NHD Update

The postponed NHD Final due date of 3/4 (A-Day) & 3/5 (B-Day) will again be postponed to Thursday, 3/7 (B-Day) & Friday, 3/8 (A-Day).  Should any student want to turn in their NHD Final early, they are more than welcome to do so.

NHD Postponement

The due date for the final NHD paper will be postponed from 2/28 (A-Day) and 3/1 (B-Day) to Monday, 3/4 (A-Day) and Tuesday, 3/5 (B-Day).  I want to make sure I am able to read through all of the NHD drafts and get them back to you in time for you to make the necessary changes.  I'm planning on returning the graded drafts by the 25th & 26th (or 27th & 28th at the latest!)

A-Day Reminders for Wednesday

• Have your electoral map class work completed and turned in on Wednesday, 2/20. 
• If you were given your chapter 7 test back to recycle, it will also be due on Wednesday, 2/20.

Electoral Map directions - Using the 2008 electoral results in your online book (pg. 227), the poll-generated map before the 2012 election (link below), and the "swing state" article handed out in class, predict the outcome of the following swing states: Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Oregon, Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, & North Carolina.  Don't forget to provide a reason for why you chose red or blue for each swing state (only the swing states).  Your support/reason should come from the 2008 electoral map in your book, the link of poll-generated map, or the "swing state" article.  Once every state is either red or blue, tally up the electoral votes and declare a winner! (Remember, the magic number is 270)

Poll-Generated Electoral Map before 2012 Election (10/29/12)

Extra Credit Opportunity

This extra credit project will NOT be announced in class.  All students should be checking my blog regularly by this point in the year, so everyone should be aware of this opportunity.

Black History Month Extra Credit Project

Directions: Choose one of the following projects to complete below. All projects must include a bibliography of at least 2 sources in MLA format. This will count as a project grade.

1.   Research the life of 5 famous African Americans. Create trading cards for the 5 you choose. Your trading card should have a picture on the front. On the back of the trading card, you should have information about that person and explain their impact on Black History (Why are they important?). Pick one person out of your 5 and write an extended response why you feel they are the most important.

2.   Choose an important African American. Create a children’s book on that person. This children’s book should be for 3^rd or 4^th grade students. Your book should be at least 10 pages long. Your project should be put together like a book. No notebook paper!  You should have visuals. Your book should not only tell the life of that person but also their significance to Black History. Along with your book include an extended response explaining why you choose that person and why you feel they are important.

Rubric:

Name	Description	Points
Visuals	Visuals are clear and easy to understand. Visuals pertain to the topic.	10
Information	Information is accurate and historically correct. Information shows their importance in black history. Information is written in pen or typed	25
Project	Project is put together how specified in directions.	15
Bibliography	Bibliography is included with the project. Sources are put in MLA format and identified how they are being used. At least 2 sources are used. Visual sources are identified. Bibliography is typed or written in pen.	25
Extended response	Extended response contains little or no errors. Extended response is typed or in pen. Information is accurate and correct.	15

Due Dates:

A Day:  Monday, March 4th

B Day:  Tuesday, March 5th

Grade Portal, Homework, & NHD Updates

All chapter 7 test scores have been updated in grade portal.  Students will be given the chance to recycle their tests on Friday, 2/15 (A-Day) & Tuesday, 2/19 (B-Day) [NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, 2/18].  I will be updating a good amount of homework assignments into grade portal over the weekend, as well as a few NHD assignments.  Scholarship warnings for students with a failing grade will be sent out to parents after all grades have been updated.

CLASS REMINDERS

A-DAY CLASSES

• NHD Assignment #5 – 1^st Draft of Paper with Title Page & 2^nd Draft of Annotated Bibliography  Due Friday, February 15th
• Chapter 8 Vocabulary Due Friday, February 15th
• Completed Class Work of "Advertisement for President" due Friday, February 15th (Most students have finished and turned this assignment in during class)

B-DAY CLASSES

• NHD Assignment #5 – 1^st Draft of Paper with Title Page & 2^nd Draft of Annotated Bibliography  Due Thursday, February 14th
• Chapter 8 Vocabulary Due Tuesday, February 19th
• Completed Class Work of "Advertisement for President" due Tuesday, February 19th (Most students will have finished and turned this assignment in during class)

NHD & Vocabulary HW (UPDATED)

NHD

Assignment #5 – 1^st Draft of Paper with Title Page & 2^nd Draft of Annotated Bibliography – Due Thursday, February 14^th (B-Day) & Friday, February 15^th (A-Day)

Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Done in 3 column format (Word, Definition, Summarized Definition)

Elector, Resign, Executive Order, Pardon, Reprieve, Amnesty, Ambassador, Foreign Policy, National Security, Treaty, Executive Agreement, Trade Sanctions, Embargo, Cabinet, Federal Bureaucracy, Executive Agency, Government Corporation, Regulatory Commission, Political Appointee (Total of 19)

Due: 

A–Day Friday, February 15th

B–Day Tuesday, February 19th
(No School on Monday, February 18th)



A-Day Class Homework

The following homework assignment is only due for A-Day classes (1A, 2A, & 4A).

Write your own “Team 7B Law”

During our “From Bill to Law” simulation of a Congressional session, there was a bill presented regarding the right to a fair trial when receiving a pink slip.  While debating the bill, students had many different ideas on how the new law should be enforced.  We all agreed on the fact that a student should have the right to plead ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty’ when given a pink slip.  We also agreed that if a student were to plead ‘not guilty’, then they would be able to plead their innocence in front of a jury of their peers.  Due to the fact that this bill was originally created and sponsored by the students of team 7B, the teachers are now putting it into your hands to create the rules and regulations of our new law.

Using the extended response format, write out some of the issues you feel should be addressed in the new law.  Consider some of the questions below.

·        Which students should serve on the jury?  How should the jury be selected?  What number of students should be on the jury?

·        Should the accused student represent themselves or hire another student as their lawyer?

·        Can a student with a large number of pink slips continue to plead ‘not guilty’ over and over again?  If not, what limits should be put in place?

·        Who should serve as the judge?

Don’t forget to use FRIESS to back up your ideas! (Facts, Reasons, Incidents, Examples, Statistics, & Sensory Details)

THIS HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE MONDAY (2/11/13)

Chapter 7 Test, Homework Update, & Study Guide

• The Chapter 7 Test will be on Thursday, 2/7 (A-Day) & Friday, 2/8 (B-Day).  It will cover lessons 1, 2 and 4 (not lesson 3).  Use your study guides to review.
• The Study Guide for Chapter 7 will be due as a homework assignment on Friday, 2/8, for periods 5B & 7B. (There will be a different "bill-writing" homework assignment given out tomorrow for 1A, 2A, & 4A classes to be due on Monday, 2/11.  Directions for the assignment will be uploaded to the blog tomorrow.)

• Chapter 7 Study Guide

·         30 questions

·         Multiple choice, short answer, matching, true/false, and extended response

1.    Study vocabulary words.

2.    Why is Congress a bicameral body?

3.    What happens to bill after it is introduced on the floor?

4.    Which section of the Constitution gives Congress its power?

5.    Who decides whether the House or Senate will vote on a bill?

6.    What is the elastic clause?

7.    When are members of the Senate allowed to add riders to a bill?

8.    What is the “necessary and proper” clause?

9.    Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

10. Who is the leader of the Senate?

11. How often does Congress adjust the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives?

12. Describe the expressed powers of Congress.

13. Describe the implied powers of Congress.

14. How does the president check the powers of Congress?

15. Does the Senate or House of Representatives have stricter requirements?

16. How is each term of Congress divided?

17. What is representation in the House based on?

18. What is the purpose of committees?

19. When the Constitution was written, what did smaller states want?

20. Describe the differences between the House and Senate.

21. What is the difference between expressed and implied power?

22. What is the difference between public and private bills?

23. Which type of congressional committee is permanent?

24. Why are Senator’s terms staggered?

25. What are the requirements for becoming a Senator? Representative?

NHD Update for A-Day Classes

NHD assignments #2, 3, and 4 (Bibliography, 5 Source Cards, 50 Notes Cards, & Outline) will be due on Tuesday (2/5) for A-Day classes due to my absence from school on Friday (2/1).