US+3+Assignments

=The Charter School of Wilmington =

Assignment #2: Due Thursday, September 10, 2009 - Textbook covered
=== Assignment #3: Due Friday, September 11, 2009 - choose one civic virtue and find its presence or absence in the events surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Write a 4-6 sentence summary that explains how this virtue is present or absent from the story/picture/article you chose. Be sure your summary makes it clear that you understand the definition of the virtue you chose.=== === Assignment #4: Due Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - Chapter 11.5 questions. Be sure when you answer each question that you repeat the question in the answer and write in complete sentences.===

** Assignment #21 :** Original Political Cartoon - DUE Monday, May 24, 2010

 * Find a controversial topic/issue that has appeared in the news between May 1, 2010 and May 23, 2010.
 * Print or cut out the newspaper article
 * Create a political cartoon that presents your opinion on the controversial issue from the news article you chose.
 * Cartoon MUST clearly present the issue/event you are covering
 * A real person MUST be portrayed in the cartoon and it should be apparent who that individual is from the cartoon and the news article.
 * Symbols should be used in the cartoon
 * Your opinion should be clearly presented
 * The cartoon does not have to be in color since most political cartoons are printed in newsprint
 * Complete on 8 1/2 x 11 paper