Sunday, May 22, 2011
Would have been 'Super' to see before the test
From the AP Government list-serv as teachers break down the test:
"Question #3 might have tripped up some of my students; in trying to squeeze as much as in as we could for the 2nd semester kids, we didn't focus on superdelegates or the specific differences between Republican and Democratic primaries. But as luck would have it, just two days before the exam, we had covered the details of open primary v. closed primary v. caucus, so hopefully they'll at least dominate part (a)!"
"My students felt the same way but they mentioned that super-delegates were in the FRQ and if I addressed this on the class it was brief if at all."
"I think that FRQ on caucuses/primaries, superdelegates was an important one. And yes, some books are out-of-date, but the FRQ was trying to show how the system has changed over time. I would recommend folks share the Ari Berman article on Superdelegates, and there was a good quick video clip I showed to my students about superdelegates from Katie Couric's show. I found it on Youtube, and it was a fairly humorous way of showing how the system works."
Take a look at the above video, and blog if you thought you nailed the question on Superdelegates, or got nailed.
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hey wolak im commenting here cuz the assignment thing wasnt up so i guess here is my final comment :) thanks for a great year, i really enjoyed it actually, and i remember thinking that i wasnt prepared for the test while i was studying and reviewing and then when we got to the test and reviewing online the night before i was pleasantly surprised by the fact that i knew a lot more than i thought i did and i actually have learned a lot this year, so thanks again for a great year :) and i will see you in the future (who knows maybe i will be cheering patrick on at state one day!?)
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