6/12-6/16 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Can you name ALL the presidents on your packet cover?
2.  Modern Era Unit Independent Study.  Over the next 3 days, you will be researching the presidencies of Nixon through George W. Bush.  Use the resources in class, and the video clips below, to complete your "Modern Era" packet.

Friday 6/12

• Richard Nixon:  Brain-pop
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Review your work...

Monday 6/15

1.  Bellringer:  Why did Ronald Reagan (clip) appeal to Americans in the 1980s?

• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush
• Review your work...

Tuesday 6/16

1.  Bellringer:  If a president does a good job, but makes bad choices in his/her personal life, should that matter to the American people?  Watch the clip below....then explain.  

• Bill Clinton
• George W. Bush & Interview 
• Review your work...
• Closure:  Read the article on the amount of money that we spend on our ex-presidents, and answer the question that follows.

6/11 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Congratulations on a job well done!  Projects were outstanding!  Now, back to work...We have to cover Nixon through Obama!
2.  Collaboration Grades:  Grade your group mates on their work over the last several weeks.
3.  Political Typology Quiz:  See Mr. Law for the handout.

HW - Bonus from the Quiz?