Civil Government- Green 1st, White 1st
Tuesday
11/01/11
WORK DAY: Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Three Chair Debate Project Sheet. For today, you should be gathering your initial data, determining the facts and the figures and ascertaining all of the pros and cons of your issue. In your internet searches, I highly recommend searching for terms on GOOGLE NEWS, this will give you much better information than a general google search. You will likely need to be very persistent in your search for information, don't give up! Feel free to use your phones for research, if you would like.
Remember, your final goal is an "Information Station," that demonstrates all of the necessary information regarding your issue to the others in the class, as well as a 2-5 page position paper outlining the issue and your logically supported opinion regarding the issue.
If students do not appear to be working on their Research Paper or Project, we will instead conduct our lecture regarding SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. This WILL NOT move the due date of the projects back in any way!
Wednesday
11/02/11
SHORTENED CLASSES TODAY, DUE TO WEATHER!
WORK DAY: Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Three Chair Debate Project Sheet. For today, you should be gathering your initial data, determining the facts and the figures and ascertaining all of the pros and cons of your issue. In your internet searches, I highly recommend searching for terms on GOOGLE NEWS, this will give you much better information than a general google search. You will likely need to be very persistent in your search for information, don't give up! Feel free to use your phones for research, if you would like.
Remember, your final goal is an "Information Station," that demonstrates all of the necessary information regarding your issue to the others in the class, as well as a 2-5 page position paper outlining the issue and your logically supported opinion regarding the issue.
If students do not appear to be working on their Research Paper or Project, we will instead conduct our lecture regarding SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. This WILL NOT move the due date of the projects back in any way!
Thursday
11/03/11
WORK DAY: Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Three Chair Debate Project Sheet. For today, you should be finalizing all of your data and starting to put together your "information station" materials. Do not forget that you also have to write a 2-5 page position paper outlining the issue and your logically supported opinion regarding the issue.
LECTURE: "Special Interest Groups."
Friday
11/04/11
WORK DAY: Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Three Chair Debate Project Sheet. For today, you should be finalizing all of your data and starting to put together your "information station" materials. Do not forget that you also have to write a 2-5 page position paper outlining the issue and your logically supported opinion regarding the issue.
LECTURE: "Special Interest Groups."
Monday
11/07/11
WORK DAY: Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Three Chair Debate Project Sheet. This is the last day that you will have to work on your paper and project in class. You should be finalizing all of your "information station" materials and be working on your paper. Next class period, we have our information stations and the day after, we will have the debates and your paper will be done.
To Assist You with your Position Paper: I have put together a couple of resources for you-
- "How to Write a Position Paper": An overview from Xavier University.
- "How to Write a Good Position Paper" (with examples pertinent to this assignment): A more detailed work from the Lintner Library.
- "How to Cite Sources in APA Format" from Trinity College.
- "How to Cite Sources in APA Format" from eHow.com
Tuesday
11/08/11
"INFORMATION STATION" Presentations today. Set up your station so that other students that visit you can gather your information. When everyone is set up, we will start working on our stations.
Visiting an Information Station: Please take your notebooks and take EXTENSIVE notes regarding the issue you are researching. You will be responsible for arguing the Pros and Cons of a number of issues selected at random during next class period. Should you not have good notes or information from your station visit, your grade WILL suffer.
THINGS TO WATCH FOR: It should be EXTREMELY CLEAR what your issue is and what the PRO arguments stand for and what the CON arguments stand for. Please remember to include your SOURCES on your presentation materials (these should be in APA format, not merely listed as links on a slideshow!)
Please Note: You MUST complete an "Information Station Opinion Sheet" before you leave today! This will be part of your grade and will be used to decide who is involved in the debates next class period!
Wednesday
11/09/11
"INFORMATION STATION" Presentations today. Set up your station so that other students that visit you can gather your information. When everyone is set up, we will start working on our stations.
Visiting an Information Station: Please take your notebooks and take EXTENSIVE notes regarding the issue you are researching. You will be responsible for arguing the Pros and Cons of a number of issues selected at random during next class period. Should you not have good notes or information from your station visit, your grade WILL suffer.
THINGS TO WATCH FOR: It should be EXTREMELY CLEAR what your issue is and what the PRO arguments stand for and what the CON arguments stand for. Please remember to include your SOURCES on your presentation materials (these should be in APA format, not merely listed as links on a slideshow!)
Please Note: You MUST complete an "Information Station Opinion Sheet" before you leave today! This will be part of your grade and will be used to decide who is involved in the debates next class period!
Thursday
11/10/11
Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Debate Project Discussion and Debate today. Here are the rules for participating:
- Be respectful at all times to others. If you are disrespectful, you will be removed from the discussion and will receive a ZERO for this part of the project.
- You MUST participate. It is the job of the student to contribute to the discussion.
- You will be graded on the quality and quantity of your inputs today.
- Mr. B. will present scenarios and ask an initial question regarding the scenario.
- Please back up your comments with facts and figures whenever possible.
ALTERNATELY: The class can read Chapter 7 from page 156-179 and answer all section review questions.
PAPER IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!
Friday
11/11/11
Contemporary Issues Research Paper and Debate Project Discussion and Debate today. Here are the rules for participating:
- Be respectful at all times to others. If you are disrespectful, you will be removed from the discussion and will receive a ZERO for this part of the project.
- You MUST participate. It is the job of the student to contribute to the discussion. When you speak, you will put a coin in the bowl. When you are out of coins, you must wait for the next round to speak!
- You will be graded on the quality and quantity of your inputs today.
- Mr. B. will present scenarios and ask an initial question regarding the scenario.
- Please back up your comments with facts and figures whenever possible.
ALTERNATELY: The class can read Chapter 7 from page 156-179 and answer all section review questions.
PAPER IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS!
Monday
11/14/11
FOR TODAY: To keep this class current and topical, we will be watching part of the Republican Debate that was held last night. Here is the agenda for the rest of the week:
Next class period:
- LECTURE: Elections and Money.
- Housecleaning on missing information for this unit.
- Review sheet and question and answer.
The Last Class Period of the Week: VOTING UNIT Test.
Tuesday
11/15/11
SHORT LECTURE: Elections and Money.
Test Review Day. Next class period we will be having the UNIT TWO test.
Wednesday
11/16/11
Thursday
11/17/11
Friday
11/18/11