Stadium, Judicial System, & Classwork

I went through the history and current process of the Vikings' Stadium efforts, followed by a Standard Deviant's summary of the Judicial System.  You then had 15+ minutes to work on your Judicial System Handout, which is DUE WEDNESDAY.

Tues:  Standard Deviant's Civil Liberties (25 mins.), followed by 25 minutes of classwork time

Weds - Standard Deviant's Civil Rights (15 mins.) preceded by 25 minutes of classwork time

Thurs - Vid: Cost of Freedom.  Include a response in your Weekly WIL.

Fri - Correct Judicial System Packet, Receive Take-Home Exam (Due Tuesday)

PTSD

The trauma is over and you were to complete a chart for 12 Angry Men.  I also uploaded all of the readings for the Justice System Packet Handout (Vocab & Organization).  To see everything, go to the Unit Page.  You will get Monday and some of Tuesday in class.  We'll correct everything on Wednesday, followed by a test on Friday.

12 Angrier Men

We finished the film today and will discuss it tomorrow.  You will have some more time to complete the Justice System packet tomorrow and Monday.  We will correct it in class on Weds.  Expect a test on Thursday or Friday.

12 Angry Men

We started the movie in class today.  You will get a handout when we finish the film on Thursday.  Pay attention to character personalities, group dynamics, and be mindful of the circumstances surrounding each juror's change in opinion.  In class tomorrow, you will get a packet of Judicial System expectations.  I went through the four chapters to pull out what I feel to be essential.  There is also a long list of vocabulary.  by no means must you write definitions for each, but YOU MUST KNOW THEM ALL.  So, if there is a term you do not know, write the definition in the space.  You will have Wednesday and Friday to complete the work in class.

Saving Handouts

I distributed the next set of handouts, reminded you of your advertising "homework" that was due last Friday, and we watched a short video about how to wisely use credit.  We discussed how today's dollar is worth more than tomorrow's while also opening the exploration of credit.  The day was concluded with a look at Homer Simpson's credit rating.

Saving - Now or Later?

You picked up a handout of four worksheets and then sat at a computer in order to create a spreadsheet depicting different savings scenarios.

Freakonomics - Incentives

We briefly discussed the recent homicides in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park.  People kill people, but guns make it easier.  While we have a 2nd Amendment right to own firearms, should there be limits placed on ownership and use in terms of type, number, and availability or access?  That is your Weekly WIL question.  We spent the rest of the day finishing Freakonomics with the study of Incentives - Can You Bribe A 9th Grader To Succeed?  You wrote a personal response when finished.

I will be out on Thursday.  The assignment given is to read two excerpts from Andrew Carnegie and Karl Marx.  There are questions to ponder and respond to on the back of each excerpt.  We'll discuss them on Friday.

Beginning of the End

Your FINAL Quarter of High School (well, for most of you at least).  We started the day by defining the following terms as succinctly as possible:

Economics                                Demand                         Equilibrium

Markets                                   Supply                            Shortage

Opportunity Cost                            Price Effect             Surplus

Resources (types of)                      Shift in

                                                         Elasticity

We then watched the third segment of Freakonomics: "It's Not Always A Wonderful Life" explores the question of what led to a decline in the urban crime rate in the US during the mid- to late 1990s. The authors of Freakonomics suggest that a substantial factor was the 1973 US Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, in the US which permitted people to have legal abortions, leading to more wanted children with better upbringings.

I concluded the day by reminding you that there are still about 38 days of class left...so do not stop now.