Cornell Notes

In my government class, you will be required to take notes using Cornell formatting.  This video is a great introduction to Cornell notes, and will give you some practical instruction on how to do them.

Welcome to U.S. Government & Citizenship

Welcome to the 12th grade U.S. government and citizenship section of my website.  Here you will find important tools and resources that will help you be successful in this class, including the course calendar, and an online repository of any handouts or assignments that I give to you throughout the year.

The goal of this course is to foster informed, responsible participation in public life because knowing how to be a good citizen is essential to the preservation and improvement of United States democracy. Upon completion of this course, you should understand the major ideas, protections, privileges, structures, and economic systems that affect the life of a citizen in the United States political system.  It is an exciting subject and I am thrilled to be teaching it.

Feel free to explore the links on the right, my Twitter feed, and/or other pages on my website.  If you have any suggestions regarding how I can improve this site, please email me.  I'd love to hear from you!