Exit slip for 12/14/2016

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Exit Slip for 12/13/16 Power of the NRA

Please click here for the link of the exit slip.

Thursday Dec 7th plan

7th period needs to finish Newtown divided and Evan, click here for the "Evan" link. All classes need to complete the exit ticket, click here for that (10-15 minutes). Please watch the following: "Gunned Down" the power of the NRA. As a part of the 2nd amendment extension in forming a position on gun control v gun rights. Please take notes on how interests groups influence policy. Click here for the video link.

News Quiz Question submissions for the week of December 5th- 9th.

Please submit news quiz questions here. Today in class we are continuing our Bill of Rights unit with the 2nd amendment Gun Control vs Gun Rights. We will be watching two Frontline's. The First will be Raising Adam Lanza a we will use this story to understand context of gun rights vs control. Then an 18 minutes extension off of that will be "Newtown Divided" Notes will be taken over both. Here is a New York Times article on gun violence: Click here Click here for the exit ticket.

News Quiz Question submission for the week of November 28th- December 2nd

Please submit news quiz questions here. Name, period, question and answer. PLEASE PROOFREAD your submission. If the proper formatting and grammar is insufficient your question will not be accepted. News/ Bill of Rights Quiz and Current events # 7 (5) due Friday Dec. 2nd.

News Quiz Questions (November 14-18)

Post your questions and answers here... Please feel free to read and respond to this article in the comments, click here.

Exit ticket for 11/15-11/17

Click here for today's exit ticket.

Exit ticket for Monday 11/14

Please click here for exit ticket link...

VOTE!!!

Click here for the ballot link for Reed.

Click here to participate in the Secretary of State Student Mock Election

Happy Halloween week! This weeks class information.

Please submit news quiz questions for the week of October 31st- Nov.4th. You may submit up to 3. And you may not submit on a topic that someone has already submitted.. 
Current events # 5 (5 due) due Friday November 4th.
Please remember the format for submissions. Name, period, question and answer. Shy away from answers that are subjective and have exact numbers. Also questions/answers that are fluid.
From now until the end of the year you must meet all of the requirements for each current event to receive credit. If you do not you will receive a "ZERO". Remember the (5x5 format) 5 sentence minimum for the first paragraph summary, 5 sentence paragraph on the importance/ significance. YOU MUST  include the category and site.

Please be prepared for a REED Report on Friday. NO current events notebook no Reed Report. Your notebook completed is your ticket in!!!

Monday Oct.31 at 2:25 p.m. is the deadline to turn in the VFW essay with the entry, printed essay, and audio... YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THIS IN AFTER THE DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

YOU GET TO VOTE!!!

1.) The Voice of Democracy essay is due on Wednesday for 1st and 2nd. And Thursday for 4th and 7th. I need the ENTRY FORM COMPLETED, PRINTED ESSAY AND YOUR AUDIO 3-5 MINUTES FOR FULL CREDIT! Remember if you want me to help with your audio please record and send to jim.reed@washougalsd.org

2.) 9 current events are due on Friday 10/28. You may do 10, one for bonus.

3.) We will be working on the ballot. You will research each candidate, initiative, referendum and measure that is on the ballot. In a google doc you must list the pro's and con's for each. Then write up your "justification" for your vote. Click here for a helpful site. (Use your time wisely) If you don't know something RESEARCH!!! Use trusted resources! Make good choices! This will be due Friday!

4.) I will link up a google form for all the classes to vote in! Lets see how we do compared to other classes.

Please submit news quiz questions for the week of October 17-21st.

Please submit news quiz questions for the week of October 17- 21st. News quiz/politics quiz will take place on October 21st.  Current events # 4 (9 due) due Friday Oct.28th.
Please remember the format for submissions. Name, period, question and answer. Shy away from answers that are subjective and have exact numbers. Also questions/answers that are fluid.
You may submit up to 3. And you may not submit on a topic that someone has already submitted.

ALSO,
Hi All,

Soeren Serve has made some gains but is still behind in the poll.  Please remember to vote for him for Week 6 Fall Sports Prep Athlete of the Week and please ask your students to vote too. Soeren is a junior foreign exchange student from Denmark. Let's show him how Washougal supports their students by helping him get this well-deserved recognition for his hard work on the tennis court.  

Soeren received over 500 votes yesterday but, unfortunately, is still in 2nd place.  Please click on the link and vote for him.  

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/oct/17/week-6-fall-sports-prep-athlete-of-the-week-nominees-2/

Voting ends at 8 pm TONIGHT so please get busy voting!

GO PANTHERS!

BIG sky, BIG money

Please click here for the link to Big Sky, Big Money. And click here for the corresponding worksheet. Please complete questions on a separate sheet of paper. And attach at the conclusion of the film.

Please submit news quiz questions for the week of October 10-13th. News quiz/politics quiz and current events # 3 (9 due) due Thursday Oct.13th.

Please submit news quiz questions for the week of October 10-13th. News quiz/politics quiz and current events # 3 (9 due) due Thursday Oct.13th.
PLease remember the format for submissions. Name, period, question and answer. Shy away from answers that are subjective and have exact numbers. Also questions/answers that are fluid.
You may submit up to 3. And you may not submit on a topic that someone has already submitted.

Monday- Wednesday "The Choice 2016" Frontline

Watch "The Choice 2016" on Frontline, please click here. If you have missed any days below is the start and end times:
1st period- Monday 0- 27:00 Tuesday- 27:00-1:01:00 Wednesday- 1:01:00-end
 4th period Monday 0- 21:00 Tuesday- 21:00-56:30 Wednesday- 56:30-end
 7th period Monday 0- 26:00 Tuesday- 26:00-1:02:00 Wednesday- 1:02:00-end

Submit Questions for the news quiz

All, we will start having news quizzes on Friday's. Feel free to submit questions and answers with your name and the period that you are in. Please be careful of questions that have specific numbers or random names. If you do submit and your question is accepted then you will receive one bonus point. You may submit up to 3 questions. News quizzes can range from 10- 20 questions. Use your current events to help you formulate a proper question. Also, just a heads up. We have a shortened week next week and students will not be in attendance on the 14th of October. So we will be submitting 10 current events on October 13th. If all 10 are done correctly following the format you will receive a 5 point bonus.

Chromebooks Political Typology

Your task to be done. Everyone should have a Political Parties worksheet. If you don't have one or you weren't here aka absent Click here to access and print. Please follow the directions that I have laid out! Please take the political typology quiz one. Click here *make sure to fill out the information that is needed Please take the political typology quiz two. Click here When done take the isidewith.com

Plan for Monday 9/19/2016

Please watch the Commander and Chief Forum.Take a page of notes jotting down specific issues covered. Did the candidate answer the questions with depth and knowledge (facts). We will start with Trump and then Clinton. Click here for Trump Click here for Clinton

Friday 9/16/16

Please click here and play "Obama at War" Have the students take one page of notes and turn in at the end of class. The notes can cover issues that they didn't know. Obama's plan of action/ struggles. Active players throughout the program.

Please click here to access the class article to practice our current event format

Welcome back

Welcome to Mr. Reed's C.W.P. blog.Be sure to check back to see this year's updates.

News Quiz question submissions for May 20th

News Quiz question submissions for May 20th. You know what to do! Submit!

News Quiz submission Questions and reminder to turn in 5 current events for Friday.

News Quiz submission Questions and reminder to turn in 5 current events for Friday. PLease submit up to 3 questions and answers include your name and period.

Submit questions for May 6th News Quiz!!!

You know what to do!!! Submit your questions, answers, name, and period. Lots in the news! Pay attention and remember no doubling up!!! The incarceration Quiz will be Wednesday! REMINDER you have 10 current events due (CE #9) Friday as well!!!

Submit News Quiz questions for April 22!

You may ONLY submit 3 questions. No bonus questions. Need your name, period, question and answer...

Go to this free stock market game! Register and join my contest.

Click here for the How the Market Works website. Register. Please use your school e-mail when registering. After registration please join my contest, Click on the contest tab, then click join contest. The contest name is: Reed Washougal Challenge Password: reedcwp

New Quiz question submission! For 3/11 quiz!

Please add appropriate news quiz questions, answers, your name and period here. Remember current events are due friday! 10 are due!

"A Class Apart"- Texas vs Hernandez

Click here for for the link.

Please post questions for 2/19 news quiz

Please post questions for 2/19 news quiz. Do this in the reply section. Thank you.

News Quiz #2 Friday February 12th.

Please submit questions for the news quiz. Must in clude question, answer, your name and period. You may only submit up to 3. Current events #2 due tomorrow (5).

Please post questions for news quiz 2/5/16 here

This is a way for students to develop the news quizzes in an educational democratic forum. Here you have the opportunity to build and share what you are learning with your peers. Please consider the question before you post. You need to submit your name, period, question /s (Up to 3, and can't be a question used by another student in any period) and your answer. If you don't submit a question and answer please use the blog to study for the news quiz. Make sure to submit in the reply section. Go Panthers. Click here for Clark County statistics.

News Quiz submission question and answers 1/15/16

PLease submit news questions here in the reply with both your name, period, question and answer.