Begin researching for the Arab Israeli Conflict Game.
You will have two days for preparation. I'll answer some basic rules questions and do a little setup during this time, but the official "rules day" will be Wednesday. The game will start in full on Thursday.
Good luck.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Inside Job & Arab-Israeli Conflict Teaming
Objective
- Evaluate the causes of the Great Recession
Agenda
- Short Period Due to Early Dismissal
- Inside Job
- Finish the last 10 minutes
- Economics Quiz on Monday
- We're sadly skipping about half of the unit (taxes & inequality issues)
- Snow is evil
- Expect a 15 question MC/Matching/TF quiz on Monday
- Econ Powerpoint (Tax, Spend, or Borrow?)
- Inside Job (main ideas, very broad!)
- Arab Israeli Conflict Game Introduction
- Description
- The Opt-Out
- Team Choice
- Israel (Zionists)
- Israel (Moderates)
- Egypt
- Syria
- Jordan
- Palestinians
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Inside Job
Objective
- Evaluate the causes of the Great Recession
Agenda
- Super Short Period due to STEM Day (45 min)
- News
- Secret Service agents on Obama detail sent home from Netherlands after night of drinking
- Obama administration will allow more time to enroll in health care on federal marketplace
- Inside Job
Monday, March 24, 2014
Politics Test
Objective
- Explain fiscal and monetary policy
- Analyze the problem of the national debt
Agenda
- Politics Test
- News
- PowerPoint - Tax, Spend, or Borrow
- National Debt
- Inside Job
Economic Policy
Objective
- Explain fiscal and monetary policy
- Analyze the problem of the national debt
Agenda
- PowerPoint - Tax, Spend, or Borrow
- Keynes
- Monetary Policy vs. Fiscal Policy
- Multiplier Effect
- Tax Breaks vs. Spending
- National Debt
Friday, March 21, 2014
Campaign Finance Reform
Objective
- Evaluate current campaign finance reform legislation
Agenda
- News
- Campaign Finance Reform - Colbert
- Discussion - Is Money Speech? How ought campaign finance be regulated?
- Monday: Politics Test
- Next Week: Economics Unit (abridged)
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Campaign Finance Reform
Objective
- Evaluate current campaign finance reform legislation
Agenda
- News
- Campaign Finance Reform - Colbert
- Discussion - Is Money Speech? How ought campaign finance be regulated?
- Tomorrow: Politics Test
- Next Week: Economics Unit (abridged)
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Campaign Finance Reform
Objective
- Evaluate current campaign finance reform legislation
Agenda
- News
- Campaign Finance Terms (5 points - 20 minutes)
- PAC (Political Action Committee)
- Lobbyist
- Buckley v. Valeo
- Hard Money
- Soft Money
- Citizens United vs. United States
- Super PAC
- 501c4
- Campaign Finance Reform - Colbert
Political Ads (3)
Objective
- Analyze and evaluate methods used in political ads
Agenda
- News
- Political Advertisements
- McConnelling
- PowerPoint
- Campaign Finance Reform
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Political Ads (2)
Objective
- Analyze and evaluate methods used in political ads
Agenda
- News
- Answers
- Elephants and Donkeys (Wyatt was right!)
- Political Advertisements
Voting (Day 3) & Political Ads
Objective
- Explain the functions of the American electoral system.
- Evaluate controversies and alternative electoral systems.
Agenda
- News
- Crimea Referendum
- Obama on Between Two Ferns
- Voting Powerpoint
- Instant Runoff Voting
- Proportional Representation
- Political Advertisements
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Voting (Day 2)
Objective
- Explain the functions of the American electoral system.
- Evaluate controversies and alternative electoral systems.
Agenda
- News
- Voting Powerpoint
- Voting Systems
- Gerrymandering
- Instant Runoff Voting
- Political Advertisements (if time)
Monday, March 10, 2014
Voting
Objective
- Explain the functions of the American electoral system.
- Evaluate controversies and alternative electoral systems.
Agenda
- Return & Review Test
- Voting Powerpoint
- Electoral College
- Access to Voting
- Compulsory Voting
- Systems
- Gerrymandering
- Instant Runoff Voting
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Ukraine & Ideologies
Objective
- Use a variety of sources to understand a current event
- Compare and contrast the major political ideologies
Agenda
- Ideologies Packet
- Test on Friday
- Includes Fascism briefly - make sure you read that page, in the event that we don't cover it in class.
- Tomorrow: Haidt on Ideologies, Political Quiz, and Fascism (if time)
- Ukraine Crisis
- Using a variety of sources, write up a document containing the following:
- Make a bulleted list of the timeline of major events in Ukraine.
- Each event should have a date
- There should be at least eight events
- It should include the following elements
- The day the protests started
- The first day when protesters died in clashes with police
- The day when the most deaths occurred
- The day when Ukraine accuses Russia of sending troops into its territory
- The day when President Obama demands Russia withdraw its troops
- Answers to the following questions
- Who was the President of Ukraine?
- What initially sparked the protests?
- In what city and location were the protests centered?
- In what region of Ukraine does Russia send troops?
- What is the name of the city containing the major Russian naval base in this region?
- What does NATO stand for, and briefly describe its origin and purpose
- What country has recently invoked the NATO mutual protection clause, asking for reassurance that the US will back it up if Russia invades?
- What motivations does Russia have for moving into Ukraine's territory? (For this question, do some research. Look at op-eds or search around for others' opinions in addition to your own guesses)
- Discussion
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