HW: COMPLETE "ASSESSING THE GREAT SOCIETY" WORKSHEET (FRONT AND BACK) FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 2
EXTRA CREDIT: Read the article "50 Years Later, 'War on Poverty' is a Mixed Bag." Summarize the author's main points in a paragraph and add your own response - how successful do you think LBJ's 'War on Poverty' has been?
Federal Budget reflection questions due today
Return quizzes --> CORRECTIONS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (BUT SOONER IS BETTER)
Flint, Michigan water crisis:
Continue group/individual work on recent cases of military intervention - group materials posted last Thursday
Here are materials I've used in the past:
Quizzes returned: CORRECTIONS DUE NEXT TUESDAY (OR THIS WEEK IF YOU WANT THEM ON THE QUARTER 3 REPORT CARD
Hotel Rwanda questions: finish and discuss: TURN IN FOR CREDIT
Beatrice Munyenyezi article:
Tuesday,
January 26
Wednesday,
January 27
Guided Notes:
LBJ video:
Look up Great Society programs and explain the purpose of each in one sentence: DUE THURSDAY
Thursday,
January 28
Great Society speech: Primary source analysis -
Audio of entire speech here
HW: COMPLETE SPEECH ANALYSIS SHEET FOR FRIDAY'S CLASS
Friday,
January 29
Assessing the Great Society programs:
HW: COMPLETE "ASSESSING THE GREAT SOCIETY" WORKSHEET (FRONT AND BACK) FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 2
EXTRA CREDIT: Read the article "50 Years Later, 'War on Poverty' is a Mixed Bag." Summarize the author's main points in a paragraph and add your own response - how successful do you think LBJ's 'War on Poverty' has been?
Tuesday, February 2
Role of Government over the past 50 years:
Wednesday,
February 3
Federal government under President Obama:
Begin studying for QUIZ ON FRIDAY:
Thursday,
February 4
Study for QUIZ ON FRIDAY:
Friday,
February 5
Tuesday, February 9
Obama's budget proposal for 2016:
2016 federal budge spending overview graphic
2016 federal budget graphics (scroll down to "spending" graphs)
2015 federal budget - Where does the money go
2015 federal budget detailed by department
2014 federal spending per person
COMPLETE REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Thursday,
February 11
Return quizzes --> CORRECTIONS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (BUT SOONER IS BETTER)
Flint, Michigan water crisis:
//USA Today:// "5 Things to Know About the Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan" article and video
Friday,
February 12
Also: QUIZ CORRECTIONS DUE ON THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (BUT SOONER IS BETTER)
Tuesday,
February 23
Begin new unit: When should the United States use military intervention?
Thursday,
February 25
Friday,
February 26
(Click "STUDENTS" and enter classroom password: Lambek207)
HW: FINISH ISIS READING AND QUESTIONS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 1
Tuesday,
March 1
Presidential candidates on ISIS:
HW: COMPLETE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CHART - DUE THURSDAY
Thursday,
March 3
Just War Theory and ISIS:
HW: COMPLETE JUST WAR THEORY QUESTIONS ON ISIS - DUE FRIDAY
Friday,
March 4
Discuss Just War and ISIS:
Intervention ideology vocab:
HW: COMPLETE INTERVENTION IDEOLOGY VOCAB FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Tuesday,
March 8
Ideologies analysis questions:
HW: FINISH IDEOLOGY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY
Wednesday,
March 9
CIA threat assessment simulation:
Thursday,
March 10
Research cases of Military Intervention:
Graphic organizer:
Somalia:
Rwanda:
Kosovo:
Afghanistan:
Tuesday,
March 15
Here are materials I've used in the past:
Be ready to share out on Thursday of this week
Quiz on TUESDAY: Intervention "isms" vocab, ISIS, four cases from this week
Thursday,
March 17
STUDY GUIDE FOR QUIZ ON TUSDAY:
Friday,
March 18
Intervention analysis questions: Work in groups to complete these questions using notes from the presentations.
HW: QUIZ ON TUESDAY
Tuesday,
March 22
Begin watching Hotel Rwanda :
Wednesday,
March 23
Thursday,
March 24
Friday,
March 25
Tuesday,
March 29
Hotel Rwanda questions: finish and discuss: TURN IN FOR CREDIT
Beatrice Munyenyezi article:
Radovan Karadzic: article and video
Take survey on interests within this unit on Socrative (enter Room #367538)
Thursday,
March 31
Polar Bear dilemma:
Cold War preview questions