Blog Post #10 - Due 12/20 - Honors Period 6

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read Chapter 39 from We the People and Chapter 10 of Sandel's Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to one of the readings above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/20, by 12:00am.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #10 - Due 12/20 - P2 and P3

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read Chapter 39 from We the People.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/20, by 12:00am.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #9 - Due 12/13 - Honors Period 6

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read Chapter 34 from We the People and Chapter 10 of Sandel's Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to one of the readings above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/13, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #9 - Due 12/13 - Periods 2 and 3

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read Chapter 34 from We the People.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/13, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #8 - Due 12/6 - Honors Civics P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read excerpts from Dalton's The Good Citizen, including all of the graphs at the end of the reading. Also, read Chapter 9 of Sandel's Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to one of the readings above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/6, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #8 - Due 12/6 - Periods 2 and 3

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read excerpts from Dalton's The Good Citizen, including all of the graphs at the end of the reading.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You should try to find a source on your policy issue so that it can work for this blog post and contribute to your research.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 12/6, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #7 - Due 11/8 - Honors P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's first reading is Public Agenda's Energy reading and gives a strong overview of energy. The second reading is from Chapter 8 from Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 11/8, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #7 - Due 11/8 - Periods 2 and 3

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's readings is Public Agenda's Energy reading and gives a strong overview of energy.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 11/8, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #6 - P6 Honors - Due 11/1

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's first reading is Public Agenda's Healthcare reading and gives a strong overview of healthcare. The second reading is from Chapter 6 from Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 11/1, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #6 - Due 11/1 - Periods 2 and 3

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's readings is Public Agenda's Healthcare reading and gives a strong overview of healthcare. 

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 11/1, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #5 - Honors P6 - Due 10/25

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's first reading is Public Agenda's Federal Budget reading and gives a strong overview of the deficit. If your issue is not the deficit, try to find a reading that connects your issue and the federal budget. This would help you the most in your future research. The second reading is from Chapter 1 from The Dictator's Handbook.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 10/25, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #5 - P2 and P3 - Due 10/25

This assignment is for Civics Periods 2 and 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's readings is Public Agenda's Federal Budget reading and gives a strong overview of the deficit. If your issue is not the deficit, try to find a reading that connects your issue and the federal budget. This would help you the most in your future research.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above. You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 10/25, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

iZone Survey

iZone Survey

PEW Political Typology Test

We will be taking this test in class on Thursday. P2 will use the laptops, and P3 and P6 will be in the computer lab.

Thanks!

Unit 1 Reflection

Seniors,

Please complete the following reflection in the last 10 minutes of class on Tuesday.

Thank you,

TR

Blog Post #4 - Due 10/11 - Honors Civics P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's readings are We The People, Chapter 37 and an article that served as the basis for Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam. 

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("Is America living up to our ideals?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph on the one of the texts and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 10/11, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #4 - Due 10/11 - P2 and P3

This assignment is for Civics, Period 2 and Period 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignment. This week's reading is from We The People, Chapter 37. You can find it here. If you want to print it out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("Is America living up to our ideals?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• Create a short synthesis paragraph connecting the class reading and your text.

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 10/11, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #3 - Due 9/27 - Honors P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics, Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignment. This week's reading is Chapters 2 and 3 from Sandel's Justice.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to part of the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("Is America living up to our ideals?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about the class text from that week?
• What would the author of the class text say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/20, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #3 - Due 9/27 - P2 and P3

This assignment is for Civics, Period 2 and Period 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignment. This week's reading is from The Dictator's Handbook. It is Chapter 1, and you can find it here. If you want to print it out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("Is America living up to our ideals?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about the class text from that week?
• What would the author of the class text say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/20, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #2 - Due 9/20 - Honors P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics, Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignments. This week's first reading is from We the People. The second reading is an excerpt from An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution. The third reading is an excerpt from Tocqueville's Democracy in America. The fourth reading are two of The Federalist Papers (#10 and #51). If you want to print them out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("What are the American political ideals"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about one of the class texts from that week?
• What would the author of one of the class texts say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/20, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #2 - Due 9/20 - P2 and P3

This assignment is for Civics, Period 2 and Period 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignment. This week's reading is from We the People. It is Chapter 2, and you can find it here. If you want to print it out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("What are the American political ideals"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. 

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about the class text from that week?
• What would the author of the class text say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/20, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post - Due 9/13 - Honors P6

This assignment is for Honors Civics, Period 6.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the two assignments. This week's first reading is from Michael Sandel's Justice. It is Chapter 1, and you can find it here. The week's second reading is from Rousseau's The Social Contract. These are excerpts, and you can find them here. If you want to print the readings out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the readings. This is the part we will start in class on Tuesday. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to either/both of the readings above or to the class topic from this week ("What makes a society just?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. We will practice this in class on Wednesday.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about the class text from that week?
• What would the author of the class text say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/13, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the two shared readings and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.

Blog Post #1 - Due 9/13 - P2 and P3

This assignment is for Civics, Period 2 and Period 3.

The weekly assignment consists of five parts:

1) Read the assignment. This week's reading is from Michael Sandel's Justice. It is Chapter 1, and you can find it here. If you want to print it out, you can after school.

2) Take Cornell Notes on the reading. This is the part we will start in class on Tuesday. I will collect these notes on Friday in class.

3) Find another credible source on the internet that connects to the reading above or to the class topic from this week ("What makes a society just?"). You can use any of the sites I have listed on the right, or more general news sites like nytimes.com. We will practice this in class on Wednesday.

4) After you read the source that you find, answer the following questions as a blog entry below:

• Write a summary sentence for the text you found.
• How does the text connect to that week’s topic or to the other text you have read?
• What evidence do you have that the text you found is credible?
• Does the author present strong evidence to support his/her argument? Provide an example.
• What would the author of your text say about the class text from that week?
• What would the author of the class text say about your text from that week?

Keep in mind that everyone else will see what you write below, so please keep it professional. This post is due Thursday, 9/13, by 5:00pm.

5) Come to class on Friday ready to discuss the Sandel reading and the text you found!

If you need support or have questions, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 in Room 229.