December, 2016
Economics – 12/20/2016
I. Bellwork SAT Reading Questions II. Objective: Discuss, identify, and analyze the ways in which federal, state, and local governments spend revenue for public services and social welfare. Determine the central ideas or information and provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas. Integrate information from diverse sources […]
Sociology – 12/20/2016
I. Bellwork: A. Section 7-3 Q&A What is police discretion? Explain the factors that determine police discretion? Provide an example of police discretion. II. Objective: Discuss societal issues related with the criminal justice system Integrate information from diverse sources into a coherent understanding police discretion. III. Discussion Police Discretion: Grandmother caught stealing eggs · Socialization, […]
Sociology – 12/19/2016
I. Bellwork: Page 169 Skills Focus Q&A Page 173 Thinking Critically Q&A II. Objectives: Classify the 5 types of crime using a thinking map Discuss societal issues related with the criminal justice system Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information in order to address the problem of justice in the legal system . III. Notebook: […]
Personal Finance – 12/19/2016
I. Bellwork -Question & Answer For auto insurance, what is meant by deductible? Explain what 20/40/10 means for Residual Liability Insurance? II. Objectives: Content OBJ: examine the components of no-fault insurance coverage. Lang OBJ: read the details of no-fault insurance coverage and evaluate different scenarios to decide what is covered under a typical policy. III. […]
Economics – 12/19/2016
I. Bellwork: SAT Annotation II. Objective: Demonstrate understanding of written, spoken, or visual information by restating, paraphrasing, summarizing, critiquing, or composing a personal response. Analyze the ways in which governments generate revenue on consumption, income and wealth and use that revenue for public services and social welfare. Discuss, identify, and analyze the ways in which […]
Sociology – 12/16/2016
I. Bellwork: What do you believe contributes to form the attitudes of people who discriminate against others? What needs to be done to change people’s attitudes and prevent discrimination? II. Objectives: Analyze deviance and its social functions in terms of the civil rights struggle. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of the civil rights movement, […]
Personal Finance – 12/16/2016
I. Bellwork – Why do you need auto insurance? Explain how much does car insurance cost on average for a high school student? II. Objectives: Content OBJ: determining the meaning of various forms of auto insurance coverage discuss and the Michigan auto insurance coverage requirements for auto insurance Lang OBJ utilize internet resources to identify […]
Economics – 12/16/2016
I. Bellwork: SAT Reading II. Objective: Given various scenarios distinguish between progressive, regressive, and proportional taxes Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources Analyze and discuss the merits of various methods in which governments generate revenue on consumption, income and wealth. III. Notebook Work: A. Thinking Maps Sin Tax – […]
Sociology – 12/15/2016
I. Bellwork: Transgender Students Win on Restroom Rights Explain the controversial issue in the article. Explain how this issue relates to the “norms” of society. Write and share with a nearby student your opinion and reasoning relating to the court ruling. II. Objectives: Analyze deviance and its social functions in terms of the civil rights […]
Personal Finance – 12/15/2016
I. Bellwork – A) If everyone had to pay an infrastructure tax of $500, would the tax be progressive, regressive, or proportional? B) If Mark makes $12,000 and pays $1,200 in tax, Adam makes $30,000 and pays $3,000 in tax, and Jacob makes $95,000 and pays $9,500 in taxes, would the tax be progressive, regressive, […]