Spring 2020 Classes,
I am really sorry that I am not able to be there today for the first day of class. I'm sure you are all very excited to close out your high school careers by working hard and learning a lot about Civics and Economics. On Thursday, we will do all of the fun first day of class stuff that we are missing out on today, so don't worry about that. Please start off the semester well by being good for the sub and getting a head start on all that learning I mentioned earlier by learning about one of the two major things going on in the United States currently! Please bring your completed Current Events Assignment to class on Thursday.
Thanks, and I look forward to a great semester!
-Mr. Rhodes
Day 1 Assignment:
1) Current Events Activity (please bring your completed Current Events Assignment with you to class on Thursday. This should be 3/4 page typed or 1 1/2 pages written).
-Choose 1 of the following 2 topics
a) Impeachment
b) Iowa Caucuses/Democratic Primary Election
For whichever topic you choose, you need to do the following:
-Find an article about this topic (this should not be just a one paragraph blurb, but a real article from a reputable news source from some point in the last week)
I am really sorry that I am not able to be there today for the first day of class. I'm sure you are all very excited to close out your high school careers by working hard and learning a lot about Civics and Economics. On Thursday, we will do all of the fun first day of class stuff that we are missing out on today, so don't worry about that. Please start off the semester well by being good for the sub and getting a head start on all that learning I mentioned earlier by learning about one of the two major things going on in the United States currently! Please bring your completed Current Events Assignment to class on Thursday.
Thanks, and I look forward to a great semester!
-Mr. Rhodes
Day 1 Assignment:
1) Current Events Activity (please bring your completed Current Events Assignment with you to class on Thursday. This should be 3/4 page typed or 1 1/2 pages written).
-Choose 1 of the following 2 topics
a) Impeachment
b) Iowa Caucuses/Democratic Primary Election
For whichever topic you choose, you need to do the following:
-Find an article about this topic (this should not be just a one paragraph blurb, but a real article from a reputable news source from some point in the last week)
- Identify the source(s) of your information. List the date of publication and the author(s) of the news story.
- Include a brief (one short paragraph) summary of the article.
- Do you believe the reporting is accurate? Why or why not?
- What perspectives or points of view are indicated in the source? If there are opposing sides involved in this event, explain the viewpoint of each one.
- Why is this a newsworthy topic?
- What did you learn from this article?
- What is your point of view on this subject? Did this article change your point of view on the subject?
- After reading the article, what additional questions do you have about the situation and/or what else do you wish the author had included in the article?