Criminal Justice- allow 20 minutes for students to finish yesterday's state and federal prison work.
Discuss
Show video LOCKUP - TEXAS MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON
Using their notes have students write a 1 paragraph essay explaining the different theories of punishment shown in the video
1. retribution
2. deterence
3. rehabilitation
4. incapacitation
SENIOR SEMINAR
The objective of today's lesson is to understand various common Best Practices for public speaking and to apply those practices to three speeches.
Have students read
1. Tips for Public Speaking
2.More tips
View Rep. Anthony Weiner's speech
have student's fill out observations on worksheet.
View Steve Job's speech
- have student's fill out observations on worksheet
View Will Ferrell's speech
- have student fill out observations on worksheet.
If there is time remaining go to abcnews and show World News
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Read NJ proposed bill to raise smoking age to 21
Answer the following
What does the bill require?
What proof is offered to justify the bill?
What groups oppose the bill and why?
Look at Oklahoma House Bill 2314 to see what a similar bill looks like
Answer the following
What does the bill require?
What proof is offered to justify the bill?
What groups oppose the bill and why?
Look at Oklahoma House Bill 2314 to see what a similar bill looks like
Monday, October 28, 2013
The following sites are starting places to get ideas for your own bills.
Find something that is of interest to you. Your bill needs to fix a problem in society.
You will spend a lot of time becoming an expert on the problem your bill seeks to address , so find something that you will be willing to spend time on.
Ideas for mock congress
Bill Idea Page
23 Laws We Should Adopt in the United States
Once you have decided upon your bill you must research it and then decide upon the exact wording of what you address as the problem and the SPECIFIC ACTIONS your bill REQUIRES to happen.
When you have done this READ
THE PRINCETON MODEL CONGRESS bill requirements and use their
template to write your bill (Change the Princton heading to US SENATE
Find something that is of interest to you. Your bill needs to fix a problem in society.
You will spend a lot of time becoming an expert on the problem your bill seeks to address , so find something that you will be willing to spend time on.
Ideas for mock congress
Bill Idea Page
23 Laws We Should Adopt in the United States
Once you have decided upon your bill you must research it and then decide upon the exact wording of what you address as the problem and the SPECIFIC ACTIONS your bill REQUIRES to happen.
When you have done this READ
THE PRINCETON MODEL CONGRESS bill requirements and use their
template to write your bill (Change the Princton heading to US SENATE
Friday, October 25, 2013
Criminal justice
Read about Scared Straight Effectiveness
Summarize the article into three sentences .
Read Ten Weird Court Sentences- pick three and explain your thoughts on the effectiveness of the proposed sentence
Summarize the article into three sentences .
Read Ten Weird Court Sentences- pick three and explain your thoughts on the effectiveness of the proposed sentence
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Join a Political Party
Today you will officially pick the political party that you will represent in your role as a US Senator.
Take all three political party quizes:
1. Are you a republican or democrat?
2. What political party are you?
3. What political party is right for you?
After reading the results of the quizes go to an official site of the party that the test said you most closely resembled; democratic party, republican party, Libertarian Party,
Green Party , Tea Party
Post a one paragraph declaration explaining the party you will join
Paragraph must include
a. name of the party
b. an explanation of the major beliefs of that party and why you chose to join it.
c. include any things that you do not agree with
Take all three political party quizes:
1. Are you a republican or democrat?
2. What political party are you?
3. What political party is right for you?
After reading the results of the quizes go to an official site of the party that the test said you most closely resembled; democratic party, republican party, Libertarian Party,
Green Party , Tea Party
Post a one paragraph declaration explaining the party you will join
Paragraph must include
a. name of the party
b. an explanation of the major beliefs of that party and why you chose to join it.
c. include any things that you do not agree with
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Go to the E- learning module How a Member Decides to Vote
Go through the simulation on the Flag Burning Amendment
Understand the issues pros and cons and what a congressperson considers before voting
-Craft a 30 second sound bite ( to be delivered in response to a reporter's question Senator, why did you vote for this amendment?)
you will have to read this in class so make sure its 30 second long and demonstrates understanding of the issue.
Rehearse the answer so your delivery is smooth
Go through the simulation on the Flag Burning Amendment
Understand the issues pros and cons and what a congressperson considers before voting
-Craft a 30 second sound bite ( to be delivered in response to a reporter's question Senator, why did you vote for this amendment?)
you will have to read this in class so make sure its 30 second long and demonstrates understanding of the issue.
Rehearse the answer so your delivery is smooth
Friday, October 18, 2013
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