DQ1 Every Kid Needs A Champion Please view the video of Dr. Rita Pierson’s presentation:  “Every kid needs a champion.”   Answer the following questions:   What is the significance of “human connections”?   Why must teachers implement authentic family and community engagement?   What messages are you taking away from this video?   DQ2 […]

Caring Communities   Read the article “Laws of Physics Can’t Trump the Bonds of Love” and view the video on “Wright’s Law.”    View the Parent Leadership Training Institute 8-minute video.   Identify at least one message from each video that portrays caring communities.    Share specific thoughts on how you can advocate for a […]

Children’s Defense Fund: Status of Your State? Please visit and explore the Children’s Defense Fund website:   http://www.childrensdefense.org/   Now visit the “State of America’s Children 2020″:  https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/resources/soac-2020-fact-sheets   Read about the status of children in your home state (or a state you reviewed in a prior unit from either the Strengthening Families or Help Me […]

Shifting Views of America: From the Gilded Age to the Ashcan School   Shifting Views of America Assignment Options   Resources: Review your Week 1 readings and videos.   For your Week 1 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below.   Option A   Paper #1:  775 words   Paper# 2:  1,540 words   […]

The Relationship of Art and Society   Word Count: 1,650 words!   Resources: Review your Week 5 readings and videos.   Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper, discussing the role of art in America since the Gilded Age. Include discussion of the following:   Beginning with the Gilded Age, how has art been a reflection […]

Art of the 1950s and the 1960s Presentation   Resources: Review your Week 4 readings and videos.   Choose one of the following themes for a presentation on your Week 4 content:   • Changing Times: Proto-Pop and The Beats (must include either   Robert Rauschenberg or Jasper Johns)   • Andy Warhol and Pop […]

American Art Before and After World War II   Resources: Review your Week 3 readings and videos.   For your Week 3 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below.   Option A   Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on American art before and after World War II.   Include an examination of the […]

Visions of America   Visions of America Assignment Options   Resources: Review your Week 2 readings and videos.   For your Week 2 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below.   Option C   Imagine you are a curator organizing an exhibition on the art discussed in your Week 2 readings.   Choose three […]

Shifting Views of America: From the Gilded Age to the Ashcan School   Shifting Views of America Assignment Options   Resources: Review your Week 1 readings and videos.   For your Week 1 Assignment, choose one of the options listed below.   Option A   Paper #1:  775 words   Paper# 2:  1,540 words   […]

Review.  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1820056.html Links to an external site.. [Odirrizzi vs. Bloomfield]   Write a few sentences on each of the following:   IRAC = Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion   1. Issue.  What’s the primary legal issue in this case?   2. Rule. What’s the general rule of law that applies to this type of case, i.e., […]