Test Day

April 1st, 2015

Test Day

Review Day

March 31st, 2015

No Warm Up Today

Today we will be reviewing for the test by playing Zondle review games for Dun-Bucks.  The better you score in your games the more Dun-Bucks you earn.


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Play questions for either

Voting

Voting Take 2

Announcements

Take packets home today at end of class

Packets due Wednesday

Test on Wednesday

Youth Empowered in the Struggle tomorrow and Wednesday after school!

Filling out ballots

March 30th, 2015

Warm Up

Define: polling place, electorate, apathy

Learning Objective: Students will understand the mechanics of voting.

Success Criteria: Students can properly fill out a ballot.


















Today we're going to make sure we know how to fill out a ballot properly. If you can't fill out a ballot properly, your vote won't count even if you show up on election day.

Voter Apathy

March 27th, 2015

Warm Up

1. Why did different groups of people fight so hard, for so long for the right to vote?

Learning Objective:  Students will understand the importance of voting.

Success Criteria: Students can explain some of the reasons behind voter apathy.

What is apathy?

Why don't people vote?

Complete as many pages as you can through page 11.

Voting Requirements Part II

March 26th, 2015

Warm Up 

1. What are the 4 ways you can register to vote?
2. What do you ALWAYS need when registering to vote?

Learning Objective: Students will understand the requirements for voting.

Success Criteria: Students can explain the importance of voting and how to vote if they're ever homeless or convicted of a crime.

Why vote?  

It's about who get's to make the laws we all live by.  A king? Just wealthy, white men?  Just men?  Anyone who has to live under those laws?

Do we all write them together or do we pick people to write the laws for us?

Representative v. Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy: we vote for politicians to make the laws for us?

Direct Democracy: everyone writes the laws together and votes on them together (all 300+ million of us)

Everyone didn't always have a say in our laws.

So, why vote?

What happens if we show apathy and stop paying attention, stop voting, and let others pick our representatives to government?

Only by paying attention, becoming critical thinkers who are active in our government can we keep a democracy and our say in what the laws will and will not be.

In your groups complete pages 8 & 9 of your packets to learn about voting as a convicted criminal and voting while homeless.  You do not need your books today.

Youth Empowered in the Struggle Meets Today!

Tonight after school meet with the Youth Organizer from YES to discuss how you can help us change the future of our city, state, and country!

Voting Requirements

March 25th, 2015

Warm Up

1. What is the difference between a ballot and an absentee ballot?

Learning Objective:  Students will understand the requirements for voting.

Success Criteria: Students can explain how to register to vote.

Today you will be reading REAL documents from the government that explain how to register to vote.  You will be answering questions on page 6 & 7 of your packets in your groups using the documents on pages 4 & 5 of your packet.

Remember to split up the questions between your group members and have your ambassador check each page with me as you complete each page.

Announcements

1. Youth Empowered in the Struggle today and tomorrow after school!  We're looking for students who want to make Bay View a better place with YOUR ideas!

2. Make up for the Political Parties Test has been extended until the end of the day today.

3. Dun-Bucks have been updated on Zondle yesterday (payday).  They will be posted on the wall tomorrow.

Voting Vocabulary

March 24th, 2015

Warm Up

1. What is the artist trying to say about voting in America?












Learning Objective: Students will understand basic vocabulary associated with voting.

Success Criteria: Students can define basic voting vocabulary.

Today we will be playing Zondle to preview the vocabulary (and some questions) for this unit's test.  As you play, fill out the definitions for the words found on page 3 of your group packets.  You should have page 3 completed by the end of today to be on target with finishing by the end of the unit.  

Remember the packet is weighted to be worth the same grade as your test for the unit.


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Games Are Back Up

Student Choice Class Discussion

March 20th, 2015

No Warm Up

News

Tonight after school Youth Empowered in the Struggle is inviting students to attend the Joint Finance Committee hearing at Alverno College right after school to hear about how they will be voting to cut $12 million from the MPS budget; meaning less teachers, technology, after school activities, and larger class sizes.

More information can be found by clicking below:

How to get there from Bay View High School click below

Learning Objective: Students will lead their own educational experience.

Success Criteria: Students can thoughtfully discuss important modern issues.

Following this week's theme of student lead learning, today your class will be in charge of what we learn today.  You have a choice between three topics that we as a class will vote on.  We will watch and discuss the video that gets the most votes.  

Your options are:

Aging Nuclear Weapons in America

Why People in Puerto Rico & Other US Territories Can't Vote for President

How Tobacco/Cigarette Companies Are Bullying Smaller Countries in the World

By the People

March 16th - 19th, 2015

No Warm Up

This week we will be introducing our unit on elections and campaigning by watching By the People: the Election of Barack Obama, a behind the scenes view of President Obama's historic 2008 election and ultimate victory.  

Your assignment.  You must write 2 - 3 questions you would like me to answer at the end of each class period.  Quality questions will receive 100 Dun-Bucks each.  Less well thought-out questions will receive less Dun-Bucks.

Test Day

March 13th, 2015

No Warm Up

Test Today

To answer you questions:

1. Topics on Zondle were unassigned because we have reached test day.

2. Let's just say I lost a bet.

Review Day Throw Back Thursday

March 12th, 2015

Warm Up

What are the responsibilities and duties of students at Bay View High School?

Today we will be reviewing for the your test tomorrow by using the Zondle review game website.  You can also  redeem you Dun-Bucks today while playing the games.




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Ad Analysis

March 11th, 2015

Warm Up

Describe what makes an effective persuasive ad.

Learning Objective: Students will understand what makes an effective campaign ad.

Success Criteria: Students will be able to evaluate campaign commercials for their effectiveness.












Today you will be watching 2 ads and analyzing them for their effectiveness.  After each ad you will be given about 10 minutes to write 5 - 8 sentences describing YOUR OPINION on how EFFECTIVE the ad was. 

You will be graded on length (count your periods!) and you will be graded on your analysis. 

PR and AD answers will explain what the ad is trying to persuade you of, how it tries to do it, and use the terminology (words) we have been using in class (transfer, glittering generality, emotion, etc) and explain your thoughts in a way that can easily be understood by ANY reader.


Ad 1: The First Civil Right (Nixon, 1968)








Storm (McCain, 2008)







At Stake (Romney, 2012)

What makes an effective ad? (Part 2)

March 10th, 2015

Warm Up

How are political ads similar to ads for soap?

Learning Objective:Students will understand what makes an effective campaign ad.

Success Criteria: Students will be able to evaluate campaign commercials for their effectiveness.











Today we will be continuing our lessons on judging the effectiveness of an ad.  Yesterday we learned about targeting your audience.  Today we will look at the use of emotion, persuasion, truth, and style.






Today's lesson comes from The Living Room Candidate and can be found here.

Video playlist can be found here.

What makes an effective ad?

March 9th, 2015

Warm Up

1. What is the purpose of a campaign ad showing lots of people holding signs with the candidate's name on it?
2. What is this effect called?

Learning Objective:Students will understand what makes an effective campaign ad.

Success Criteria: Students will be able to evaluate campaign commercials for their effectiveness.














In today's world it is impossible to be elected to higher offices like President, Congress, or even state government positions like Governor without TV ads.  Over the next few days we are going to learn the tricks of the trade used to influence public opinion, including your own.


Today's lesson comes from The Living Room Candidate and can be found here.

Video playlist can be found here.

Propaganda 2

March 5th, 2015

Warm Up

1. Why would a politician run an ad showing them with soldiers and the American flag?

Packets due in my basket today!

Learning Objective: Students will learn techniques used by the media to manipulate them.

Success Criteria: Students can identify and explain the propaganda techniques they see around them every day.

Endorsement

If that person likes it, it must be good.

Stacked Cards

This person/product is the best

Glittering Generality

Candidate will bring peace & prosperity.

Just Plain Folks

Candidate is just like everyone you.

Propaganda Everywhere Extra Credit

Your assignment is to go to The Living Room Candidate and analyze campaign ads to tell me what propaganda technique is being used and explain whether or not you think it was effective.  On the left-hand side of the website you will see a list of election years.  

Directions:

1. You must pick 3 different videos.
2. The videos can be from any election year.
3. For each video write 5-8 sentences explaining IN DETAIL which propaganda technique was used AND if you think it was effective or not.
4. You MAY NOT use any video we showed in class.
5. You MUST write down the name of the ad which is listed above the video when you play it.

You will receive a grade on whether or not you wrote enough and about the right thing and a second grade on how well you explain your thoughts.

PR & AD answers will be at least 5-8 sentences and will give details & specifics regarding which technique was used and why you thought it was effective or not.

Propaganda Everywhere

March 4th, 2015

Warm Up

1. What is public opinion?
2. Why would a politician want to manipulate public opinion?

Learning Objective: Students will learn techniques used by the media to manipulate them.

Success Criteria: Students can identify and explain the propaganda techniques they see around them every day.

Transfer

Connecting candidate/product to something you like.

Scare Tactics

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The Bandwagon

Everyone is doing it, you should too.

Name Calling

Pretty Obvious

Endorsement

If that person likes it, it must be good.

Stacked Cards

This person/product is the best

Glittering Generality

Candidate will bring peace & prosperity.

Just Plain Folks

Candidate is just like everyone you.

Chapter 11 Section 3: Interest Groups

March 2nd, 2015

Warm Up

Why does the news spend most of its time reporting on sports, celebrities, and violence?

Learning Objective: Students will understand what interest groups are.

Success Criteria: Students can explain how interest groups try to influence public opinion.

Take packets home today, they are due by end of the day Thursday and will only be accepted late if you are absent Thursday.  Then you must hand them in the very next day.

In your groups, read Chapter 11 Section 3: Interest Groups and complete page 9 & 10 of your packet. Remember to have your pages checked off with me by your ambassador as you go.