Today, I assigned the State/Local final project, in which students are asked to think about ways they can positively impact the community. I took this picture in Portland, in 2009.
Dear class,
As we get closer to the end of the semester, we have quite a lot of work to do! As such, there is a lot to cover. Here's what happened in class today:
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: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Selected for today because you should be happy to be done with the Judicial Branch and on to the last unit of the year! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 5/14/15:
News Brief – Simone
Judicial Branch Test
State/Local Overview
Homework: Read the blog. Start working on your State/Local final project! Next news brief (just find an article related to government - no write up needed): Bailey.
News Brief: Simone has the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - House passes bill banning abortions after 20 weeks. We discussed how this is related to a landmark Supreme Court case that you were tested on today: Roe v. Wade. Thanks, Simone! Bailey has the next news brief.
I also went over the calendar for the rest of the year, so that Seniors and Juniors (our one sophomore will have multiple responsibilities, as well) know what they have to do by the end of the semester. Seniors will partner (if they want) on the final project, then take the final on Senior Finals day. My mom will be coming in to talk with the class on June 9th, which will be fun, too!
Judicial Branch Test: Much of the rest of class was devoted to taking the Judicial Branch test, which had 25 questions for the judicial branch and 15 as a callback to the Executive Branch. Thanks for your focus on this! I will grade these and have them in soon - probably later today.
State/Local Overview: After the test, we went through the basics of State and Local government. Here is the completed form that I had students fill in the blank on:
The final assignment for the class is this project, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. It will be due in class before finals day (different dates, depending on if you are a Senior or not), and you will probably be asked to give a short (like a minute or two) presentation. Here's the handout:
We went through this together, and then the end of class was some time to think about what you might want to do for it.
I also went over the calendar for the rest of the year, so that Seniors and Juniors (our one sophomore will have multiple responsibilities, as well) know what they have to do by the end of the semester. Seniors will partner (if they want) on the final project, then take the final on Senior Finals day. My mom will be coming in to talk with the class on June 9th, which will be fun, too!
Judicial Branch Test: Much of the rest of class was devoted to taking the Judicial Branch test, which had 25 questions for the judicial branch and 15 as a callback to the Executive Branch. Thanks for your focus on this! I will grade these and have them in soon - probably later today.
State/Local Overview: After the test, we went through the basics of State and Local government. Here is the completed form that I had students fill in the blank on:
The final assignment for the class is this project, which is a two page paper, with at least three MLA citations, about a local issue that you care about. It will be due in class before finals day (different dates, depending on if you are a Senior or not), and you will probably be asked to give a short (like a minute or two) presentation. Here's the handout:
We went through this together, and then the end of class was some time to think about what you might want to do for it.
Computer Lab S220: We did not get to go to the lab, because there was so much going on in class. The next two classes (at least), we will be going to the computer lab after the news brief and any other announcements/readings. Keep up the hard work, everyone! We are almost there to the end of the year! :-)
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