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Big Business Flipped 

1/31/2017

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Click here to access Big Business PPT slides for Tuesday
https://scsd-my.sharepoint.com/personal/kargus14_scsd_us/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?guestaccesstoken=upbfMiqvYEekpK/pFF081xC/uXlddBeNAgt/fAy6q8s=&docid=2_126368586422f4f5d86c2310212068fc6&rev=1


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Government - Open house INFO HELP! 

10/12/2016

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Youth Council Information

http://www.syracuseut.com/Community/YouthCouncil.aspx

RTE 81 Information

http://www.localsyr.com/dot-schedules-6-neighborhood-meetings-on-i-81-project
https://www.dot.ny.gov/i81opportunities/getinvolved

Task:
Media Release
RTE 81 Meetings
  • Create a poster or flyer (single page handout) for the RTE 81 informational meeting coming up
  • Write a poster or flyer for the specific meeting being held at ITC Next week.
  • Write a tweet for Mr. Sohowski  or Syracuse City Schools
  • Write a Facebook post for ITC or Syracuse City Schools
City Youth Council
  • Create a poster or flyer (single page handout) for open house tonight
  • Write a tweet for Mr. Sohowski  or Syracuse City Schools
  • Write a Facebook post for ITC or Syracuse City Schools
Email to mrsargus2@gmail.com

*** There are district approved hashtags.  Please ask librarians




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Government - Attack Ads 

10/4/2016

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fact_checking.docx
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Task:
  1. Locate at least two political ads to analyze (some links below)
  2. Complete fact checking sheet


Sites
Site you might use to try and fact check.  It is difficult to do. 

  • Check left and right websites
  • Always question data (whose study was it and why did they complete study?
  • Possible sites to use
    • http://www.factcheck.org/
    • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/
    • http://www.politifact.com/

Attack Ads
Colleen Deacon

https://colleendeacon.com/media
 
Katko
http://www.johnkatkoforcongress.com/news-events/ Scroll to bottom
 
Wendy Long
https://wendylong.com/videos/
 
Chuck Schumer (can you find one put out by his campaign?  I can’t.  What does this say?)
 
Presidential TV ads
https://newrepublic.com/political-ad-database
Trump Anti Hillary search terms (honest, “corrupt Hillary,” “Dark Secrets”
Hillary Anti trump (search “role models,” “Trump KKK,”  and “trump clothing line”
 
 
 

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Government - Debate the Debate 

9/28/2016

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Please use NBCLEARN Decision 2016 Links to review current election issues and debate points from Monday night

Task:  View a sampling of videos above.  Choose one video that represents and issue you want to discuss with class tomorrow. For that issue please have an opening statement prepared and post the information below to padlet. 

Use Padlet link here :(Period 4/5 )  OR  (Period 6/7 )
To Post:
  • Your name
  • point of discussion
  • NBCLEARN Election link 
Tomorrow you will bring a point to class and an argument about one of the issues below.
  • Debate Circus
  • Specific policy issues (Healthcare, taxes, security, etc)
  • Fundraising
  • Appeal to young voters
  • Health of Candidates
  • Emails/ FBI/ Taxes/ Legal troubles  
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Mercantilism and Salutatory Neglect 

9/28/2016

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​Wednesday September 28th
Sign in to Office365
  • OneNOte
  • US History
  • Content Library
  • Explore Materials below
  • Read
https://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/3
  1. Click on Mercantilism
  2. Read Section
  3. Watch Videos on Section
  4. Try to do "check for understanding
  5. www.castlelearning.com
  • signin using SCSD credentials
  • Complete Colonies Assignment  
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Identifying your study needs

5/24/2016

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1. Complete a Castle Learning Assignmet
2.  Once completed, go back in to "completed assignments"
3. Click on assignment and look for three dots in right hand corner
4. Click on reports to obtain a list of vocabulary words for missed questions

Create a regents review Quizlet
1. www.quizlet.com
2. Create and account
3. "new study set"
4. Name set your name and US Regents Review
5. Choose English in both columns
6. type in vocabulary word you need to review
7.  Choose 'auto define" to add definition

For Grade share your link with me via email
Kargus@scsd.us
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Cold War at Home 

5/2/2016

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red_scare_2.ppt
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U.S. History Cold War Begins Flipped 

4/15/2016

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2. Complete Cold Ward Quiz on Castle Learning
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Civic Action Project 

4/10/2016

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Important Dates: 
  1. Topic check in: Tuesday April 12th (classwork grade) 
  2. W, W, W, W, W, H chart check in:  Thursday April 14th (homework grade) 
  3. Completed Civic Action : Tuesday April 19th (Quiz Grade) 
  4. Class Presentations: Wed - Friday April 22nd (Quiz Grade) 

Research Guidelines 

civic_action_project_guidelines.docx
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Civic Action Guide
Use page # in above guide to locate 2 page guide for your specific action. 

civic_action_project_guidelines.pdf
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Tuesday 3/ 29 

3/29/2016

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Hey kids, Sorry I can't be there,  
  1. Take a look at the powerpoint about FDR's shady doings and complete the notes.
  2. I also added another castle Learning assignment 
  3.  I am pushing tomorrow's quiz to Thursday

List of items to be graded tomorrow: 
  1. New Deal Notes 
  2. New Deal Programs chart 
  3. Castle learning depression new deal 
  4. FDR Criticism Notes 
  5. New Deal 2 Castle Learning assignment 
new_deal_criticism.ppt
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