What’s going on…
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008AP US- Alex and TJ going at it over the national debt, power of the government, and political disagreements. It’s the birth of political parties in the US and the discussion could almost be taking place in our current time. Or not. It’s “the great experiment” Charlie Brown! OK, seriously, we are discussing the beginnings of America, Hamilton vs. Jefferson, and America’s foreign affairs trouble during the years of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson.
Civics: Lots of topics for us. For the next day or so we will discuss The Civil Rights movement, many of the cases that were not solved in the era, but were retried in the late 90s and early 2000s. We’ve talked about being a good citizen, what that means, and how you can contribute in society. It’s likely possible we could have a test next week on this Civil Rights info.
International Relations: MONOPOLY BOARDS! We need them. No, not the TN or Bama football version. Capitalist version! We are currently presenting our countries. We will be taking a test on this information. Yes, you read correctly…TEST, as in learn info and answer questions about it. I know it is a shock for this presentation based class, but it doesn’t happen often and I feel like we need to get in at least one actual test each grading period. I will be uploading the powerpoints to slideshare. We will take time in class for you to review them and add to your notes.
As for current events, post them in the forum under their appropriate topic and discuss.
Thanks!
