Current Events upcoming assignments:
(work is due at 11:59pm on the date below)
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Assignment 8: “The Hurt Locker” – Wed, Feb 10
After we finish the movie, write a blog post about your reactions to what you saw and your opinion of the film.
If you need ideas for your post, here and here are links you might find useful.
– Include a relevant picture — 150 words — category “movies”
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Assignment 7: “Ten Trillion and Counting” – part 2 – Mon, Feb 8
In a blog post you started for a6, finish the notes from our in-class viewing and discussion of the documentary.
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Assignment 6: ”Ten Trillion and Counting” – part 1 – Wed, Feb 3
In a blog post, write your notes from our in-class viewing and discussion of the documentary. In your notes you want to create a timeline and define the key terms we identify in class.
The web page and on-line episode is here at the PBS website.
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Assignment 5: the State of the Union address – Sunday, Jan 31
Your assignment is watch the President’s SOTU address. You can watch it live tonight or watch it online sometime before our next class. Be prepared to discuss President Obama’s priorities for the coming year and his ideas for reducing the federal debt. As of right now, $12, 330,259,956,000 and rising $30,000 per second.
What to listen for is described at this link. (focus on #5 from this list)
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Assignment 4: balance the budget – Tuesday, Jan 27
Use this game:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/
If you weren’t in class, follow the directions. (This will require some reading) Pick your priorities for how to find savings in the federal budget and/or raises taxes to bring more income to the government.
Your assignment is print a summary of the “cards” you played to try to balance the budget. If you have trouble printing your summary, you can include the information in a blog post.
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Assignment 3: read and comment - Saturday, Jan 23
Go to this blog post on my site. Click the link there and read the ideas for how to reduce the debt of the United States.
Leave a comment on my blog post commenting on
1. one of the ideas already there AND
2. one of your own ideas for reducing the debt of the U.S.
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Assignment 2: read and comment – Thursday, Jan 21
Go to this blog post on my site. Read the article and leave a comment on what you think.
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Assignment 1: The national debt blog post – Monday, Jan 18
Write down some thoughts/opinions you have after our discussion & part 1 of “IOUSA”. If you need some writing ideas, go to this blog post for the links we used in class today.
– 150 words – spellcheck — category = Movies
– photo with a caption
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