Homework 2012 Fall
Date Assigned (for Homework)
August 31 Class work (brain storm on human nature)
September 5th Current Event
September 6th Section 1/1 Review
September 7th or 10th -Section 1/2 Review
September 14 Test Chapter One
September 18 Section 2/1 Review
September 19th period 8- 2/1 Review
September 20th period 1, 3, 8 2/4 Review
September 21st Period 1,8 Choose one thinker and answer assigned questions Locke, Rousseau, Hobbs, and Montesquieu
September 24th 2/5 1,3,8 classes
Septermber 27th review Jeopardy!! file Questions: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12560640/jeopardy%20ch%202%20review.ppt
Answers: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2NxX7hkYp7Ab1FVcDJtejZ3cmM
September 24 Summer Reading Test for classes that have not taken it. (september 28th for period 8)
October 1 Period 1 3/1 Review
October 2 Period 7, 8 3/1 Review
October 3 Period 1, 7, 8 3/2 Review
October 2 Period 3 for 10/3 -- 3/3 review
October 3 Period 3 for 10/5 -- CE on a Bill of Rights issue
October 4 Period 1, 7, 8 for 10/11 -- CE on an Amendment issue--In question 4, say what Amendment you are relating your article to and how you are relating it
October 4 Period 7 for 10/5 -- bring in an amendment you want to know more about
October 9 and 10 - Constitution game
October 10 Period 1, 7, 8 for 10/11 -- 3/3 review
October 15 Period 1, 7, 8 for 10/16 -- 13/1 review
October 10 Grade sheets to be signed by parents
October 16 per 3 due Thursday 10/18 Period 3 Obama/Romney comparison
October 16 per 3 due Friday CE on the Presidency
October 18 Period 1, 7, 8 for 10/19 -- 13/2 review
October 18 Period 1, 7, 8 for 10/23 -- Current Event on Presidency
October 19 Period 1, 7 -- 13/5 review
October 22 due November 2/5 Period 1, 7, 8 -- Federal Agency project -- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2NxX7hkYp7AeElMRFFqdmhXOGc
October 22 Period 1, 7 -- 13/4 review
October 22 Period 8 -- 13/5 review
October 22 Per3 for Wed Oct 24th-Students are to look on page p388 of our text to look at the state by state electoral numbers. Then they are to look at the swing state map (state by state possibilities) on http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/.
Write a strategy of where you would send each Candidate in the next week. Start with an explanation of your guiding logic, then where each day.
- Assigned by: J. Peter Sommer Mon, Oct 22, 2012 7:00 AM
- Group: Civics Period Three Fall 2012
- Due: Wed, Oct 24, 2012 8:29 AM
- Maximum Points: 20
October 23 Periods 1, 7, 8 for Oct. 24th -- Go to icivics.org. Scroll down and click on the Executive Branch button. Scroll down, and click on the Win the White House game. Play the game, with the primary tutorial on and at the High School+ level. Print out the certificate at the end and bring it in.
October 24 period 3 video to help explain a Caucus http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XebP6GSy_6I
October 24 period 3 Do review ques
October 24 Period three project https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7QuIwRK92LcalhRX2lsXzRQQXM
October 26 Period 7, 8: Read article, answer questions Period 8, do not worry about the group discussion questions on the back of the worksheet
October 29-November 6: School cancelled due to hurricane
November 8 Period 1, 8: Chapter 15 Section 3 assessment due November 9
***Periods 1, 7, 8: Federal Agency paper and presentation due November 12***
November 9 Period 1, 8: Play Executive Command, found here: http://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command Print out certificate; due November 13
November 9 Period 7: Chapter 15 Section 3 assessment due November 13
***Periods 1, 7, 8: Test on Presidency and Executive Branch Thursday November 15***
November 14 Period 1, 7, 8: Test review, found here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2NxX7hkYp7AVDNBaUJaV08zVEE also, the powerpoint describing the presidential powers can be found here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2NxX7hkYp7AQVJIcjZ6N2FKelE
Second Quarter
November 19 Period All (1,3,7,8) - Due: Chapter 5 sec 1 rew - all
November 20 Period ALL (1,3,7,8) - Due results from quiz handed out on Friday and the results from The Wolrld's Smallest quiz or http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/
November 28th- all groups need to finish assigning three hundred points in class today- email tonight with finished if not handed in.
November 28th-Due Friday November 30 -Are you a Democrat or a Republican? (or other?) Use the below links to write a 3/4 page expression of who you are. Use at least Five ideas that you support, and two from the party you do not support.http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform (Democrats)
http://www.gop.com/2012-republican-platform_home/ (Republicans)
http://www.lp.org/platform (Libertarians)
Also due Friday- Voter perspective-Write a paragraph from interviewing one voter in your household or known to you. Ask them what party they belong to and why.
http://youtu.be/gjsT-z16vR0
LDecember 10th- Sociological reason for Voting--https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArQuIwRK92LcdEhWdEhSdmdhNkhTTWRiNU9pTjhzMVE
December 11th - First draft of Platforms for Project are due--
December 19th - Binders due
December 19th and 20th Presentations
December 21st Presidential Speeches
December 21st Current Event Due
December 21st- Hand out on Money in Politics can still be submitted
January 2- Current Event (parties) will still be accepted
January 3- Test on Voter Behavior
January 7th- Sign up for My Big Campus AND asking to join "Civics Period _____ Falll 2012"
January 7th- Current Event on opening of Congress Due
January 8th- see video http://youtu.be/vhxc80ix5uU , take notes, answer question " What is Wesberry vs Sanders?" - submit answer on My Big Campus site. Quiz Tuesday.
January 9th- Due- Handout on Gerrymandering
Three Page-Handout (Submit My Big Campus)
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7QuIwRK92LcbXlaQV9MVThCSVE
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7QuIwRK92LcZU5PMXptMGROY2c
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7QuIwRK92LcbFQzeHpOTDZ6dzQ
January 10th Due Chapter 12/2 Do all the review questions and submit them in My Big Campus or write them down and scan the answers and upload the answers to My Big Campus.
January 14th - Final project will be assigned in class- Project link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jZKEIaYV5UMzdzaSZ5zy8MyUqt2w1cDx54SxrsQ8cHI/edit
You can also take a peek at the CIA Factbook to get an idea of what other countries do to organize themselves.
January 22 Assign 18/1 (and 18/2 for period 8)
January 23 Collect 18/1 , Start Judiciary discussion
January 24 Assign 18/3, Start Supreme Court Discussion
January 28th-Roe v Wade case documents in class
January 29th- Review and Project questions
January30th-Judicial Test
http://youtu.be/gjsT-z16vR0