Wednesday, August 18, 2010

American Government 8/18/10

In Class - Handout and discuss syllabus, class expectations, and goals.

Homework - Signed syllabus due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Articles/videos to check out regarding current events:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/18/muslims-around-world-monitor-mosque-debate/ - Muslims around world monitor mosque debate

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20014039-503544.html - "Ground Zero Mosque" Developers: We Won't Move

***This is an example of an annotated works cited page. Follow the format on your blog.

Last US combat brigade exits Iraq - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11020270
BBC News - ‎
The last American combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, the US military has said. The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday, said a spokesman. Approximately 56,000 troops are to remain in Iraq until August 31 to advise Iraqi security and protect US interests.

Title of the Article - link to website (URL)
Author or Publication -
(Short two to three sentence description of main arguments, opinions, and main ideas)

2 comments:

Patricia ( : said...

When do we have to start our eportfolio?
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palo said...

I would start right now.