Summer 2009 I will be updating the Sharbsclass site and preparing for the new school year. If you registered last school year, or this summer before this post was made, it will be necessary to re-register. My apologies for any inconvenience.

When you register:
1- Use a working email address. You can opt out of updates if you choose, but it is important that your email address be a working address.

On your user page:
2. Please include a first name, last name, and nickname.

3. In your biographical information please state what class and class period you are registered for. This will help me to group students into the appropriate contact groups and Music Appreciation students will not receive updates for AP US.

Thank you for your cooperation!
Sharbs

Your textbook and other resources can be accessed online by visiting:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/ose/national.html

User: CIV
Password: 7u36aMuXub

Website for EOC review
Study Bulb

NC Dept of Ed Civics EOC info
click here

Game ID: SharbsStock
Game Password: knights09

1. Open this link and read the competition summary:
http://vse.marketwatch.com/Game/StartViewGame.aspx?id=SharbsStock
2. Click on the ‘Join Game’ link.
3. If you are an existing Virtual Stock Exchange member, enter your Email address and Password in the login panel and get set to trade. If you are a new user, follow the link to register - it’s easy!
4. Follow the instructions and start trading!

Join now, and see if you can win my Sharbs Stock competition! The more participants the higher the level of competition. Can you master the market?

Visit the Virtual Stock Exchange to participate.

You must register to the VSE site. Enter your information and be sure to accept the terms of service. Deselect the boxes asking if you want to receive information from the site.

Resources:

VSE Rules
Trading Rules and Regulations
Market Watch tools (the stock screener is helpful, as well as other tools there)
E-zine Article: How to Choose Winning Stock
Finance news and info
Symbol look up
US Securities and Exchange

Use home-fair salary calculator to determine salary for what you want to do.
Determine monthly income from salary. Remember a portion of your money will go for taxes so check the “paycheck” tab.
Create a budget…how much can you afford to spend and what are you going to spend it on.
Your budget has to include: rent, utilities, transportation, and food. You may include other things such as cable, phone, entertainment, etc…

Search for apartments in your price range and in the city where you want to live. Find out average utilities cost in your area.

Students should list their job, salary, taxes, and net pay.
Include all sources at the end of your budget.

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html

http://www.homefair.com/real-estate/salary-calculator.asp

Assignment: 2 page essay on diplomacy

What is diplomacy?
How is it used? Why?
Using your UN country give an example of diplomacy.

Be sure to include and introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Use proper grammar and form. I also expect you to cite your sources.

Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman, 10-12 font

Due Wednesday, April 1.

Test for International Relations: Resolutions

Civics: 6th period Chapter 16 test.
All- finish the court case handouts.

Research your chosen country with regard to the following information:
- Government structure (including titles and current office holders of significant public offices, constitutional structure, key foreign policy decision makers)
- Economics (trade partners, GNP, GNP per capita)
- Military Issues
- Brief history of the country
- Natural resources (or lack thereof, where do they rely heavily on imports)
- Alliances/International Organizations
- Relations with the United States and other key countries
- Relations with other nations in the same region
- Voting in the General Assembly (focus on comparison with major powers and other regional countries)

Research and Present

The preferred presentation format is PowerPoint.

Research areas:
- Area of conflict (you must include a map)
- All countries/groups involved in the conflict
- Main points of conflict
- Time of conflict
- Resolved or still in conflict
- Brief synopsis (overview)

If your conflict goes way back in history then you need to touch on the original catalyst for conflict and then discuss the conflict as it applies to today.

Credit- major grade

- Research and Present.
- No product required.
- You may use notes.

Research the following and be prepared to present to class. You may use notes, but you may not read all of your information to us. There will be a significant point deduction if you simply read to us.

1- Research your hometown and county. (This can be the place you were born, where you currently live, or where you claim as home.)

2- What type of government system is used?

3- Who are the leaders?

4- What are local issues of your hometown? How are officials and citizens dealing with the issues?

5- What local ordinances are of special interest to teens?

Due Friday- 1/30/2009

Students and Parents,

My apologies for the delay, but due to a death in my family grades for term 2 and semester 1 were not completed in time to reflect on the report cards received today (January 23, 2008). I will be sending home an updated grade report next week.

Again, my apologies for the delay but everything will be corrected soon.

Thank you for your understanding.

C. Sharbutt