Middle East Map

Use the map above to finish filling in your blank map for Tuesday (January 29th).
Here are the directions again in case you need them:

Part I: Find and label the following items on your map

1. The Indian Ocean
2. The Mediterranean Sea
3. The Caspian Sea
4. The Black Sea
5. The Red Sea
6. The Persian Gulf
7. Turkey
8. Iraq
9. Iran
10. Saudi Arabia
11. Afghanistan
12. Kuwait
13. Israel
14. Syria
15. Lebanon
16. Jordan
17. Egypt
18. Sudan
19. Pakistan

Extra Credit:
20. India
21. China
22. Russia
23. Greece

Part II: Using colored pencils shade the following areas. Be sure to include a key somewhere on your map.

• Use brown to shade in all areas that used to be part of the Soviet Union.
• Use red to shade in the 2 countries invaded by the U.S. in this decade.
• Use green to shade in 3 allies of the U.S. in the War on Terror
• Circle the country that Iraq invaded to start the first Gulf War.

Deciding which candidate to support

For those of you who are caught up in campaign fever but still feel confused as to which candidate best matches your own feelings on the issues... technology has once again come to the rescue.

The good people at selectsmart.com have put together a site where you can take a brief survey of your feelings on various political issues and then it will tell you how closely your views match up with those of the different candidates.

So follow this link to become a more informed voter (or potential voter).

To make it more interesting.... if you complete this survey and give us a printout of the results, we will give you extra credit!! yay!!

Note: you can also view a summary of the candidate's views on different issues by following this link.

CIVICS FINAL EXAM REVIEW

The Final Exam is scheduled for Thursday, January 17th from 8:30-10:45 a.m.

The following is a study guide which you can use to prepare for the exam.

Unit 1: Government and Citizenship

• Be able to identify key politicians and presidential candidates

• Know the 4 purposes of government and be able to provide examples of each.

• Be able to explain the difference between a primary, caucus, and general election

• Be able to recognize and explain the differences between radical, liberal, centrist, conservative, and reactionary political perspectives.

• Be able to correctly answer a sampling of questions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Naturalization Self-Test available at http://tinyurl.com/2llrdq

• Be able to define “Civics” and “Citizen”

Rights of citizens:
1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________

Responsibilities of citizens:
1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________

Responsibilities of the different levels of government:

Federal:

State:

Local:

Concurrent:

Unit 2: Civil Liberties

• Be able to explain the 6 key civil liberties discussed in class and recognize how they can be applied in different situations.

• Know which documents provide us with civil liberties

• Be able to identify key aspects of the Patriot Act and why it is controversial

Unit 3: Race

• Be able to describe the concept of white privilege and examples

• Compare racial segregation today with that from before 1965

• Be familiar with the terms de jure and de facto

• Explain the concept and origins of redlining and discuss whether it occurs today

• Identify the Community Reinvestment Act and ways that banks try to get around it

• Define wealth, assets, liabilities, mortgages, and provide examples.

• Be able to identify the average person’s most valuable asset.

• Explain the concept of white flight and how it affects minorities

• Describe the origins of the Federal Housing Administration (What is it? When was it created? Why?) and how it impacted minority communities

• Explain the idea of gentrification

Unit 4: Gender

• Be able to define the following terms: Masculinity, Femininity, Objectification, Patriarchy, Glass Ceiling, Occupational Segregation, Prochoice, Prolife, and Misogyny

• Know what the national gender Wage Gap is today

• Be able to identify the Equal Pay Act

• To be able to explain the debate over Emergency Contraception or the Morning-after pill

• Identify the F.D.A. (Food and Drug Administration)

• Identify Roe v Wade

• Identify the Sexual Revolution and its effects on gender roles

Unit 5: Human Rights

• Be able to define human rights and treaty

• Be able to identify the United Nations (What is it? When/Why was it founded? What are it major activities?)

• Be able to identify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and how it represents a compromise between different versions of freedom

• Be able to identify which historical figure was most influential in creating the UDHR

• Be able to discuss the 2 major functions of the UDHR

• Be able to identify Guantanamo Bay

• Be familiar with Human Rights Treaty Bodies and be able to give an example

Unit 6: Research and Writing Skills

• Know how to correctly paraphrase information

• Know how to correctly incorporate a quote from a source

• Know how to correctly cite a source within the body of a paper using MLA (parenthetical citation)

• Know how to correctly format a works cited entry for a book, website, and periodical page

Final Civics Research Project - World Conflict

You have been assigned the following research project as part of your final exam grade in civics. At this point, all students have chosen a conflict to research. Here is the outline of the assignment as well as the rubric on which you will be graded.

INTRODUCTION - Researchers have calculated that during the last 5000 years, there has been peace on earth for a total of only 292 years. At any given time, there are anywhere from 50-100 wars going on in the world. Most of them are insurgencies or internal security problems in places known as "flashpoints" or "hot spots" -- all synonyms for the same thing -- political violence.

PROJECT OVERVIEW - Each student will choose and research one such “trouble spot” in the world today. Students will prepare a 7-minute oral presentation for their classmates and turn in a written summary of their research.

ORAL PRESENTATION

Your presentation must incorporate the following elements:

• 2 Images: photographs, etc.
• 1 Map of the region
• 1 Visual Aid: a chart, graph, cartoon, etc.

Note: These are minimum requirements. Feel free to enhance your presentation in other ways, such as bringing in a video clip, making a power point, designing an activity, etc.

WRITTEN SUMMARY

Number your responses to the following questions:

1. Who are the groups and key figures involved?
2. What are they fighting about? When and how did the conflict begin?
3. How has it evolved over the years? What is the situation today?
4. Discuss what human rights or civil liberties are at stake in the conflict. Be specific.
5. What is the official U.S. position on this conflict?
6. What is the official U.N. position on the conflict?

➢ Your response to each question must be at least ONE paragraph long and include at least ONE parenthetical citation.

➢ Your summary must also include a Works Cited page with at least TWO sources

➢ ONE of your sources must be a print source i.e. a newspaper, book, or magazine. (You may use www.wikipedia.org, but it will not count as one of the 2 required sources)

GRADING:

You will receive two grades for your project. The average of these grades will count as 50% of your midterm grade for the course.

1. One grade will be based on your presentation itself: how well you communicate to the class, if you incorporate all the required elements, etc.

2. The other grade will be based on the written summary: how well it answers the assigned questions, whether it cites sources correctly, spelling, grammar, etc.

Ongoing Conflict Areas in the World Today:

Chechnya (Russia)
Sri Lanka
Israel / Palestine
Darfur (Sudan)
Tibet
Kashmir (India/Pakistan)
Chiapas (Mexico)
Colombia
East Timor (Indonesia)
Rwanda
Angola
Sierra Leone
Algeria
Somalia
Cambodia
Northern Ireland
North Korea vs. South Korea
China vs. Taiwan
Haiti
Basque Country (Spain)

Here are a couple of links to help you get started with research:

EBSCO Database:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx

U.S. State Department:
http://www.state.gov/issuesandpress/

Global Security: World Conflicts
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/index.html

Did You Know: Theatres of Conflict
http://www.didyouknow.org/story/conflicts.htm

FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC

I. Presentation

The presentation is graded holistically based on the degree to which the student met the following criteria:

==> 2 Images: photographs, etc.
==> 1 Map of the region
==> 1 Visual Aid: a chart, graph, cartoon, etc.
==> Student demonstrated a clear understanding of material
==> Organization: information was organized in a clear and logical manner
==> Public speaking: student spoke clearly and confidently
Grade: __________

II. Written Summary

GENERAL (8 pts)
_____/2 – Name, Class, Title, Double-Spaced, 12” Times New Roman font
_____/6 – Grammar and Spelling
_____/8 TOTAL

FOCUS QUESTIONS (60 pts): Provide accurate, relevant, detailed, and organized answers to each of the focus questions.
_____/10 – (1) Who are the groups and key figures involved?
_____/10 – (2) What are they fighting about? When and how did the conflict begin?
_____/10 – (3) How has it evolved over the years? What is the situation today?
_____/10 – (4) Discuss what human rights or civil liberties are at stake in the conflict. Be specific.
_____/10 – (5) What is the official U.S. position on this conflict?
_____/10 – (6) What is the official U.N. position on the conflict?
_____/60 TOTAL

CITATIONS (32 pts)
_____/18 – Appropriate citation of sources in body of paper
_____/4 – Works Cited page with correct format: hanging indent; punctuation; order of names and dates; alphabetical order; underlines, italics, and quotes.
_____/10 – Incorporated 2 sources including 1 print source
_____/32 TOTAL

Subtotal _____/100
-____ Late
Grade: ___________

C-SPAN

If for some unknown reason, you happen to be checking the blog right now, tune your TV to C-SPAN if you want to see a real-time broadcast of one precinct's caucus. You can thank me later. Call me crazy, but I think it's pretty fascinating...

Iowa Caucus

Tonight Iowa holds the 1st presidential primary election of the 2008 campaign.

Your Assignment:

1. Print a picture of the candidate who you were assigned earlier in the year. (For extra credit, mount it on a piece of construction paper)

2. On the back of the picture, write down the following information:

• The percentage of votes your candidate received in Iowa
• How they rank among the rest of the candidates in their party in terms of the Iowa results

Due tomorrow (Friday 1/4)