Monday, November 25, 2013

Research Paper & Documentary


For Monday, you must do two things:
  1. E-mail your partners and start narrowing down the topic.  Your topics are currently very broad... What do you want to focus on?  How can Congress fix it?  E-mail your teacher if you need help narrowing your topic.
  2. Create a blog post with three quality articles/links for research that answers your assigned question.  Your three articles/links must be from an academic source (i.e. SI databases) or a quality news/research website (i.e Pew Research or Washington Post). Go here to get started. 
1ST PERIOD

  1. Education
    • Rubin: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Hernandez: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • Naughton: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  2. Media
    • Reardon: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Bettinger: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • Hayes: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  3. Environment
    • McDonald: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Boland: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • Grealish: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  4. Death Penalty
    • McGahey: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Friesch: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.
  5. Prison Overpopulation
    • Bruning: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Feeney: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • Sheedy: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  6. Poverty & Homelessness
    • O'Shea: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Rodriguez: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • O'Bryan: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  7. Science & Technology
    • Schumacher: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Zemanek: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.
  8. Immigration
    • Ford: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Corbolotti: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • Watts: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  9. Health
    • Alessandria: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Marshall: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation. 
    • D. Barry: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.


2ND PERIOD
  1. Poverty & Homelessness
    • Cheung: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Puccinelli: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
    • Holl: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  2. Poverty & Homelessness
    • Ostrowski: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Hultman: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
    • Dowling: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  3. Poverty & Homelessness
    • Radich: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • M. Barry: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
    • Sykes: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  4. Industry & Federal Budget
    • Heavey: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Ng: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
    • Boucher: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  5. Energy
    • Dudum: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Bustillos: What has the federal government done? Response should include past legislation, as well as failed legislation.
    • Rike: What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should articulate a clear policy proposal.
  6. Health & Medicine
    • Favia: What is the problem that needs to be addressed by Congress? Response should include detailed data on the nature of the problem.
    • Bell: What has the federal government done? What should the federal government do in 2014? Response should review past legislation, as well as failed legislation, and articulate a clear policy proposal.


Thanksgiving Week


  1. Blog: Page One - Inside the NY Times
    • What did your classmates learn?
  2. Reflect: Unit III Test
    • Have you mastered Unit III?
  3. Prepare: Research Paper & Student Documentary
  4. View: West Wing - Shibboleth 
    • What Thanksgiving tradition exists at the White House?

West Wing: Women of Qumar



  1. West Wing: Women of Qumar
    • As we watch this episode, what concepts from this semester do you see?