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About this blog.

This blog is for the 2014-2015 freshmen citizenship class at Bay View High School in Mr. Dunbeck's sections. Here you will find updates on home work assignments, copies of homework assignments, practice tests, links to videos shown in class, hints for tests and occasional extra credit assignments. Be sure to check this site regularly in order to make sure you are up-to-date on all assignments for this class, especially if you are absent.

While checking this site is optional, though highly recommended, you are REQUIRED to have a copy of the Citizenship textbook. It is also important that you regularly attend class to keep up with lectures, notes, discussion, videos, etc. Find out why you are here.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Final Exam is Today!

Exam Day


Turn in your essays now!


Purchases Possible

Free answers for multiple choice 2,000 Dun-Bucks up to 6 answers.  Simply circle the questions on the answer sheet and I will count them as correct.

Rolling Chair: 1,000 Dun-Bucks

Commemorative Plaque to remember your time with Mr. Dunbeck: 200,000 Dun-Bucks.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Last Day of Review

June 9th, 2015

Warm Up

What is the difference between net income and gross income?












Your finals start tomorrow.  Today you will be taking another practice test with True & False questions.  Do your best and we will review them as a class to help you identify holes in your knowledge.

If you are absent you can download it here.

Remember your final exam take home essays are due when you take your exam.  If you need a new copy of it click here.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Two Days Left

June 8th, 2015

Warm Up

What are 3 ways commercials and campaigns try to manipulate you with propaganda?













We have today and tomorrow until your final exams start.  Today you will be taking another practice test with True & False questions.  Do your best and we will review them as a class to help you identify holes in your knowledge.

If you are absent you can download it here.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Review

June 5th, 2015

Warm Up

Labor is
  1. a factor of production.
  2. work done by humans to create goods and/or services.
  3. stored in money to be used later in the product markets.
  4. All of these.
Define consumer sovereignty.









Learning Objective: Students will be prepared for their final exam next week.

Success Criteria: Students will have passed second semester citizenship.







You will be using Zondle to review for your final.  Today you should use question sets from any unit that you feel you need extra help with.  They are all unlocked and open for earning Dun-Bucks.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Exam Review Sheet Revealed

Your review sheet for the final exam will be handed out tomorrow in class (likely today when you read this).  It lists all the chapters, vocabulary words, and key questions to consider for each unit that we covered this semester.  It can be found here.

Use this sheet along with Zondle to guide your studying and test prep for the exam.

Your take home portion of the exam will also be handed out in class with your review sheet. Good luck.


Basic Econ Review

June 4th, 2015

Warm Up

1. What's the difference between a good and a service?
2. What is scarcity?









Learning Objective: Students will be prepared for their final exam next week.

Success Criteria: Students will have passed second semester citizenship.







You will be using Zondle to review for your final.  Today you should focus on games titled:

1. Basic Econ Vocab 1
2. Basic Econ Vocab 2
3. Basic Econ Review

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Political Parties & Public Opinion Review Day

June 3rd, 2015

Warm Up

1. Can felons vote?  If so, when?
2. How is Wisconsin different from most states when it comes to registering to vote?









Learning Objective: Students will be prepared for their final exam next week.

Success Criteria: Students will have passed second semester citizenship.







You will be using Zondle to review for your final.  Today you should focus on games titled:

1. Political Parties, Public Opinion, Mass Media
2. Political Party Definitions

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Voting & Law Vocab Review

June 2nd, 2015

Warm Up

1. What's the role of the mass media in our democracy and how do they make money?










Learning Objective: Students will be prepared for their final exam next week.

Success Criteria: Students will have passed second semester citizenship.







You will be using Zondle to review for your final.  Today you should focus on games titled:

1. Voting
2. Voting Take 2
3. Law Unit Vocabulary Review

Monday, June 1, 2015

Review Week

June 1st, 2015

Warm Up

1. What's the difference between an open primary and a closed primary?

2. What's the difference between a ballot and an absentee ballot?










Learning Objective: Students will be prepared for their final exam next week.

Success Criteria: Students will have passed second semester citizenship.  











Your test is next week.  It's time to see what you remember.  You will take the next 20 minutes to answer 15 True or False questions and 3 short answer questions. 

Do your best as these questions cover vocabulary and concepts that you will need to know for the exam.  We will go over as many as we can afterward.  

If you do well, then you will know that you can focus on other units.  If you do poorly, you'll have a good study guide for the law unit from the first semester. 

If you are absent and reading this, you can download these practice questions here.