L/S/N Government

Unit 6 Assessment: Answer Justifications

2011-05-14T14:24:00.000-04:00

Due Date, A-Day: Tuesday, May 17th

B-Day: You will be assigned this assignment during our next class period. It will be due AFTER the following weekend, because of the time that it will take to complete the assignment correctly.

If anybody has any questions, then please feel free to email your respective teacher, or hit up Mr. White on Twitter (@illesttchralive).
Unit 6 Answer Justifications

EXTRA CREDIT: HSA Test Prep

2011-05-11T21:13:00.000-04:00

A great way to study the HSA is with the mini-quizzes offered by Montgomery County Public Schools. You can access these mini quizzes by clicking here.

Once you have gone to the link, type in your email address and name. From there, you will see a screen that looks like the picture below.

Choose 'NSL,' in the drop down menu, and a 10 question quiz will generate for you.
Choose the 'random order' test type.
After you have completed the quiz, print your results.

All quizzes with 80% or above will receive five (5) homework points (equivalent to a normal homework grade).

U6.LP6: International Organizations

2011-05-10T23:44:00.000-04:00

Objective: Students will analyze country case studies in order to evaluate what actions international organizations would take in addressing international issues.

Homework: Finish three (3) of the case study scenarios. Complete the case study for each international organization.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp6.international organizations

Notes and Classwork: Click Here

Extra Information: Remember that the HSA is on Thursday, May 19th!

Feedback:

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The National Immigration Debate is Heating Up...

2011-05-10T22:34:00.003-04:00

Make sure to check out Obama's tweets here:

U6.LP5: U.S. Foreign Policy

2011-05-08T23:14:00.015-04:00

Objective: Students will analyze foreign policy concepts in order to create policy solutions to current world events, while addressing national interests.

Homework: Foreign Policy / International Relations Case Studies

A-Day Due Date: Monday, May 9, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp5.foreign policy

Notes and Classwork: Click Here

Extra Information: Senior Final on Monday for A-Day classes and Tuesday for B-Day. Study!!!

Feedback: Click here to fill out our anonymous survey!

U6.LP4: Immigration

2011-05-05T11:11:00.000-04:00

Objective: Students will analyze facts on immigration and Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 in order to write a persuasive letter to the Governor of Arizona and President Obama.

Homework: Finish your formal language letter to President Obama or write another letter to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Friday, May 6, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp4.immigration

Notes and Classwork:
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Feedback:
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U6.LP3: Affirmative Action

2011-05-03T23:28:00.011-04:00

Objective: Students will evaluate Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Policies in order to identify main ideas and key points (Cornell Notes)

Homework: Finish your Cornell Notes that we started in class. For extra credit, complete the summary of your notes.

A-Day Due Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp3.affirmative action

Notes and Classwork: Click here for the Classwork and Reading. Notes will be posted soon. If I forget, make sure to email me!

Feedback:

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U6.LP2: Zoning and Land Use

2011-04-28T14:26:00.001-04:00

Objective: Students will analyze local government decisions regarding land use/zoning and development using Smart Growth in order to compose written arguments for, or against the decisions

Homework: Justifications for/against the judicial decisions using a MEAL-paragraph framework

A-Day Due Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Monday, May 2, 2011

Presentation:

U6.LP2: Zoning and Land Use

Notes and Classwork: Click here for the classwork/homework!

Extra Information: Make sure to stay on top of your homework. A lot of people are taking large losses on their grade, because they aren't remembering to submit their work. Don't be careless!!!

Feedback: Click here to fill out our anonymous survey!

U6.LP1: Public Assistance Programs

2011-04-16T14:41:00.001-04:00

Objective: Students will evaluate public assistance programs created by the federal government in order to analyze political cartoons.

Homework: Complete the political cartoon analysis that we started in class.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011

Presentation:

U6.LP1: Public Assistance Programs

Notes and Classwork: Click here for our notes, classwork, and homework

Feedback: Click here to fill out our anonymous survey!

Executive Organization Project

2011-02-11T14:51:00.002-05:00

ExecutiveOrganizationProject

U4.LP2: Powers and Organization of Congress

2011-01-13T17:22:00.000-05:00

Objective: Students will analyze the structure and powers of the Legislative Branch in order to describe them in a video news report.

Homework: Unit 3 Review packets are due on Thursday for all B-day classes and on Friday for all A-Day classes. Congratulations to those of you who were able to finish them ahead of time!!!

Presentation:

U4.LP2: Powers and Organization of Leg Branch

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

U4.LP1: Redistricting and Reapportionment

2011-01-11T17:16:00.000-05:00

Objective: Students will evaluate the population demographics of multiple states in order to explain the process of reapportionment and redistricting.

Homework: The Unit 1 and 2 Review packets were due yesterday for all A day classes. The Unit 3 Review packets are due on Thursday for ALL B DAY classes, and on Friday for ALL A DAY classes.

Presentation: The presentation will be available shortly. There was a conversion problem with the file on the website that we use.

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

FAST II: Unit 2 Review

2011-01-07T17:09:00.001-05:00

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 2 in order to identify key vocabulary and major concepts.

Homework: Complete your Unit 1, 2, and 3 review packets. Due dates are in the picture below.

Presentation:

FAST II: Unit 2 Review

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

FAST II: Unit 1 Review

2011-01-05T10:31:00.001-05:00

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 1 in order to analyze government profiles of different countries.

Homework: Complete your Unit 1, 2, and 3 review packets. Due dates are in the picture below.

Presentation:

FAST II: Unit 1 Review

Notes and Classwork:
Access your notes for class by clicking here.

Access your independent classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: None for today. Keep up the good work!

Winter Break Packet, Unit 3

2010-12-31T13:34:00.001-05:00

Access your Unit 3 Winter Break Packet below. Due dates will be provided on the first class of the new year!

Unit 3 Winter Break Packet

Winter Break Packet, Unit 1 and 2

2010-12-31T12:03:00.000-05:00

You can find the Unit 1 and Unit 2 Winter Review Packets below.

Winter Break Packet

U3.LP8: Content Review

2010-12-14T09:28:00.003-05:00

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 3 in order to master the Unit 3 Assessment.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 16th

B-Day Due Date: Wednesday, December 15th

Presentation: U3.LP8: Content Review

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes from class by clicking here.

Extra Information: The Unit 3 Assessment is tomorrow (December 15th) for all B-day classes, and Thursday for all A-Day classes.

U3.LP7: Vocabulary Review

2010-12-10T11:56:00.001-05:00

Objective: Students will review key vocabulary terms in order to master the Unit 3 Assessment.

Homework: Click here to access your homework. Please note that there are a few errors in the sentences provided. Instead of going back and correcting them myself, I am asking you to make the necessary changes. After all, nobody knows this stuff better than you.

A-Day Due Date: Tuesday, December 13th

B-Day Due Date: Monday, December 12th

Presentation: U3.LP7: Vocabulary Review

Notes and Classwork: Click here to access your notes from class. If you would like a copy of the flashcards used for class, please see me after class.

Extra Information: The Unit 3 Assessment will be held this week on Wednesday, December 15th for ALL B-day classes. For all A-day classes, it will be on Thursday, December 16th.

U3.LP6: Media Bias

2010-12-08T11:53:00.001-05:00

Objective: Students will analyze political media excerpts in order to examine the impact of media coverage on politics, including voters and government officials.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Friday, December 10th

B-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 9th

Presentation: U3.LP6: Media Bias

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes by clicking here.

Extra Information: Over the next couple of classes we will be reviewing key vocabulary and the general content. Please make sure to start studying for the Unit 3 Assessment.

U3.LP5: Interest Groups and Lobbyists

2010-12-06T11:50:00.001-05:00

Objective: Students will develop an interest group platform and create an informative advertisement on an issue in order to explain the purpose and function of interest groups.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, December 8th

B-Day Due Date: Tuesday, December 7th

Presentation: U3.LP5: Interest Groups

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: Progress reports will be submitted on Friday, December 10th.

U3.LP4: Polling and Demographics

2010-12-02T11:36:00.003-05:00

Objective: SW examine polling and demographics in order to analyze the voting patterns that characterize different demographics by interpreting data.

Homework: Access the homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Monday, December 6th

B-Day Due Date: Friday, December 3rd

Presentation: U3.LP4: Polling and Demographics

Notes and Classwork: Click here to access the notes and classwork. The independent work from class has been included in the same link.

Extra Information: None today.

U3.LP3: Election and Campaign Process

2010-12-01T20:27:00.004-05:00

Objective: Students will participate in the election and campaign processes in order to describe how citizens, candidates, political parties, campaigns and campaign financing influence the election process in the United States.

Homework: Access the homework for this class period by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 2nd

B-Day Due Date: Monday, November 29th

Presentation:

U3.LP3: Elections and Campaigns

Notes and Classwork: Access the notes and classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: Last couple of weeks before winter break... Hang in there, and keep going strong!!!

U3.LP2: Political Parties

2010-11-18T09:35:00.002-05:00

Objective: SW examine the role of political parties and how they influence elections, public officials, and public opinion in order to describe U.S. political parties.

Homework: Create a "menu" (brochure) for the Democrat or Republican Party that demonstrates their beliefs, lists leaders and state supporters, as well as history.

A-Day Due Date: Friday, November 19th

B-Day Due Date: Monday, November 22nd

Presentation:

U3.LP2: Political Parties

Notes and Classwork: Click here to access the notes from class.

The classwork will be posted as soon as it becomes available for viewing online!

U3.LP1: Civic Participation

2010-11-17T09:29:00.001-05:00

Objective: SW describe the ways citizens influence the political process in democratic governments in order to participate in the initiative making process and influence legislative representatives.

Homework: Access the homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, November 17th

B-Day Due Date: Thursday, November 18th

Presentation: You can view the presentation for U3.LP1 by clicking here.

Notes and Classwork: Access the Notes here and the Classwork here.

Extra Information: Keep up the brilliant work and TURN IN YOUR HW!!! Too many grades are dropping because of missed work.

Unit 2 Assessment

2010-11-12T09:06:00.005-05:00

Objective: SW review multiple choice test taking strategies in order to master the Unit 2 Assessment.

EXTRA CREDIT Homework: There is no homework per se, however, I strongly suggest that you all do the extra credit assignment, which is as follows: p. 452-457, and answer questions 1 through 5 at the end.

A-Due Date: Monday, November 15th

B-Due Date: Tuesday, November 16th

Presentation: None included

Extra Information: The statistics for the test are as follows:

Basic (below 50%): 14% of students

Proficient (50% - 70%): 38% of students

Advanced (70% or above): 48% of students

69% average for all classes -- a 12% increase over Unit 1.

I couldn't be more proud of you guys. Congratulations--maintain the momentum and keep up the good work!!!