Category Archives: 2 Government

January 13, 2014 · 6:30 am

Let’s start pressing our Representatives!

In the final MP, A.C.T! groups will contact their Reps…

Please go here for MP guidelines.
Please go here for Letter Writing Guidelines.
Please go here for a list of your elected represenatives.
Take a look at some solid examples… Ashley Weaver / Kaily Parks
Please go here for Calling Congress 101.
Please go here for Federalism test chart.
Don’t forget you have ACT articles to compile. One per group member.

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Tagged as ACT, GOV, letters, syllabus

December 3, 2013 · 12:51 pm

OHS FINAL GRADES for Semester #1

To all Oakridge students…I’m concerned that you may be confused about this year’s change in our final semester grade compilation. It’s vastly different from the past, and you need to be very aware of these changes.

The criteria for Semester grades 2013/14 is as follows:

Marking Period 1 – final %
Marking Period 2 – final %
Making Period 3 – final %
Final Exam – final %
The four above are averaged to achieve your final grade.

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December 2, 2013 · 6:27 am

Reflections – daily journals

Beginning this Marking Period II, I expect all Economics and Government classes to bring their reflection books to class. These journals will be used for in-class assignments approximately two to three times a week. Their usage will be unannounced, however if you don’t have your reflections book with you on the day we have an assignment, you’ll receive a zero on Reflections for that day.

Reflections Purpose and Process below…

Purpose of “Reflections” – to think, and to reflect in journals. To use those reflections as a basis of discussion.
Announcement of “Reflections” – a white board hanging daily outside my door will announce which classes are assigned reflection for the day.
Direction of “Reflections” – A statement will be up on the white board, or I will issue one orally at the beginning of class.
Process of “Reflections” – I’ll provide parameters, you provide the insight. Simple…think and reflect. Ten minutes max.
Grading of Reflections – five points if you bring it and you write. Zero if you don’t. I’ll pull three journal random at the end of the process and grade them for effort (twenty point assignment). Journaling totals will consist of a accumulated 100 point Homework grade at the end of each Marking Period. You will not be allowed a pass or a tardy to go get your journal…so don’t forget it.
“Reflection” Follow Up – we may just put our pens away and move on. Or we may talk about your ideas. Depends on time for me and inspiration by you.
Final Thoughts – Is for you to think three dimensionally – and for us to talk about them.

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November 13, 2013 · 6:22 am

ACT News – reading and writing

The key to the effectiveness of your A.C.T! group is your knowledge base. Some of you are extremely passionate about the issue that you’ve chosen. That’s not enough. You cannot hope to be influential in making change in this world if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

So, it’s imperative in this initial information search that you look hard for five good news stories. First you must go to legitimate sources…see the list below. Secondly, you need to tap into a wide breadth of issues that cover your topic. In order to succeed on the first two fronts you’re going to have to dig deeper than your initial google launch. Googling inside of news sights and outside on Google takes work. Be creative in your searches and look hard at the quality of articles you’ve found. When you land on five as a group…make sure that each of the five brings something substantial to the table. You will be graded on the quality of the article and legitimacy of the source. And bank good articles for the next marking period; you’ve got five more coming.

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November 10, 2013 · 6:49 am

A.C.T! – Action Counts Today

Go here for A.C.T! syllabus. And here for guidelines for Active Reading.

This government class will revolve around awareness, involvement and action. The study of United States government without corresponding involvement, relegates the study of government to irrelevancy. The idea is not only that you know your rights under the Constitution, but that you exercise those rights throughout your life. It is my hope, that by stressing A.C.T! as a significant portion of government class, both in time spent and percent of a final semester grade, that you will begin a tradition of working within your government and Constitution to create a more accountable government and a more just world.

A.C.T! requirements (25% of MP grade)…