February 13, 2020 Russia
Homeroom Article: Amy Klobuchar leads midnight vote in New Hampshire - CNN
Learning Target: I can explain citizen participation in Russia's government.
Standard(s): SS6CG3 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments. [i.e., role of citizens in choosing the leaders of the United Kingdom (parliamentary democracy), Germany (parliamentary democracy), and Russia (presidential democracy)].
Warm Up:
Political Cartoon: Fully Air-Conditioned Stadium
Political Cartoon: FIFA Officials in Uniform
Political Cartoon: For the Game. For the World. ...For Us.
Political Cartoon: Qatar 1 Rest of World 0
Political Cartoon: FIFA Kickbacks...
Political Cartoon: FIFA Scandal
Political Cartoon: Sepp Blatter's Vault
Political Cartoon: FIFA Corruption
Political Cartoon: The MaFIFA Don: Sepp Blatter
Opening: The teacher will explain to the students how Vladimir Putin has stayed in power for the last 20 years despite the Russian constitution saying that no one can be president for more than two terms in a row.
Work Session: The students will read an article to answer questions and highlight where the answers came from using Diigo.
Article: Putin is sending a message to the world with his shock announcement - CNN
Video: Putin is sending a message to the world with his shock announcement - CNN January 16 2020
Video: Putin heads into 20th year in power - CNN
Video: Russian government background - History Channel
Early Finishers:
Closing: The students will see what happened when former Vice President of FIFA Jack Warner takes on John Oliver.