Unit 1: Success

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Unit 1 Success

• Todays Topic This class is about POWER
• Objective Leave today about to explain to anyone
  who asks what your new Active Citizenship class
  is about and what you will learn.

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Story time Churchill and Hitler
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Powerful is Patient - It is Spoonful-by-spoonful
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Active Citizenship

• Todays Objective Leave today about to explain
  to anyone who asks what your new Active
  Citizenship class is about.
• So what is it? Active Citizenship is a class
  about POWER.

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Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a
more POWERFUL CITIZEN of WHS.

• We will learn to become powerful citizens of WHS
  by
• Studying the habits of mind that successful
  students have
• Improving our abilities with skills like reading,
  writing and research.
• Analyzing the power dynamics within the Weymouth
  Public Schools.
• Learning how to cause change in your school.

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Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a
more POWERFUL CITIZEN of the Town of Weymouth

• We will learn to become more powerful citizen of
  the Town of Weymouth by
• Studying the government of Weymouth
• Analyzing the power dynamics within the town of
  Weymouth.
• Learning how to cause change at the local
  government level.

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Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a
more POWERFUL CITIZEN of Massachusetts.

• We will learn to become more powerful citizen of
  Massachusetts by
• Studying the government of Massachusetts
• Analyzing the power dynamics within the state of
  Massachusetts
• Learning how to cause change at the state
  government level

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Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a
more POWERFUL CITIZEN of the USA.

• We will learn to become more powerful citizen of
  the USA by
• Studying the government of the United States of
  America
• Analyzing the power dynamics within the USA.
• Learning how to cause change at the federal
  government level

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Get POWERFUL
United States of America
Massachusetts
Town of Weymouth
Weymouth High School
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This is an elective. If you do not wish to
become more POWERFUL, no one is forcing you to
stay.
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Analyze the Power Dynamics of the death of Eric
Garner
Who has the high power and the low power in this
exchange? Did the high power group use their
power effectively? Did the low power party use
his power effectively?
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Activists shut down Interstate 93 during morning
rush hour Thursday to "disrupt business as usual"
and "protest police and state violence against
black people."
Who has the high power and the low power in this
exchange? Did the high power group use their
power effectively? Did the low power group use
their power effectively?
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Syllabus Overview

• 10 Units
• 10 Power Standards
• 7 21st century skills

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What will I do for you?

• I will work
• I will respect you
• I will be prepared

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Classroom expectations of Active Citizens

• You will come prepared
• You will work
• You will respect each other
• You will be curious
• You will hand in work

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Grading

• Each term your class average will be determined
  by the total number of points you earn. Your
  progress will be tracked in two categories.
  Log-on to X2 to monitor your progress throughout
  the term
• - 21st Century Skill assignments
• - Classroom Citizenship (collaboration,
  following due dates)

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Fill the cup