Blog 21: Service Learning

Title: Service Learning
Label: Service Learning
Due: May 16th 8AM

By May 16th, turn in to your house teacher
(1) LIA Response to blog:
Literal
• Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties
• Contact Name & Number
Interpretive
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
Applied
How did what you did help you answer your EQ? Please explain.

(2) Confirmation of Contact Person, Contact Phone Number, and 50 hours completed
*Please do not turn in your service learning hours to the office. After we collect the total list from all seniors, we will turn in one piece of paper will all hours for everybody. It is counted as 50 hours of the 200 you need in order to graduate from I-Poly.

Grading Criteria (May 16th)
• 50 hours completed
• LIA response (submitted to your blog)
• Essential question connection

Blog 19: Independent Component 2

Blog 19: Independent Study Component 2
Title: Independent Study 2

Label: Independent Study 2

Due: 4/29 8AM

Content:

1. Log (Example: For a college class, note the days you went to class. “It was 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 and 12/8 from 6PM to 9:50PM, or upload a calendar with your information or a log)

2. Posted Evidence (Example: For a college class, take a photo of your transcript and upload it).

3. Complete the LIA:

Literal

(a) Statement saying: “I, student name, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) Explanation of what you completed.

Interpretive

Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.

Applied

How did it help you answer your EQ? Be specific and use examples

Voting Articles Homework

(1) Voter Turnout
• First 3 pages
http://people-press.org/2008/07/10/likely-rise-in-voter-turnout-bodes-well-for-democrats/

(2) Voter Apathy
• Article plus first woman vice president candidate interview link
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec00/brokensystem.html

(3) Public campaign finance
• Read both links
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/03/2192991/public-campaign-funding-up-for.html
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16591

(4) Campaign Contributions
• Read both link, but with the wiki link only look at what they said about campaign contributions
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/Opinion/x1700894355/Our-view-Campaign-finance-debate-will-play-out-in-high-court#axzz1IVj4kkPE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckley_v._Valeo

(5) Primary system
• Read both links.
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_17762320
http://www.lao.ca.gov/ballot/2010/14_06_2010.aspx

(6) Propositions
• Read the 3 links.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/01/local/la-me-brown-pensions-20110401
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_ballot_propositions

(7) Social Capital
• Read the one link.
http://www.infed.org/biblio/social_capital.htm

*Everybody should take a look at www.opensecrets.org

May 2 to May 20 Schedule

M 5/2 - 1 2 3 4
T 5/3 - 1 2 Elective
W 5/4 - 3 4 SP**
Th 5/5 - 1 2 3 4
F 5/6 - 1 2 3 4/exits

M 5/9 - 1 2 exits*
T 5/10 - 3 4, Elective
W 5/11 - SP** 1 exits*
Th 5/12 - 2 3 exits*
F 5/13 - Creative Expression, Elective, exits

M 5/16 - 4 1 exits*
T 5/17 - 2 3, Elective
W 5/18 - 4 SP** exits*
Th 5/19 - 1 2 3 4, exits*
F 5/20 - exits

*Exit interviews will start at 11:00 so at the beginning of third block.
**SP = 2 hour presentation houses

May/June Reninders

4/29 Blog 19: Independent Component 2
5/4 I-Search due
5/5 Final Copy of Three Column (tentative see Ogden)
5/5 Final Research Binder due (all articles noted and WB complete)*
5/6 Prom
5/6-5/20 Exit Interviews
5/13 Creative Expression due
5/16 Service Learning due
5/16 Grad Nite Cut-off 8AM**
5/23-6/2 2 hour presentations
6/3 Walking at graduation cutoff 8AM***
6/6 Senior Dedications****
6/7 Graduation Practice 8AM
6/8 Evening Product Presentation
6/9 Grad Nite
6/10 Senior Breakfast
6/13 Graduation in the morning

*This is what counts for the exit interview.
**Passing all courses to attend Grad Nite by this date
***Must be passing all courses to walk in the graduation ceremonies by this date
***You have 30 seconds to thank whoever you want for your graduation. This is played in loop with all seniors thanking folks an hour before graduation

House Competition Friday, April 8th and Schedule Week We Get Back

To celebrate class of 2011 and the 2011 Powder Puff victory, please wear your 2011 football Powder Puff jersey or purple. It is simple, if your house has 100% participation, you earn a point. If you don't, you don't earn a point.

Mon: Ortega, Purther, Ogden
Tues: Melogno, Advisory*, Elective
Wed: Four Core
Thur: Four Core
Fri: Research Check, House, Elective, Creative Expression**

*Meet with your 2 hour presentation teacher who will help you prepare
**Bring evidence you have started your creative expression and something to work on creative expression related for 50 minutes.

Powderpuff/Next Week

Good job everyone who was in Powderpuff, both on and off the field. We scored the most points in I-Poly Powderpuff history, 28! Here are a few pictures of the game.











Here is next week's schedule.
Mon- Ortega, Purther, and Ogden
Tue- Melogno, Research Check, Elective
Wed*- Four Core
Thurs*- Four Core
Fri-Career Day

*The iPoly Drama Club Presents:
"Play On!" by Rick Abbot

Directed by Joe Hogan

Starring:
Amanda Bell, Nooreen Hassan, Michael Malone,
Danielle Mariano, Megan Powell, David Roeder,
Liam Rudisill, Jo Ruiz, Brittney Sass,
and Rachel Wampler

Where: iPoly High School Room 13

When: April 6 and 7 @ 4pm and 8pm