Current Events - #OccupyWallStreet

POD, periods 3, 4, 5, 7

• Read the following articles New York Times and Click On Detroit.
• As you are reading, think about how/if these events connect all the way back to John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and Social Contract Theory. 
• Next, read Who Should #occupytheclassroom ?  This is a reflective and informational blog post written by a new-found, amazing teacher-friend I met several weeks ago at Columbia University in NYC. Prior to that, I've grown accustomed to him sharing amazing resources and lessons on Twitter via #sschat.

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Image from New York Times Learning Blogs, Michael Appleton

• Answer the following questions in a Google Doc and email to me to submit as your assignment.
• Why are protesters occupying Wall Street?
• What are they protesting?
• What are their goals?
• Is there any connection to John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, et al. and Social Contract Theory? Support your answer either way.
• After reading Who Should #OccupytheClassroom? do you still feel that your voice, vote, action, etc. doesn't matter? Reflect a bit on this post.

US Citizenship

Please review the following slides from your powerpoint

• Be prepared tomorrow to discuss and explain the difference between jus soli and jus sanguinnis, as well as the FIVE requirements for naturalization.   

POD 2nd Period ONLY (does the following)

• On your class period's online discussion page on the wiki, based on the various topics listed on the board from Friday (economic systems, social contract theory, divine right theory, Founding Father quotes from textbook, necessity for government, etc.) which would you choose to write about as your essay on the exam and why?  Explain the "why" thoroughly that discusses how you understand the topic.