CURRENT EVENT #15

Post your current events through the class blog by the time class starts. Remember to include the following:

1. The link to the article (example: http://waldramgov.blogspot.com),
2. Paragraph summary (paragraph detailing who, what, when, where, why, relevance)
3. Your analysis of the article (what do think about the article, 1-2 paragraphs)
4. If you were to interview anyone else who is not included, who would you interview and why? (1 paragraph)
5. Sign it with your first name, last initial and period.
6. Comment on 2 other blog postings that you read (remember to site which ones they are, and focus on debate/discussion of what your classmate wrote)

CURRENT EVENT #14

Post your current events through the class blog by the time class starts. Remember to include the following:

1. The link to the article (example: http://waldramgov.blogspot.com),
2. Paragraph summary (paragraph detailing who, what, when, where, why, relevance)
3. Your analysis of the article (what do think about the article, 1-2 paragraphs)
4. If you were to interview anyone else who is not included, who would you interview and why? (1 paragraph)
5. Sign it with your first name, last initial and period.
6. Comment on 2 other blog postings that you read (remember to site which ones they are, and focus on debate/discussion of what your classmate wrote)

Cultural Exchange

Cultural Exchange:

Our world is increasingly becoming one of shared cultures and values. By looking at the cultural parts and how they fit and influence the whole, we can come to a better understanding of how our nation and the entire world thinks and functions the way we do. On Friday, you will bring in an edible artifact that represents your own personal ancestry and write a ½ page description on the blog of how that ancestral origin has influenced our world. What contributions have been made, what advancements were caused and what impact is felt because of that country. Sign up below with the nation and artifact you plan on bringing in!

DUE WEDNESDAY BY MIDNIGHT!!!

HOLIDAY SONG PROJECT:

Students will put themselves into groups of three, each of which will write a government version of a well-known holiday song, and then perform it on the Thursday/Friday before the Winter Break. Lyrics to the song will be required to be posted on the blog Wednesday night by midnight. This will be a graded assignment and the more applicable to government content and the more creative the higher the grade. Have fun with it!

Suggestions and Considerations

1. The song should include at least three verses (more if the song is short or has a lots of fa-la-la-la-las).
2. Try to incorporate material from the course and any other government-related subject matter into your song.
3. Props, signs, costumes, masks, musical instruments, and anything else (within reason) that you want to bring in are fine. Dancing is OK, too!
4. The goal is to have fun BUT… USE GOOD TASTE.
5. If you are unsure about the appropriateness of anything in your performance, be sure to check it out with your teacher 1^st.

CURRENT EVENT #13

Post your current events through the class blog by the time class starts. Remember to include the following:

1. The link to the article (example: http://waldramgov.blogspot.com),
2. Paragraph summary (paragraph detailing who, what, when, where, why, relevance)
3. Your analysis of the article (what do think about the article, 1-2 paragraphs)
4. If you were to interview anyone else who is not included, who would you interview and why? (1 paragraph)
5. Sign it with your first name, last initial and period.
6. Comment on 2 other blog postings that you read (remember to site which ones they are, and focus on debate/discussion of what your classmate wrote)

Current Event #12

Post your current events through the class blog by the time class starts. Remember to include the following:

1. The link to the article (example: http://waldramgov.blogspot.com),
2. Paragraph summary (paragraph detailing who, what, when, where, why, relevance)
3. Your analysis of the article (what do think about the article, 1-2 paragraphs)
4. If you were to interview anyone else who is not included, who would you interview and why? (1 paragraph)
5. Sign it with your first name, last initial and period.
6. Comment on 2 other blog postings that you read (remember to site which ones they are, and focus on debate/discussion of what your classmate wrote)

Current Event #11

Post your current events through the class blog by the time class starts. Remember to include the following:

1. The link to the article (example: http://waldramgov.blogspot.com),
2. Paragraph summary (paragraph detailing who, what, when, where, why, relevance)
3. Your analysis of the article (what do think about the article, 1-2 paragraphs)
4. If you were to interview anyone else who is not included, who would you interview and why? (1 paragraph)
5. Sign it with your first name, last initial and period.
6. Comment on 2 other blog postings that you read (remember to site which ones they are, and focus on debate/discussion of what your classmate wrote)

NOTE: these should be about 3/4 - 1 page in length for full credit