Friday November 15th 2013, Happy Friday!

Here is the News link for the day- Click HEREhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/#53559145

Please have the students take notes on Nominations and Candidates.  Please ask for any extra credit journals to be turned in at that point, tell them that they will not be accepted late as it is extra credit and should have been ready at the beginning of class. Please have the students read the Columbian article on healthcare and have them write a half page reaction (10 sentence minimum.) While they are reading and write the reaction (they can do the reaction on the backside of the article, please remind them to put their names on it) you can get the news set up. Please go to my blog: http://cwpreed.blogspot.com

You will see a news link to use for class at the top of the page. Remind the students that they need to study their notes as they will have a quiz next week on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Please show the news for the remainder of the period.

Today's plan (Reed will be at Challenge Day)

Today you are going to watch, Big Sky, Big Money (Frontline). You are to take one page of note then write a one paragraph reaction about the show using the note you have taken throughout the program.
1st will start at 14:00.
5,6,7 will start from the very beginning. 

If you finish at the conclusion of the class please hand to the sub to collect. If our don't finish it is homework and should be done at the beginning of tomorrow's class.

Study for tomorrow's (11/5) Quiz over Political Parties ( I have posted Political Parties PowerPoints off to the right side)! Also make sure to get your 5 CEN's done due this Friday Nov. 8th! Keep in mind that we do not have school on Monday because it is Veteran's Day. Remember the men and women who have fought and died serving this country preserving your freedom.

If you cannot bring up the power-points use a different browser. Good Luck.

Happy Halloween! 10/31/2013

PLan for the day,
1. Watch the Roast of Barack Obama
2. Take Political Party notes via PowerPoint
3. Any time left over after taking notes please show the following news link. Click Here for ABC NEWS

I will be back in the afternoon for conferences.

Remember if you try to bring a PowerPoint or a document up...

Remember if you try to bring a PowerPoint or a document up and you have issues try a different browser. (Chrome, FireFox, Explorer)

Position Paper- Healthcare

Please click here for the position paper requirements.

Click here for the Frontline Video: Obama's Deal
Click here for the Frontline Video: Sick Around the World
Also, here is the link for the Washington HealthCare Exchange.
Here is the Oregon HealthCare Exchange.
Click here for the Debt Limit Explained.
CNN Article from today (FactCheck.org) Click here

Who do we owe?

Who do we (U.S.) owe? Click here

Turned in Political Party's worksheet at the beginning of class. Then we started to watch Frontline's- Obama's Deal with the corresponding discussion questions please click here to access.

Healthcare NY Times Interactive map of the uninsured

Healthcare NY Times Interactive map  This is worth a look!

Political Spectrum quizzes assignment

Political Parties Library Assignment:                                      Name _____________________________

CWP Civics

Part I. Political Quiz Self-Assessment (We are going to compared two quizzes today. Follow the directions.

These quizzes require you to answer a series of questions. The quiz will give you feedback as to where your views place you on the “Political Spectrum.” You should have three tabs open (The blog,Google docs, and the quiz/quizzes)

1. Go to the class blog (http://cwpreed.blogspot.com/ ) and click on the “Political Spectrum Quiz” link on the left under Class Links.
2. Answer all of the questions. (On Google doc and share it with Reed)- jim.reed@washougalsd.org

If you can’t find or don’t know something, Please use Google to help clarify/define…

3. Go to this site first: http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html
4. Write the description of your political compass (Copy the image including your description and paste it into your document that you’ve created.)
5. What is your foreign policy score? ____________________ (Copy  and Paste)
6. Culture score? _____________________________(Copy and Paste)
7. Next go to: http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

8.      Who were you close to, who can you compare to? If you can’t decide choose one person and see what their stance was politically, economically, and socially.

9.      Draw a compass including both quizzes that you just took (Such as an insert of a two by two table as seen below, place and Q1 for first quiz and Q2 for the second quiz) * remember this rough and doesn’t have to be perfect. How do the two differ or are they similar. What were the similarities or differences of the quizzes?

Part II. Party Platforms Assignment        

Task: Fill in the table below using the websites and the 2013 platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. In each space, write down the major viewpoints of each party. Also, choose a third party to analyze. Links to party websites are on the class blog under the “Political Party Links” on the right. See if you can find any NEW stances on the following issues. Make sure to find a third party and where they stand on the issues!

               

Issue	Democrats	Republicans	Third Party:
Immigration
Gun control
Social Security
Health Care
Taxes and Tax Cuts
National Defense
Energy Production
Education
Abortion Rights
Global Warming/ Climate Change
Same-Sex Marriage
The War in Afghanistan/Iraq/ Possible forgein threats N. Korea, Iran,Syria

Summary:

Do this on your own paper (typed or handwritten).

1. What do you see as the fundamental differences between the Democrats and the Republicans and what do you see are the major similarities? List three of each (similarities and differences) and fully explain your answer.

2.            Does the third-party you selected more closely resemble the Republicans or Democrats? Explain.

Today's task in the library/ WIGL

Welcome to CWP. Today you will have some tasks to complete before the end of the day so please make sure that you use your time wisely!

1. Respond to this post by putting your name, period, a destination that you'd like to go and a destination that you've been that you love. (Make sure that you know how to get here in the future)
2. Go to www.turnitin.com, make sure that you have added this class. If you have an account this process will be easier. If you don't have an account follow the steps for creating an account and make sure to remember your information for later use. (Write down in your Journal). Once there and you have completed the steps for adding my class. Go to the "discussion' tab. View the prompt. FOLLOW the directions (When responding to a student post please make sure to give thoughtful details and also your name at the end of the comment). Once you have completed that please move to the next step. *Hint opening up multiple tabs may help you in this process.Class id:                                               1^st Period: 6906329                                     Password: reed                                                                                            5^th  Period: 6906333                           Password: reed                                                                   6^th Period: 6906336                        Password: reed                                                                      7^th Period: 6906339                                    Password: reed
3. Create a Google Drive account. We will be using Google Drive for many class projects and assignments. You don’t have to have a Gmail account to access this, but it is easier to use with a Gmail account. You can also create a Google account using another email. After you have created your Google Drive account, create a new document and write one paragraph about the following question: “What is the purpose of government? Do we really need it?” After you have written your paragraph, click the blue “share” button in the top right corner and share it with me (jim.reed@washougalsd.org). This is due at the conclusion of class .
4. If you finish early please review your notes for tomorrow's quiz. Please feel free to use the uploaded PowerPoints to review as well. You should also know details from the major current events over the past week and a half.  Also, you could use your time to do you current events that are due on Friday!

9/11 information

Click here for the 9/11 boat lift video. Also click here for the 9/11 documentary worksheet with the French Brothers. The Quiz 1 is going to be postponed until Wednesday.

Welcome to your first day of CWP.  I will be using this blog to keep students and parents updated with what is happening in this class. I will be posting daily lessons, including PowerPoints from class discussions, as well as documents and assignments.

The calendar (scroll down) shows daily class topics, due dates, quiz and test dates, and daily reading assignments. Today we handed out the course description and watched a video of inspiration.

Let me know if you have any questions. Students and parents can always email me!
Thanks, and I am looking forward to examining the American systems of government and politics!

Mr. Reed