

Recite a soliloquy from Hamlet or Macbeth 75 points

a picture of four team members with the lead teacher of your school (logic/rhetoric) 75 Points

Picture of at least 3 team members with Evil Kenevil’s jump in the background 300 points

A tooth pick bridge 150 points

a picture of someone that is at least 60 years old while holding up their ID 30 points

Dried cow pie sealed in a zip lock bag 40 points

A sage brush plant 75 points

fish net nylons 20 points

2011 Graduating Class Puzzle piece 200 points

a picture of Clint Eastwood 10 points

a hacky sack 10 points

something that says ``Made in USA” on it 20 pts

a picture with 2 team members at the Twin Falls Visitor Center 150 pts

a rodeo belt buckle 60 points

10 pixi sticks 50 points a vintage Walkman with working tape 200 points

A business card for a lawyer 20 points

a ball of yarn 30 points

Billy-bob teeth 40 points

a list of the names of the circles in Dante’s Inferno 75 Points

A hideous cat figurine 20 points

a yearbook from 1995-2000 75 points

a picture of a student that still attends Xavier from their 6th grade year 20 points

a picture of IB Perrine 40 points

a tie dyed shirt 30 points

a grocery bill over $90.00 10 points

whole body long underwear 30 points

a plastic knife fork and spoon 10 points

an empty toilet paper roll 10 points

With at least ten team members, recite your class creed for your teacher 100 points

a paper airplane that flies 20 points

a flexible straw 10 points

a toy from a 25 cent machine 20 points

a dreamcatcher 20 points

List of the 9 Muses 40 points

an origami crane no larger than 1” 30 points

the candlestick from the board game CLUE 40 points

The Snake River holds a secret!  On theNorth side of the river, just before the Perrine Bridge, a submerged what can be found during drought? How did it get there? 250 Points

Find out 6 teachers’ favorite novels and present the list to your teacher 50 points

a snuggie 10 points

a picture of the Parthenon 20 points

a box of hamburger helper 10 points

a picture of someone with a handlebar mustache 20 points

a whoopee cushion 20 points

a monocle 50 points

toe socks 20 points

a Flintstone vitamin 10 points

Can you rope?  Prove your ability to lasso a chair to your teacher 75 points

a tandem bike 75 points

a bird's nest 20 points

a recorder 30 points

an original finger painting 20 points

Origami frog 30 points

a Q Tip 10 points

a hotel guest soap 10 points

A 1982 penny 30 points

a 1984 nickle 50 points

a picture of at least two group members walking a cat…inside… on a leash 130 points

Fly a kite and take a picture of a group member flying that kite 140 points

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AP Federalist Papers Worksheet

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Federalist Papers Worksheet

The Federalist 10

1. In the first paragraph of The Federalist 10, Madison explains what he is trying to do with the American Constitution. What were his main concerns?

2. What does Madison mean by faction? What, in his view, is the “most common and durable source of faction?”

3. What, in Madison’s view, are the two methods of “removing the causes of faction” and what are the problems with these methods?

4. Why does Madison believe that it is fruitless to depend upon the good judgment of “enlightened statesmen?

5. Briefly summarize Madison’s definition of “democracy” and “republic.” What, in his opinion, are the two “great points of difference” between them?

6. Summarize at least two of Madison’s arguments for the superiority of large republics to small democracies.

7. Why does Madison believe that large republics are best able to avoid the dangers of faction?

The Federalist 51

8. What is Madison discussing in the first half of this essay? What is he attempting to explain and justify?

9. What does the following statement suggest about Madison’s thinking: “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external or internal controls on government would be necessary?”

10. In the second half of the essay, Madison makes two arguments to justify how the federal system that he is proposing supports the arguments he makes in the first half of the essay. Summarize these two arguments.

7th/8th Chapter 4 HWK

Chapter 4

1. What did Winston Churchill have to say about Soviet Russia?
2. Define Totalitarian Government.
3. How did Churchill believe Russia viewed strength and weakness?
4. What was the “Iron Curtain” that Churchill spoke of?
5. What did the allies promise to do for liberated nations after WWII?
6. How did Stalin and Russia treat liberated nations differently?
7. Write down 7 countries that were behind the Iron Curtain.
8. What was the “Truman Doctrine”?
9. What happened when the Hungarians tried to rebel?
10. What happened to Berlin after WWII?
11. Why do you think that the Americans did not do more to protect Europe from Stalin?

AP Homework

Homework

Read pages 45 - 61. Answer questions thoroughly for full points.

1. Why did Rhode Island refuse to attend the Constitutional Convention, and what does that say about the goals of the states in the writing of the Constitution?
2. Why was America well situated to be the first major colony to break away from British rule?
3. Define Confederation.
4. Define Home Rule, and why did Britain allow it?
5. Make a list of at minimum 5 reasons why the Articles of Confederation were either weak or ineffectual.
6. Describe the events of Shay’s Rebellion and its impact on American Government.

7/8th Chapter 3 Homework (due tuesday)

Chapter 3

1. Why did the United States spend huge amounts of money on its military after WWII?
2. What does U.S.S.R. stand for?
3. Where does the word tsar come from?
4. What political party did Vladimir Lenin lead?
5. Give 2 examples of how Stalin was even worse than Lenin.
6. Why was it hard for outsiders to know what was happening in the U.S.S.R.?
7. Why did Marx dislike capitalism?
8. Why didn’t communism work?
9. Name a nation besides Russia that tried Communism.
10. Why do you think it is important that we know about Russian history?

AP Mini Essay & US History Homework

Page 18 (Biological and Cultural Exchanges) - Page 21 (The English)

1. Which areas of the new world were most adversely affected by outbreaks of diseases brought from Europe?
2. Why did Europeans intentionally seek to destroy natives?
3. Why was intermarriage so common among Spanish settlers and native peoples?
4. Define mestizos, and where did they fall on the racial hierarchy?
5. Why were native peoples unable to meet the labor needs of European colonists?
6. Define matrilineal.
7. What crop primarily drove the growth of the slave trade to the Americas?

Write a 300 word mini-essay on the following prompt:

From what you know about American history and the founding of our nation, what events, ideas, people, etc led us to seek independence from Britain, as well as to form the Government we have today? (Chapter 2)

7th/8th Chapter 1 Homework

Chapter 1

1. What job did Harry Truman have before he became President?
2. What did most Americans see when they looked at Truman?
3. Define the franking privilege.
4. Name at least two things that were going on in the world while Truman was President.
5. What History was Truman especially interested in, and who was his special Hero?
6. What did the S. in Harry S. Truman stand for?
7. Why did Martha Young hate Lincoln?
8. Define Trait, and then tell me what some of Harry S. Truman’s traits were.

Syllabi for 2015/16 classes

AP Gov: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1maO1fpmj5Gg7U9P9-_uoc5wyHGtNvChQtFvulajyklQ/edit?usp=sharing

US Hist 11/12:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QhoUHuIowXdhUmreXxwYzPyg5E6lrV5Kn2dPlQqZSn4/edit?usp=sharing

History 7th/8th:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PHGuksSWgvCAaDIKJBjJn7nwn8YSbyZpBIN-MyMnMx8/edit?usp=sharing

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AP Homework 9/11/15

Obergefell v Hodges

1. What were the two key questions posed in the Obergefell v Hodges case?
2. What was the ruling in the case.
3. Which Supreme Court Justices signed the majority opinion?
4. Which wrote dissenting opinions?
5. What was the reasoning behind the ruling in the case?
6. Describe the reasoning of the dissenters against the ruling?