Current Problems

Jan 24 - Organizational Procedures. Watch CNN Student News 1-23 and 1-24. Take Notes. Hand out  State of the Union Address Worksheet. Examine important dates on Smartboard.

Jan 25 - Watch CNN Student News 1-25. Take Notes. Prepare for President Obama's State of the Union. PBS Handout Activity 2 - Work on News journal writing.

Jan 26 - Watch CNN Student News 1-26. Take Notes. Work on PBS curriculum on State of the Union Activity.

Jan 27 -Watch CNN Student News 1-27. Take notes. Take quiz. Go to lab and do journal entries for International, National, and State/Local. (1 article each)
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
How or Why:  Minimum of 25 words.  (Due Monday)

Jan 30 - Watch CNN Student News 1-30. Lab work - journals

Jan 31- Watch CNN Student News 1-31. Begin Topic on Afghanistan. Watch PBS Frontline on Afghanistan. Handout US Policy in Afghanistan p1-5.

Feb 1 - Watch CNN Student News 2-1. Lab work - journals. State of the Union paper due (5th Hour)

Feb 2 - Watch CNN Student News 2-2. Begin Topic on Afghanistan.  Discuss readings p 1-5. Begin to draft policy.

Feb 3 - Watch CNN Student News 2-3. Quiz. Lab work - journals

Feb 6 - Watch CNN Student News 2-6.  Choices Scholar lectures on Afghanistan. http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholars_afghanistan.php

Feb 7 - Watch CNN Student News 2-7 Lab work - journals

Feb 8 - Watch CNN Student News 2-8. Choices Scholar lectures on Afghanistan. http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholars_afghanistan.php

Feb 9 - Watch CNN Student News 2-9. Lab work -  journals.

Feb 10 - Watch CNN Student News 2-10.  Test .Watch PBS Frontline on Secret War (Afghanistan). 

Feb 13 - Watch CNN Student News 2-13. Lab work.

Feb 14 - Watch CNN Student News 2-14. Watch PBS Frontline on Secret War (Afghanistan). Discuss handout Questions. Quiz. Discuss Option 4 -

Feb 15 - Watch CNN Student News 2-15. Lab work.

Feb 16 - Watch CNN Student News  2-16. Discuss Option 1-4. Answer questions. Option 5

Feb 17 - Watch CNN Student News 2-17. Lab work on journals.  Work on Option 5.

Feb 20 - President's day - no school

Feb 21 - Watch CNN Student News 2-21.Lab work on journals.

Feb 22 - Watch CNN Student News 2-22. Correct option 4 questions. Collect answers to questions. Work on persuasive paper on your Afghanistan policy. Due Friday (2-24)

Feb 23 - Watch CNN Student News 2-23. Lab work.

Feb 24 - Watch CNN Student News 2-24. Quiz. Watch Frontline "Kill/Capture"

Feb 27 - Watch CNN Student News 2-27. Lab work. Increase How and Why: to 50 words

Feb 28 - Watch CNN Student News 2-28. Quiz. Watch Kill/Capture " Work on Afghanistan policy paper

Feb 29 - Watch CNN Student News 2-29. Lab work.

Mar 1- Watch CNN Student News 3-1. Afghanistan Policy paper due.

Mar 2 - Watch CNN Student News 3-2. Lab work.

Mar 4- Watch CNN Student News 3-4-10. Answer questions on "A Digital nation"

Mar 5- Watch CNN Student News 3-5-10. Quiz. Lab work. 1st hour turn in Lab work (5 entries)

Mar 8 - Watch CNN Student News 3-8-10. Watch Frontline "A Digital Nation." Answer questions on "A Digital nation"

Mar 9 - Watch CNN Student News 3-9-10. Lab work.

Mar 10 - Watch CNN Student News 3-10-10. Watch Frontline "A Digital Nation." Answer questions on "A Digital nation"

Mar 11 - Watch CNN Student News 3-11-10. Lab work. Finish Questions for Digital Nation.

Mar 12 - Watch CNN Student News 3-12-10. Watch Frontline "A Digital Nation." Answer questions on "A Digital nation"

Mar 15 - Watch CNN Student News 3-15-10. Lab work. **Increase to 50 word summaries.

Mar 16 - Watch CNN Student News 3-16-10. Introduce the budget making process. 10 Trillion and Counting.

Mar 17 - Watch CNN Student News 3-17-10. Lab work.

Mar 18 - Watch CNN Student News 3-18-10. Budget project. 10 Trillion and counting. I.O.U.S.A the movie.

Mar 19 - Watch CNN Student News 3-19-10. Quiz. Lab work.

Mar 22 - Watch CNN Student News 3-22-10. Finish movies.

Mar 23 - Watch CNN Student News 3-23-10. Lab work on debt questions.

Mar 24 - Watch CNN Student News 3-24-10. Labwork on budget issues

Mar 25 - Watch CNN Student News 3-25-10. Lab work.

Mar 26 - Watch CNN Student News 3-26-10. Collect research questions. Start on health care.

Mar 29 - Watch CNN Student News 3-29-10. Hand out Critical thinking Worksheet. Draft Purpose and a question with three sub-questions.

Mar 30 - Watch CNN Student News 3-30-10. Frontline: Sick Around America.

Mar 31 - Watch CNN Student News 3-31-10. Frontline: Sick Around America.

Apr 1 - Watch CNN Student News 4-1-10. Frontline: Sick Around America - readings.

Apr 6 - Watch CNN Student New 4-2-10. Quiz. Frontline: Sick Around America. Collect notes.

Apr 7 - Lab work. Questions on Health Care.

Apr 8 - Lab work. Questions on Health Care.

Apr 9 - Lab work. Questions on Health Care.

Apr 12 - Watch CNN Student New 4-12-10. Lab Journals.

Apr 13 - Watch CNN Student New 4-13-10.

Apr 14 - Watch CNN Student New 4-14-10. Lab Journals. Begin Drafting Thesis Statement for Compare and Contrast Paper.

Apr 15 - Watch CNN Student New 4-15-10. Sick Around the World

Apr 16 - Watch CNN Student New 4-12-10. Quiz. Lab Journals.

Apr 19 - Watch CNN Student New 4-19-10. Sick Around the World

Apr 20 - Watch CNN Student New 4-20-10. Lab Journals.

Apr 21 - Watch CNN Student New 4-21-10. Obama's Deal

Apr 22 - Watch CNN Student New 4-22-10. Lab Journals

Apr 23 - Watch CNN Student New 4-23-10. Test. Work on Questions

Apr 26 - Watch CNN Student New 4-26-10. Frontline: Obama's Deal

Apr 27 - Watch CNN Student New 4-27-10. Work on paper. Obama's Deal

Apr 28 - Watch CNN Student New 4-28-10. Work on hand written draft of health care law paper.

Apr 29 - Watch CNN Student New 4-29-10. Work on Health Care Paper.

Apr 30 - Watch CNN Student New 4-30-10. Quiz. Work on Health Care Paper.

May 3 -Watch CNN Student News 5-3-10. Work on Health Care Paper.

May 4 - Watch CNN Student News 5-4-10. Paper Due on Health Care. Read aloud to the class

May 5 - Watch CNN Student News 5-5-10. May 4 - Paper Due on Health Care. Read aloud to the class

May 6 - Watch CNN Student News 5-6-10. Reports

May 7 - Watch CNN Student News 5-7-10. Reports

May 10 - Watch CNN Student News 5-10-10. Reports.

May 11 - Watch CNN Student News 5-11-10. Nuclear Tipping Point.

May 12 - Watch CNN Student News 5-12-10. Nuclear Tipping Point.

May 13 - Watch CNN Student News 5-13-10. Lab.

May 14 - Watch CNN Student News 5-14-10. Nuclear Tipping Point.

May 17 - Watch CNN Student News 5-17-10. Lab

May 18 - Watch CNN Student News 5-18-10. Nuclear Tipping Point

May 19 - Watch CNN Student News 5-19-10. Lab

May 20 - Watch CNN Student News 5-20-10. Nuclear Tipping Point. Turn in notes and questions.

May 21 - Watch CNN Student News 5-21-10. Quiz. Lab.

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