Government+Wiki+Project

Type in the content of your page here. Final edits to this wiki will be due on Thursday January 22. The exam period for this class is
 * =Mid-Term Exam, January 12, 2009=

Wednesday, January 21 7:50 – 9:20
The exam looks like this by the numbers. Significance, and Impartiality will be the basis for grading your essay. margins. You will define words that you don't know and note your thinking about what is being said. Next you will summarize the article in your own words. Additionally, you will explain how the article is connected to **at least** one of the six policy issues. Lastly, you will take and defend a position on an issue raised in the article.
 * 24 objective questions.** Four questions for each of the six countries.
 * 9 Intellectual Traits:** Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance, Depth, Breadth, Logic,
 * 6 Policy Issues:** You will read an article and connect it to one or more of these issues in your essay.
 * A**. Economic performance
 * B.** Social welfare (education, health, poverty)
 * C**. Civil Liberties, rights, and freedoms
 * D**. Environment
 * E**. Population and migration
 * F**. Economic development
 * 6 Countries**: China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, UK
 * 1 Essay Question**. Given an article you will first **actively read** it. This means that you will be taking notes in the

= = =Human Rights, January 5, 2009= Are there certain types of governments that do a better job protecting Human Rights than others? On December 10, 1948 the United Nations put forth a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today we will look at this document and assess how well governments around the world are doing. Desmond Tutu of South Africa and the former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, comment on this subject at the following link: [] Read their comments. What do you think? Research the Human Rights record for your country. How does the government of your country defend their record? Answer these questions on your Wiki page. Properly cite sources using MLA internal citation. Put your name at the end of anything that you write. = = = = =Happy Holidays, December 23, 2008= Movement is an important geographic and political term. For a number of reasons populations may move. Governments have to deal with immigration and in some cases declining populations as people move away or birth rates fall.
 * Homework**: Over vacation //locate// an article about **population and migration** for your country. The source can not be another wiki page. //Read// the article and //document// the bibliographic information. //Summarize// the article on your wiki page. Be sure to use internal citation and include your name at the end of your work. Your summary should be at least 1 double spaced page.

Today we will consider the case of Mexico which has led to the creation of a whole illegal industry in HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Drugs are not the only things smuggled into the United States from Mexico. If you would like to learn more about Mexico checkout the Frontline site. []

December 15th, 2008
The presentations continue. All make up work is due today. Here is something to think about. How can governments use the media to change the behavior of citizens to further certain policy objectives? I have a story from NPR that I would like to share with you.

= = =December 8, 2008 **YIKES!!!**=

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Generally the content is short, vague, and poorly written. This happens sometimes when a task is perceived as a group responsibility. How do you feel about the pages? I don't want to grade them right now because I think that you can do much better, but I must. Please feel free to make changes, however grades on your progress reports will reflect the content as it exists now.=====

December 8, 2008 Progress reports are due on Wednesday. If you have not done so already, please identify any section of the wiki that you created by putting your name at the end of it. Your grade at this point will be limited to parts 1 and 3. Review the criteria below to make sure you understand what is expected. Tomorrow we will have a graded class discussion about the project so far. You will be asked to present your page and answer questions about it from your classmates and teacher. You should be very familiar with the content on your page and able to ask appropriate and thoughtful questions of your classmates.

December 1

Finish up parts 1 and 3 of the project today. Next begin to gather and process information on parts 2-5. The following web contains bookmarks for articles related to your countries. [] It should be very helpful.

[|Moodle Site:]

November 21, 2008 //__ Government __// Wiki Project
 * Five Basic Parts**

1. What kind (style and structure) of government does the assigned country have? Is it a constitutional government? Is power centralized or decentralized? How are laws made? How is the court system set up? What basic functions and services does the government provide? How are these functions carried out?

2. What is the relationship between the military and government?


 * 3. What is the relationship between the media and government? **
 * (Finish this one first)**

4. What is the relationship between religion and the government?

5. How is your assigned government dealing with the following 6 major policy issues?
 * A**. Economic performance
 * B.** Social welfare (education, health, poverty)
 * C**. Civil Liberties, rights, and freedoms
 * D**. Environment
 * E**. Population and migration
 * F**. Economic development


 * Content Criteria 40%**

Information is paraphrased into your own words except where using a quote would significantly enhance the section. Simply cutting and pasting information is not acceptable.

The sources of information and images are always cited properly. Use MLA format for internal citation and bibliography. See the following link:

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Writing demonstrates the intellectual traits of clarity, accuracy, logic, relevance, depth, precision, and fairness.


 * Reflection and Discussion 30%**


 * You will be asked to write about and discuss what you have learned after completing each section. This will take many forms including a formal expository essay, class discussion, and journal entries that may be on the wiki or not.**


 * Writing Mechanics Criteria 20%**

Use of standard English conventions such as grammar, spelling, and punctuation is expected. Please proofread.


 * Use of technology 10%**

The wiki for your country demonstrates the use of the various applications that we have experimented with in class. Exceptional projects will use this technology to make their wiki interesting and informative. none //Optional:// a note about this edit for the page history log || Cancel ||
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