Assignment+Week+One

__**Introduction: **__ Welcome to week one of online American Government A ! **__Unit Goals__** 1.1.1 Identify roles citizens play in civic and private life, with emphasis on leadership 1.1.2 Explain and provide examples of concepts "power," "legitimacy, " "authority," and "Sovereignty." 1.The Student will be able to identify Core Democratic Values and apply them to real life situations. 2. The Student will be able define vocabulary terms in their own words and apply them to real life situations.
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**__Resources__:** Government textbook. Online government dictionary.Computer with Internet connection. Note book to use as journal. (your journal will be turned in at the end of the year.) You and your imagination. http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/cdv/cdv_definition.html
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 * __Week one tasks:__**


 * Use online dictionary or your text book to identify and define the following terms. It is important that you define them in your own words. **five points extra credit:** Take any five words or identifications and apply them to real world situations. These situations could have happened to you, a friend, a relative, something you saw in the news or on the television.[[file:citizenship.doc]]


 * *Go to the following website and read the four perspectives on government. Which perspective makes the most sense to you? Write a 100 words explaining why you like that perspective and e-mail it to me.**[]**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgoikKyXIxs&gclid=CLmchKf6yK8CFSWFQAodMCWVXw Discussion Question: Is government playing to large of a role in your life? Why or why not? Explain and give examples.
 * *Complete a U-Tube search on the role of governments in the world. You will find many to choose from. Pick four and write a 50 word summary of each one and e-mail it to me. Make sure that you copy and paste the URL address from each video so I can look at them too.
 * Answer discussion question and post your response to the discussion page and respond to two other students after reading their responses.
 * Write a reflection in your journal, how does the government affect your life?

__**Week one timeline**__;

__**Monday**__ - Work on Vocabulary and answer discussion question. __**Tuesday**__- Finish Vocabulary and email to instructor __**Wednesday**__- Work on four perspectives assignment-
 * __Thursday-__**Finish perspectives assignments and start U-Tube assignment.
 * __Friday__**- Finish U-Tube assignment email your summaries and write a reflection in your journal.


 * Late assignments will be deducted at the rate of 1 point per day late. Please contact me if you are having troubles finishing assignments. I can help!