Unit 6 Assessment: Answer Justifications

Due Date, A-Day: Tuesday, May 17th

B-Day: You will be assigned this assignment during our next class period. It will be due AFTER the following weekend, because of the time that it will take to complete the assignment correctly.

If anybody has any questions, then please feel free to email your respective teacher, or hit up Mr. White on Twitter (@illesttchralive).
Unit 6 Answer Justifications

EXTRA CREDIT: HSA Test Prep

A great way to study the HSA is with the mini-quizzes offered by Montgomery County Public Schools. You can access these mini quizzes by clicking here.

Once you have gone to the link, type in your email address and name. From there, you will see a screen that looks like the picture below. 

• Choose 'NSL,' in the drop down menu, and a 10 question quiz will generate for you. 
• Choose the 'random order' test type.
• After you have completed the quiz, print your results. 

All quizzes with 80% or above will receive five (5) homework points (equivalent to a normal homework grade).

U6.LP6: International Organizations

Objective: Students will analyze country case studies in order to evaluate what actions international organizations would take in addressing international issues.

Homework: Finish three (3) of the case study scenarios. Complete the case study for each international organization.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp6.international organizations

Notes and Classwork: Click Here

Extra Information: Remember that the HSA is on Thursday, May 19th!

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The National Immigration Debate is Heating Up...

Make sure to check out Obama's tweets here:

U6.LP5: U.S. Foreign Policy

Objective: Students will analyze foreign policy concepts in order to create policy solutions to current world events, while addressing national interests.


Homework: Foreign Policy / International Relations Case Studies


A-Day Due Date: Monday, May 9, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp5.foreign policy

Notes and Classwork: Click Here

Extra Information: Senior Final on Monday for A-Day classes and Tuesday for B-Day. Study!!!

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U6.LP4: Immigration

Objective: Students will analyze facts on immigration and Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 in order to write a persuasive letter to the Governor of Arizona and President Obama.

Homework: Finish your formal language letter to President Obama or write another letter to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.

A-Day Due Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Friday, May 6, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp4.immigration

Notes and Classwork:
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U6.LP3: Affirmative Action

Objective: Students will evaluate Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Policies in order to identify main ideas and key points (Cornell Notes)

Homework: Finish your Cornell Notes that we started in class. For extra credit, complete the summary of your notes.

A-Day Due Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Presentation:

U6.lp3.affirmative action

Notes and Classwork: Click here for the Classwork and Reading. Notes will be posted soon. If I forget, make sure to email me!

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U6.LP2: Zoning and Land Use

Objective: Students will analyze local government decisions regarding land use/zoning and development using Smart Growth in order to compose written arguments for, or against the decisions

Homework: Justifications for/against the judicial decisions using a MEAL-paragraph framework

A-Day Due Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Monday, May 2, 2011

Presentation:

U6.LP2: Zoning and Land Use

Notes and Classwork: Click here for the classwork/homework!

Extra Information: Make sure to stay on top of your homework. A lot of people are taking large losses on their grade, because they aren't remembering to submit their work. Don't be careless!!!

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U6.LP1: Public Assistance Programs

Objective: Students will evaluate public assistance programs created by the federal government in order to analyze political cartoons.

Homework: Complete the political cartoon analysis that we started in class.

A-Day Due Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
B-Day Due Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011

Presentation:

U6.LP1: Public Assistance Programs  

Notes and Classwork: Click here for our notes, classwork, and homework

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Executive Organization Project

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U4.LP2: Powers and Organization of Congress

Objective: Students will analyze the structure and powers of the Legislative Branch in order to describe them in a video news report.


Homework: Unit 3 Review packets are due on Thursday for all B-day classes and on Friday for all A-Day classes. Congratulations to those of you who were able to finish them ahead of time!!!

Presentation:

U4.LP2: Powers and Organization of Leg Branch

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

U4.LP1: Redistricting and Reapportionment

Objective: Students will evaluate the population demographics of multiple states in order to explain the process of reapportionment and redistricting.

Homework: The Unit 1 and 2 Review packets were due yesterday for all A day classes. The Unit 3 Review packets are due on Thursday for ALL B DAY classes, and on Friday for ALL A DAY classes.

Presentation: The presentation will be available shortly. There was a conversion problem with the file on the website that we use.

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

FAST II: Unit 2 Review

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 2 in order to identify key vocabulary and major concepts.

Homework: Complete your Unit 1, 2, and 3 review packets. Due dates are in the picture below.

Presentation:

FAST II: Unit 2 Review

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

FAST II: Unit 1 Review

Objective: Students will review material from Unit 1 in order to analyze government profiles of different countries.

Homework: Complete your Unit 1, 2, and 3 review packets. Due dates are in the picture below.

Presentation:

FAST II: Unit 1 Review

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

Extra Information: None for today. Keep up the good work!