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Message from Vader

Article a Week (Ideas)

Dropouts http://kellygallagher.org/resources/AoW%2012_06%20Dropout%20Rate.pdf Bystander Effect http://kellygallagher.org/resources/AoW%2012%20Witness%20Psychology.pdf Arresting Parents for Kids Skipping School http://kellygallagher.org/resources/AoW%209%20Police%20Sweep.pdf Adopting a Longer School Year: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/education/school-districts-in-5-states-will-lengthen-their-calendars.html?_r=0 Eliminating Senior Year: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/magazine/28FOB-wwln-t.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1354664563-kOHNuibyAq3oiyKvqBLNNQ Texting and Grammar http://articles.latimes.com/print/2012/aug/02/business/la-fi-tn-texting-ruining-kids-grammar-skills-20120801 Resource (Deeper Reading Strategies) http://www.cojusd.org/cms/lib2/CA01001709/Centricity/Domain/198/AVID%20Critical%20Reading.pdf

World Studies Exam #3

Fill-in-the-blank (2 points each) Demography: the study of __________________ data. Birthrate: the number of births per _____________ people in a country. The number of people per square mile _________________. The population pattern in which people choose to live ______________. The number of deaths of  infants  in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year______________ The characteristics of a country include: government, people, ______________  and ______________. In a capitalist economic system, the three basic economic questions for society are answered by ____________. In a socialist economic system, __________  and ___________ answer the three basic economic questions. In a communist economic system, the _______________ answers all three basic economic questions. There are five countries in the world that have this type of economic system __________________. The three classification of jobs discussed in class were: primary, ____...

Kids Helping Kids

Annoying Writing Mistakes

Education's Effect on Income

Who is dropping out?

Flashcards as Study Tools

Helper's High

Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope... and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. ~Robert F. Kennedy The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King Jr. More reason to do good: ABC News story: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2685717&page=1 More on "helpers high" http://www.smm.org/buzz/buzz_tags/helpers_high Christian Science Monitor Article: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0725/p13s02-lire.htm Take the "Compassion Quiz" http://www.whygoodthingshappen.com/main.php?section=quiz Why Good Things Happen to Good People http://www.whygoodthingshappen.com/home.php Read one of the articles above. Write a brief reflection. In your reflection, discuss one thing you learned from the articl...

Thoughts?

Bill of Rights Infographic

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bill-of-Rights-pdf.pdf

The Gettysburg Tweet

Assassin's Creed III

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/gaming/2012/10/assassin_s_creed_iii_is_a_thrilling_hyperdetailed_journey_to_the_colonial.html http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-US/games/assassins-creed-3-liberation/index.aspx

United States History Project- Use Thinglink to Design an Interactive Poster

Login to Thinglink. http://www.thinglink.com/ Create an account. Search "Constitution" for ideas. Create your own interactive poster. Your poster must include information explaining the four parts of the Constitution: -Preamble -Articles I-VII -Bill of Rights -Amendments 11-27 Example: http://www.thinglink.com/scene/327082212488904705 Resources: The Constitution-Infographic: http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-constitution-infographic.html The Constitution Explained: http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution Constitution Videos: http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/student-resources/videos/ Bill of Rights Video: http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/hall-pass/the-bill-of-rights

The Water Cycle

What the World Eats- World Studies Project

Choose five families from five continents to analyze. For each family, provide the following information: -Name of the family -Location (City, Country) -Average life expectancy (males and females) -Total cost of food for one week -Number of people in the household -Cost of food divided by the number of people in household -General observations (Too much food or too little food? Healthy or unhealthy food?) -Factors likely contributing to food availability and food choices for each family Family (Name) Location (Continent, Country, City) Life Expectancy (Males, Females) Total Cost of Food for 1 week Number of people in the household Cost of food divided by the number of people in the household General Observations (Too much/ too little food, healthy/ unhealthy food) Factors contributing to food availability and food choices #1 #2 #3 #4 ...

The Flipped Classroom Infographic

Tips for Improving Memory

Be Yourself

Study Skills- Infographic

Answer the following questions from the infographic above. 1) What are the two basic study patterns students can follow? 2) What method works best? 3) Test anxiety affects __________% of students. 4) Test anxiety can cause students to stay up all night cramming for their exams. Stress affects students' sleep more than: 5) The ave. GPA of students who pull all-nighters: 6) The ave. GPA of students who do not pull all-nighters: Study Tips: 7) Study __________ minutes a day in the week leading up to the test. 8) Exercise before you ______________. 9) Exercising before studying or taking a test gets _________   ________  to your brain which helps you focus and absorb more information. 10. Sleep after studying. During sleep, the brain _______________ what it has recently learned into memory. 11). Eat a healthy ______________________ which will help you stay alert and focused.

Tips to Stress Less

10 Things You Must Give Up to Move Forward

How to Tell if You Are Plagiarizing- Infographic

World Studies- Lab Exercise (using CIA World Factbook)

Compare the United States to five other countries on five different continents.  List the five countries and continents you researched. Other than the United States, which country would you choose to live? Why?  Briefly discuss: *the people (language, religion, infant mortality rate, life expectancy, literacy rate), *  geography (climate, natural resources, notable features), *government (what type of government), and  *economy (GDP/ t he gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year, unemployment rate, percent of population below the poverty line, distribution of family income/ degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country ) in your response. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ Country People Geography Government Economy ...

International Comparisons- Freedom of the Press

Freedom House has been at the forefront in monitoring threats to media independence since 1980. A free press plays a key role in sustaining and monitoring a healthy democracy , as well as in contributing to greater accountability, good government, and economic development . Most importantly, restrictions on media are often an early indicator that governments intend to assault other democratic institutions. According to Freedom House’s  Freedom of the Press  index, only 14.5 percent of the world's citizens live in countries that enjoy a free press. In the rest of the world, governments as well as non-state actors control the viewpoints that reach citizens and brutally repress independent voices who aim to promote accountability, good governance, and economic development. http://www.freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-press What is the role of a free press? Give two examples of the role the press plays in a free society? What percentage of the world's citizens live in...

"All the President's Men"

What is the "press"? Which Amendment protects the press? Is freedom of the press absolute? Explain. What are checks and balances? Do you think the media is a "checks and balances" in our political system? Explain why or why not. Who are Woodward and Bernstein? What did you learn about the work of investigative journalists from the film, "All the President's Men"? What role did the Washington Post play in the downfall of President Richard Nixon? How did President Nixon try to control the press? What risks are involved in running a controversial story such as the Watergate scandal? (include a brief discussion of the use of anonymous sources) What happened to those involved in the cover-up?

International Comparisons- Equality and Prosperity

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2011/02/19/opinion/19blowcht.html?ref=opinion http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/19/opinion/19blow.html?_r=2&scp=3&sq=american%20shame&st=cse&# Part I: 1) Which country experienced greater income inequality? a)Canada, b)Czech Republic, c)Japan, d) United States 2) Of all the countries listed, which experienced the least income inequality? 3) On a scale of 1-10, what level of democracy did the United States achieve? 4) Which country scored the highest in this category? 5) Which country scored the lowest in this category? 6) What is food insecurity? 7) Which three countries reported the highest rates of food insecurity? 8) How did the United States compare to the other countries listed with regard to life expectancy? 9) Overall, how did the United States compare to the other "advanced economies" in the world? Part II: http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/listing Compare the following countries to the United States:...

Levels of Economy- Tertiary

The phrase “service economy” — commonly used to describe the U.S. economic profile these days — refers to a decrease in manufacturing (where we make things for people) and an increase in the service sector (where we do stuff for people). Planet Money  put together stacked bar graphs to illustrate the increasing importance of service in our economy (1972 on the left, 2012 on the right).  Manufacturing (making things) is in yellow, so you can clearly see its decline in prominence.  Service sectors include “professional and business services,” “leisure and hospitality,” and “education and health services.”

Belief in God- International Comparisons

Here’s all 28 in rank order (borrowed from  LiveScience ).  Notice how wide the divergence is.  In Japan, the least religious country according to this measure, only 4% say they have no doubt God exists.  In The Philippines, 84% have no doubt. % Have No Doubt God Exists: Japan: 4.3 percent East Germany: 7.8 percent Sweden: 10.2 Czech Republic: 11.1 Denmark: 13.0 Norway: 14.8 France: 15.5 Great Britain: 16.8 The Netherlands: 21.2 Austria: 21.4 Latvia: 21.7 Hungary: 23.5 Slovenia: 23.6 Australia: 24.9 Switzerland: 25.0 New Zealand: 26.4 West Germany: 26.7 Russia: 30.5 Spain: 38.4 Slovakia: 39.2 Italy: 41.0 Ireland: 43.2 Northern Ireland: 45.6 Portugal: 50.9 Cyprus: 59.0 United States: 60.6 Poland: 62.0 Israel: 65.5 Chile: 79.4 The Philippines: 83.6