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