COMPLETE Fall 2020 Civics 5-Period 5 Assignments

Please submit your campaign (or a link to it if that makes more sense) and your write-up.

If you worked with others, please leave me a "Private Comment" to let me know WHO your team members were.

I've attached the link to the padlet below. Only one member needs to add your file/link and give it a creative title. Under "Write something" please breifly share:

-Intended audience
-where your digital content would be distributed

Consider the 4 categories below, what issues/topics you are passionate about and what you heard in President Obama’s farewell address in your response.

Your response should be at least 5 sentences.

1. Electoral specialists: those whose main engagement is through the election process. People in this group vote, volunteer in political campaigns, and try to persuade others to vote as well.
2. Civic specialists: focus on improving their communities and helping others. They join local civic groups, support nonprofit organizations, and take part in fundraising activities for worthy causes.
3. Dual activists: people who engage in both electoral and civic activities. They may be found passing out leaflets in a political campaign one day and volunteering in a homeless shelter the next.
4. The disengaged: people who are not significantly engaged in civic life. They don't vote or pay attention to civic affairs.

**I've linked his Farewell response below, we watched 33:53-41:08**

I will be assessing the collective final product for 25 points. Only one person needs to submit on behalf of the group.

Additionally, each individual will write a short paragraph explaining how you contributed and how your unique strengths—brainstorming, note-taking or leading discussions, for example—helped the activity evolve and come together. Please use the "Private Comment" and "Turn In" the assignment (even if you aren't submitting slides for your group).

Clearly state your opinion and offer support for your decision.
Be sure to consider and include:
-the need to check the power of the judiciary
-the need to interpret laws for changing times

Add a short paragraph regarding your thoughts on Texas v California, the case on the ACA that was before SCOTUS last week.

Use 11.3 of your textbook and the Judicial Branch slides to inform your response.

Complete the doc (the Flipgrid response will be posted and submitted separately).

You may complete this all if you have time or follow my instructions on the stream to break it up

Please look over the guidelines, my video for how to find a piece of legislation and the sentence starters.

Please attach the following to this post:
1. The doc of your letter
2. a screenshot confirmation that you sent it to your Representative or Senator

I will collect this twice to look over your entries, the first collection will be November 5 and then second (and final) will be December 11. Each collection is worth 20 points for a total of 40.

Make sure you attach both your OpEd AND you Annotated Bibliography.

The window of submission is between 10/30-11/3 at 5pm sharp. Even one minute late will be penalized.

Make sure this is submitted by 3pm today for attendance.

Complete the reflection after you attend ONE of the four Know Your Rights Sessions OR complete the alternative assignment on Voting Rights.

This essay addresses the structure and principles of the California state government, especially as they compare to those of the federal government. You will read this entire essay and respond to the questions and submit them on Google Classroom-docs or legibly by hand are okay.

Please submit your OpEd Rough Draft for Option 1 OR any written/creative element/artist statement works in progress for Option 2.

You can run an Originality Report to make sure you are citing information properly, the final OpEd will be submitted to Turn It In.

Choose one controversy to investigate between state and federal government (see Federalism slides for a list of topics) and organize information by:

-Brief background
-Arguments on both sides
-SCOTUS precedents or major pieces of legislation
-Current status on the issue? (At the federal and state level--CA)
-What do you think about this? Should it be up to the federal gov’t or the states?

You may do this by hand or digitally and submit on Google Classroom (notes should be about a page long).

After you submit, write me a private comment to let me know what topic you selected.

Your answer will appear anonymous but you can see a class chart of preference after =)

Please go to the Stream to complete your asynchronous assignment.

Complete either:
Option 1: Planning Guide
Option 2: Elevator Pitch and then mark as done

Please leave me a "Private Comment" to let me know: "1" or "2"

Read the attached article and respond to the 4 questions on a doc or by hand (make sure I can read your writing) and attach your work. For #4, do some light outside research (maybe 5 min per topic) to get a better understanding when you respond and explain WHY you chose what you did.

This will not impact your grade and you will receive participation for taking it

Attach PDF and Works Cited HERE. I only need one submission per topic (individual/partner/group).

Please "Make a copy" for yourself and if you are working with others, then share with them so you're all working on the same document. All research should be done at this point and then you can focus on the visual aspect next week. Only one person per group needs to submit it.

Read the article on Newsela (sign in with Google), highlight and annotate, respond to my margin questions and answer the following:
The author states, "American racial attitudes have traditionally contradicted American professed ideals of freedom and equality. America’s Constitution has reflected that contradiction and the struggle to reconcile American rhetoric with American reality." Respond to this statement using AT LEAST 2 pieces of evidence from the article and AT LEAST one specific, current example that reflects this in our country.

Use the reading to fill out the chart you will create regarding 4 major Supreme Court cases. Submit your chart here (can be done on docs or by hand).

Directions: Read the following article, then respond, “What can you do to keep our republic healthy for the next century to come?” Be specific in your response and use at least one excerpt from the article to support your answer.

Read the attached reading and complete the accompanying questions.

Directions: Listen to ONE of the episodes listed below from “The Daily” a podcast put out by the New York Times. Then you will look over the One-Pager Guidelines and create a one-pager for the episode you chose.

Address the following in your response:

-Are online platforms threatening democracy? Explain and include EVIDENCE from the podcast.
-What do you think should be done to solve the challenges that big online platforms present to the news industry and the public? Explain your strategies.

Your goal is to be the first student to find a classmate for each box (you may not use the same student twice).

We will be using this hyperdoc to guide us this week. You each have your own copy of the slides presentation to write on and markup as directed. Please look to the "agenda" on the Stream of what we will be completing and when. Once you've submitted the Flipgrid video, you will turn in the slides as well.

Read through the attached quotes and "All Men are Created Equal" reading to address the question.
Be sure to include:
-How do you view this issue?
-Reference at least ONE QUOTE and an EXCERPT from the ARTICLE in your response (make sure you identify and cite them)

Read the attached reading and create the chart in your notes. Make sure with your current examples that you identify SPECIFIC events/dates for examples. You can take a photo or use "notes" on iOS to scan and upload your notes (you may need to save to the drive and then upload).

Imagine you were to conduct an online search to discover who you are? What ”results” would emerge from your search?
Create a slide specifically dedicated to you with multimedia content as the “Search results”.

Must include: your name and at least 5 search item results
Here are some examples of what you could include: images, videos, shopping profiles or reviews, other websites, organizations, links.

Reminder: Add your name to a slide first in order to claim it (order does not matter) and only work on your selected slide.