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COMPUTER LAB ASSIGNMENTS
1st Semester, 2010-11 NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENTS

Date		Assignment
W Sep 1		Powder Puff sign ups are this Friday morning, so all girls must have their forms completed and money to turn in Vote for Homecoming Court. Check your grade TCI Government Alive! Textbook online login...You will need the unique code from the 2nd page of your textbook and also the class code for your period to register on the TCI site... Period 1 class code: ZSZSA7 Period 4 class code: NT7XL8 Period 5 class code: 1AGZBT Period 8 class code: LZMNB3 Once you have registered, work on Notebook assignments #1 and #2.
W Sep 7		Alone, or with a partner, take the Chapter 1 test... You can use your notebook, OR the online textbook, but NOT the hard book text. Due by the end of the Period. TCI login page.Use the name and password you created to login to your textbook online. Do the Matrix of Knowledge. Have it completed by Friday. Quick Check, due Sep. 8, 10 points: 2.2 Evolution of Government: (if you do this any day other than Sep. 7, you must print it out to turn into Mr. Pahl) Name(s): Period: 1. What government predominated in Ancient history? 2. What government predominated in the classical era of Greece and Rome? 3. What government or governments predominated in the Middle Ages? 4. Two different types of governments arose after the Age of Revolutions. What were they? 5. The book lists three forms of totalitarianism. One is Fascism. What are the other two?
W Sep. 15 Check your grade	Did you know Justin Jensen?	Results from yesterday's clicker quiz, by class... Take this test on Chapter 2 (alone or with ONE partner...) With a partner, comb over the Wall Street Journal article about Cuba becoming more free market... Make a chart comparing ways that Cuba is a command economy and ways it is a free market economy. (This is in section 2.5 of the textbook...login below...) Chart is due tomorrow, worth 10 points. Remember, Crack the Code, which is at the end of the items in Chapter 3, is due next Wed.... Login to the textbook
F Sep 17	Constitution Day is the day when we recognize and celebrate the signing of our Constitution, which took place on September 17, 1787.	Constitution Day! Vote for Homecoming King and Queen! Quiz on 3.2 Constitution Day Facebook... CRACK THE CODE! (Due next Wed. The questions on this game-quiz will be on the chapter 3 test...) (These are the questions you will need to be able to answer for Crack the Code.) Lawyer? Learn about Constitutional rights and get rewarded by Mr. Pahl when you show evidence of great progress...This is a game at which you can learn some of the rights you have in the Constitution, and test your skills as a gamesman and a lawyer!
W Sep 22	Check your grade Don't forget the notebook assignments Homecoming: Mon Pajama Day Tues Reality TV Wed Sports Jersey Thu Movies Fri Green&Blue Parade Sun. 1pm Hawkfest Monday 5-8pm Today is the first day of Autumn!	Ideas Come From...? Crack the Code. Finish this Chap. 3 quiz-game... Due tonight by midnight..!. These are the questions asked in this Crack the Code. (These will be on the test Friday in some form...) Question of the day: Name: Per: Question of the day...: Did you miss Mr. Pahl yesterday? :-) Answer these questions from section 3.3 and 3.4. (You can access these sections in your online TCI book) (These questions may appear in some form on the test on Chap. 3 this Friday...) 10 points for these, due at end of the period... (these must be printed out and handed to Mr. Pahl if done after Sept. 22) Name(s): Period: 1. What was Britain's policy of "benign neglect" toward the colonies? 2. Why did Britain change this policy? 3. What did they do to change it? What tax did they now charge the colonies? 4. What was the colonists response? 5.Name at least one of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. 6. What was the Virginia Plan? 7. What was the New Jersey Plan? 8. Which Plan favored small states and which favored big states? What was the compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention between these two plans?
Th Sep 23	Here is the link to the place you can chat during the review. Password=1	STUDY GUIDE for Chapter 2-3 TEST: REVIEW SESSION BROADCAST (& possibly chat) session Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8pm for the Chap. 2-3 TEST. Go to http://www.ustream.tv Type into the search box at the top of that page: Club-C310 Then just wait for a video/audio stream to come in of me teaching...you may have to listen to a commercial first...
Wed Sep 29 Ideas for Civics Projects Check your grade...	Something you should know... Watch these three videos about 3 young heroes... Evans Wadongo Mackenzie Bearup Fred Scarf	Active Citizenship NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW!Make sure they are NEAT, and make sure everything is clearly labeled. Give assignments titles, and be sure the notebook assignments are NUMBERED! To become a US citizen by naturalization is a long process, usually taking 5 years from the time an alien gets residency. After all of this, a candidate must still take a test. See how you can do on the naturalization test. Take this pre-test on how well you can differentiate the two main viewpoints on the political spectrum...(this is not graded...) Learn about becoming a US citizen in your TCI book, chapter 7, sections 7.2 and 7.3. Then answer the following questions: (10 points, due by end of period; if turned in after Sep. 29 must be printed out and handed to Mr. Pahl) Name(s): Period: 1. What rights does a U.S. citizen have that a lawful permanent resident does NOT have? 2. The Constitution as originally written did NOT define citizenship. What was added to the Constitution that defined citizenship and how is it defined there? 3. What are Jim Crow laws and what did they mean to blacks in the South? 4. DEFINE: a. Naturalization b. resident alien c. Green card d. Undocumented immigrant 5. The Supreme Court overturned Plessy v Ferguson (1896) with its Brown v. Board decision (1954). Explain what happened and its significance... Check out these ideas for Civics Projects. Remember, you will be responsible for a Civics Project worth 50 points. GUIDELINES for Civics Projects
Wed Oct 5	FOR the FUTURE ... FYI for now: Being an American essay competition	SOCIAL HOMEWORK Don't forget that your Active Citizenship proposal is due tomorrow to Mr. Pahl... IDEAS... 10 points... Read the story on page 1 of today's Chicago Tribune (name= 66904609 and password= student) entitled "Social Homework." It is continued on page 13. SUMMARIZE this story into 5 sentences, being sure to include some of the techniques used to teach "social and emotional" learning. No partners, due at the end of the period, 10 points: Name: Period: Write here your 5 sentence summary of the article...be sure to mention what is taught to students about social and emotional learning: Now COMMENT on this story by logging into Mr. Pahl's BHS Civics Moodle and responding to the prompt there (use your BHS login, just don't include your year of graduation...)... 5 points due by end of period...You will be responding to Mr. Pahl's prompt in the "News Forum" section...(Don't add a new topic...) Check your grade...what did the notebook do to your grade? Take this pre-test again to see if you know the differences between liberal and conservative...
Wed Oct 13	ITT Open House at the Mt. Prospect campus this Saturday from 10 am until 1pm. See the school, get info, etc. Contact Lauren Janarella for info: 847.375.8800 Ext. 559	Take these tests to determine if you are more liberal or conservative, and then do notebook assignment #12. Take this test on Chapter 7.2-3 terms. You can use the TCI online text for help. (10 points). Check your grade
Fri Oct 15	(no grade update since last Wed, sorry!)	Political Beliefs - IL Govs. Take this test on what Mr. Pahl talked about yesterday. No partners. No open book. When you are finished, use this article as your reference for today's assignment, which is listed in section 3 of the Moodle ("Chart Comparing the Three Candidates"), where you will submit a chart comparing the three candidates for Illinois Governor.
Wed Oct 20 Check your grade. See the note to the right!	Note about your grade: it includes a "0" for your active citizenship project. I will NOT include that assignment on the quarter grade report, but I just wanted you to see what this assignment does to your grade...	Elections Did you finish the Moodle assignment from Oct. 15 above? Take this test to check your knowledge of what Mr. Pahl talked about yesterday from chapter 10. This test will not go in gradebook. Today's Moodle assignment: Last night there was a debate between the two Illinois candidates for the United States Senate, Alexi Giannoulias (D) and Mark Kirk (R). Read about the debate in the Chicago Tribune (name= 66904609 and password= student) and complete the chart in Moodle. Make sure you are up to speed with your notebook assignments. (#11-15) Set up an account with Animoto
Wed Oct 27	Grade...(I put the project back in here to remind you to get on that! Remember Nov. 19 is deadline except for BUDDY program and a few others)	Chap 10 Elections and Target Review Do the Primary Source Investigation in the TCI book, chapter 10. It is due Friday...it will help you go through the chapter for the test on Friday. 15 points. Vote for Filter Pure--it is the organization we are working with to provide water filters for Haiti! Your vote could help them get $4000 for filters...thanks! Study for test on Chapter 10 by looking over (and taking, if you want to...) this test on Chapter 10... or getting the answers to the first part of that test here... STUDY for the Target Test on Friday...
Wed Nov 3 Eat at North of the Border on Sun., Nov 7 and proceeds will go for Phoenix Peth, BHS student with Leukemia...	Check your grade...	Election Results Take the test on Chapter 10. No partners, no notes... Weigh in on the U-46 Moodle about yesterday's election results...(5 points, due today...) Link to NYT Headline Today... Link to Google Election results... Don't forget to make plans for your short video to finish your Active Citizenship Project. Try Animoto and start messing around with it. You can use this program to make a 30 second video about your Project...
Wed Nov 10	Check your grade...	Government Structure Go to the TCI textbook online and do the Primary Source Investigation in Chapter 4. Due Friday, 15 points. Don't forget Notebook Assignment #17. Notebook Assignment #18 is to draw a graphic representation of the Structure of the Constitution. BUDDY People, check out where the various schools are this semester: Parkwood Bartlett Elementary Sycamore Trails Hilltop Sunnydale Hanover Countryside
Wed Nov 17		Principles of the Constitution I have decided to make the Stossel Essay for Extra Credit! 20-25 ex. cred. points for a 500 word essay. Study the following about the US Constitution, then answer the questions: The Structure. 3 parts. 1. Preamble. 2. 7 articles. 3. 27Amendments. There are three branches to our government: Executive (President), Legislative (Congress), and Judicial (Courts) 1st article is about the Congress, the legislative branch 2nd article is about the President, the executive branch Article 6 has the supremacy clause which states that the Constitution, and acts of Congress are the supreme law of the land. Major Principles in the Constitution: Popular Sovereignty. Rule by the people. Federalism. Power is divided between the federal and state governments. Separation of Powers. Power is divided between the executive, legislative and executive governments. Checks and Balances. Each branch of government has some power over the other branches of government. Judicial Review. This is the power given to the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and other governments unconstitutional. Limited Government. The Constitution does not grant unlimited power to any branch of government. The Constitution lists some powers these branches have (called expressed, or enumerated powers), but it also lists things the government cannot do. Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution has the elastic clause, also called the "necessary and proper clause," that "stretches" to powers of the Congress to do things the Founders might not have thought of. Questions, part 1. Name(s): Period: 1. What are the three parts of the Constitution? 2. How many articles are in the Constitution? 3. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 4. What is the Supremacy Clause? 5. What are the three branches of our government? 6. What is the first article of the Constitution about? 7. What is the 2nd article of the Constitution about? 8. What is Popular Sovereignty? 9. What is Federalism? 10. What is the concept of separation of powers? 11. What is Judicial Review? 12. What is the "elastic clause"? 13. What are expressed powers? 14. What is the concept of limited government? Article 2 of the US Constitution. Take this short pre-test on the Executive and Judicial branches: pre-test on the Executive Answer the following questions from Article 2 of the Constitution: NAME(S): PERIOD: Answer the following questions, taken from the parts of Article 2 listed: Article II, Section 1 [The president; the executive power.—1.] 1. For how long a period is the President elected? [Appointment and qualifications of presidential electors.—2.] 2. What is the formula for determining how many Electors there are from each state? [Original method of electing the president and vice president.6] (This section was superseded by the 12th Amendment...) 3. How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidency? 4. Who decides who the President is if no candidate has a majority of Electoral votes? [Qualifications for the office of president.7—4.] 5. Whst is the minimum age for a person to be President? 6. How many years must a person be a resident of the US to be President? 7. Where must a person be born to be a President of the US? [Filling vacancy in the office of president.8—5.] 8. Who becomes President if the President is removed from office or dies? [Oath to be taken by the president.—7.] 9. In his oath of office, what does the President promise to protect and defend? Section 2 10. Who is the commander in chief of the army and navy? 11. What is the one case in which a President CANNOT grant a pardon? 12. Who must give 2/3 consent to a treaty that the President makes with another nation? 13. What Presidential appointments must get the approval of the Senate? 14. What section of Article 2 says that the President should give a State of the Union message? 15. For what crimes can a President be impeached?
Wed Dec 1	Check your grade...	Review your notes on the Overview, and Article 1, about the Congress. Read over these facts about Article 2 and the Presidency: ARTICLE 2 - EXECUTIVE STUFF… Explain what impeachment means... The President: must be 30 years old to be able to run for office, be born in the US, and a resident of the US for 14 years. His term of office is for 4 years. The Vice President is the President of the Senate and its presiding officer. He only votes if there is a tie. In the State of the Union address, the President if fulfilling his Constitutional duty to let Congress know about the how he thinks the country is doing. The President is the "commander in chief" of the army, navy, air force, and marines. The maximum number of years a President can serve is 10 years. If President Obama gets a bill on his desk that has been passed by Congress, it becomes a law if he does not sign it within 10 days. It becomes law immediately if he signs it. So either way, whether he signs it, or does not sign it (after 10 days), it becomes a law. (Unless he vetoes it!) The number of electoral votes needed to win the Presidency is 270, a majority of the 538 Electoral votes available. Now that you have studied your notes about the overview, article 1, and the stuff on the Presidency above, take this test....... It covers a few things we have not studied yet, but it will give you a good sense of taking the Constitution test. See how well you do... (This does not count for a grade) But you get 10 points for trying it, zero if you do not take it. You can work with a partner...
Wed Dec 8	Constitution Review	Constitution Test Coming Next Week! Study flag etiquette here. Take this test to see if you are getting this Constitution Stuff! Do it with a partner if you want to discuss the questions.
Wed Jan 5	Check your grade... Study the required vocab Rate Mr. Pahl	Final Civics Lab... Take the test on the required Civics vocabulary words Study the Targets for the test on Tuesday... Answer these questions about the Targets...(10 points, can be done with a partner, due tomorrow, Thursday...) Here is a study guide for the final exam. Senior slam: Name: Period: My current college plans: My current career plan: Best of BHS: Worst of BHS: What I like about my senior year: Favorite high school memory: My advice to next year's freshmen: Something stupid I've done: Final words to Mr. Pahl:

Constitution Day!

Ideas Come From...?

Active Citizenship

SOCIAL HOMEWORK

Political Beliefs - IL Govs.

Elections

Chap 10 Elections and Target Review

Election Results

Government Structure

Principles of the Constitution

Constitution Test Coming Next Week!

Final Civics Lab...