Daily Objective: Students will implement a 20% time project and publish their work as evidenced by the creation of a Public Service Announcement video. Essential Question: What impact does your 20% time project have on your life and community? Key Vocabulary: 20% Time, Blog, PSA, STRIKE Announcements: Schedule & Subs Holocaust Art and Essay Contest Step 1: View STRIKE PSA Projects Click Here to view submitted video submissions. Daily Objective: Students will implement a 20% time project and publish their work as evidenced by the creation of a Public Service Announcement video. Essential Question: What impact does your 20% time project have on your life and community? Key Vocabulary: 20% Time, Blog, PSA, STRIKE Announcements: Schedule & Subs Also visit google classroom for the Holocaust Art and Essay Contest, It is not only a cash prize but also extra credit! Step 1: Warm Up: Obama reacts to Republican Race Step 2: Continue working on your PSA video using iMovie. The PSA Video:
Daily Objective: Students will implement a 20% time project and publish their work as evidenced by the creation of a Public Service Announcement video. Essential Question: What impact does your 20% time project have on your life and community? Key Vocabulary: 20% Time, Blog, PSA, STRIKE Announcements: Schedule & Subs Visit Mrs. Emery's Scholarship Website to view scholarship opportunities. Some are due today!! Also visit google classroom for the Holocaust Art and Essay Contest, It is not only a cash prize but also extra credit! Step 1: Review your blog posts for inspiration. Write a short script for video. Step 2: Begin working on your PSA video using iMovie. I will show you first! The PSA Video:
Final Quarter 3 Projects: Due Before Spring Break!
1. Group Federal Law Proposal - 60 Points (20 points each : Content, Presentation, Effort)2. STRIKE Blog - 30 Points 3. STRIKE PSA - 70 points 4. Group Local Issue Proposal - 50 (30 points for slides, 20 points for presentation) Learning Objective: Students will identify and describe critical issues facing their community as demonstrated by their creation of a research report presentation. Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill, Citizenship Essential Question: What are critical issues facing our community? What should be done to address the critical issues in our community? Step 1: Warm Up : Democrat Debate Step 2: Group Laws - Go to google classroom and find a local issues research presentation slides assignment. Make sure that all group mates are contributing. Step 3: Learner's Log Learning Objective: Students will identify and describe critical issues facing their community as demonstrated by their creation of a research report presentation. Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill, Citizenship Essential Question: What are critical issues facing our community? What should be done to address the critical issues in our community? Step 1: Warm Up : Ballot Step 2: Group Laws - Go to google classroom and find a local issues research presentation slides assignment. Make sure that all group mates are contributing. Step 3: Learner's Log Learning Objective: Students will identify and describe key concepts regarding the main political parties in the US as demonstrated by their responses to questions regarding their views of political issues. Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill, Political Party, Democrat, Republican Essential Question: What does Congress do? Why does Congress choose to pass certain laws? How does Congress pass laws? What is significant about a legislator's role in government? Students of the Week: Per 1: Tristen Willis Step 1: First Period: No Warm Up Step 2:Take the following two political quizzes to see where you are on the political spectrum:Step 3: Add a blog post to your website explaining what political party you align with. What point do you feel most strongly about? Which political candidate would you likely vote for? Step 4: Pick up the document titled "Preparing the Oath" and complete the research questions for a Senator and Your Representative in the HOR. Step 5: Learner's Log: Answer the question: "How does knowing my political party affect me in choosing laws to pass?" Learning Objective: Students will identify and describe key concepts regarding Congress as demonstrated by their creation of a bill to be presented to class. Academic Vocabulary: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, Bill Essential Question: What does Congress do? Why does Congress choose to pass certain laws? How does Congress pass laws? Students of the Week: Tristen Willis Step 1: Warm Up : Anti-Gay Badges Step 2: Group Laws - Continue working on your law report. Make sure that all group mates are contributing and prepare to present the laws using movenote. Step 4: Use Movenote to discuss and explain your laws. Turn in your report using this form. Step 5: Learner's Log |