Introduction to Civics

Post date: Jan 12, 2018 1:32:45 PM

Learning Goals this Week:

CE.C&G.4.3 Analyze the roles of citizens of North Carolina and the United States in terms of responsibilities, participation, civic life and criteria for membership or admission

CE.C&G.4.3 Analyze the roles of citizens of North Carolina and the United States in terms of responsibilities, participation, civic life and criteria for membership or admission

CE.C&G.2.7 Analyze contemporary issues and governmental responses at the local, state, and national levels in terms of how they promote the public interest and/or general welfare

CE.C&G.4.2 Explain how the development of America’s national identity derived from principles in the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution and Bill of Rights

CE.C&G.5.5 Analyze the developments and implementation of domestic and foreign policy by outlining opposing arguments on major issues and their efforts toward resolutions

CE.C&G.1.1 Explain how the tensions over power and authority led America’s founding fathers to develop aconstitutional democracy

Thurs, Jan 25

Introduction to Civics and Econ

Review US Map

Begin Citizenship Test

Analyzing News Sources

Fri, Jan 26

US Map

Citizenship Test

Analyzing propaganda

Terrorism Stats

Mon, Jan 29

Finish Citizenship Test

Origins of American Thought

Types of Governments

Freedom and Security Document Chart:

  1. Executive Order 9066: Japanese Internment Camps
  2. Current Executive Order on Immigration
  3. Politifact statistics and Immigration
  4. Excerpt from GW Bush Speech at the NY Islamic Center
  5. Current Refugee Process explained (from whitehouse.gov)

Tues, Jan 30

Finish Freedom and Security Document Chart

Founding Documents Scavenger hunt

Immigration Notes

Begin Shibboleth

Wed, Jan 31

DACA seminar

Immigration Notes

Finish Shibboleth

Due Soon:

Immigration Article for seminar due Mon, Jan 29

Chp. 1, 5 Quiz on Wed, Jan 31

Chp. 2 Quiz, Fri, Feb. 3