5/15/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Any questions
-Finish Chris/Fransico presentation. Q & A
-Work on projects

Presentations on Monday
1) Gregg v. Georgia
2) Hazelwood School District v. Kihlmeier
3) Miranda vs. Arizona

5/14/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Any questions regarding the case brief?
-Begin Presentations:
1) Brown v. Board
2) Escobedo v. Illinois
3) Goss v. Lopez

5/13/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Any questions about the case brief assignment?
-Continue working on project
-Presentations begin tomorrow (7th)

5/12/15

Today's Agenda
-Bell Ringer: Any questions on case brief assignment??
-Continue working on assignment
-7th hour-Change in Presentations!!! SORRY

5/11/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the two main requirements of the case brief assignment?
-Begin working on last summative
-Presentations begin Thursday!

5/8/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the Bill of Rights?
-Overview of Bill of Rights handout
-Go over project: prompt, rubric, cases, group, etc
-Expectations for Monday
-In lab H215 (Monday-Thursday)

****TURN IN SOCRATIC SEMINAR MATERIALS

5/7/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What did you like and dislike about the socratic seminar. And provide possible suggestions.
-Please staple and Turn in the following: annotated article, evidence (half sheet), questions (opening-closing), feedback sheet (the feedback you provided), rubric, and reflection. 
-Compose Reflection

5/6/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Inner circle-take out article, evidence handout, and questions; outer circle-grab a feedback handout. PUT EVERYTHING ELSE AWAY!
-Socratic Seminar

5/5/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Inner circle-take out article, evidence handout, and questions;
outer circle-pick up a feedback handout.
PUT EVERYTHING ELSE AWAY!
-Socratic Seminar

5/4/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Any questions or concerns about the socratic seminar?
-Complete opening-closing questions
-Watch pro-gun videos?
-SOCRATIC SEMINAR TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY

4/30/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Provide one piece of evidence that backs up your stance.
-Go over Socratic Seminar expectations-Rubric, Agenda
-Find an article

4/29/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What is your stance on gun control?
-Finish interest group assignment and pre-evidence sheet on the back

4/28/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Review-what are interest groups
-Overview of interest group assignment-begin working
-Pro-gun video/article

4/27/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Take out bowling for columbine video guide
-Complete the bowling for columbine video
-Gun pro article

4/24/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Compose a one sentence summary of the movie so far.
-Finish watching bowling for columbine!

4/23/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Compose a one sentence summary of the movie so far.
-Continue watching bowling for columbine

4/22/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Compose a one sentence summary of the movie so far.
-Continue watching bowling for columbine

4/21/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Explain the overview of the gun debate
-Bowling for columbine video

4/20/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What's your opinion on  gun control in the U.S.?
-Overview on gun debate: 2 videos, brief reading

4/17/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: How do interest groups influence policies? What are lobbyists
-Turn in Bell ringers-5 this week
-Finish creating posters
-Briefly present posters
-NO HW

4/16/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define Interest Group. How do they differ from political parties?
-PPT: Lobbying/Propaganda
-Begin Propaganda poster assignment
-NO HW

4/15/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Compare and contrast Republicans and Democrats. At least two for each.
-PPT: Interest groups
-Interest group activity
-NO HW

4/14/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the types of policy
-PPT: Political Parties
-Public policy/opinion discussion activity
-NO HW

4/13/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What is policy? Give an example. If you don't need look up examples on your phone, silently!
-PPT: Types of public policy
-Diagnostic assessment
-NO HW

4/10/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Why are swing states so important?
-Turn in Bell Ringers. There should be 4 this week!
-Finish summative assignment. It's due at the end of class!!!

4/9/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Who are the swing states. List out as many as you can
-Continue Summative Assignment

4/8/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Generate a list of two arguments two for pro, two for con about the electoral college
-Intro Summative Assignment
-Begin Electoral College Assignment (last summative of unit 2)

4/7/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define Electoral College. Why was it created? Who is involved? What controversies surround it?
-For/Against Electoral College Reading
-HW: Finish reading

3/24/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Two piece of evidence from the reading. Then share with partner. Then write the best piece on evidence about the electoral college on the board.
Take out your bell ringer sheet from yesterday and complete the second column as we share our responses as a class.

-Finish second column
-PPT: EC with guided notes
-HW: complete makeup work over break!

3/23/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Carousel Activity. Pick up Handout & ONE Marker. Slide 2 on PPT
*Turn in Bill Report with Rubric
-Carousel activity
-Video(s)
-Electoral College Reading

3/19/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What has made political participation easier?
*TURN IN BELL RINGERS
-Complete research component #1

3/18/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Most common and least common forms of political participation
-Turn in Political Participation Project-Letter to elected official assignment
-Go over research assignment
-Begin research

3/17/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Brainstorm other ways you can influence politics beside writing letters:
-PPT: Political Participation
-Step 8
-Peer edit or finish composing letter
-Letter and packet due tomorrow!!!

3/16/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What questions or concerns do you have about the letter to elected official assignment?
-Write Letter: Step 5 and 7
-Peer Edit? (if applicable)

*Turn in Polling Assignment if you haven't already

3/13/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Before you continue working on the assignment, state your questions or concerns you have regarding the assignment.
-Political Participation Assignment-Letter to elected official. Step 3 and 4

3/12/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Over the past two days you've brainstorm possible issues you want to research about. I want you to pick your #1 and explain why you selected that issue.
-Turn in Polling project 
-Political Participation Summative Assignment: Letter to elected official-STEP 1 AND 2

3/9/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What adjustments would you make to your survey? Think about who would you ask? Think about the wording of the questions or responses? Or would you create a totally different hypothesis. Be sure to explain why.
-Write analysis

-HW: Polling Project is due Thursday. You will have no more class time. I will collect the following on Thursday
1) Hypothesis and questions and responses sheet
2) Data charts
3) Analysis write up
4) Rubric

3/6/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Reflect on data. Any surprises? Initial thoughts/reactions
-Create data charts
-Begin Analysis

3/5/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What does polling data impact?
-Finish surveying classmates
-Begin to create data (bar graphs) charts

3/4/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: How many ppl do you need to sample? How many questions do you need to AT LEAST have? How many responses?
-PPT: Public policy & Polls
*Collect guided notes
-Hand out surveys

2/27/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What's the difference between consensus and polarization?
*Turn in Bell Ringers
-Go over summative assessment
-Finalize hypothesis, and questions and create responses

HW: Make sure you have a finalized hypothesis and a minimum of 5 questions with a minimum of 4 responses. You can only have ONE yes or no response

2/26/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define operational definition, target population, and hypothesis
-Public opinion-analyze data ppt
-Feedback on rough hypothesis 1 and 2 questions
Create rough hypothesis 2, and 2 questions

2/25/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define Random Sample and Margin of Error
-PPT: Polling PPT: operational def, hypothesis, random sample, target pop.
-Practice polling sheet- side 1 & create sample hypothesis #1 and practice questions 1 & 2

2/24/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Summarize the public's opinion on gun control
-Finish reading activity & graphic organizer
-PPT: Important concepts with guided notes

2/23/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define public opinion
-Public opinion reading with reading reciprocal activity

2/20/15*

Today's Agenda
-BR: How do we know people's beliefs and opinions?
-PPT: Public Opinion with poll questions
-Present political cartoons

2/18/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the 3 levels of awareness
-PPT: Low voter turnout
-Finish creating political cartoons, start presenting
-HW: Turn in Political Socialization Project!!!!

2/17/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Which political agent has had the largest impact on you? (Family, Friends, Media, School, Religion, Race, Class, etc)

*Turn in Political Socialization projects-email poster link, turn in political socialization packet, and turn in written or typed description of political socialization project

-PPT: stability and change/three levels of awareness
-Create Political cartoons in groups of three
-HW: None

2/12/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the other influences beside the four major agents that influence your views?
-Political Socialization Project-Due Tuesday!!!

2/11/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the 4 major agents of socialization?
-Political socialization summative project

2/10/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define Political Socialization
-PPT: Agents of socialization and other influences
-Preview Political socialization project-email
-Political Cartoon activity: create
-HW: None

2/9/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are your beliefs and values? How do you think you acquire your beliefs and values?
-Diagnostic on unit two
-PPT: Intro to Political Socialization
-HW: None

2/6/15*

Today's Agenda
-BR: Evaluate (or predict) how you know or (think) you did on the exam
*Turn in Bell Ringers after sharing out (only two this week)
-Test Corrections-explain policy: YOU CANNOT LEAVE THIS ROOM WITH YOUR EXAM! You only have this period to make corrections. Make it count.

2/5/15*

Today's Agenda
-BR: Clear off desk and take out a writing utensil
-Review six principles-limited government and federalism
-Writing Exam

2/4/15*

Today's Agenda
-BR: Clear off desk. Take out a pencil.
*Reminder turn in 123 organizer
-Review Formative Data.
-Multiple Choice Exam

2/3/15*

Today's Agenda
-BR: Write down 1-2 terms, questions, or ideas you have on unit 1
-Turn in 123 organizer! With rubric attached!
-Pick Up Bell Ringers

-Review Game-Kahoot
-HW: Study, test tomorrow and Thursday

1/30/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Describe the proper flag code (as many details as you can)
-Formative 4
-Study guide
HW: Test next Tuesday and Wednesday & FINISH 123 organizer (will collect Monday)

1/29/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Compare and contrast IL gov with national gov. What are similarities? What are some differences? *Hint think about the branches.
-Look over formative 3 data
-PPT: Flag code
-Flag reading
-HW Finish reading & Complete Concluding Statement on organizer

1/28/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the three levels of Judicial courts?
-Formative 3
-PPT: IL vs. National Gov
-Review Step 3
-HW: Step 3-complete links.

1/27/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the major powers of each branch?
-3 levels of Judical courts video
-Battle of Branches writing activity
-HW: Finish writing

1/26/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are our three branches and what are their responsibilities?
*Based on formative lets review federalism and limited government
*Turn in Applying principles activity
-Reading on 3 branches-partner activity
-Venn diagram
-HW: Finish venn digram?

1/23/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Review question-What is the supremacy clause?
*Drop off applying principles activity!
-Review Principles
-Formative 2
-HW: None

1/22/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Explain the principle-federalism
-Web quest activity& Interactive Review Game
-HW: I'm collecting the applying principles activity tomorrow

1/21/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: State of Union Address. What is it?
*Turn in principles sheet
-Finish applying the principles activity
-HW: Finish activity

1/20/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Explain the principle-popular sovereignty

*Turn in six principles vocab organizer!


-Applying the principles activity
-HW: None

1/16/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are separation of powers and checks and balances?
***Turn in any work now!
-Finish 6 principles vocab with videos
-Based on formative: review some terms and ideas
-HW: Finish 6 principles vocab terms???

1/15/15

Today's Agenda

TURN IN MEEE-CON
-BR: What is the Supremacy Clause?
-Formative on government, purpose of government, basic structures on constitution, and supremacy clause
-6 principles-intro and videos
-6 principles vocab organizer activity
-HW: None

1/14/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What are the three basic structures of our constitution?
-Supremacy Clause reading-partner reading activity
-MEEE-con
-HW: Finish MEEE-con?

1/13/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: Who is our president, vice president, and recently elected governor of Illinois

*Pick up materials and Turn in island activity!

-PPT and guided notes
-U.S. constitution handout with video

1/12/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What is the purpose of government?
-An island activity
-HW: finish activity

1/9/15

Today's Agenda
-BR: What is government?
-Diagnostic Assessment
-Gov intro questions
-HW: None

1/6/15

Today's Agenda
-Bell Ringer: Seating chart
-Procedures: blog, turn in work, when absent, etc
-Syllabus
-HW: None