Essay prompt for letter on Sonia Sotomayor nomination to Supreme Court

Write a letter to your senator arguing for or against confirming the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor
•There should (should not need to be) be equal representation of all gender, race and ethnicity on the Supreme Court to ensure that laws and the constitution are interpreted fairly and applied fairly. Sonia Sotomayor has (does not have) a background/faced obstacles, education, and professional experience and legal decision making that has prepared her as well as any candidate for this office. Therefore she should (should not) be confirmed.

Schedule for Final Projects FYI

1.PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLAN and essay due no later than June 5th.
•Include reflective Essay: 200
2, Complete this PRODUCT LAUNCH work by May 29: business plan, logo and brochure, website, product design/graphics
•Presentations will be June 3-5;
•explain the Branding Laws you used to plan your advertising;
•60 second sales pitch with product information/visuals,
•web site,
•30-60 sec. video advert or 3 print ads
•STOP WK. Senior Grades due June 8th. 500 points

College Essay #3 Due next Monday

Read: 472-479
You are an adviser to Barack Obama. There are several ideas in this chapter that you think can be used to help our economy.

Write an introduction: Dear Mr. President....

Create a set of ideas (tariffs, quotas) that could help our economy or more specifically the automobile industry. Explain tariffs, quotas, protecting domestic jobs, keeping money at home
Explain the benefits or problems of the WTO and NAFTA during this economic crisis.
Use terms such as protectionist, free trader, balance of payments

Finish 2 assignments; Tues and Wednesday THX!

•HW: Read p. 74 Answer 1-2 BRANDING
•REad P. 177 COLA WARS answer 1-2

You are in Colleg: Essay due Monday.

•HW: College Text Assignment: Read all biographies. Thesis: Only ‘special’ individuals become successful entrepreneurs. (agree/disagree) But, if you want to try it, “Here is What I Know”.
•Compare the personal histories, Include common personal characteristics
•Compare their products,
•Compare the challenges,
•Describe the road to success., include internet research on one entrepreneur and their product . Inform me about this individual...in your own words. Include personal history, challenges, product. See the website and share any interesting information. Conclude with final advice to the brave.
1.Oprah Winfrey 94
2.Charles Wang 172
3.Cesar Chavez 204
4.Dineh Mohajer 291
5.Linda Alvarado 355
6.Bill Gates 471

Outline for Commercial Presentation!!

1.Introduce and show commercial
2.Address 4 print ad questions: Purpose, Audience,
3. Strategies, What does is tell us about the culture and era? How does this help sell the product?
4.Present (show parts of ad) how the advertisement uses Repetition, Association, Composition, and Omission to be effective
5.Present (show): Attention Getting strategies;
6.Confidence Building techniques
7.Stimulating Desire
8.Final Pitch: Explain why this is an effect commercial!!

College Essay; due next Monday in class only!!! WANNA GRADUATE????

Read: p. 375-387; 394-400
•Thesis: agree or disagree
•The business cycle of 2009 causes unemployment and more poverty. We can/cannot change unemployment or the fact that the poor will get poorer.
Include:
–Review of the great Depression, WWII, and factors that influence the business cycle
–Explain why full employment is difficult
–What is poverty? Who? Data. What programs can change poverty….
–Internet research: Explain how today’s economy is impacting the poor and their employment. Tell a story about a family or individual.
Key vocabulary from text; choose 3 from each section

VIDEO AD RUBRIC/GUIDELINES

Video Advertising Presentation: Each team must work together. Each team member must be responsible for at least one part of the presentation. However, all will be graded for completeness and participation.
Presentation 50 points; notes, 25 points, written analysis, 25 points = 100 points
The questions we explored on print ads should be addressed first:
What is the ad try to do? Purpose? (5)
Who is the audience/s
What is the strategy…strategies?
What does the ad tell us about our era, our culture in 2009?
1.QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK ABOUT ADVERTISING
Address Repetition; show and tell
Address Associations made in the commercial; show and tell
Address Composition; outline the design, organization, patterns, etc.
What is Omitted? Are there Diversions
2. HI. Trust me. You need… Hurry… Buy!
–Address the topics in 1, 2, 3; explain
–Focus on 3 most powerful facets of commercial
3. Read and explain the ‘types of attention getters’; show specifically in your ad
4. Confidence Building = Persuasion; what words, logo, or image create audience confidence in product?
5. Desire Stimulating: List product centered ‘puffery’ words
What is not stated but intangible benefits?!

ESSAY FOR MONDAY 50 points---on your own!!

•Due Monday Essay: Ch. 12 313-324.
•THESIS: The best way to earn money today is through ‘savings’ or stock market.
•What is the best method of ‘saving’ money? What are the components of the savings system? Describe and analyze 3 ways to invest. Compare this to your current stocks on Updown. Which are the best plans for you to save? Make a plan for yourself starting with a $500 graduation gift!! How much will you then have in a year? Four years? Ten years?

NEXT TEN BUDGET CHALLENGE PAPER

I hope you completed the Challenge by now!! If not, go do it!! 100 extra credit points!!
However the following must be done properly and thoughtfully.

After you complete the challenge, and settle on a final budget...go back and review
each of the 17 pages/items you must analyze. For each page you must do the following:
1. Explain your first and second (next best) choices.
2. Using the concept of Opportunity-Cost,
explain the opportunity and cost....then compare the advantage of one over the other.

So, for each page you will explain your thinking...by explaining the Opportunity and Cost.

Remember, the current budget is a 22 billion dollar deficit!!! You must try to balance or
reduce the deficit as best you can....with good reasoning and explanation!! So, this will probably
be three pages of typed writing. Attach to your print outs!!!

Good Luck!! I am arranging some other prizes for the Top 3 budget proposals. SMILE!!!

http://www.next10.org/budgettool/site/thesim/flashcheck.html

goto next10.org
http://www.next10.org/budgettool/site/thesim/flashcheck.html
HoW will you balance the state budget? 100 pts.

Complete activity. Print out last pages/summary.

Instructions to come on writing assigned to this task. Due Monday after BREAK!! ENjoy!!

Survery Ads,,,,To or From School

3 of each
•Intrusive: too many ads
•Deceptive: ads lie, mislead
•Bad Nutrition: junk food leads to obesity crisis
•Offensive to various groups: women, minorities, ethnic groups, religion
•Promote personal Problems: contribute to dept, family stress, poor self image
•Promotes materialism: buying more = better life

How to Sell A Product in the Recession

•Choose one product: What are the problems, what is the pricing solution? Is there an elastic or inelastic demand for this product? How would you sell this product today????
•Draw it, Create a Slogan to sell it,
1.1. Attention getting
2.Confidence Building
3.Desire-Stimulating
4.Urgency or 1st Step to acquire
5.Benefit—feel good? Look good?
•Finish slogans for homework

Homework from Text; Essay on Economy

•Read and answer questions from two articles from LA TIMES. 1. UCLA is pessimistic. 2. B of A is optimistic. Read and answer.
•THURSDAY: HW: p. 46 ch 2 sec. 3 Read, answer all questions under charts etc. Complete Assessment 1-5. p. 52 Read about Disney and Lucas, answer 2 questions on same page.

•FRIDAY FOR MONDAY: Compare UCLA and B of A opinions about the recovery of the economy. Thesis Statement: UCLA report is the correct assessment of the future, or, B of A is an example of positive change that indicates recovery by the end of the year. Use facts and quotes to support your comparison and thesis. Add any other information from
Obama’s statements or other economists. Four paragraphs.

FRIDAY FOR MONDAY: HW: ch 3 sec. 1; answer all questions under charts, etc.
Complete assessment 1-5, 7

complete hw and turn in notebooks Friday!

HW: p. 46 ch 2 sec. 3 Read, answer all questions under charts etc. Complete Assessment 1-5. p. 52 Read about Disney and Lucas, answer 2 questions on same page.

ONward to Ch. 2!! Don't get left behind!

HW: Read CH. 2 Sec 1
Make graphic organizer p. 33 and complete as you read
Answer questions under pictures/text
Assessment: 1-8

CHapter 1 Test Wednesday STUDY!!

1.Review for test
2.All vocabulary in sec 1,2,3
3.Concepts: scarcity; paradox of value; opportunity cost; cost benefit analysis; trade offs;
4.Adam Smith’s ideas
5.Production Possibilities Chart
6.Draw the economic cycle; how is it impacted by current economic conditions

Complete Ch 1; prepare for test Tuesday

lHW: Review Ch 1 Review
lComplete CHAPTER Assessment: id key terms, sec 1,2,3 and Thinking Critically 1,2
The TUESDAY TEST will come from the concepts on the review and chapter Assessment; plus question about the ‘economic cycle’ in your notes; the ‘invisible hand’ by Adam Smith

Continue with textbook work

lHW: Read Ch. 1 Sec 3 p.19-22;
lexplain all terms;
Answer all questions under all charts/pix. Be prepared to explain: Opportunity/Cost
TEST NEXT MONDAY ON CHAPTER 1.
I will collect notebooks after the test.

Ch 1 Sec. 2 JUST DO IT

§Read Ch. 1 Sec. 2
§Explain all key terms in your words as you read…
HW: Answer q’s under charts/pictures;
Answer Q 3, 5, 7

Econ Textbook Work!! You need your Econ book!

§CW: Read Chapter 1 sec. 1 Answer all questions under pictures/charts. Start vocabulary list: Define all key terms IN YOUR OWN WORDS;
§HW: p. 10 Answer questions 1-7.

Make sure you keep up.....

Weekend HW on Stock Stories

HW: Find an interesting article on the economy, a company or stock, or personal finance in the “re-pression” (depression + recession). Cut out, or copy. Paste or print.
1. Summarize
2. 3 key terms chk.
3. 3 specific points that support the headline or topic sentences. 4. Explain how this can help us understand the economy or stock/market.
5. Write 3 questions: Describe, compare, evaluate
Write these 3 questions on the article as well. THANKS!

Stock research from Company Website

§Research a new stock; go to the website for stock
§Identify the product; information about the company: employees, executives, history, place of business, new products; financial outlook, losses, gains
§Provide graph information 1 yr, 3 mos, week
§Important recent news (3)
§Click on 3 other tabs- financials, media, social responsibility, images, press releases, etc.
§Reasons to buy; reasons not to buy from info
§Predict future of company/stock;
§You will follow this stock and Report in two weeks
On the recommendation success or not.

UPDOWN assignment cont. for Wednesday--Stand UPdown Presentations

HW Assignment #2. Go to your Portfolio
1.Look at UpDown stock suggestions posted under TOP ANALYSES
2.Read a recommendation 0r 3!!! Choose one.
A Look at and record current and past prices over one month, 3 months, one year--PRINT
B Look at, compare, and record the comparison to S & P Index--PRINT
C Summarize the stock analysis by a TOP GUN PLAYER!!
3.Look at the actual stock listing itself. Click on the SYMBOL. Look at the charts. Read the\ news stories that will inform you about the reasons to buy or sell. Record information/data
Go to website: What does the company produce?
How many employees? Gross and net revenue last year?
Economic outlook for 2009?
4. Write your analysis and make two arguments FOR and AGAINST investing in this stock.
I do/do not recommend _____________to the class because…

stock research and recommendation for Monday

1. Go to UPDOWN
2. Your account click on tabs for STOCKS, INVESTORS, etc.
3. You will see stock recommendations by TOPGUNS or INVESTORS--read it!!
4. Click on the STOCK SYMBOL (abbreviation) this will take you to the

stock info page.....look at the 1 yr. 6 mos, 3, 1, and 5 day charts

read the stock new reports below and find good and bad news

1. summarize 2 pro and 2 con arguments for purchasing the stock, or not
2. include info on the stocks charts over the last year
3. You may want to check another website for news on this stock (MSN MONEY or....)

Create a one page info/flyer about this stock on computer
print out

Friday presentation on Economy: rap, poem, song

1.Choose a picture from text or online;
2.write a poem (or song or rap) about it; 3 verses; incorporate 5 facts/ideas/vocab from our discussion of economic crisis
3.add pictures from 2009 (20+ total)
4.Add music and more pictures in powerpt. Or use pix from Great Depression
5. …. Present: Class presentation Fri. 100 pts
§Rewrite Essay 100 points

Outline for essay on economic crisis

1.Causes of the economic crisis; leads to end of consumer spending
--Bad Home Loans;
--credit card debt
--foreclosures
--low consumer confidence; less spending
--Automobile business suffers; low demand; layoffs; losses
--War in Iraq; costs $10 Billion a month = greater national deficit
--5 million unemployed
--stock market crash from 14,000 to 7,000
2.Proposed Solutions of Individuals
3 Proposed Solutions for Businesses
4 What are the Costs? $1 Trillion budget this yr.
Budget $$$ for each project
Public debt, deficit spending
5. Conclusion: Restate hypothesis. Explain your
Main points; explain how the economy will effect you,
Your family, and/or your friends. Will you be helped? How?

465Analyze the political cartoon;

connect the cartoon with the Obama: who is
Obama? Who is the child?

Obama has a $1 Trillion stimulus plan. We will spend $1Trillion to help the economy…how might it affect you? Will we need to raise taxes to pay for this? Your taxes Take is from social security? From Dr. Steinberg Or, cut certain programs in the future that will matter to you? Which ones?

same hw as monday night

§453 and 457; Cut Taxes?
And The Budget in Crisis!
§Read and answer questions

Somewhere....over the....weekend!!!

§HW: Read p. 453 Explain cost benefit analysis. Answer 1, 2 (be specific)
§Read 454-456 q. 1 -6
§Define the 4 political terms

NO SENIOR SLUMP ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hw....

§HW: Examine and answer questions under pictures/charts p. 446, 447, 448, 449, 451
§Assessmt: 452 1,2,4,7

NO SENIOR SLUMP ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hw....

§HW: Examine and answer questions under pictures/charts p. 446, 447, 448, 449, 451
§Assessmt: 452 1,2,4,7

NO SENIOR SLUMP ALLOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hw....

§HW: Examine and answer questions under pictures/charts p. 446, 447, 448, 449, 451
§Assessmt: 452 1,2,4,7

Death and Taxes!!!

§HW: p. 448 Current Federal Taxes
§Explain each type of tax 449-451
§Essential Question: How should a person, family, school or government best use or spend its limited resources? Who and how should this be decided?

LOVE OR TOUGH LOVE???

WHICH APPRoach do you support? EXPLAIN!
§Welfare should be the responsibilities of charities, churches, etc.
§There should be no welfare, people should take care of their families, friends, and neighbors.
§Welfare should be a government responsibility and each state should design their own plan.
§Welfare should be a national responsibility so that needy mothers of dependent children, unemployed, poor, elderly, and disabled persons in every part of the country can get support when they meet qualifications.
§Or TOUGH LOVE~~~!!!??? What are the pros and cons of this approach???

FRIDAY: RONNIE REAGAN LIBRARY TRIP.....get your trip slip in!!

Extra Credit: Dress for Success---no t-shirts

ANy combination....mix and match!!

Ties
collared shirt
or
Heels
skirt
or heels

Hints for your opening and main arguments.....

Keys to answer/address in opening and main argument
§What is the constitutional question.
§How did the lower court rule? Why is it wrong to your side?
§What does your side want?
§What argument is most persuasive? Why? It can be legal or opinion. But refer to the constitution or principles of the constitution.
§What legal precedents influence this case? How?

test topics for semester 1

§27-28 Tues/weds senior projects
§29 Work on essay or review for mult choice test

1. constitution
2. presidency
3. civil liberties
4. civil rights
   

§30 Mult Choice Test
§Feb. 2 Essay Due
§Finals Day by period: Debates in front of Supreme Court

essay outline

§OUTLINE:
1.Intro
2.Information/circumstances of the case
3.Precedent cases; info and decisions
4.Argument for A
5.Argument for B (your side!)
6.Conclusion: Why should your side win this case? Review the real supreme court ruling; What did the justices say?; how did they vote and why? Do you agree or disagree with them? Why? How does their decision affect students and schools?

Complete Inaugural Worksheet ALL!! GOBAMA!!

Weds, thurs, fri---Quiz on Friday!

§Wednesday: Search and Seizure Issues 589, answer 1-4; find decision and summarize in your own words.
§607 Civil Rights and School Integration; read, define: rectify; answer 1-3
§Define: a. de jure segregation and b. de facto segregation

HW: read 609-612; answer 1,3,4 and complete p.619 1-3

Thurs: read 613-17 on Citizenship
618 Assessment: 1-7

Short quiz friday; key terms
§civil liberties,
§civil rights,
§bill of rights,
§separation of church and state,
§libel, slander, symbolic speech, obscenity,
§assemble,
§due process,
§probable cause,
§miranda rule,
§capital punishment,
§segregation, de jure segregations, de facto segregation,
§affirmative action

Tues HW and schedule for W-Fri

§Monday p. 559
§Tues 523 --answer questions and list pro and con arguments,
HW: 584; read; answer questions

§Wednesday: 589, 607, (read 609-612) and complete p.619; 613-17 on Citizenship
618 Assessment: 1-7
Short quiz friday; key terms
§civil liberties,
§civil rights,
§bill of rights,
§separation of church and state,
§libel, slander, symbolic speech, obscenity,
§assemble,
§due process,
§probable cause,
§miranda rule,
§capital punishment,
§segregation, de jure segregations, de facto segregation,
§affirmative action

Supreme Court Case TINKER v. DES MOINES

§Monday: 559 summarize; answer 1-3
§Read, Answer Questions, present the
Pros and cons fairly, then present your Argument (for your beliefs)

***I WILL BE CHECKING YOUR HOLIDAY HW tomorrow---Chapter 11, sec. 2, assessment etc.