WELCOME TO CIVICS GRAB THE PACKET AT THE DOOR, FIND YOUR SEAT AND ANSWER THE WARM UP QUESTION

Please find your assigned seat and start filling out the Student Introduction sheet.

JUST THE FACTS… ob·jec·tiv·i·ty noun 1. the state or quality of being objective : He tries to maintain objectivity in his judgment.objective adjective. 2. undistorted by emotion or personal bias TARGET: Discuss Civics Essential Questions through a Current Event

AUGUST 9, 2014 Michael Brown Is Shot An 18-year-old teenager, Michael Brown, is shot and killed on Saturday by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are in dispute. The police say Mr. Brown was shot during a skirmish with the officer. A friend who was walking with Mr. Brown, Dorian Johnson, says the officer opened fire when the young men refused to move from the middle of the street to the sidewalk. He says Mr. Brown’s hands were over his head when the officer fired. All agree that Mr. Brown was unarmed.

AUGUST 10, 2014 Protests Amid Calls for Patience After a candlelight vigil on Sunday evening, protesters flood into the streets near the scene of the shooting, some chanting, “No justice, no peace.” They are met by police officers in riot gear, carrying rifles and shields.

EVENING OF AUGUST 10, 2014 A Peaceful Protest Turns Violent Images and videos captured on cellphones begin to flood social media sites, and accounts of looting in Ferguson spread quickly on Twitter. The QuikTrip is among the first- and hardest-hit businesses.

AUGUST 11, 2014 F.B.I. Opens Civil Rights Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation opens a civil rights inquiry into the shooting of Mr. Brown on Monday as protests in Ferguson continues. The N.A.A.C.P issues a statement of support for Mr. Brown's family, adding, "Even as we call for accountability by those charged with protecting the community, we call on the community to act – collectively and calmly." Jon Belmar, an African American man, chief of the St. Louis County Police, asks for patience while his department completes an investigation that could take some time. That night, protesters again square off with the police, who use tear gas to disperse the crowd.

AUGUST 13, 2014 Anger Mounts Over Anonymity of Police Officer The selective release of information about the shooting, especially the anonymity granted to the officer, fuels a fourth day and night of protests in Ferguson that escalates after the police seeks to disperse people using rubber bullets and tear gas. Two reporters are arrested and later released. A witness tweets this image of a street filling with clouds of tear gas, illuminated by what look like small explosions. Later, the police confirm that Molotov cocktails were thrown during the night.

AUGUST 14, 2014 Shift in Oversight of Crowd Control President Obama says that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. “should do what is necessary to help determine exactly what happened and to see that justice is done.” Mr. Obama — who speaks from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where he is vacationing — also criticizes law enforcement officers in Ferguson for what he describes as excessive force during the protests. Missouri State Highway Patrol would begin overseeing security and crowd control during the protests.

AUGUST 16, 2014 Governor Declares Curfew in Ferguson On Saturday, Gov. Jay Nixon cites looting when he declares a state of emergency and imposes a midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew on the St. Louis suburb. The announcement prompts cries of protest and anguish from some members of the public, with many of them arguing that a curfew would lead only to new and fierce confrontations.

AUGUST 17, 2014 Clashes Erupt as Some Protesters Ignore Curfew As the midnight curfew in Ferguson takes effect amid heavy rain, crowds that had filled some streets begin to disperse. But some clusters of people confront police officers lining the streets or riding in armored vehicles. The demonstrators chant: “We are Mike Brown! We have the right to assemble peacefully!” The police fire smoke canisters and tear gas at the crowds, and officials later say it was in response to the shooting, in which one man is critically wounded, apparently by another protester. Seven people are arrested and accused of failing to disperse. The governor of Missouri later says that the curfew was effective in helping to maintain a relative peace.

AUGUST 17, 2014 Autopsy information is released. Michael Brown was shot 6 times including twice in the head. Civil rights leaders gather in churches to call for change. AUGUST 18, 2014 Governor Deploys National Guard President Obama dispatched Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to Missouri after the governor deployed the National Guard to help the police quell unrest. The governor, Jay Nixon, also lifted a curfew that had been imposed on Friday night. That night two men were shot in the crowd, and 31 people — some from New York and California — were arrested. Six journalists were among those who were detained. Fires were reported in two places. The police were shot at, the authorities said, but did not fire their weapons.

AUGUST 21, 2014 National troops withdraw as the investigation into the shooting continues. AUGUST 24, 2014 Michael Brown is mourned by the community.

SEND OFF What do you wonder about the Michael Brown shooting and the events that have happened since?

Do you think that all people are treated the same in the United States?

REFLECTION You will be composing a number of Tweets to reflect about the civic implications of the shooting of Michael Brown. Remember, there’s a 140-character limit on each tweet! However, you should feel free to write as much as you’d like below, you can always edit your thoughts to make them into tweets.