Monday September 26, 2016

Directions:

1. Get out a blank sheet of paper. 2. Copy the sentence starter in blue at the top of the

page.3. You will write a 30 word summary on debate.

Political beliefs are…

Monday September 26, 2016

Absent students:

The class watched a 5 minute BrainPop video entitled Political Beliefs at

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernment/politicalbeliefs/

The Brainpop username is Carwise_MS

Email Mr. H. at harbaughs@pcsb.orgor send a Remind text for the PW

Monday September 26, 2016

Directions:

1. Workbook to page 46 (blank page).2. Copy the sentence starter in blue at the top of the

page.3. 30 word summary

Political beliefs are…

Share

BrainPop CheckUnder your BrainPop summary, number 1-10, no spaces.

Period 1 Only

• RTI

• Read to Succeed

Class Business

• Canned Food Drive

• Starts today

• Expectation= 3,000 items school wide• Mr. H. would like 500 items

4 items per student1 ticket per item (10 max)20 items= 1 piece of candy

• Goes to FEAST of Palm Harborgreat causehttp://www.feastfoodpantry.com/

Homework tonight

• Homework # 45

• Create a study sheet AND study for the C.2.9 quiz

• A signature is not required.

• mrharbuagh.com

• Quiz Study Page

• C.2.9 Flashcards

Assignment # 51- C.2.9 Quiz

• Quiz this Thursday 9/29/16 on C.2.9

• Study the C.2.9 Flashcards on mrharbaugh.com>quiz study page

• There will be review questions from C.2.1, C.2.2, C.1.9, C.2.10, C.2.11, C.2.8 and C.2.13

• Review flashcards are posted at mrharbaugh.com > Quiz Study Page and Learning Goals Page

Extra Credit Opportunity• Watch the 1st Presidential debate

• Tonight at 9pm- every major network

• 90 minutes long

• Write a 1 page summary of the major topics debated and who you think won the debate.

• 10 points extra credit (This will add 2% to your class average).

• Due by Friday 9/30/16- Remember, you can watch the full debate online after it is posted.

• Make sure you watch the full debate and not edited versions to avoid bias and propaganda.

C.2.8 & C.2.13 - Political Parties and their Perspectives

• Quizzes Back

• Copy this sentence and complete:

I feel I’m at a level _________ because_____.

• File the quiz in the Tracking section of your class binder.

• Mover your clothespin

• Write your name on the board if you learned some

• Return to your seat

What is Today’s Learning Target Goal? What do theses terms mean and how are their perspectivesdifferent on the same issues?

Liberals, Conservatives and Moderates

C.2.13 Today’s Learning Target Goal

Today- My Perspective SurveyUnder your BrainPop summary, number 1-10, no spaces.

Today

• Line up single file

• You will come up to the easel (turned around for confidentiality), one at a time and place a Talley mark under the ideology you feel you are in the before column:

conservativemoderateliberal

Question 1

A. The government should make as few rules as possible on industry to grow the economy and create as many jobs as possible.

B. The government should pass strict environmental laws to regulate industry and reduce damage to the environment andsave animal species.

C. When appropriate, business should be regulated to protect the environment, but otherwise it should be left alone to make as much profit as possible.

Question 2

A. The government should not pass any more laws to restrict gun ownership in America.

B. Only the police and military should carry gunsin the United States. Citizens should not have guns.

C. Background checks should be more strict, but law abiding Americans should be allowed to own guns if they choose.

A. Oil drilling should be increased in the U.S. to lower prices and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

B. The U.S. government should spend all federal money on alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power.

C. The U.S. should slowly reduce spending on oil while increasing investments in wind and solar.

Question 3

A. It should be OK for the principal to say a Christian prayer after the pledge in the morning at school.

B. There should be no prayer in public schools.

C. A moment of silence is OK, but there should not be one religion singled out and taught inn schools.

Question 4

A. The U.S. government should toughen the laws on immigration, let in very few immigrants, and deport all illegal immigrants.

B. The U.S. is made up of immigrants and everyone deserves a chance. Peaceful illegal immigrants should be given a chance to pay back taxes and become citizens.

C. The current immigration plan seems to be working OK.

Question 5

A. The government should not tax wealthy citizens more than anyone else. Everyone should be taxed at the same rate.

B. The government should tax wealthy citizens more to help poorer citizens.

C. The wealthy should pay a little more in taxes and the government should make sure people given the money really need it.

Question 6

A. The U.S. should continue to spend over 50% of it’s budget on defense. We must be strong.

B. The U.S. government should decrease defense spending a lot and increase spending on social programs a lot.

C. A little decrease in military spending to help the poor is OK as long as the U.S. can stay safe.

Question 7

A. The death penalty should be legal in all 50 states for people that kill someone.

B. The death penalty violates the 8th amendment and should be illegal

in the U.S. C. Each state should decide if they want the death penalty.

Question 8

A. It is not the government’s job to ensure all Americans have health insurance. People should take responsibility and take care of themselves.

B. All U.S. citizens have the right to health care. The government mustensure we all have it.

C. If a reasonable government program offered health insurance to all Americans, I would support it.

Question 9

A. People and businesses should be able to build whatever they want on their property.

B. If someone buys land, and endangered animals live there, the people or business shouldn’t be allowed to build there.

C. A compromise should be found in which the animal can be relocatedand the home can be built.

Question 10

How well do you understand today’s Learning Target Goal so far?

Set up a table on your sheet as you see below

Today- My Perspective Survey Score

A = C B= L C= M

Put tally’s here

Put tally’s here

Put tally’s here

examples

Post Survey Results

• Line up single file

• Place a Talley mark under the ideology you scored as you are in the aftercolumn:

conservativemoderateliberal

• Make yourself as the column you have the most tally's in

• Remember, ideologies can change many times over a person’s lifetime. This does not mean this is the ideology you will always have. It changes as your perspective changes through life experience.

How well do you understand today’s Learning Target Goal?

Wrap up

• Assignment 45 grade- survey participation

• CNN Student News for Mon. 9/26/16

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/