2nd Six Weeks Assignments

(these will be updated throughout the grading period)

 

***To receive full credit on an assignment, it must be completed and turned in on time. 

***Late assignments will receive significantly lower grades. 

***No work will be accepted for credit more than 2 class periods after it was due beginning with the 3rd six weeks.

 

  1. Constitution Study Guide (20 points)
  2. Opinion Paragraphs (10 points)

--Pick three issues that we talked about in class and write a paragraph defending your position on each issue. 

--Each of your three paragraphs should be at least 5 sentences long. 

--Issues to choose from:  abortion, the death penalty, the “war” in Iraq, international relations, the environment, and taxes.

3.  Voter Turnout WS/Electoral College WS (10 points)

4.  Electoral College WS front back (10 points)

5.  WS pp. 246-250 (10 points)

6.  News Article Analysis (10 points)

      --Bring a news article to class (newspaper, internet, magazine, etc.)

      --answer questions 1-4 about your article on page 269 (on a separate sheet of paper, complete sentences, thoughtful answers)

7.  Three Paragraphs on the Electoral College (10 points)

            --read p. 245

            --write one persuasive paragraph about why the Electoral College system works

            --write one paragraph about why it should be abolished

            --write one paragraph on the steps that would have to be taken to abolish it (amendment process)

            --each paragraph must be at least 5 sentences

      8.  Political Cartoon Assignment (10 points)

            --Pick ONE of the following options:

1.     Create your own political cartoon.  It must be colorful, neat, and it must make a point or express a point of view about a topic.  Include a title. 

2.     Find 3 political cartoons in newspapers, magazines, on the internet, etc. 

            --Answer the following questions about each cartoon: 

                        a.  Who/what is being represented? 

                        b.  What symbols are being used to represent people/places/things? 

                        c.  What is the artist’s point? 

            --Attach your cartoons to the paper where you wrote your answers.

9.  Elections and Media Study Guide (20 points)

10.  Constitution Review WS (10 points)

11.  WS 138-144 (How Congress is Organized)

      12.  WS 146-150 (The Powers of Congress)

 

 

Tests/Quizzes

--Constitution Quiz (30 points)

--Constitution/Citizenship Test (100 points)

--Elections Quiz (35 points)

--Elections, Media Influence Test (100 points)