A day in the life of an Esko Senior American Government Student……..
Below is what you can expect in terms of what a typical week will look like in this course:
On Mondays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL] on the board. On 90% of all the Monday’s we will view The McLaughlin Group[1] (30 minutes). Essentially, after students record the QOD, TPNS, and BAPL in their three ringed binders or notebooks, and after I explain these items, and after students ask brilliantly sophisticated, poignant, and knowledgeable questions and offer similar personal commentary about these political topics, I will introduce the themes and define new terms, etc. that are contained within the McLaughlin Group discussion for that week. Every Monday, students are required to complete a McLaughlin Group “Template for Personal Note-taking & Commentary” form. These graded forms are due on Tuesdays at the end of the hour… Note: usually, the topics discussed on McLaughlin relate to the prior week’s major political news stories…
On Tuesdays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL] on the board. On Tuesdays, after students record the QOD, TPNS, and BAPL in their three ringed binders or notebooks, and after I explain these items, and after students ask brilliantly sophisticated, poignant, and knowledgeable questions and offer similar commentary about these political topic, Tuesday’s are debriefings where I will attempt to apply and relate relevant themes, terms, concepts, etc discussed by the McLaughlin Group to those currently being covered in the textbook. Tuesday’s are like press conferences where students are greatly encouraged to ask me any and all questions that they may have about what took place on Monday’s McLaughlin Group…
On Wednesdays & Thursdays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL]. Remember get into the habit of copying these three items into your notebook or binder each and every day. Wednesdays & Thursdays are the nuts and bolts days where I comment upon the important themes contained within the textbook. I will try to make these “lectures” interesting and stimulating, but I need class participation, discussion, and feedback in order to do so… Also these are the only two days on which I will schedule major exams or due dates for big assignments.
On Fridays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL]. Friday’s are catch-up dayz and will also feature POLITICAL CARTOON FRIDAY and more J
[1] [see handouts—1. bios on the group members and 2. the template].
Below is what you can expect in terms of what a typical week will look like in this course:
On Mondays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL] on the board. On 90% of all the Monday’s we will view The McLaughlin Group[1] (30 minutes). Essentially, after students record the QOD, TPNS, and BAPL in their three ringed binders or notebooks, and after I explain these items, and after students ask brilliantly sophisticated, poignant, and knowledgeable questions and offer similar personal commentary about these political topics, I will introduce the themes and define new terms, etc. that are contained within the McLaughlin Group discussion for that week. Every Monday, students are required to complete a McLaughlin Group “Template for Personal Note-taking & Commentary” form. These graded forms are due on Tuesdays at the end of the hour… Note: usually, the topics discussed on McLaughlin relate to the prior week’s major political news stories…
On Tuesdays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL] on the board. On Tuesdays, after students record the QOD, TPNS, and BAPL in their three ringed binders or notebooks, and after I explain these items, and after students ask brilliantly sophisticated, poignant, and knowledgeable questions and offer similar commentary about these political topic, Tuesday’s are debriefings where I will attempt to apply and relate relevant themes, terms, concepts, etc discussed by the McLaughlin Group to those currently being covered in the textbook. Tuesday’s are like press conferences where students are greatly encouraged to ask me any and all questions that they may have about what took place on Monday’s McLaughlin Group…
On Wednesdays & Thursdays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL]. Remember get into the habit of copying these three items into your notebook or binder each and every day. Wednesdays & Thursdays are the nuts and bolts days where I comment upon the important themes contained within the textbook. I will try to make these “lectures” interesting and stimulating, but I need class participation, discussion, and feedback in order to do so… Also these are the only two days on which I will schedule major exams or due dates for big assignments.
On Fridays: Quote of the Day on the board [QOD]; Top political news story on the board [TPNS], a term or two related to Building a Political Lexicon [BAPL]. Friday’s are catch-up dayz and will also feature POLITICAL CARTOON FRIDAY and more J
[1] [see handouts—1. bios on the group members and 2. the template].
posted by Charlie Farrow at 11:11 AM
<< Home