Plans for Friday, 5/27

1. Complete a newsreel, your final one of the year, which is embedded below:

2. Then, First use google to write a paragraph on what Steroids are, and how they affect your body. How do they mess up the bodies natural functions? Then read and complete your sheets that Ms. Nolte has for you, and answer the questions that go along with it. Hand in to her when you are done.
3. Your Final Exam will be just like your midterm, so prepare accordingly. Make sure you have something to write with. Also make sure you bring your notebooks so I can get another grade into the notebook.
4. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, and I will see you all on Tuesday!

5/26 Sports and Salaries

1. Complete the ever popular Newsreel embedded below:


2. Read over and answer the questions covering Sports salaries and hand in to Ms. Nolte. Then, research the salaries of the Reds, Bengals, and another big sports franchise, and compare that to Minor League teams, like in Baseball, and Arena Football. Is this fair, considering the differences in amount of money? Why is Major Leagues so high, while minor league is so low? Answer this part in a paragraph.

Title IX

1. Complete Newsreel below:


2. What is Title IX?
First define what is with a simple Google search. Then tell me in a paragraph on one of the sheets being passed out to you about it if you agree or disagree with its implementation or not. Then, read and complete the paragraphs and corresponding questions over the reading about Title IX.

Controversial Sports Mascots for 5/24

1. Complete a Newsreel embedded here:


2. Then, read and answer the paragraphs and questions regarding controversial sports mascot. Turn in to Ms. Nolte when you are done.

Plans for 5/23/11

The world didn't end! So back to reality...

1. Complete a newsreel using the embedded video down below:


2. Complete the introductory readings with questions about Issues and Professional Sports. Hand in BOTH to Ms. Nolte when complete.

Censorship and Media(All)

Research the history of censorship of TV shows, radio programs, and the movies & video games with regard to how and why they were censored. In a powerpoint, you will:
1. Describe the background
2. Why it was censored
3. What was the end result for the show
4. Have one of each from the categories above

Plans for 5/19-- Censorship and being famous

1. Obviously, complete a newsreel, which is embedded below:


2.Investigate the lives of Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Howard Stern. Find out how their activities influenced the degree of censorship in the media and with being a celebrity. Put your findings into a powerpoint with the following sections:
1. Background
2. Activities
3. How they were censored
4. What was done to fight the censorship or how they worked around it

Make sure you include pictures, quotes (if there are any school appropriate ones!!!), and anything necessary to prove your point.(school appropriate of course!)

Plans for 5/18/2011

Censorship and the Internet

1. Complete you Newsreel, which is embedded below


2. Censorship on the net is a big thing in todays world. You have two scenarios to create posters for. Scenario #1: The Feds want to create a law that that would enable federal agents to break into private businesses and homes in order to get passwords and other information regarding subversive behavior towards the government.
Scenario #2: A proposed law would put even stricter filters in Public Schools that would block everything but "school concerning" sites.

You and your partner should create a poster and a letter to the editor for each either supporting or opposing these "proposed" laws. You may use white copy paper, or notebook paper for the poster, your choice.

Plans for 5/17

1. Do your newsreel, which is embedded down below:




2. Then, please write a one-two paragraph statement agreeing with and dissenting opinion written about each case from yesterday.(See yesterdays plans down below for help on what you did since I know some will ask) Remember, you are both agreeing with and bashing the decision in each of your paragraphs! Don't forget these are from the cases from yesterday, the Tinker case and the Hazelwood case. Remember to back your opinions with facts from the case, as well as facts from any law you can find on the internet. Paragraphs are 4-6 sentences, should be two for each case, either handwritten and handed in to the sub, or e-mailed to me. Good luck!

Plans for Monday, 5/16

Here is what I expect for you to have completed after your newsreels, which is embedded in the website below your directions:

You do not have the same rights in school as in out. Many of these rights we have discussed as a class and have debated them at length. We will be preparing to offer arguments both for and against two important court cases involving school censorship.
1. Summarize the following cases: Tinker vs DeMoines, and Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeier. Include a brief background summary(what happened to bring the case), the Supreme Courts Decision, and the after affects fro the decision.
2. Either write these out and hand in to the sub who will leave it for me when I get into school later today, or e-mail it to me at jflickinger@nwlsd.org

If you need help finding the video for the newsreel, here it is down below this writing...

Banning Books

You and your partner are charged with deciding which books you will ban, and which books you will not, based on the list of the 50 most frequently banned books list. Please tell: 1. Why it should be banned from your library 2. Why you think it was banned elsewhere 3. If you are keeping it, tell why it is being kept. 4. Use your netbooks to research these books to give details in your report about why these should be banned or not.

Censorship around the world...

1. Read over article 19 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the United Nations Website. Then you and your partner should rewrite this article to reflect more of a modern idea of freedom of expression.
2. Access the State Departments website. Click on the policy tab, and from the dropdown menu click on the Democracy and Human Rights tab. Create a report listing the degree of censorship in other countries around the world. Research 10 countries from this report.

Censorship in the Courts

You and your partner will investigate the legality of Censorship and how it is handled in the courts. You will:
1. Summarize the main legal issue or precedent set in the cases. Should be a paragraph for each.

The cases are:
1. Schenk vs US (1919)
2. Chaplinsky vs New Hampshire (1942)
3. Brandenberg vs Ohio (1969)
4. New York Times vs US (1971)
5. Reno vs American Civil Liberties Union (1997)

Due at end of bell... and no basektball on the computers either!!! I am watching.........

Censorship

You and your partner are going to do some very interesting brainstorming on our new topic for the next couple of weeks, Censorship.
1. You and your partner will work on a definition of Censorship. Each of you should look at your definition you came up with from your opening question, and come up with a good working definition.
2. Come up with 2 posters which both defend, and oppose censorship. Due by the end of class.
3. Begin "Is this Censorship" activity sheet.