The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. Photo taken in 2011.
I really enjoyed our last day before finals! It was great to review some of the State and Local government material and play Jeopardy to review for the final. Here's what happened in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Soundtrack: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2. Selected for today because the song is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We have Monday off of school to honor Dr. King, and I showed this website in class to encourage students to do some sort of community service on Monday (as the day has increasingly been about). Lyrics here.
AGENDA 1/16/15:
News Brief – Mathew
State/Local Review
Finals Jeopardy
Study for Test
Homework: Read the blog. All late/missing/incomplete/make up work due by TUESDAY. State/Local paper due on finals day. Next news brief: Timothy (does not need to write anything for it).
News Brief: Mathew had the news brief today and selected this story to talk about: CNN.com - Snyder bucks NRA, vetoes gun bill. This was actually the governor of Michigan (not Washington, as mentioned in class), but was a great example of state government decision making.
Timothy was selected to do the next (last) news brief.
State/Local Review: We went through the State and Local government reading and answers together, as some of these will be on the final test. Make sure to review your answers from this! If you were not in class today, be sure to complete it on your own and ask others to check your answers.
Finals Jeopardy: Here's a link to the Jeopardy game that we played in class!
The first four categories contain questions that will actually be on the test. Obviously, questions about myself or the class itself will not be on the final.
Study for Test: At the end of class, I passed out a study guide (two sides) that explained the basics of what to study for and the learning targets associated with the test.
Timothy was selected to do the next (last) news brief.
State/Local Review: We went through the State and Local government reading and answers together, as some of these will be on the final test. Make sure to review your answers from this! If you were not in class today, be sure to complete it on your own and ask others to check your answers.
Finals Jeopardy: Here's a link to the Jeopardy game that we played in class!
The first four categories contain questions that will actually be on the test. Obviously, questions about myself or the class itself will not be on the final.
Study for Test: At the end of class, I passed out a study guide (two sides) that explained the basics of what to study for and the learning targets associated with the test.
That was it for today! Thanks for your hard work! It has been such a pleasure to be your teacher! :-)
Are we going to review anything in class tomorrow?
ReplyDeleteBrad,
DeleteNot really, no. Unless you have any last questions before the final, that the class may help you answer.
What about the local project paper? What if we don't have that done by tomorrow?
DeleteBrad,
DeleteWe will share those in class after the multiple choice final. The due date is tomorrow in class - I will not accept work after the class is over.