Please Vote for Me

So, we started the Please Vote For Me documentary, which will be finished tomorrow.  I gave you a handout (I'll put it up on the Moodle tomorrow) that you should finish after we finish tomorrow.  We'll discuss it in class as well.  I'll share something about the Media and Wal-Mart over the next two weeks as we wrap up and tie a knot around government.  You SHOULD be studying for the AP Exam (Official and in-class "Final") on your own time - that's why I have cut HW down to very little time needed.  I doubt the video is available online (maybe youtube or vimeo?), so if you are gone Fri, bring in a flash drive on Monday.

Finding Your Way

We met in Lab E118 today so you could chart your political ideology.  Please go to The Political Compass and read the introduction BEFORE taking the test!  Please take the test autonomously.  Do NOT talk, peek, or share your answers with anyone while test-taking is in progress!  After you take the test, read the analysis.  Please make sure you copy your chart onto a Word doc (and save as a .doc) and write up your reflection on the results.  Were you surprised or reaffirmed?  Basically, analyze your political ideology and how you do or do not practice what you believe.  When you have finished, save your file, but also copy everything and paste it into a journal entry on the Moodle (Political Compass in Folder 25).  Lastly, if you feel comfortable doing so, paste your compass results into the forum and share it with your peers.  If time remains, look at the FAQ and some Region Specific information.

Past, Present, Future?

We watched a Bill Moyers' Journal concerning Single Payer Health and Health Care Reform. I want you to watch/read the transcript and then read a part of this paper.  Pick one of the myths and compare/contrast the arguments from both sides.  A simple write-up about what you learned or thought about is acceptable - Due Friday (on the Moodle as a Journal entry).

Love or Money?

Glad to see that many of you returned safe and sound.  I had a couple of absences, so we'll have to wait for 100% until a later date.  Grades are done.  If you have a concern, please see me after school or during lunch.  In class today, we discussed a ROMOTHINK:  Love or Money...which is more important to you? Consider needs versus wants. If you would prefer, break it down into a percentage. For example, if both are equal, you would indicate 50/50. Think, discuss, decide, and defend.  Please prepare yourself for the AP Government Final on April 22/23.  A nice, BIG exam.  Toodles.