Term+2-+Collaboration

Similar to the Term 1 page, here is where we can start uploading and sharing documents and assignments from Term 2 with each other. I am going to tentatively arrange this page by sub-topic areas and see if it suits our needs!

Note: Please write your name as the author, write a brief description of the assignment or resource, and upload the file beneath this information. Below is an example:

__Author__: James Liou __Resource name__: Guided worksheet introducing different forms of government. __Download file here__: [insert file link]

**//Unit Introduction: Justice, Courts and the Rule of Law://**
Henry Mahegan __Transitioning to Term 2 Plus Unit Introduction__: Justice System word cloud activity

This document is the final word cloud based on the responses of all three sections of my civics class. Henry Mahegan __Court Room Diagram Activity__: Courtroom diagram taken from //Government Alive!//

Apparently the worksheet for this lesson was too large a file to upload, sorry.

Henry Mahegan __State Court v. Federal Court Card Sort Activity__: Students had to compare the state and federal court system by using a Venn Diagram



__Marcie Fiorini: Main Role of the Judicial Branch: Resolving Society's Conflicts:__ Students created their own notes based on this reading. Make sure you are able to: 1 - Explain how the judicial branch resolves conflicts. 2- Define the six terms 3- Ask 2+ questions about the reading.



//**The Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights:**//
__Marcie Fiorini: VOCABULARY for WEEK__

//**Freedom of Speech Issues:**//
Henry Mahegan __United States v. O'Brien Case Examination__: Students were given packets of information about the case -- all of the information came from the case summary at the back of //Government Alive!// All I did was copy it, cut it up into four chunks, and paper clip them together.



//**Search & Seizure Issues:**//
Henry Mahegan __In-School Search and Seizure Case Examination__: Students examined several cases of in-school search and seizure and completed a worksheet.

They also completed this survey about the balance between student privacy and safety.

__Marcie Fiorini:__ Just focused on "The Investigation", which lead to court cases involving search and seizure. The students worked in groups, each group assigned a reading. They had to take notes that fit into their matrix space. The next day they shared out their notes using the document projector.

//**Grassroots Movements as a Method for Social Change:**//
Henry Mahegan __Recent Grassroots Movements, Protests, etc.__: Students completed three stations that each focused on the protests and demonstrations of 2011 -- much of the material for this lesson was taken from the //Time Magazine// "Person of the Year" issue.

I also had a scanned version of "The Protest Network" map on pages 76-77 of that issue of //Time//, but the file it was too big to upload.

//**PAR Overview:**//
__Marcie Fiorini: I__ used the presentation on the first day we talked about PAR. This guided them through the sample PAR projects at their tables.

Marcie Fiorini: I used this more detailed presentation about a week later.