Sarita+Burden

Hi everyone. I'm Sarita. As you can probably tell, I am NOT computer literate!! I have been teaching Special Ed for about 25years now and YES you can see that I am also a Client. I am fairly new to CPS. I have been @ P.L.Julian H.S. for 3 years now. I am currently teaching Psychology and Sociology to Special Ed 11th and 12th graders. Before that I was a S.T.E.P. teacher in the ETC program finding employment for my special needs students. An overall project I would like to do is to have my students create their own country. This will incorporate all subject matter and content areas in learning. The students will be given a senerio that they are the ruler of a fictious country. They must choose a geograpahical location, determine the native language, decide the type of government structure, create laws. establish currency, develop housing, build an ecconomic system, design a systen of education, and determine entertainment. Students will use visual aids to display an variety of items that will give their audience a better understanding ofn this new country. Assment--Audience will be the citizens of this country. Their role will be to express their protests or accepentance of this government

__**Visual Ranking Tool**__ homelessness health care foreign affairs/relations housing education public relations environmental issues gas/oil situation domestic affairs legislative issues democracy ||
 * # Explain what factors may lead to cultural diversities
 * 1) Explain the benefits of multiculturalism in 21st Century America ||
 * # Describe Culture
 * 1) Explain the difference between culture and society
 * 2) How are language and culture related
 * 3) How are values important to you? To society?
 * 4) Does trends effect culture ||
 * # What is a Cultural universe
 * 1) What is the difference between ideal culture and real culture
 * 2) Give three non material and three material elements that represent American culture to you
 * 3) What are values
 * 4) What are the basic features of the geography, history, people, language beliefs, economics government, institutions and culture to a developing country ||
 * **Visual Ranking Project Name ** (For the // Visual Ranking // workspace) ||
 * ** MY COUNTRY!!! MY RULES!! ** ||
 * **Project Description ** (For the // Visual Ranking // workspace) ||
 * //ALL HAIL TO THE CHIEF!!! // As the President or Ruler of a country you are responsible for every citizen, decision and situation that occurs in your country. This can include something as complex and War or as simple as Cabinet Choice.   ||
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: normal;">Prompt ** (For the Visual Ranking workspace) ||
 * Use this ranking tool to prioritize these Government issues. What issue do you feel should be dealt with first or given the most attention? Comment on the responsibility of the President in each situation ||
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: normal;">Sorting List ** (For the Visual Ranking workspace) ||
 * economy
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: normal;">Practice Ranking ** (For your future quick reference) ||
 * Teacher ID: Ruler || Password: I Rule ||
 * Practice Team ID 1: President || Password: Democrats ||
 * Practice Team ID 2: King || Password: Monarch ||
 * <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Seeing Reason Project Name <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;">(For the Seeing Reason workspace) || <span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT” <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Project Description **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> (For the Seeing Reason workspace) ||
 * In this unit, students participate in a variety of activities to help them understand how one’s actions, reactions, behaviors, beliefs, values, and morals affect our culture and our country. Students conduct in-depth research about what specific cultural factors can impact a nation and learn how to identify influential indicators that may alter the values, morals, and beliefs of a culture of people. The Visual Ranking Tool  helps students to understand what factors should be considered when creating and enforcing a law.  <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Research Question **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> (For the Seeing Reason workspace) ||
 * ** values, ** // Sociology // .  the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy.  ** What values may effect law makers’ decisions in creating certain laws? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt;">Practice Map **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msobidifontweight: bold;"> (For your future quick reference)

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