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Civil Rights Blendspace

Go here for Mr.Wood’s podcasts defining the Civil Rights Movement.

In the following Blendspace I have linked 20 events for our study of the American Civil Rights Movement beginning with Amendment 14.  We will touch briefly on some, and dig in deep on others.  For you to gain a thorough understanding of this critical period in American History and American Government, watch (and read) each of the following.

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A closer look at the death of Kajieme Powell

Yesterday we watched a troubling incident.  You made insightful and sometimes raw response. One thing I found extremely interesting, in addition to your posted thoughts concerning Kajieme’s death, were that you all brought different views of the  video to light. Each of us watched it a little bit differently within the prism of our own lives.  We all have the exact same footage of the event, and yet the interpretation even after watching it three times varies when sifted through various brains, experiences, and even foreign cultures.

So…let’s get a little more information. Let’s look a little closer.  The following coverage of Kajieme’s death will provide more insight into those six minutes we watched yesterday…

 

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Filed under 1 Senior Current Issues, Uncategorized

Mr. Wood’s Teaching Philosophy and Classroom Guidelines for 2014/15

Please go here to access Mr. Wood’s Teaching Philosophy and Classroom Guidelines for the 2014/15 school year.

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Welcome to Government (2)

In order to successfully to layout guidelines of where we want to go in this course, it is essential that we first gage where you are at, where you’ve been, what you know, and what you hope to learn. So please fill out the following survey.

Be candid with your answers. The results are fully anonymous to me and to everybody else on the planet.

Thank you.

Mr Wood

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Getting to Know You – Economics 5th period

The following survey is for me to get to know you better.  While most of our surveys in this course will remain anonymous, because the point of this one is for me to better understand you – please post your name.  The results will not be shared with the class.

And please go into depth.

Thank you.

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