Thursday, October 8, 2015

Day 32 Agenda (Thursday 10/08/15)

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Motivation for the Week:
"Better to ask twice than to lose your way once."
- Danish Proverb

Agenda
Periods 1&3
1) Leadership
  • Read excerpt from Machiavelli's The Prince. As Machiavelli, create a list of characteristics for a good leader.
  • Watch Video "Great Books: The Prince" and add characteristics to your list.

  • Discuss, compare, and contrast last week's list of Leadership Characteristics to Machiavelli's would-be list.
2) Federal Bureaucracy
Continue reviewing the information about the federal bureaucracy - from the "Presidential Helpers" homework.

Period 4
1) Federal Bureaucracy
Began reviewing the information about the federal bureaucracy - from the "Presidential Helpers" homework.

2) Roles of the President
Do you have what it takes to juggle the busy schedule of the President? Find out! Play the "Executive Command" game on iCivics. (You do not need to make an account, but if you do it is free and you may potentially get your name on the leaderboard!)

Homework
All Classes
No New Homework. The packet must be complete by Monday!

Announcements
All Classes
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