Vocabulary
AP Exam vs. Regent
Research Projects
Fun/Random Facts
100

What is ..  a violent public disorder

a riot 

100

What is the major benefit of passing an AP exam?

college credit, less money spent in college/time saved.

100

This topic was about a celebrity who did not have control or access over her own money or body..

Britney Spears: Free Britney Movement

100

This high school won the PSAL DIVISION 1A Championship against Jamaica High School...

GRADY !!!!

Let's go Falcons !!!

200

What word has the following definiton:

 a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, 

strike

200

How many essays are on the regent vs. the AP exam?

regent= 2

AP exam= 3

200

Name at least 3 presentation tips/skills to have a successful presentation.

rehearse, project voice, face audience, don't read off of the board..

200

Name at least 3 holidays celebrated across the world in December.

*additional answers may be accepted

-Christmas

-Hannukah

-Kwanza

-NYE

-New Years Day

300

What word has the following definition: 

failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority.

disobedience
300

The regent exam has 24 multiple choice questions. How many does the AP Language exam have?


a: 35

b: 45

c: 50

d: 60

b: 45 questions!

300

This social disobedience was presented and took place on January 6, 2021...

The Storming of the U.S Capitol

300

New Years Day of 2025 falls on what day of the week...

Wednesday !


Fun Fact: The beginning of 2025 begins on WTF


(Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

400

Based on this context- what does "disproportionate" mean?

Your explanation must be text related and clearly define disproportionate.


"They argued that law enforcement and immigration authorities used the riots as an opportunity to target and arrest Latino residents, often without just cause. They highlighted the disproportionate impact of these actions on immigrant communities."

disproportionate: unfair, unbalances


It suggests an unfair or uneven distribution of the consequences, with immigrant communities bearing a heavier burden than might be expected based on their actual involvement.

400

part a: The Regent is given 3 times a year. What months?


part b: What month is the AP exam?

January, June, August


May

400

What was the exigence of the BLM movement?

systemic racism and police brutality against Black individuals in the United States

400

Around how many people attend Times Square's NYE Ball Drop?


1 million

500

What is... irregular military actions (such as harassment and sabotage) carried out by small usually independent forces.

guerrilla warfare (from Text 1!)

500

What is a key difference between the regent argument essay and the AP argument essay when it comes to evidence?

NO TEXTS provided for AP. Evidence= prior knowledge.


Synthesis= similar to regent argument

Argument= the essay we did this MP!

500

This topic was always controversial BUT came even more relevant after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022..

Women's Reproductive Rights

*will also accept: abortion rights, womens body rights etc.

500

What is the shortest day of the year called? 



*hint if no groups get it on the first round.

Winter Solstice (dec 21st, first day of winter).