The exterior of the Colosseum in Rome. At the end of gladiator fights, the loser would famously be judged by the emperor. Photo taken summer 2014.
Dear class,
It is always great to see you in the morning! It helps brighten my day immensely. Here's what happened today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 2: I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Money" by Pink Floyd. Selected for today because trials and lawyers cost a lot of money to run.
AGENDA 12/15/15:
Wildcat News Brief – Morris
Review
Judicial Branch Test
12 Angry Men
Homework: Read the blog. Turn in any late/incomplete work. Next news brief: Tristen W.
Wildcat News Brief: Morris had the news brief today and talked about this story: TIME.com - What to Know About the Historic ‘Paris Agreement’ on Climate Change. We talked about why this is such a big deal, why it may get some push back from people in the United States, and I showed a chart of global Carbon Dioxide emissions in 2011 to illustrate my point. Thanks, Morris! We also talked about last weekend, before moving on.
Tristen W. was assigned to do the next news brief.
If you missed class, or wanted to see Wildcat News again, here it is:
Tristen W. was assigned to do the next news brief.
If you missed class, or wanted to see Wildcat News again, here it is:
Review: This was actually intended to be more of a review about how the year has been going so far in Government class, rather than review for the test. The questions (which could be completed anonymously, if you wanted) were:
1) What do you like about this class?
2) What can this class (you, as the students) improve at doing?
3) What do you like about Mr. Fritz as a teacher?
4) What can Mr. Fritz improve at as a teacher?
I read these during the test, and appreciated your feedback. It's always good to hear about what is going well, and what can be improved on. I will put these answers into a PowerPoint to review with the class next time.
Judicial Branch Test: As promised, 40 questions, multiple choice. It is a busy end to the week, and I will hope to get these grades get entered ASAP.
12 Angry Men: After the test, we started watching one of the most critically acclaimed movies ever: 12 Angry Men (1957). This is a great way to wrap up the judicial branch unit, as we learn more about the jury process through watching this film. I know it is old and black and white, and I was glad to see that students were paying close attention. Here is the film note-taking assignment, if you missed class or lost your copy:
We will finish watching this next class, which is our last before break! See you then.
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