Today is June 4, or, 6/4. My favorite number is 64, which I wore playing football at Wilson High School. Photo taken in 2003.
Dear class,
It is the week before finals! Wow! We wrapped up our look at current foreign policy today as we start to embark on the final presentations soon. Here's what happened in class today:
It is the week before finals! Wow! We wrapped up our look at current foreign policy today as we start to embark on the final presentations soon. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 8: I can identify how technological knowledge and innovation shapes a society, place, or region.
Knowledge LT 22: I can describe the influences, impacts and resolutions of historical conflicts.
Critical Thinking LT 4: I can evaluate information and explanations within a given context and develop a relevant conclusion.
Critical Thinking LT 5: I can justify and support arguments or interpretation with appropriate evidence.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Research LT 1: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
AGENDA 6/4/19:
Wildcat News Brief - Gerardo
Current Foreign Policy
Issues Assignment
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog! Get some sleep! Continue working on your conflict presentation! Next news brief: Vicky.Issues Assignment
Work Time
Wildcat News Brief: Gerardo had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: CNN.com - Trump meets with Theresa May. After discussing the story, we also checked in to see if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Vicky was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Vicky was assigned to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
We also watched Westview Wildcat News, which is available here if you missed class or wanted to see it again:
Current Foreign Policy: Much of our time in the past couple of months has been spent analyzing what happened during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Today, we learned more about what happened after, and current foreign policy. Here's the PowerPoint presentation that I went through in class:
Here is the sheet for notes that I passed out to the class:
As noted in the presentation near the end, we then turned our attention to current issues with the U.S. relationship with the world. There were a fair amount of handouts in class about this, which were all about current positions that President Trump has about the world. Students read these positions and attempted to summarize them into an overall statement.
Issues Assignment: To build on the work we did last class, the assignment related can be found here (it is also posted in Google Classroom if you would like to complete an electronic version):
The link referenced in the assignment can be found here:
The prompt for the assignment is: Based on your notes, and your definition of current foreign policy, decide what could become a major conflict or escalation for the United States. Make sure you support your claim with evidence.
Work Time: The rest of class (if there was any time) was devoted to work time on the conflict presentation - assigning roles for what to do, creating the presentation, etc. Here is the assignment for the United States conflict presentations, which is the final major project of the year (hopefully not too stressful, though):
Here is the PowerPoint that shows who is in what conflict presentation group:
Here is the calendar of what I think we will be doing for the rest of the year in American Studies, to help students plan. That calendar is linked here (and may be updated, so use the link over the paper copy you were given):
Here is the PowerPoint that shows who is in what conflict presentation group:
Here is the calendar of what I think we will be doing for the rest of the year in American Studies, to help students plan. That calendar is linked here (and may be updated, so use the link over the paper copy you were given):
Google Drive - American Studies 10 Foreign Policy Calendar 2019
See everyone next class! Only two more to go until finals!
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