Course description: The focus of this course is to prepare students to participate in exercising their political responsibilities as thoughtful and informed citizens. Civics provides a basis for understanding the rights and responsibilities for being an American citizen and a framework for competent and responsible participation. Students will compare systems of government in the world today and analyze the history and changing interpretations of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the current state of the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of government.
A large part of this course involves students learning to actively participate in American citizenship. To do this, students will be required to keep up with current events and post weekly blog posts about a current event of their choice. The first requirement is to post about a current event sometime between Sunday afternoon and Friday afternoon. Submissions after Friday at 3:30 pm will not be accepted. The students need to include a link to the article they chose and analyze the events using who, what, when, where, why, and how this impacts the country/world.
College Corner:
List of colleges you may not have considered:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X08KMPMVE-6Qp8pjzLjc3dHgt6nLczbPyL9pZdDfjE/edit?usp=sharing
Free pass to Philadelphia museums: Sign up on the website below!
https://phillystamppass.org/get-the-pass-2/Pass is good for:
African American Museum in Philadelphia
National Constitution Center
Barnes Foundation
National Museum of American Jewish History
Eastern State Penitentiary
Penn Museum
Fabric Workshop and Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Mutter Museum
Current Event Content Requirements:
Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. Submit your current event on the Current Events blog tab of this website.
A large part of this course involves students learning to actively participate in American citizenship. To do this, students will be required to keep up with current events and post weekly blog posts about a current event of their choice. The first requirement is to post about a current event sometime between Sunday afternoon and Friday afternoon. Submissions after Friday at 3:30 pm will not be accepted. The students need to include a link to the article they chose and analyze the events using who, what, when, where, why, and how this impacts the country/world.
College Corner:
List of colleges you may not have considered:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X08KMPMVE-6Qp8pjzLjc3dHgt6nLczbPyL9pZdDfjE/edit?usp=sharing
Free pass to Philadelphia museums: Sign up on the website below!
https://phillystamppass.org/get-the-pass-2/Pass is good for:
African American Museum in Philadelphia
National Constitution Center
Barnes Foundation
National Museum of American Jewish History
Eastern State Penitentiary
Penn Museum
Fabric Workshop and Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Mutter Museum
Current Event Content Requirements:
Your chosen current event must involve the government in some way. For example, you may use any news story about the president, Congress, elections, court cases, legal debates, military, taxes, government policies and/or reforms. If you question whether your news story qualifies, ask Ms. Rachael BEFORE blogging. Submit your current event on the Current Events blog tab of this website.