After watching CNN 10, students completed a study guide over Chapter 20, which explains the process by which the Executive and Legislative branches create the federal budget. We then looked at federal spending for 2014, to see which budget items were mandatory and which discretionary. This led to questions about how President-elect Trump and Congress can lower the debt, given the amount of spending that is baked into the budget.
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For the past couple of class periods we have studied taxes (Chapter 20). Today we finished a lecture on section 1, then used a sample pay stub (earnings statement) to understand more terms and better understand different types of deductions.
We watched the CNN Student News, which covered the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. I led students through the process of how the 14th Amendment incorporated the Bill of Rights to protect all Americans' life, liberty and property by due process. We also studied the 1st Amendment protection of religion (both the establishment clause and the free exercise clause, and its protection of both pure and symbolic speech. We finished class with the brochure When You Turn 18. Be careful out there, my young friends.
Students divided into small discussion groups to consider questions raised by the film 42 The Jackie Robinson Story. Each group shared one idea with the class. We watched a short video about how the Supreme Court chooses and decides cases. Students took a research assignment on key Supreme Court cases. We will have some time to work on this in class this week, along with another research assingment.
In the two weeks before Christmas Break we are studying key Supreme Court cases and civil rights. Bring a laptop or tablet to class to conduct research and write. We will also spend a little time with When You Turn 18 most class periods. Students took a quiz over Chapter 12, then we watched more of 42.
I led students through some of the high points of Chapter 12. Remember to learn the following about each Supreme Court case mentioned in this chapter: what was the issue of the case that was appealed to the Supreme Court, who were the litigants, and what was the decision of the Court (the majority opinion)? We spent most of class watching more of 42 The Jackie Robinson Story.
During the three weeks before Christmas Vacation we will study Supreme Court cases and the civil rights of American citizens. To better understand one aspect of civil rights, the long struggle of African Americans to enjoy these rights, we are watching 42 The Jackie Robinson Story. Students read in introduction to his life written by his sister Sharon before we began the film.
We watched the CNN Student News. Students then wrote a brief essay on the topic of what they would do if they won the election today. The following four prompts guided their writing:
I led the class through a series of questions based on Chapter 9 sections 2-4 on the topic of presidential leadership.
After the CNN News, football students took the Chapter 8 quiz, while other students began reading Chapter 9.
Today we began our study of the brochure When You Turn 18, produced by the California Bar Association. We will continue this throughout the rest of the semester. There will be a final test over this information so pay close attention, mark your brochure, and ask questions. |
James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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