Day 39 - December 20, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Finished the movie 'Newsies.'

Day 38 - December 18, 2013

Today we:
(1) Started watching the movie 'Newsies.'

Day 37 - December 16, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Took our Presidents Test.

Day 36 - December 12, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 28; and
(3) Watched Stossel - Title IX.

Day 35 - December 10, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 27;
(3) Did the Voting PPT activity; and
(4) Watched Stossel - Vote or Die (2010) and discussed it.

Day 34 - December 6, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Finished the movie "The Ernest Green Story"; and
(3) Finished We The People Lesson 26 and PPT.

Day 33 - December 4, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Reviewed school segregation and Brown v. Board of Education; and
(3) Started watching the movie "The Ernest Green Story."

Day 32 - December 2, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 25 and PPT; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 26 (1-9) and PPT.

*Note: We also turned in WTP Lessons 22, 29-34 and Criminal/Civil worksheet from the packet.

Day 31 - November 25, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Completed We The People Lesson 24 and PPT; and
(3) Heard a story.

Day 30 - November 21, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Took a quiz on the Bill of Rights;
(3) Did Discussion Topic #5 - Gun Control; and
(4) Covered We The People Lesson 23 and PPT.

Day 29 - November 19, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Went over the Criminal/Civil worksheet; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 34 and PPT.

Day 28 - November 15, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Sent off our Petition Letters.

Day 27 - November 13, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Received the Amendment List - there will be a quiz on the Bill of Rights on Thursday, November 21;
(3) Received a copy of the Presidents List - there will be a quiz on this TBA;
(4) Covered We The People Lesson 33 and PPT; and
(5) For Homework, we are to do the worksheet titled 'Criminal or Civil'.

Day 26 - November 11, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Worked on our Petition Letters; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 32.

Day 25 - November 7, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Took a quiz on Lessons 29 & 30;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 31; and
(4) Were introduced to the Petition Letter - come up with an idea for something you'd like to see changed, write a 1/2 page petition asking for it to be considered and why, and come next time ready to finish it up and turn it in.

Day 24 - November 5, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did Current Events; and
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 30 and PPT.

Day 23 - October 31, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 29 and PPT.
*Today is the last day of the 1st Quarter.

Day 22 - October 29, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 22;
(3) Talked about government spending and economics; and
(4) Heard a story.

Day 21 - October 25, 2013

Today we:
(1) Had College Fair.

Day 20 - October 23, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 21; and
(3) Did Discussion Topic #4 - Death Penalty.

Day 19 - October 21, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Did Discussion Topic #3 - Eminent Domain;
(3) Watched Stossel clip - Private Roads;
(4) Covered We The People Lesson 20 and PPT; and
(5) Turned in the Constitution ?s.

Day 18 - October 15, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Took the Chart quiz;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 19; and
(4) Watched 'Stossel - Middle Class' and discussed it.

Day 17 - October 11, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 18;
(3) Were assigned the Constitutional Sort Card Questions;
(4) Talked about the School Bond proposal; and
(5) Were reminded about the Chart quiz next class.

Day 16 - October 8, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Finished watching the movie "Remember the Titans"; and
(3) Went over the Government Chart (Reps, Senators, President, Supreme Court) - quiz next Tuesday, October 15.

Day 15 - October 4, 2013

Today we:
(1) Turned in the Service Project Write-Up; and
(2) Started watching "Remember The Titans."

Day 14 - October 2, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Talked about the Government shutdown; and
(3) Covered We The People Lessons 16 & 17.

Day 13 - September 30, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 15;
(3) Did Discussion Topic #2 - Censorship in the Media;
(4) Watched video clip - You Tube Baby (Parts 1 and 2); and
(5) Watched video clip - Journey's New Lead Singer.

Day 12 - September 26, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 14 and PPT; and
(3) Heard a story.

Day 11 - September 24, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 13 and PPT;
(3) Did Discussion Topic #1 - Should the U.S. move to a socialized medicine system?;
(4) Watched Stossel - Costs of "Free" Healthcare; and
(5) Watched Stossel - Needy Seniors or Greedy Seniors?

Day 10 - September 20, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Turned in We The People Lessons 1 - 11;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 12; and
(4) Did our Political Ideologies discussion and self-assessment.

Day 9 - September 18, 2013

Today we:
(1) Had a shortened day because of the PLAN Test;
(2) Did student Current Events; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 11 and PPT.

Day 8 - September 16, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Finished watching the movie "A More Perfect Union."

Day 7 - September 12, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Discussed 9/11;
(3) Completed We The People Lesson 10 and PPT; and
(4) Started watching A More Perfect Union (0 - 30:00).

Day 6 - September 10, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Were assigned the Make a Difference in the Community project; and
(3) Got into groups and each group took one We The People chapter (5 - 9), read the chapter, filled out the study guide for that chapter, and presented/taught the chapter to the class.

Day 5 - September 6, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 4 and PPT;
(3) Discussed Capitalism and the Political Ideologies Poster;
(4) Discussed Nike and its origins as a Case Study;
(5) Watched 'High Priced Fashion'; and
(6) Watched 'Sneakerheads.'

Day 4 - September 4, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 3 and PPT;
(3) Viewed USDebtclock.org and discussed it;
(4) Viewed 'How Much Is A Trillion?' and discussed it; and
(5) Heard a story.

Day 3 - August 30, 2013

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Discussed the happenings in Syria and how it applies to the United States;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 3 and PPT; and
(4) Watched the ADA chapter of 'The Blame Game.'

Day 2 - August 28, 2013

Today we:
(1) Turned in the Disclosure and Student Intro. Sheet;
(2) Signed up for Current Events for the 1st Quarter;
(3) Took the 1st Quarter Pre-Test;
(4) Received a copy of the Walkaway Concepts for the 1st Quarter;
(5) Were introduced to Mr. Schaber's blog and website;
(6) Viewed and discussed "Earth City"; and
(7) Did We The People Lesson 1 and PPT.

Day 1 - August 26, 2013

Today we:
(1) Received the Disclosure document and Student Introduction Sheet; and
(2) Were introduced to Mr. Schaber.

Day 44 (2nd Semester) - May 31

Today we:
(1) Signed Check-out sheets.

Day 43 (2nd Semester) - May 29

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Turned in the rest of the work packet;
(3) Talked about College;
(4) Did a Class Evaluation; and
(5) Heard a story.

Day 42 (2nd Semester) - May 24

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 38;
(3) Watched Stossel - Rescues for Stupidity; and
(4) Watched Stossel - Lemonade Stand.

Day 41 (2nd Semester) - May 22

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Corrected the 2 worksheets assigned last time;
(3) Heard a story; and
(4) Went to see 'Chalk the Walk.'

Day 40 (2nd Semester) - May 20

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 36;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 37;
(4) Turned in our Persuasive Essay papers;
(5) Were assigned 2 worksheets - (1) Federal, State, and Local Responsibilities and (2) Whose Jurisdiction?; and
(6) Heard a story.

Day 39 (2nd Semester) - May 16

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 35;
(3) Learned about Citizens vs. Non-citizens and the classifications within each group;
(4) Took the Citizenship Test from our packet; and
(5) Watched Stossel - Border Patrol.

Day 38 (2nd Semester) - May 14

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 28; and
(3) Watched Stossel - Title IX.

Day 37 (2nd Semester) - May 10

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 27;
(3) Did the Voting Simulation PPT; and
(4) Watched Stossel - Vote or Die (2010).

Day 36 (2nd Semester) - May 8

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Finished watching 'The Ernest Green Story'; and
(3) Finished We The People Lesson 26 and PPT.

Day 35 (2nd Semester) - May 6

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Assigned the 'Controversial Issue' paper; and
(3) Started watching 'The Ernest Green Story.'

Day 34 (2nd Semester) - May 2

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Had the FBI guest speaker.

Day 33 (2nd Semester) - April 30

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Did We The People Lesson 25 and PPT;
(3) Did part of We The People Lesson 26 and PPT;
(4) Took a Bill of Rights quiz; and
(5) Came up with questions for the FBI guest speaker next time.

Day 32 (2nd Semester) - April 26

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Went over the worksheets "Interpreting the Bill of Rights" and "The Right Stuff";
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 24 and PPT; and
(4) Watched Stossel - The Middle Class video clip and discussed it.

Day 31 (2nd Semester) - April 24

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Went over the worksheet "Criminal or Civil";
(3) Received a Bill of Rights summary to study; and
(4) Covered Lesson 23 and PPT.

Day 30 (2nd Semester) - April 22

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 34 and PPT; and
(3) Were assigned the Community Service project for the 4th Quarter.

Day 29 (2nd Semester) - April 18

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Sent off our Letters of Petition.

Day 28 (2nd Semester) - April 16

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Finished watching the movie 'Remember the Titans.'

Day 27 (2nd Semester) - April 12

Today we:
(1) Started watching the movie "Remember the Titans."

Day 26 (2nd Semester) - April 10

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 33 and PPT.

Day 25 (2nd Semester) - April 8

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 32; and
(3) Finished writing and turning in our Petition Letters.

Day 24 (2nd Semester) - April 4

Today we:
(1) Passed around the sign-up sheet for 4th Quarter Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 31;
(3) Watched the "Soup Nazi" clip; and
(4) Students began writing their Petition Letters.

Day 23 (2nd Semester) - March 27

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 30 and PPT.

Day 22 (2nd Semester) - March 25

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Did the Government Chart quiz; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 29 and PPT.

Day 21 (2nd Semester) - March 21

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 22;
(3) Did a Discussion Topic - Euthanasia; and
(4) Reminded students about the Chart Quiz next time and the Online Test.

Day 20 (2nd Semester) - March 19

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 21;
(3) Talked about the oil/gasoline situation in the world;
(4) Watched Stossel - Oil Supplies; and
(5) Viewed the Oil Rich Countries of the World map.

Day 19 (2nd Semester) - March 15

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 20;
(3) Viewed the Lesson 20 PPT;
(4) Did Discussion Topic #3 - Eminent Domain; and
(5) Watched Stossel - Private Roads (2010).

Day 18 (2nd Semester) - March 13

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Finished watching the film "Price for Peace";
(3) Discussed the Constitution Card Sort ?s assignment;
(4) Viewed and discussed the US Debt Clock; and
(5) Viewed and discussed "How Much Is A Trillion?"

Day 17 (2nd Semester) - March 11

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 19; and
(3) Started watching "Price For Peace" (0 - 57:00).

Day 16 (2nd Semester) - March 7

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 18;
(3) Assigned the Constitution Sort Card ?s; and
(4) Did the Government Chart for the different branches.

Day 15 (2nd Semester) - March 5

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 16; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 17.
Today was ACT Day, so classes were short.

Day 14 (2nd Semester) - March 1

Today we:

(1) Did student Current Events; 

(2) Covered We The People Lesson 15; and

(3) Watched The Blame Game - Part 2.

Day 13 (2nd Semester) - February 26

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 14 and PPT; and
(3) Watched Part 1 of 'The Blame Game' and discussed it.

Day 12 (2nd Semester) - February 22

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 13 and PPT; and
(3) Did Discussion Topic #3 - categories/topics on board and read article on new MA law.

Day 11 (2nd Semester) - February 20

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 12; and
(3) Did Discussion Topic #3 - Should the Govt do more or less than it currently does to limit/censor what we're exposed to in the media?

Day 10 (2nd Semester) - February 15

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Finished watching the movie 'A More Perfect Union.'

Day 9 (2nd Semester) - February 13

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 11 and PPT; and
(3) Started watching the movie 'A More Perfect Union.'

Day 8 (2nd Semester) - February 11

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Reviewed Lessons 7 - 9 and PPTs;
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 10 and PPT;
(4) Did Discussion Topic #1 - Should the USA move to socialized medicine?;
(5) Watched Stossel - Costs of 'Free' Healthcare; and
(6) Watched Stossel - Needy Seniors or Greedy Seniors?

Day 7 (2nd Semester) - February 7

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events; and
(2) Finished watching the movie 'Hotel Rwanda' and discussed it.
Note: Students are to complete We The People Lessons 7 - 9 for Monday.

Day 6 (2nd Semester) - February 5

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Discussed and turned in the Country Assignment; and
(3) Started watching the movie 'Hotel Rwanda.'

Day 5 (2nd Semester) - February 1

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lessons 5 and 6 and PPTs; and
(3) Did the Liberal/Conservative lesson and students took the survey.

Day 4 (2nd Semester) - January 30

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Completed Lesson 4 Study Guide and PPT;
(3) Discussed Capitalism - viewed and discussed the '2 Cow' poster and discussed Nike and its origins;
(4) Watched Stossel's 'High-Priced Fashion' video clip; and
(5) Watched Stossel's 'Price Gouging' clip.

Day 3 (2nd Semester) - January 28

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered Lesson 2 Study Guide and PPT;
(3) Covered Lesson 3 Study Guide and PPT;
(4) Got the Country Assignment (due Feb. 5);
(5) Got the permission slip to watch Hotel Rwanda; and
(6) Were assigned the Make A Difference in Your Community service project (due Feb. 22).

Day 2 (2nd Semester) - January 24

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Checked out textbooks to students;
(3) Introduced Mr. Schaber's website and class blog;
(4) Covered Lesson 1 Study Guide and PPT; and
(5) Went over the 'Thinkers' worksheet in the packet.

Day 1 (2nd Semester) - January 22

Today we:
(1) Did a Welcome to the class;
(2) Did 'How Much Do You Know About Government?' sheet;
(3) Got the Disclosure and 1 page bio questions;
(4) Viewed Schaber's PPT introduction;
(5) Viewed the Earth City project and discussed it; and
(6) Signed up for 1st Quarter Current Events.

Day 44 (January 16)

Today we:
(1) Turned in the remainder of the work packet - WTP Lessons 35-38, Citizenship Test, and 2 worksheets; and
(2) Listened to stories and wrapped up the class.

Day 43 (January 14)

Today we:
(1) Did our class evaluation;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 38 and PPT; and
(3) Heard a story.

Day 42 (January 10)

Today we:
(1) Did Current Events;
(2) Went over the worksheets 'Federal, Local, State Responsibilities' and 'Whose Jurisdiction?'; and
(3) Covered We The People Lesson 37.

Day 41 (January 8)

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 35;
(3) Did the Citizenship Test; and
(4) Watched Stossel - Border Patrol (2011).

Day 40 (January 4)

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 36; and
(3) Saw and discussed a WWI historical artifact.

Day 39 (January 2)

Today we:
(1) Did student Current Events;
(2) Covered We The People Lesson 38, and discussed Affirmative Action; and
(3) Watched a Stossel clip - Title IX (2012).