Tuesday, November 26, 2019

End-of-Target Reflection

After yesterday's discussion, you should have time to reflect on the process of preparing,
participating, and listening to the discussion. Consider the following questions prepare a
reflection.This reflection will count as a HOW3 score, and will also help us to determine
your overall LT grade. The reflection should be 2 pages typed, double-spaced, 12 point font,
Times New Roman or Arial.

  • Was there anything about the process of the assignment
  • (preparation, execution, work time, etc.) that frustrated you? 
  • Explain the Learning Target in your own words
[I can analyze the experience of immigrants who moved to to America
and evaluate the success of their integration into American society]
  • Would you have done anything differently if you were the facilitator? 
  • How did you feel you did in terms of presenting your position and interacting with your classmates?
  •  How was your experience exploring a viewpoint you personally agreed with or disagreed with?
  • What is RIGHT with our immigration system?
  • What is WRONG with our immigration system?
  • What is the United States' role or responsibility as a "world power?"

Additional Questions for HONORS sections to consider can be found here. Please select at least 3 of these questions to address in your reflection as well.

Honors reflection may exceed 2 pages.

IF YOU DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN YESTERDAY'S FISHBOWL, whether you were absent, unprepared, just didn't talk, etc. Please use the time to type up your preparation notes, describing the arguments you would have made in the discussion and submit that assignment instead of a reflection.

This reflection should be typed in word or docs and will be uploaded to powerschool


If you finish early...

Food For Thought

Your Thanksgiving Turkey Is a Quintessentially American Bird: An Immigrant

The 17th-Century English Who Settled in the Southern U.S. Had Very Little to be Thankful For 

Thanksgiving: A Native American View

The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

11/20 Wednesday

Do Now Survey


Quick Descriptions of viewpoints
More Strict = You want to have more border security, stricter enforcement, less immigration, harder to get in.
Less Strict = Less border security, less strict enforcement (maybe getting rid of ICE), easier to become a citizen or get a green card
Stay the Same = Your job is to defend specific aspects of our current immigration system. You don't believe it needs to be reformed.

Tonight's Debate
Complete the homework packet while watching the debate 9pm to 11pm. You may also watch it on Thursday. On TV it will be on Telemundo in Spanish, or on NBC. You can livestream on Washington Post or MSNBC.

Sources for Policy Discussion:
Use the following links to help guide your research for Monday's discussion

More Strict
http://www.ox.ac.uk/Research/controlling-immigration-good-democracy

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/trump-clinton-immigration-economy-unemployment-jobs-214216

https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/illegal-immigration-crime

https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/winter-2019/melting-pot-or-civil-war-son-immigrants-makes-case-against-open-borders

Neutral
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/09/30/how-u-s-immigration-laws-and-rules-have-changed-through-history/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/09/left-immigration-open-borders

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/radical-immigration-centrism-can-work-if-only-we-agree-on-the-facts

https://prospect.org/health/two-sides-immigration-policy/

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process.html

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/how-united-states-immigration-system-works

Less Strict
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/open-borders-immigration.html

https://www.niskanencenter.org/six-ways-immigration-reform-can-make-america-great/

http://politicalcritique.org/opinion/2019/left-case-open-borders/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/08/517561046/how-americas-idea-of-illegal-immigration-doesnt-always-match-reality

https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/31036/why-so-many-people-in-the-northern-triangle-are-seeking-u-s-asylum

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/why-don%E2%80%99t-they-just-get-line

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/why-hiring-more-judges-would-reduce-immigration-court-backlogs/

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Monday 11/18

Homework: Read the next article in sequence from the one you did in class 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 2 to 4, 4 to 5, 5 to 1.
Complete a 1-paragraph summary of the article (or video).


? Word Form ?

Bipartisan = both parties support it. (both democrats & republicans)
GOP = "Grand Old Party" = the republicans
Integral = very important to the point that it is required for something to work
Conservative = Holding traditional beliefs and values, cautious about changes.
Amnesty = Given an official pardon
Bearer - someone who brings something or holds something "the bearer of bad news"
Pundits = Political experts who often get asked their opinions on the news about issues

Thursday, November 14, 2019

ASE 11/14

Group 1 https://www.huffpost.com/ (Ariane, Maurice, Ajeliz)
Group 2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/ (Arilyn, Talisa, Alex)
Group 3 https://www.foxnews.com/ (Jacob, Zy, Jaedyn)
Group 4 https://www.breitbart.com/ (Gabe, Savione, Anthony)

How did the impeachment hearings go yesterday?



Did the democrats or republicans do better?




 Is Trump in trouble?

Monday 4/6

Current assignments will now be posted HERE for all classes  (NEW LINK) All courses will be tracking assignment completion as either "...