Homeroom Article: Michael Bennet Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race - New York Times
Learning Target: I can explain how freedom of speech is actually treated in the Philippines.
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: Democracy Rollup
Opening: The students will told to compare journalism and freedom of speech in the Philippines to Russia and the United States
Work Session: The students will watch a video with questions called Targeting the Truth about journalism and freedom of speech in the Philippines.
Video: Targeting the Truth - 60 Minutes
Video: Putin Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Video: President Vladimir Putin On Russian Election Interference
Video: Hacking Democracy - 60 Minutes Transcript: Hacking Democracy - July 17, 2018
Video: Maria Butina - 60 Minutes Transcript: Marina Butina - November 3, 2019
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
Early Finishers:
Song: Такого как Путин- A man like Putin
Article: Trump Engineers 'Dutertefication' Of America - Forbes
Trump v Duterte - who said what? - BBC News
Closing: The students will be asked if Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte reminds them of anyone in the United States of America.