Agenda for 5/17

1. Complete the following silently and individually

A. Are leaders born or made?

B. Write a list of ten essential characteristics of effective leaders.

2. Leadership Characteristics - click here for list

• Complete the activity individually based on the list you generated at the beginning of class
• Collect class data

3. Leadership and Gender - click here for Leadership Characteristics and Gender Percentages

• How does our list compare to the study?

4. Gender and the "Leadership Gap" - click here to see the statistics on the "leadership gap" experienced by women in America.

5. Gender and "Wage Gap"

How long might it take for women to close this gap?

6. One possible cause of this "gap"?

7. Respond to the following (when complete turn in to eBackpack Assignment #




A. If, indeed, the qualities our society most commonly defines as “leadership” qualities correspond to the qualities that our society most commonly define as “masculine,” how high this impact women in the workplace. How might this help to explain the "leadership gap" between men and women? How might this contribute to the "wage gap" between men and women?

B. How might the media contribute to the wage and leadership gap between men and women?

C. Defining Men and Women

I. Answer the following questions

Describe the ideal man.

Describe the ideal woman.

II. Images

Find an image that demonstrates ideal masculinity (manhood).

Find an image that demonstrate femininity (womanhood).

Agenda for 5/16

1. A Just Sentence for Ethan Couch? 

An example of how money influences the criminal justice system? 

Where is Ethan now?

2. Citing Sources

• At the end of your project your must have a references list. 
• List sources and images in separate sections
• List in alphabetical order
• Electronic Sources: include the title of the article in quotation marks, website name in italics, and a link to specific page or article. (see example below)
• Interviews: Baumann, Parker. Personal Interview. Conducted on 5/12/15.
• Print Sources: Boyer, R. The Legend of John Brown. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972. Print.
• Images: number images in the order they appear in project, provide a link to the webpage that was the source of the image. Provide brief description of the image in parentheses.

Example:

3. Work on projects - due Friday 5/20 (no more class time after today).

Drugs in America - Unit Project

A. For the final assignment on the "Drugs Unit," you need to research and present on an aspect of drug abuse in America, the" war on drugs," or mass incarceration. Your project should provide a detailed overview of your topic, and most importantly, explain the impact of your topic on American Society. Though you may do a topic related to something we talked about in class, you must present information beyond what was covered in class. Tell us something we don't know!

B. You may work by yourself, or in a group of up to three students.

C. You can chose ANY topic related to drugs in America (though I must approve your topic). 

Possible topics could include:

• Perception of Drug Abuse in Society
• Heroin Epidemic
• Marijuana Legalization (either medical or recreational)
• Medical Marijuana treatment for kids (cancer, epilepsy)
• The Use of Prescription Drugs in America
• Pharmaceutical Company Advertising
• Pharmaceutical Company Lobbying
• State "Three-Strike" laws (California, Oklahoma)
• Mandatory Minimum Laws
• The Social and Financial "Cost" of Mass Incarceration
• Drug Use in Maine
• Drug Use in Saco
• Teen Drug Use
• Comparing US Drug Policy to the Policies of Another Country
• For-Profit Prisons
• Crack Cocaine/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Difference
• Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
• Drug Testing in the Work Place
• Alternative Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction Policies
• Racial Housing Policies (red-lining)
• Racial differences in Drug Arrests and Incarceration
• Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
• Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
• The 1980s Crack-Cocaine Epidemic
• The Politics of the Drug War (Reagan and Nixon)
• Prison Overcrowding
• Race and Drug Laws
• Prohibition (alcohol)
• Meth Epidemic
• Drugs and Crime (Gangs)
• Mexican Drug Cartels
• Drugs, the CIA, and Colombia
• Illegal Drugs in Sports
• Civil Asset Forfeiture

D. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects.

E. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project (more about citing sources next class - but you will have to cite)

F. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):

• 3-5 page paper
• Video: iMovie, Adobe Voice, Explain Everything
• 5-8 minute presentation (Keynote, Google Slides, Adobe Slate, Prezi)
• 3-5 minute prepared speech
• Letter to the President/Congressperson
• Newspaper Article/Editorial
• Public Service Announcement
• Advertisement

Agenda for 5/13

1. A Just Sentence for Ethan Couch? 

An example of how money influences the criminal justice system? 

Where is Ethan now?

2. Citing Sources

• At the end of your project your must have a references list. 
• List sources and images in separate sections
• List in alphabetical order
• Electronic Sources: include the title of the article in quotation marks, website name in italics, and a link to specific page or article. (see example below)
• Interviews: Baumann, Parker. Personal Interview. Conducted on 5/12/15.
• Print Sources: Boyer, R. The Legend of John Brown. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972. Print.
• Images: number images in the order they appear in project, provide a link to the webpage that was the source of the image. Provide brief description of the image in parentheses.

Example:

3. Work on projects - due Thursday 5/19 (no more class time after today).

Drugs in America - Unit Project

A. For the final assignment on the "Drugs Unit," you need to research and present on an aspect of drug abuse in America, the" war on drugs," or mass incarceration. Your project should provide a detailed overview of your topic, and most importantly, explain the impact of your topic on American Society. Though you may do a topic related to something we talked about in class, you must present information beyond what was covered in class. Tell us something we don't know!

B. You may work by yourself, or in a group of up to three students.

C. You can chose ANY topic related to drugs in America (though I must approve your topic). 

Possible topics could include:

• Perception of Drug Abuse in Society
• Heroin Epidemic
• Marijuana Legalization (either medical or recreational)
• Medical Marijuana treatment for kids (cancer, epilepsy)
• The Use of Prescription Drugs in America
• Pharmaceutical Company Advertising
• Pharmaceutical Company Lobbying
• State "Three-Strike" laws (California, Oklahoma)
• Mandatory Minimum Laws
• The Social and Financial "Cost" of Mass Incarceration
• Drug Use in Maine
• Drug Use in Saco
• Teen Drug Use
• Comparing US Drug Policy to the Policies of Another Country
• For-Profit Prisons
• Crack Cocaine/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Difference
• Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
• Drug Testing in the Work Place
• Alternative Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction Policies
• Racial Housing Policies (red-lining)
• Racial differences in Drug Arrests and Incarceration
• Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
• Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
• The 1980s Crack-Cocaine Epidemic
• The Politics of the Drug War (Reagan and Nixon)
• Prison Overcrowding
• Race and Drug Laws
• Prohibition (alcohol)
• Meth Epidemic
• Drugs and Crime (Gangs)
• Mexican Drug Cartels
• Drugs, the CIA, and Colombia
• Illegal Drugs in Sports
• Civil Asset Forfeiture

D. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects.

E. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project (more about citing sources next class - but you will have to cite)

F. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):

• 3-5 page paper
• Video: iMovie, Adobe Voice, Explain Everything
• 5-8 minute presentation (Keynote, Google Slides, Adobe Slate, Prezi)
• 3-5 minute prepared speech
• Letter to the President/Congressperson
• Newspaper Article/Editorial
• Public Service Announcement
• Advertisement

Agenda for 5/12

1. Drugs in America - Unit Project

A. For the final assignment on the "Drugs Unit," you need to research and present on an aspect of drug abuse in America, the" war on drugs," or mass incarceration. Your project should provide a detailed overview of your topic, and most importantly, explain the impact of your topic on American Society. Though you may do a topic related to something we talked about in class, you must present information beyond what was covered in class. Tell us something we don't know!

B. You may work by yourself, or in a group of up to three students.

C. You can chose ANY topic related to drugs in America (though I must approve your topic). 

Possible topics could include:

• Perception of Drug Abuse in Society
• Heroin Epidemic
• Marijuana Legalization (either medical or recreational)
• Medical Marijuana treatment for kids (cancer, epilepsy)
• The Use of Prescription Drugs in America
• Pharmaceutical Company Advertising
• Pharmaceutical Company Lobbying
• State "Three-Strike" laws (California, Oklahoma)
• Mandatory Minimum Laws
• The Social and Financial "Cost" of Mass Incarceration
• Drug Use in Maine
• Drug Use in Saco
• Teen Drug Use
• Comparing US Drug Policy to the Policies of Another Country
• For-Profit Prisons
• Crack Cocaine/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Difference
• Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
• Drug Testing in the Work Place
• Alternative Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction Policies
• Racial Housing Policies (red-lining)
• Racial differences in Drug Arrests and Incarceration
• Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
• Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
• The 1980s Crack-Cocaine Epidemic
• The Politics of the Drug War (Reagan and Nixon)
• Prison Overcrowding
• Race and Drug Laws
• Prohibition (alcohol)
• Meth Epidemic
• Drugs and Crime (Gangs)
• Mexican Drug Cartels
• Drugs, the CIA, and Colombia
• Illegal Drugs in Sports

D. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects.

E. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project (more about citing sources next class - but you will have to cite)

F. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):

• 3-5 page paper
• Video: iMovie, Adobe Voice, Explain Everything
• 5-8 minute presentation (Keynote, Google Slides, Adobe Slate, Prezi)
• 3-5 minute prepared speech
• Letter to the President/Congressperson
• Newspaper Article/Editorial
• Public Service Announcement
• Advertisement

Timeline For Project

• Work in class today (5/12)
• Work time most of next class (5/16)
• Due: 5/20

Agenda for 5/11

1. Drugs in America - Unit Project

A. For the final assignment on the "Drugs Unit," you need to research and present on an aspect of drug abuse in America, the" war on drugs," or mass incarceration. Your project should provide a detailed overview of your topic, and most importantly, explain the impact of your topic on American Society. Though you may do a topic related to something we talked about in class, you must present information beyond what was covered in class. Tell us something we don't know!

B. You may work by yourself, or in a group of up to three students.

C. You can chose ANY topic related to drugs in America (though I must approve your topic). 

Possible topics could include:

• Perception of Drug Abuse in Society
• Heroin Epidemic
• Marijuana Legalization (either medical or recreational)
• Medical Marijuana treatment for kids (cancer, epilepsy)
• The Use of Prescription Drugs in America
• Pharmaceutical Company Advertising
• Pharmaceutical Company Lobbying
• State "Three-Strike" laws (California, Oklahoma)
• Mandatory Minimum Laws
• The Social and Financial "Cost" of Mass Incarceration
• Drug Use in Maine
• Drug Use in Saco
• Teen Drug Use
• Comparing US Drug Policy to the Policies of Another Country
• For-Profit Prisons
• Crack Cocaine/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Difference
• Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
• Drug Testing in the Work Place
• Alternative Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction Policies
• Racial Housing Policies (red-lining)
• Racial differences in Drug Arrests and Incarceration
• Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
• Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
• The 1980s Crack-Cocaine Epidemic
• The Politics of the Drug War (Reagan and Nixon)
• Prison Overcrowding
• Race and Drug Laws
• Prohibition (alcohol)
• Meth Epidemic
• Drugs and Crime (Gangs)
• Mexican Drug Cartels
• Drugs, the CIA, and Colombia
• Illegal Drugs in Sports

D. Your project should have a main point (thesis), provide the historical background of your topic, and explain the major causes and effects.

E. You need at least three reliable sources (academic or trustworthy news source) of information for you project (more about citing sources next class - but you will have to cite)

F. Your project can take any of the following forms (or others, pitch me an idea, be creative, or not):

• 3-5 page paper
• Video: iMovie, Adobe Voice, Explain Everything
• 5-8 minute presentation (Keynote, Google Slides, Adobe Slate, Prezi)
• 3-5 minute prepared speech
• Letter to the President/Congressperson
• Newspaper Article/Editorial
• Public Service Announcement
• Advertisement

Timeline For Project

• Class time today (5/11)
• Next Class (5/13)
• Due: 5/19

Agenda for 5/10

1. Mass Incarceration in the United States and Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?

• When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you?
• What are your thoughts on companies profiting from incarceration? 

2. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population

• Identify something that surprises you.
• Identify something that you are not surprised by.
• Identify a question you have after looking at the graph.

3. The War on Drugs as a method of social control

• Which people has the "war on drugs" typically targeted?

4. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)

• Clip #1 (25:28-37:08)
• Describe how Anthony Johnson was caught in a "cycle" of drug crime?
• Clip #2 (37:09-43:35)
• How have politicians (and presidents) benefitted by supporting a "war on drugs"? 
• Clip #3 (45:58-53:59)
• In what ways does law enforcement benefit by focusing on drug crimes?
• Clip #4 (1:17:55-1:26:11)
• Do you think that Kevin Ott deserves his "death sentence."

HW - Finish any questions that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack Assignment #11

Agenda for 5/9

1. Detailed Graph of the American Prison Population

• Identify something that surprises you.
• Identify something that you are not surprised by.
• Identify a question you have after looking at the graph.

2. The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration

• What does Hank Green mean when he says that we must remember that wars on drugs and crime are also "wars on people"?

3. The War on Drugs as a method of social control

• Which people has the "war on drugs" typically targeted?

4. "The House I Live In" Clips (click link for access to the video)

• Clip #1 (25:28-37:08)
• Describe how Anthony Johnson was caught in a "cycle" of drug crime?
• Clip #2 (1:17:55-1:26:11)
• Do you think that Kevin Ott deserves his "death sentence."
• Clip #3 (37:09-43:35)
• How have politicians (and presidents) benefitted by supporting a "war on drugs"? What did one of Nixon's top advisors recently admit?
• How has this effected the resources available to those in prison?
• Clip #4 (45:58-53:59)
• In what ways does law enforcement benefit by focusing on drug crimes?

5. Mass Incarceration in the United States and Who benefits from so many Americans being locked up?

• When looking at the data, what is the most shocking, or surprising to you?
• What are your thoughts on companies profiting from incarceration? 

HW - Finish any questions that you did not get the chance to finish in class. Turn in answers to eBackpack Assignment #11