Friday, December 31, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

U3.LP8: Content Review

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 3 in order to master the Unit 3 Assessment.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 16th
B-Day Due Date: Wednesday, December 15th


Notes and Classwork: Access your notes from class by clicking here.

Extra Information: The Unit 3 Assessment is tomorrow (December 15th) for all B-day classes, and Thursday for all A-Day classes.

Friday, December 10, 2010

U3.LP7: Vocabulary Review

Objective: Students will review key vocabulary terms in order to master the Unit 3 Assessment.

Homework: Click here to access your homework. Please note that there are a few errors in the sentences provided. Instead of going back and correcting them myself, I am asking you to make the necessary changes. After all, nobody knows this stuff better than you.

A-Day Due Date: Tuesday, December 13th
B-Day Due Date: Monday, December 12th


Notes and Classwork: Click here to access your notes from class. If you would like a copy of the flashcards used for class, please see me after class.

Extra Information: The Unit 3 Assessment will be held this week on Wednesday, December 15th for ALL B-day classes. For all A-day classes, it will be on Thursday, December 16th.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

U3.LP6: Media Bias

Objective: Students will analyze political media excerpts in order to examine the impact of media coverage on politics, including voters and government officials.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Friday, December 10th
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 9th

Presentation: U3.LP6: Media Bias

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes by clicking here.

Extra Information: Over the next couple of classes we will be reviewing key vocabulary and the general content. Please make sure to start studying for the Unit 3 Assessment.

Monday, December 6, 2010

U3.LP5: Interest Groups and Lobbyists

Objective: Students will develop an interest group platform and create an informative advertisement on an issue in order to explain the purpose and function of interest groups.

Homework: Access your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, December 8th
B-Day Due Date: Tuesday, December 7th


Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: Progress reports will be submitted on Friday, December 10th.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

U3.LP4: Polling and Demographics

Objective: SW examine polling and demographics in order to analyze the voting patterns that characterize different demographics by interpreting data.

Homework: Access the homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Monday, December 6th
B-Day Due Date: Friday, December 3rd


Notes and Classwork: Click here to access the notes and classwork. The independent work from class has been included in the same link.

Extra Information: None today.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

U3.LP3: Election and Campaign Process

Objective: Students will participate in the election and campaign processes in order to describe how citizens, candidates, political parties, campaigns and campaign financing influence the election process in the United States.

Homework: Access the homework for this class period by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, December 2nd
B-Day Due Date: Monday, November 29th

Presentation:
Notes and Classwork: Access the notes and classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: Last couple of weeks before winter break... Hang in there, and keep going strong!!!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

U3.LP2: Political Parties

Objective: SW examine the role of political parties and how they influence elections, public officials, and public opinion in order to describe U.S. political parties.

Homework: Create a "menu" (brochure) for the Democrat or Republican Party that demonstrates their beliefs, lists leaders and state supporters, as well as history.

A-Day Due Date: Friday, November 19th
B-Day Due Date: Monday, November 22nd

Presentation:
Notes and Classwork: Click here to access the notes from class.

The classwork will be posted as soon as it becomes available for viewing online!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

U3.LP1: Civic Participation

Objective: SW describe the ways citizens influence the political process in democratic governments in order to participate in the initiative making process and influence legislative representatives.

Homework: Access the homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, November 17th
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, November 18th

Presentation: You can view the presentation for U3.LP1 by clicking here.

Notes and Classwork: Access the Notes here and the Classwork here.

Extra Information: Keep up the brilliant work and TURN IN YOUR HW!!! Too many grades are dropping because of missed work.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Unit 2 Assessment

Objective: SW review multiple choice test taking strategies in order to master the Unit 2 Assessment.

EXTRA CREDIT Homework: There is no homework per se, however, I strongly suggest that you all do the extra credit assignment, which is as follows: p. 452-457, and answer questions 1 through 5 at the end.

A-Due Date: Monday, November 15th
B-Due Date: Tuesday, November 16th

Presentation: None included

Extra Information: The statistics for the test are as follows:

Basic (below 50%): 14% of students
Proficient (50% - 70%): 38% of students
Advanced (70% or above): 48% of students

69% average for all classes -- a 12% increase over Unit 1.


I couldn't be more proud of you guys. Congratulations--maintain the momentum and keep up the good work!!!



Thursday, November 11, 2010

Unit 2 Review

Objective: SW review Unit II content in order to analyze multiple choice questions using interaction charts.

Homework: Complete the Scavenger Hunt at the end of your Notes packet.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, November 10th
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, November 11th

Presentation:

Notes and Classwork: Access your notes and classwork by clicking here.

Extra Information: Good luck on the Unit 2 Assessment!!!

Saturday, November 6, 2010

U2.LP10: 14th Amendment and Amendment Process

Objective: Students will describe the 14th Amendment and Amendment Process in order to evaluate scenarios on the 14th Amendment.

Homework: Read pages 84 to 90, and answer questions 1 through 5.

A-Day Due Date: Monday, November 8th
B-Day Due Date: Tuesday, November 9th

Presentation:
Notes and Classwork:
Notes and classwork can be accessed here.

Extra Information: Remember to STUDY for the Unit 2 Assessment.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

U2.LP9: Vocabulary Review

Objective: Students will examine vocabulary flashcards in order to acquire key vocabulary terms.

Homework: Create a word web using the vocabulary from Unit 2. Make sure to access the word list from our last lesson (U2:LP8).

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, November 4th
B-Day Due Date: Friday, November 5th

Presentation:
Notes and Classwork:
Access the notes for class here.

Extra Information: Remember that the Unit 2 Assessment is coming up! It will be on November 10th (for A-day) and 11th (for B-day).

Thursday, October 28, 2010

U2.LP8: The 11th to 21st Amendment

Objective: SW evaluate the causes and effects of the 11- 21st Amendment in order to present an interaction graphic organizer on the Amendments in a presentation.

Homework: We have a Unit test coming up soon. I will let you know the date next week. The homework is to define 20 of the vocabulary terms we’ve covered in Unit II.

Get your homework by clicking here.

A-Day Due Date: October 29th
B-Day Due Date: November 3rd

Presentation: There are a few mistakes in the presentation. For some reason the corrected copy would not upload, but the one with mistakes would. They are not big mistakes, but please pay careful attention.
Notes and Classwork:
Get your notes and classwork by clicking here.
Access the reading from class by clicking here.

Extra Information: The new quarter will start next week and the Unit 2 Assessment is right around the corner. MAKE SURE TO STUDY YOUR VOCABULARY. It will make a world of difference when you sit down to take the assessment!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

U2.LP7: Bill of Rights, Amendments 1 to 10

Objective: SW describe the Bill of Rights and how it protects the rights of citizens from a powerful central government in order to act as a member of the Supreme Court in making judicial decisions.

Homework: Make a judgment in three cases. Your homework can be found at the end of your notes/classwork packet.

Due Date: A-Day: Oct. 27th, B-Day: Oct. 28th

Presentation: Bill of Rights, 1 thru 10

Notes and Classwork:


Extra Information: Final grades for the quarter will be submitted on Friday. Please make sure to have your work in by Thursday, October 28th at 3:30PM

Saturday, October 23, 2010

U2.LP6: Checks and Balances

Objective: SW evaluate the system of Constitutional Checks and Balances in order to utilize them in mock government situations.

Homework: Write a one page free-write reflecting on our classroom activity/your understanding of checks and balances. Feel free to walk through the process and try your best to understand the relationships of the three branches of government.

Here are some questions that you can ask yourself to get started: Are checks and balances efficient? Was the process from the activity slow? Did it do its job in making sure that power is limited?

Presentation:
Classwork and Notes:

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Missing Homework Assignments 10/4 - 10/8

10/4 homework can be accessed here. It is the flashcard homework.
10/6 homework can be found here. It is the democracies vs. authoritarian government worksheet.
10/8 homework can be accessed below:
Homework: Write a M.E.E.A.L. (5 total sentences) format BCR using the following prompt.
Read the quotation below from the Declaration of Independence.
  • “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
  • Explain the concept of consent of the governed and its importance in establishing the United States of America.
  • In your response, include the type of government that consent of the governed would promote and why.

U2.LP5: Constitutional Powers

Objective: SW describe the powers provided to different levels of government by the U.S. Constitution in order to evaluate government scenarios.

Homework: You can access the homework by hovering over this link with your mouse.

Presentation:

Classwork, Notes, and Homework:
U2.LP5.Classwork

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Homework from Thursday, 10/14

Choose one of the Principles of the U.S. Constitution.
  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Federalism
  • Separation of Powers
  • Checks and Balances
  • Judicial Review
  • Limited Government and Individual Rights
  • Rule of Law

In a 5-sentence paragraph analyze the principle. Answer the following questions in the paragraph.

Why did the founding father’s think that this was an important principle to include in the new American government?
Where in the U.S. Constitution is this principle demonstrated?
What is an example of this principle in the U.S. government.

U2.LP4: Principles of the Constitution


Objective: SW analyze fundamental principles of the United States Constitution in order to code text and analyze text features

Homework: Complete the review packet which can be found here.

Podcast: We are currently trying to find a better way to sync the podcasts with the presentations in order to provide a greater benefit to students who have missed class. Therefore, there will be no podcast for this lesson.

Presentation:

Notes and Classwork:

Monday, October 11, 2010

U2.LP3: Articles of Confederation to the Constitution




Objective: SW evaluate the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation in order to describe how Principles of Democracy were utilized in addressing them.

Homework: Finish the final two problem/solution scenarios based off the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederations.

Podcast: All Podcasts will be updated by this weekend. Apologies for the delay.

Presentation:
Classwork and Homework:
U2.LP3.ClassworkHomework

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

U2.LP2: Declaration of Independence

Objective: SW evaluate the foundations of American government outlined in the Declaration of Independence in order to create a personal Declaration of Independence.

Homework: Write a M.E.E.A.L. (5 total sentences) format BCR using the following prompt.
Read the quotation below from the Declaration of Independence.
  • “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
  • Explain the concept of consent of the governed and its importance in establishing the United States of America.
  • In your response, include the type of government that consent of the governed would promote and why.

Podcast: Coming Soon


Video for Classwork:



Notes and Classwork:

U2.LP2.Classwork
U2.LP2.DoIGraphicOrganizer

Monday, October 4, 2010

U2.LP1: Origins of American Government

Objective: Analyze primary source documents in order to examine the origins of American Government.

Vocabulary: social contract and limited government

Homework: Access your vocabulary review homework here.

Podcast:



Presentation:

Notes and Classwork:

Friday, October 1, 2010

World Religions Project

For those of you who are in LSN classes, please disregard this post--it is intended for the students in Mr. White's World History Class.

In order to download the presentation, click on the view on Slideshare link in the bottom right hand corner of the embedded slide show. The link to download will then be on the top-center of the new page.




Sunday, September 26, 2010

Unit 1 Assessment

The Unit 1 Assessment will be on Tuesday, September 28th for all A day classes and on Wednesday, September 29th for all B day classes. Make sure to use all of the resources found on this blog--specifically the presentations, podcasts, and vocabulary quizzes.

Check out the vocabulary section of the blog by clicking here.

Furthermore, you can practice your vocabulary by using the Unit 1 Flashcards that can be found here on Quizlet.

Good luck to you all and MAKE SURE TO STUDY!!!

Find the homework from LP8 right here.


U1.LP8.Homework

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

U1.LP7: Vocabulary Review


Objective: SW create vocabulary word webs in order to review and acquire key vocabulary terms from Unit 1.

Homework: Four Frayer Models. They are included in the classwork packet, and can be found on the last page.

Podcast: No podcasts will be included for the review lessons. It is possible that review podcasts and presentations will be made available, depending on the quality of resources that can be located.

Presentation:

Classwork (Homework is included):

Saturday, September 18, 2010

U1.LP6: Types of Economies


Objective:
compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer their production questions in order to evaluate economic scenarios.

Homework: It has been included in the packet, which is available for download below, or by clicking here.

Podcast:



Presentation:

Guided Notes and Homework Packet: You can access the classwork scenarios by clicking here.



Thursday, September 16, 2010

U1.LP5: Economic Goals of the United States


Objective: Students will analyze opportunity cost and socio-economic goals of the United States in order to practice multiple-choice test taking strategies.

Homework: Complete the reflection assignment. To download it/view it, click here.

Presentation: Economics: Opportunity Cost and Scarcity

Classwork and Notes
:

Sunday, September 12, 2010

U1.LP4: Authoritarian Governments


Objective: Students will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages associated with authoritarian and democratic types of government in order to write a BCR.

Homework: Trade the BCRs that we wrote in class with your neighbor. Take their BCR home and grade it using the Social Studies rubric. Suggest 3 changes to them.

Class Presentation:


Classwork:
U1.LP4.AuthoritarianGovernments

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Welcome, Ms. Taylor's LSN Government Classes

Hello my Fabulous Fairmont students,

We are three weeks into school and we've already made great strides toward our Big Goals of 80% Mastery and 100% passing of the HSA! I'm so proud of the work you've done but know I expect more from every one of you, every day.

Mr White has set up this amazing BLOG for LSN government that our class will also use. I will post my lectures on the podomatic podcast. Mr White will also post his. On the web site are also posted the powerpoints that include the slide with the homework assignment. The classwork will also be posted.

If you miss class, you will be required to go to the blog, listen to the lecture, watch the powerpoint presentation and complete the classwork and homework. The assignment should come back to class when you return.

Ms. Taylor's Podcasts


Thursday, September 9, 2010

U1.LP3: Direct and Representative Democracies


Podcast: Pair this with the Direct and Representative Governments Podcast!

Objective: Student will describe the advantages and disadvantages of direct and representative democracies in order to analyze text.

Homework: Write a 5 sentence paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of using direct democracy through initiatives or propositions.
You can start your paragraph with...
Initiatives should be used in the U.S. because...
OR
Initiatives should not be used in the U.S. because...

Presentation:


Classwork:
Classwork will be posted via GoogleDocs in a matter of moments!

Friday, September 3, 2010

U1.LP2: Government Power Systems


Objective: Students will be able to compare confederate, unitary, and federal forms of government and how each exercises power in order to analyze real-world government scenarios.

Homework: Homework for the 1B Mod is "Write a 5 sentence paragraph about how you are impacted by United States’ Federalism. That is, what impacts does the national government, Maryland state government and Prince George’s County local government have on your life?"

For all other mods, it is to COMPLETE THE SCENARIOS WORKSHEET that we worked on in class.


Classwork:



Wednesday, September 1, 2010

U1.L1: Purposes of Government


Objective: Students will be able to describe the four purposes of government and their importance in order to explain what life would be like without government.

Homework: Students are to complete question 3 from there classwork for each purpose of government. To recap, the purposes of government are: Social Order, Public Services, National Security, and Economic Decisions.

Presentation:


Classwork:


Monday, August 23, 2010

The Beginning of the Year

Welcome Hornets to the first few days of class. Class objectives, presentations, and the podcasts will not be posted until we start to dive into the core content of our classroom--Government. I will, however, make sure to post all policies and procedures so that you can be very knowledgeable of them as they guide us towards 80% every day and passing the HSA.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Sample Class Post

Each and every classroom post will follow the same format, with links to documents on Scribd or GoogleDocs:

Objective: All objectives for the day will be listed, as well as content standards that are being addressed.

Warm-Up: All activities that students must complete for their warm-up will be posted.

Introduction to New Material: This will include Presentations, links to videos, Audio excerpts, and more.

Group Practice Activities List: It is possible that there will be instructional videos that can be linked to for students to access so they can complete the activity at home if they happen to miss class.

Independent Practice Activities: See Group Practice Activities List. Students will also access vocabulary acquisition activities here, as well as complete all independent work using the blog as a guide.

Closing Activities: Students can access a Google Survey, or Survey Monkey Survey in order to complete their exit ticket for the day, including multiple choice questions, ECRs and BCRs.


Sunday, June 27, 2010

Welcome!

First off, I want to welcome you to the webpage for Mr. White's sections of Local, State, and National Government. Here you will be able to find information, links, and resources for all of the content covered in class--just in case you missed one, or you need to review prior to the HSA!

A couple of quick notes:
  • If you do not have regular access to the internet, please let Mr. White know as soon as possible.
  • All documents will be made available through ScribD.
  • Some videos will made be available through YouTube, but many will also be available through Vimeo. It's possible that you will need an account to view some videos.
  • If you are a student, it would be a wise idea to sign up for daily email updates via FeedBurner. If you are a parent, it is strongly encouraged as well. However, if daily updates occur too often, please do not hesitate contact Mr. White to see if there are other options for receiving updates.
  • Finally, if you feel that there are any necessary changes that need to be made to the website, don't hesitate to let Mr. White know.