Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Dec. 5 -Research Workshop Day/Task 3 into Gov/Econ

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Great to see you all again! Today in class we will be working on our Research Workshop Project in Google Classroom. The focus will be on Completing Task 3 which is all about Plagiarism and proper citations.  The goal for class today is to complete the workshop. Also, we will be starting our quick discussion on the general forms of government and economic systems.  This will provide a foundation for understanding how nations and states around the world function both politically and in the ever confusing realm of money.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objective:
  • Complete a multifaceted project in which you identify source types, search for information, identify the plagiarized material, and practice proper citation. 
  • Examine governmental and economic concepts through analyzing and discussing different systems
Agenda:
  1. History Today
  2. Prompt
  3. Google Classroom: Research Workshop Project 
    1. Through this Research Workshop, we will examine some best practices of research. Additionally, we will use an essay prompt related to culture as a guide for each of the tasks. Most important: READ THE DIRECTIONS! 
      1. Task 1 -Searching -COMPLETED
        1. Using a search engine
      2. Task 2 -Sources -COMPLETED
        1. Types of sources
        2. Validity of sources
      3. Task 3 -Plagiarism and Citation -TODAY (approx 40 min)
        1. Practice quoting
        2. Works cited
        3. Plagiarism identification
  4. Discussion of Government and Economic Systems
    1. What is a government?
      1. Dictatorship
      2. Fascism
      3. Monarchy
      4. Theocracy
      5. Democracy
      6. Republic
      7. Oligarchy
      8. Confederation
      9. Federalism
    2. What is economics?
      1. Factors of production
    3. Why economic systems?
      1. Traditional economy
      2. Market economy (capitalism)
      3. Command economy
      4. Mixed economy (socialism)
  5. Close
    1. Prompt: Learning Reflection
    2. What is something new you have learned about the research process? About governments? Economics? How will you use this new information? How will it help you succeed in high school and beyond?
Homework:
  1. Complete the Research Workshop and upload/Turn in to Google Classroom

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen. Hope that you have a wonderful weekend! Take care!
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