Dec 18-20 - Final Exams

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  This is it!  We are at our Final Exam!  If you have put in some time and effort to prepare this should not be a very difficult exam and should be low stress.  I hope that everyone feels good and got a good night's sleep before coming to school today.  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate cumulative knowledge on a Final Exam

Agenda:

1. Final Exam

Homework:

1. Relax

That's all for the semester folks!  I hope that everyone feels good about their exam!  Make sure to spend some time resting and recharging your mental and emotional batteries before we come back for second semester in January!  I look forward to seeing you all again soon!  Take care and have a wonderful break!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-18/19/20-2019 PPT

December 16 & 17 - Final Review

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today is our last chance together to study for the Final Exam!  I hope that everyone is doing well and preparing for Finals.  this is a busy time of year and can be very stressful so make sure you get good rest and eat good meals until we are through it!  Use your time wisely for the next few days!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Review for Finals

Agenda:

1. Study for Finals

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)

That's all for the day folks!  Hope that you are doing well and feeling good about your first experience with high school final exams!  Take care and good luck!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-16/17-2019 PPT

December 12 & 13 - Study for Final Exam

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class we will settle down and have some time to study for Final Exams!  Make sure that you use this time wisely as the next week can be very stressful trying to get ready for all the tests and projects that come your way!  As long as you study you should be good to go for our Final next week!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Review for Final Exam

Agenda:

1. Final Exam Study Guide

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone feels good about preparing for the Final!  Take care and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-12/13-2019 PPT

December 10 & 11 - Present Ideal Society

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class you will be finishing up your Ideal Society Projects (if necessary) and then we will be presenting!  I am excited to see what exquisite nonsense you were able to come up with for this ideal society of yours!  Let's get to it!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Show mastery of government/economic systems by creating your own ideal society

Agenda:

1. Continue Ideal Society Mini Project
1. Work Time

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you all had a good time and enjoyed applying political and economic theory into your reality!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-10/11-2019 PPT

December 9 - Ideal Society Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  Today in class you will have time to work on and (hopefully) finish your Ideal Society projects!  If you work hard and are still unable to finish today, I will give you some time in class before presentations to get it done!  We are on our last week before finals so this is crunch time!  Make sure that you stay on top of all your work and get any late/missing stuff turned in before Friday!  Let's get down to business!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Show mastery of government/economic systems by creating your own ideal society

Agenda:

1. Turn in History Today Journal
2. Continue Ideal Society Mini Project
1. Work Time

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are all doing well!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-9-2019 PPT

December 5 & 6 - State Legislatures & continue Ideal Society

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you fantastic people!  Today in class will be similar to our last session together.  We will start by taking a look at State Legislative government through reading and answering questions.  Then you will have time to continue working with your Ideal Society groups!  Should be a fun and informative day and we are almost at the weekend!  So close!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Explore and analyze the role and powers of the State Legislative Branch
2. Show mastery of government/economic systems by creating your own ideal society

Agenda:

1. HT #25
2. State Legislative Branch
1. Reading and Questions
3. Ideal Society mini project
1. Review Instructions
2. Work Time
4. HTC #14

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)
2. History Today Journal Collection on Monday! (Bring your Journal!)
1. Print out a copy of the Journal Checklist and bring to class!
3. Tribal Government EXTRA CREDIT
1. We have learned a lot about State governments this week
2. Here is a very unique aspect of the United States --> Native American Tribal Government
3. Tribal Governments operate separately from State Governments and deal directly with the Federal Government
1. Even though they are within the various states
4. Answer two sections on a separate piece of paper and turn in on Monday
1. Searching for Sovereignty --> Choose ONE of the three options and answer the 3 questions
2. Differing Governing Styles
5. In one paragraph (minimum 5 sentences) what did you find most interesting about Tribal Governments and explain why.
6. DUE MONDAY

That's all for today folks!  I hope that you feel like you have learned something important this week.  So many Americans have no clue, but now you do!  Take care and have a fabulous weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-5/6-2019 PPT

December 3 & 4 - State Governor and Start Ideal Society

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will be doing a couple of things.  First we will continue to look at California's State government.  We will specifically be looking at the State Executive Branch (the Governor).  We will be reading and taking a look at some of the specific powers and whatnot of the governor.  After that we will be starting a little group project that we will be doing over the next few class days.  Should be an interesting and maybe even fun way to wrap up the semester!  Let's get to it!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Explore and analyze the role and powers of the State Executive Branch
2. Show mastery of government/economic systems by creating your own ideal society

Agenda:

1. HT #24
2. State Executive Branch
1. Reading and Questions
3. Ideal Society mini project
1. Review Instructions
2. Work Time
4. HTC #13

Homework:

1. Study for Final Exam
1. You will be allowed to use ONE page of notes on the final exam (one side of one piece of paper)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have enjoyed learning about our state government!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-3/4-2019 PPT

December 2 - State and Local Governments

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people!  I hope you all had a great and restful holiday weekend!  Last week we looked at government in theory, today we will be delving into the practical reality of government in the United States.  We will start at a very basic level today by looking up who represents us at the various levels of government.  Should be fun and informative!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Identify personal representatives at each level of federal, state, and local government that impact my life

Agenda:

1. Who Represents Me Webquest
1. Create an Account at iCivics
2. Join Class
1. 0 Period
1. Class Code: Burger41971
2. Password: 0period
2. 2 Period
1. Class Code: Jay49812
2. Password: 2period
3. 4 Period
1. Class Code: Waite62483
2. 4period
4. 5 Period
1. Class Code: White84101
2. Password: 5period
3. Go to the "Who Represents Me?" Assignment
1. We will just use this for the links and info to fill out the worksheet
2. Nothing is being turned in on the website
3. There is another assignment (County Game) don't worry about that yet

Homework:

1. Finish Webquest

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and ready to go for another week of school.  We only have two weeks left and then Final Exams!  So close to the end!  i hope that everyone is ready to go!  Take care and have a great rest of your day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

12-2-2019 PPT