Using the Web and other Creative Teaching Strategies for the American Government Intro Class Lisa Lawrason, Chair Dina Krois, Michael Nagle, and Paul Rozycki
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Using the Web and other Creative Teaching Strategies for the
American Government Intro Class Lisa Lawrason, Chair Dina Krois,
Michael Nagle, and Paul Rozycki
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Engaging Students Weekly e-mail Discussion Board Movie
Assignment Web-based interactive lectures = CD-ROM of narrated
power point presentations
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On-line Student Success Weekly E-mail Each week every student
in the class receives an e-mail outlining the weeks assignments I
often include a goofy picture of me
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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Send a practice e-mail
attachment by Thursday at 11:00 PM Reply to another students
biography is due by Friday at 11:00 PM Comments on Lecture01 is due
Sunday by 11:00 PM Other Things To Work On Practice navigating
through the Blackboard site, Power point Presentations and the
study guides for the exams. You might want to start reading
Founding Brothers (but the first posting isnt due until Sunday
September 18 at 11:00 PM). You may want to pick out a movie to
watch from the first set of options.
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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Exam #1 is due by 11:00 PM
Tuesday Feb 5 (thats tomorrow). Begin (or continue) reading Fools
Crow; Posting #1 is due Friday 2/8 by 11:00 PM. Posting over
Lecture05-Progressives is due Sunday 2/10 by 11:00 PM Other Things
To Be Working On Choose a film for Movie Posting #1; the summary
posting is due Tuesday 2/12 by 11:00 PM Continue reading Fools
Crow; additional postings are due over the next few weeks, but the
quiz over the book doesnt have to be taken February 26.
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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments 9/11 Commission Posting #3
is due by Tuesday 2/10 by 11:00 PM Comments on Lecture05 are due by
Friday 2/13 by 11:00 PM 9/11 Commission Posting #4 is due by Sunday
2/15 by 11:00 PM Other Things To Be Working On The Quiz over 9/11
Commission will be available later this week; it must be taken by
2/22 If you choose to write your paper over 9/11 Commission, that
Summary/ Analysis paper will be due Friday 2/27. If you choose to
write your paper over The Peoples Choice it will be due later
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Weekly E-mail This Weeks Assignments Exam #1 is due by 11:00 PM
Tuesday September 19 (thats tomorrow). Begin (or continue) reading
Man of the People; Posting #1 is due Sunday September 24 by 11:00
PM. Other Things To Be Working On Movie Posting #1 is due by 11:00
PM Tuesday 9/26. Continue reading Man of the People; the quiz over
the book must be taken by Tuesday October 10 at 11:00 PM.
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A Student Responds!
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End of Course Evaluation
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On-line Student Success Discussion Forums Goals: Encourage
student participation & interaction with one another Students
must show theyve read the material (summary) & demonstrate
critical thinking (evaluation) Types: Lectures, Movies,
Readings/Outside Books
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Discussion Board: Types of Forums
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Lecture Posting
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Lecture Postings: Atomic Bomb
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Movie Postings ( Students Must Pick ONE From A List) West Wing
(any episodeidentify the title in your posting) Rosewood (1997-race
relations in US South during 1920s) Boycott (2001-Montgomery Bus
Boycott) Recount (2008-2000 Gore vs. Bush election recount) Karl
Rove: The Architect (2005-PBS Frontline Documentary about Bush
advisor) All the Presidents Men (1976-Watergate Scandal) Can Mr.
Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006- Documentary-young professor
runs for Congress) Journeys With George (2003-Bushs 2000 campaign)
Gideons Trumpet (1980-defendants right to counsel)
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Movie Posting (Summary)
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Movie Postings (Summary)
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Movie Postings (Response)
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Discussion Board (Book Posting)
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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material:
lecture outline
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Civil Rights I.Intro II.Amendments 13, 14, 15 III.Segregation
& Responses A.Legal Basis B.Fighting Back & Successes
IV.Women A.Vote B.Jobs C.Education V.Conc. Key Terms Plessy vs.
Ferguson Jim Crow Brown Decision Thurgood Marshall Earl Warren Bus
Boycott Sit-ins 1964 Civil Rights Act 24 th Amendment Voting Rights
Act 19 th Amendment Title IX
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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material:
lecture outline Text, combined with images & narration are used
to deliver lecture material
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Two Key Concepts: How The Electoral College Works 1.In order to
win a Presidential election a candidate must win a majority of
electoral votes (270).
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How the Electoral College Works How many Electoral votes are
there? 435(Members of the House of Reps) 100(Members of the Senate)
+ 3(WA DC) 538 Total Number of Electoral Votes A majority of 538 =
270 ; in order to win a Presidential election a candidate needs 270
Electoral votes
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Narrated Power Point Lectures Introduction/Preview Material:
lecture outline Text, combined with images & narration are used
to deliver lecture material
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Rosa Parks Bus
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Front of Bus: Whites Only Back of Bus: Blacks Only
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Narrated Power Point Lectures Hyperlinks make it interactive
Introduction/Preview Material: lecture outline Text, combined with
images & narration are used to deliver lecture material
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Worlds Smallest Political Quiz Click here for hyperlink to
quiz
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Political Parties Democratic Party WebsiteRepublican Party
Website
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Using the Web and other Creative Teaching Strategies for the
American Government Intro Class Lisa Lawrason, Chair Dina Krois,
Michael Nagle, and Paul Rozycki