Community+Service+Learning

Citizen Wordle

Acitve Citizen Wordle

11/4/10- Louisa's notes: Representative Democracy - the people of a nation elects a person to represent their thoughts. People vote for a law, and the representative would decide whether they want to vote on a law or not. Single party state - a state where a person makes all the decisions Theocracy - where a leader is appointed to speak on behalf of God. Direct democracy - every person can bring up a law or not. Everyone has to vote on everything. **Which form of government is most effective? Least effective? Explain why.**Everything depends on the size of the society. If there were a lot of people, then representative democracy would be best because it is the most organized government and it allows everyone to have a say. The least effective with a large group of people would be a direct democracy. With so many people and so many opinions, a direct democracy would not be effective, or else nothing would be decided. As I said, it all depends on the size of the society and their situation. There are times where one government would be better than the other. CCQ's on Louisa's notes: Q: So Parliament was a representative democracy?Q: Which country is a theocracy?C: There are many forms of government, but only one is most effective.C: I think Louisa's answer about which form of government is more effective is very intelligent because she understands the different scenarios of effectiveness.

11/15/10- Do Now Mr. Hurley: Think of an issue and how you can make an impact on it this afternoon. Me: Issue: Dirty Environment How I can make an impact: Clean up the streets and environment. Persuade people to not litter. How I can make an impact THIS AFTERNOON: Make a list of effects from a dirty environment and how we can change it.

11/18/10- HW- Lobbyist Mr. Hurley: What is a lobbyist? Me: People who are hired to help others by seeking the clients' interest and finding the right time to do it.

12/15/10- Do Now Mr. Hurley: - Think back to when we have discussed issues that affect us. - What are some of the issues that you think we should consider trying to work on? Why?

Me: Issues: - cleaning the environment - planting more trees - clean up litter - decrease violence/enforce more police - use less energy/use natural energy - shelter for homeless - protect animals - recycle - use of resources

Lobbying- Bullying: - when people intentionally hurt others in order to gain power over them - involves repeated acts which include attempting to enforce a person's power over another one's - abuse - "imbalance of power" - emotional, verbal, physical - against the law- people still do it - cyberbullying - lead to suicides- ex: Phoebe Prince
 * - Bullying is a major issue and should be an issue that we should work on because:

Lobbying- Recycling- CCQ's - recycling- optional - harming the environment - worldwide - using resources Q: Is this a problem all over the world? C: I wouldn't mind recycling because if it helps the environment, I would want to help. C: Recycling can lead to a cleaner environment and a cleaner environment can lead to better air and better air can lead to a healthier body.

Reflection/Summary: The whole lobbying discussion was a way to show how people convince other's with a stronger arguement. I was able to listen to the voice of the other side and what they thought of the issue. The arguement seemed a lot stronger than mine, so I had voted for the other issue because I was persuaded by the problems. Lobbying is not that easy because you have to make a stronger arguement to prove your point on why you think your idea is better.

Winning Issue: Recycling

Do Now #2: Mr. Hurley: Look up how to get a recycling bin & expalin. Me: To get a recylce bin, you go to City Hall and ask for a recycling bin. It will be for free.

Mr. Hurley: Outcome of Active Civics Program/Lesson? Me: To learn of issues and teach others how they can tackle the issues and help out the community. Vicky's: The main point is to tie in government with environmental issues. The outcome is to gain a better understanding how a government woks and helping onb an environmental issue.

Process: - three main categories of collection: drop-off centres, buy-back centres, and curbside collection - drop-off centre- waste producer brings in recyclates to a central location - buy-back centres- clean recyclates are purchased - curbside collection- the process in which the recyclates are sorted out and cleaned
 * Recycling

Sorting: - large pieces- removed by hand - automated machinery- separates recyclates by weight - strong magnets- separate out ferrous metals (ex: iron, steel, and tin-plated steel cans) - glass- sorted by hand- based on color (brown, amber, green, or clear)

CCQ's: Q: Does recycling help that much? Q: How much energy do u save? C: Wow sorting all the recyclables must be really time-consuming! C: I wouldn't mind recycling if it means I'm helping the Earth.