Day 2

1.  Submit question from article

What is POSITIONALITY?  Who you are and where you stand in relation to others and how this shapes what you know about the world.
*Think about the different "positionalities" at SI.  How do different positions shape what students know about the world?

What is INTERSECTIONALITY? How can all of the elements that comprise your identity put you in a place of privilege, disadvantage or both?
*At SI what can put a person at a place of privilege, disadvantage or both?

How do these affect my identity and perspective when studying government and relating to those around me?

2.  Review Maya's tweet
3. Begin Constitutional Concepts

HW=set up Twitter account.  Use an appropriate handle and start following @ms.devencenzi

Day 1

1.  Please take out signed syllabus, folder and notebook.

2.  Analysis of our class culture and identity

• Why is it important to look at our class culture?  
• Why is it important to think about our own identity when we learn about our system of government?
• What happens when you disagree with the accepted traditions if the culture?
•  Review dialogue principles

3.  Citizenship test and current events

4.  HW:  Read the article about IDENTITY linked here and come to class prepared with one question written down and be ready to have a class discussion on DAY 2. 

Day 1

Welcome Back!

1.  Seating Chart
2.  Begin RECAPPING 2016 Presidential Election

HW=bring supplies and signed syllabus for Day 1