ESOL 22R Fall 2016

For this assignment, you will play a game online, upload the screen showing you’ve completed the game, and give a short summary and response of the experience, all as a comment to this post.

Step 1: Go to https://www.icivics.org/games and play any game on the site. (Scroll down on the site for more options.)

Step 2: Play a game all the way until the end, then, screenshot your results.

To take a screenshot, hit this button:

This will take a picture of everything on your screen, so hide anything you don’t want to be shown. I just need to see the game.

Step 3: Then, go to a photo sharing site such as http://imgur.com/ and upload your image.

If you use Imgur, just click the green “New Post” button at the top and you can right-click and hit “paste,” use Ctrl + V, or browse to find or drag the image you saved on your computer to the box.

Step 4: Then, once you have uploaded the image, there will be a link on the right side of the page with a button saying “copy.” Hit that button and paste the link you get as a comment to this post.

You may use a different photo sharing site, but you cannot ask for my help in uploading using different sites, because I am not familiar with all of them.

Step 5: In addition to the link you provide, do the following:

Tell us what game you played and summarize your experience playing. What choices did you make? How did they affect the game?

Respond to the experience explaining whether you think you did well or poorly, why, and how something specifics in this game has expanded your knowledge of its subject matter. How has this game affected your understanding of politics or civics?

This is due by class time on Thursday, September 29th.

After reading Unit 1: Chapter 4 of Urban Reader for College Writers, answer both of the following questions as a comment on this post:

What is your reaction to neighborhood residents having decision-making power when it comes to traffic, noise, or business in their communities? What if not everyone in the community agrees?

and

What suggestions would you make to improve your neighborhood? Why would you change these things if you could?

Be as detailed and as opinionated as you like. You may speak about a personal experience, or just discuss the idea in general.

In addition to the homework in the next post, you also have some homework due Thursday, September 22nd I want to tell you about in advance:

Find a news article related to civics, politics, or government and cut it out or print it and bring it to class on Thursday.

There are many free papers available or you may print an article out online, but it must be related to the correct topic(s) and you must have a hard copy with you in class on Thursday. You will have a week to look out for an article of this nature, so “I couldn’t find one” is no excuse!

NOTE: You also have homework due Sunday/Tuesday which is outlined in the post below. Please continue to the next post and be sure to complete that homework as well.

After reading Unit 1: Chapter 2 of Urban Reader for College Writers, answer either one (not both!) of the following questions as a comment on this post:

The CIRCLE reports that “80% of students in the study were encouraged in the classes they took to form their own opinions regarding [politics or government].” What is the benefit of students being able to form their own opinions regarding political issues?

OR

What might be some disadvantages of all students in the United States taking the same civics course? Explain and illustrate the potential disadvantages.

Be as detailed and as opinionated as you like. You may speak about a personal experience, or just discuss the idea in general.