Citizenship Paper - Class Recap

Please Note: I was out of class again at a district training I did not know about until last Thursday, so here is what I wanted to have happen in class. Remember that your Judicial Branch test will be on Thursday!

I was not at school on Friday due to tennis, and today, due to a training! I am so sorry! Photo taken in 2011.

Dear class,

Today we worked on a one day assignment on citizenship (what it is, how you get it, responsibilities of a citizen, and the naturalization process). Here's what happened today in class:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.

AGENDA 5/22/18:
News Brief – Brady
Finish 12 Angry Men
Citizenship Paper
Work Time

Homework: Read the blog. Finish citizenship paper if you did not in class! Next news brief: assigned in class.

News Brief: Brady had the news brief today and hopefully selected an interesting story to talk about.

The next assigned student has the next news brief.

Finish 12 Angry Men: There was a little bit left in this film, so the class finished it and the questions, then turned in the questions to the guest teacher, who will give them to me. I hope everyone enjoyed this!

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1 and the Research target. Here's the assignment (also linked to on Google Classroom), due at the start of next class:

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. Thank you for your hard work on this!

Work Time: The rest of class was spent working on the citizenship paper. If you did not finish this today in class, it is homework. Get it in to me as soon as you can by uploading it to Google Classroom. Thank you! Please 

Citizenship Paper - Class Recap

Last night, I was at the Jay-Z concert here in Portland. Imagine my delight when he performed "99 Problems" with lyrics on the screens? I definitely had to take a picture for my Government class!

Hello again, everyone!

It was really great to see you all today in class. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research. 

Soundtrack: "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey. Selected for today because of the aspects of citizenship that bring us together. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 12/15/17:
News Brief – CJ
Review Class Feedback
Citizenship Paper

Homework: Read the blog. Turn in your citizenship paper if you did not in class on Google Classroom! Next news brief: Trinity.

News Brief: CJ had the news brief today, but was absent from class, so I filled in and talked about this recent story: NYTimes.com - F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules. Thanks for the comments, insight, and questions here! We then had a check in about what we were up to outside of class. I am off to St. Louis this weekend!

Class Feedback: I always enjoy asking my classes about how things are going, both with the class and with my teaching. Here is the PowerPoint with the results of the feedback from last class:

Google Drive - Government Period 6 Class Feedback

Thank you for your input here! It is good to see what is going well and what perhaps could be improved on with about a month of classes left in the semester.

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1. Here's the assignment (which is due as homework if you did not finish in class):

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. See you next week! Thank you!

Judicial Branch, Day 9 - Class Recap

We are about to begin our State and Local Government unit - my mom is a local elected leader in Portland!

Hello everyone!

It was great to see you all today in class. Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research. 

Soundtrack: "Walk on Water" by 30 Seconds to Mars. Selected for today because of the music video (which I played in class) having a lot to do with American government.

AGENDA 12/13/17:
News Brief – Vinh
Review Judicial Quiz
12 Angry Men
Class Feedback
Citizenship Paper

Homework: Read the blog. Turn in any missing work ASAP! Next news brief: CJ.

News Brief: Vinh had the news brief today and talked about this recent story: Mashable.com -  What the 2017 net neutrality vote actually means for you. We talked about tomorrow's Net Neutrality vote and what the possible impacts could be. We also talked about what people were up to outside of class. Thanks, everyone!

Review Judicial Quiz: Last class, we took the Judicial Branch quiz, so today, we reviewed it as students who had not taken it were taking it outside of the class. Grades have been updated on StudentVUE!

12 Angry Men: We finished this movie today (there was only about 10 minutes left in class). I hope you enjoyed this classic!

Class Feedback: I always enjoy asking my classes about how things are going, both with the class and with my teaching. I will review the anonymous feedback you gave and go over it with the class soon.

Citizenship Paper: We did not have time today in class (due to the shortened Wednesday schedule) to get to this today, so we will start it next class. Thanks, everyone!

Citizenship Paper - Class Recap

I will not be at school today, due to helping to coach Westview at the state tournament! Photo taken in 2011.

Dear class,

Today we worked on a one day assignment on citizenship (what it is, how you get it, responsibilities of a citizen, and the naturalization process). Here's what happened today in class:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.

AGENDA 5/19/17:
News Brief – Nathaniel
Citizenship Paper
Work Time

Homework: Read the blog. Finish citizenship paper if you did not in class! Next news brief: Kendall.

News Brief: Nathaniel had the news brief today and hopefully selected an interesting story to talk about.

Kendall has the next news brief.

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1 and the Research target. Here's the assignment (also linked to on Google Classroom), due at the start of next class:

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. Thank you for your hard work on this!

Work Time: The rest of class was spent working on the citizenship paper. If you did not finish this today in class, it is homework. Get it in to me as soon as you can by uploading it to Google Classroom. Thank you! Enjoy your weekend!

Citizenship Paper - Class Recap

I hope everyone had a great Winter Break! In 2015, I started by watching Oregon win the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, California, with my mom and brother!

Welcome back, everyone!

It was really great to see you all today in class. I'm thankful that I have a job that I am so excited to come back to after Winter Break, to see everyone! Here's what happened in class today:

Learning Targets Addressed:

Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Research LT 5: I can effectively conduct and apply research. 

Soundtrack: "Welcome Back" by Ma$e. Selected for obvious reasons. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 1/4/17:
News Brief – Willie
Review Winter Break
Class Feedback
Citizenship Paper

Homework: Read the blog. Turn in your citizenship paper if you did not in class on Google Classroom! Next news brief: Marco.

News Brief: Willie had the news brief today and talked about this recent story: NYTimes.com - Ford, Criticized by Trump, Cancels Plans to Build Mexican Plant. We then had a humorous (to say the least) check in about how Winter Break went. It was great to check in and hear what everyone was up to!

Class Feedback: I always enjoy asking my classes about how things are going, both with the class and with my teaching. I will review the anonymous feedback you gave and go over it with the class soon.

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1. Here's the assignment (which is due as homework if you did not finish in class):

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. We will move on to looking in depth at State and Local government next class. Thank you!

Citizenship Paper - Class Recap

Today is the start of tennis districts, so I will not be at school tomorrow! Photo taken in 2011.

Dear class,

Today we worked on a one day assignment on citizenship (what it is, how you get it, responsibilities of a citizen, and the naturalization process). Here's what happened today in class:

Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.

Soundtrack: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams. Selected for today because you should be happy about the upcoming weekend and the end of the year! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 5/12/16:
News Brief – Xander
Class Feedback
Citizenship Paper
Computer Lab N210

Homework: Read the blog. Finish citizenship paper if you did not in class! Next news brief: Steven.

News Brief: Xander had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: CNN.com - North Carolina, U.S., square off over transgender rights. This happens to be the same story (and article) that Jordan R. brought in last class, and it is of course always good to continue talking about major current event stories.

We also checked in about the weekend - our next class is on Election Day here in Oregon! Hooray!

Class Feedback: I always try to ask students at least once about how class is going and what could be going better. This was anonymous (unless you wanted to put your name on it) feedback based on these questions:

What do you like about this class? What do you think you as students are good at?

What does this class (you, as students) need to improve at?

What do you like about Mr. Fritz as a teacher? What is Mr. Fritz good at as a teacher?

What does Mr. Fritz need to improve at as a teacher?

I look forward to reading your answers and sharing the results with the class next time!

Citizenship Paper: This is meant as a short assignment, just so be able to demonstrate proficiency again with LT 1 and the Research target. Here's the assignment, due at the start of next class:

Google Drive: Citizenship Paper Assignment

Again, I am just looking to see that you can identify and explain the basics of rights and responsibilities as a United States citizen. Thank you for your hard work on this!

Computer Lab N210: The rest of class was spent in N210, working on the citizenship paper. If you did not finish this today in class, it is homework. Get it in to me as soon as you can. Thank you! Enjoy your weekend!