Monday, December 20, 2010

12/20 Afghanistan

Read Why They Hate Us. Taking into account the reasons discussed in class, the 60 Minutes video, and the article, post a 1 paragraph summary of the conclusions that can be drawn to answer the question WHY THEY HATE US.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/20/AR2007072001806.html

Monday, December 13, 2010

12/13 foreign policy

The goal of this unit is to
1. understand the power structure of US foreign policy.
2. understand recent historical perspectives of US foreign policy.
3. understand current and potential threats to The United States and how US foreign policy addresses those threats.
Read http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20101212_Worldview__The_United_States_needs_defense_against_cyberattacks.html . Post comment.
Go into hand out folder and do web search activity.


Foreign Policy Scavenger Hunt


1. What is the NSC?


2. What is the State Department?



3. How many votes in the Senate to ratify a treaty?


4. Who is the Secretary of State? What is their role in US Foreign Policy?


5. What is the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Who is the Chairman?




6. What countries make up the UN Security Council?


7. What is a sanction?



8. How does a spy drone work?



9. What is the Pentagon? What is its purpose?



10. “Axis of Evil”

11.What is the # of US Troops in
Iraq-

Afghanistan-

South Korea-



10. Identify the following people / terms:

Anwar al-Awlaki-


Janet Napolitano-


AQAP-


Julian Assange-


Robert Gates-


Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab-


John Brennan-


Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-


Kim Jong-il-


TSA-

Current Sec of State-

What is the role of the Sec. of State-

Thursday, December 2, 2010

sub plans 12/3

senior seminar sub plans
Go to http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1409843923&play=1 show cocca cola the real story behind the real thing
Have students write 5 facts that they found interesting about coke.
This will take them to about lunch.
after lunch show
Swoosh inside nike
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1414941056&play=1

Have students write 5 facts that they found interesting about coke.