1. Unit 1: Success Today’s Topic: This class is about POWER Objective: Leave today able to explain to anyone who asks what your new Active Citizenship class is about and what you will learn.

2. Story time: Churchill and Hitler

3. Powerful is Patient - It is Spoonful-by-spoonful

4. Active Citizenship Today’s Objective: Leave today able to explain to anyone who asks what your new Active Citizenship class is about. POWERSo what is it? Active Citizenship is a class about POWER.

5. Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a more POWERFUL CITIZEN of WHS. We will learn to become powerful citizens of WHS by: skills –Improving our abilities with skills like reading, writing and research. habits of mind –Studying the habits of mind that successful students have Weymouth Public Schools –Analyzing the power dynamics within the Weymouth Public Schools. cause change –Learning how to cause change in your school.

6. Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a more POWERFUL CITIZEN of the Town of Weymouth We will learn to become more powerful citizen of the Town of Weymouth by: government –Studying the government of Weymouth town of Weymouth –Analyzing the power dynamics within the town of Weymouth. local government –Learning how to cause change at the local government level.

7. Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a more POWERFUL CITIZEN of Massachusetts. We will learn to become more powerful citizen of Massachusetts by: Massachusetts –Studying the government of Massachusetts state of Massachusetts –Analyzing the power dynamics within the state of Massachusetts state government level –Learning how to cause change at the state government level

8. Active Citizenship teaches you how to become a more POWERFUL CITIZEN of the USA. We will learn to become more powerful citizen of the USA by: United States of America –Studying the government of the United States of America USA –Analyzing the power dynamics within the USA. federal government level –Learning how to cause change at the federal government level

9. United States of America Massachusetts Town of Weymouth Get POWERFUL Weymouth High School

10. This is an elective. If you do not wish to become more POWERFUL, no one is forcing you to stay.

11. Analyze the Power Dynamics of the death of Eric Garner Who has the high power and the low power in this exchange? Did the high power group use their power effectively? Did the low power party use his power effectively?

12. Analyze the Power Dynamics of the death of Eric Garner On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after officer Daniel Pantaleo put him in what has been described as a "chokehold" The New York City Medical Examiner's Office attributed Garner's death to a combination of a chokehold, compression of his chest, and poor health. On December 3, 2014, a Richmond County (Staten Island) grand jury decided not to indict Pantaleo. On July 13, 2015, an out-of-court settlement was announced in which the City of New York would pay the Garner family $5.9 million.

13. Activists shut down Interstate 93 during morning rush hour Jan 14, 2015 to "disrupt business as usual" and "protest police and state violence against black people." Who has the high power and the low power in this exchange? Did the high power group use their power effectively? Did the low power group use their power effectively?

14. Syllabus Overview 10 Units 10 Power Standards 7 21 st century skills

15. What will I do for you? I will work I will respect you I will be prepared

16. Classroom expectations of Active Citizens You will come prepared You will work You will respect each other You will be curious You will hand in work

17. Grading Each term your class average will be determined by the total number of points you earn. Your progress will be tracked in two categories. Log-on to X2 to monitor your progress throughout the term: - 21st Century Skill assignments - Classroom Citizenship (collaboration, following due dates)

18. Fill the cup

19. A’s 700-630 pts

20. Fill the cup B’s 629-560 pts

21. Fill the cup C’s 559-490 pts

22. Fill the cup D’s 489-420pts

23. Fill the cup 419 or less. You don’t get credit for the course