February 19, 2020 Poisoned in Russia
Homeroom Article: Deval Patrick is ending his long-shot presidential bid - Vox
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: Russian Top Prize for Investigative Journalism
Opening: The students will try to imagine what our country would be like if journalism was not protected by the 1st Amendment.
Work Session: The class will watch, "Poisoned," a 60 Minutes video about Russian journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Assignment in Microsoft Teams Poisoned (Vladimir Kara-Murza/Russia) - 60 Minutes
Transcript Poisoned (Vladimir Kara-Murza/Russia)
Early Finishers:
Video: Poisoned - 60 Minutes
Video: Protests in Russia 04-14-07 CBS News
Video: Putin's Russia Freedom of Speech Mental Hospitals 02-27-08 NBC News
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
Closing: The students will be asked if they would like it if our country was more like Russia?