Mr. Ghoujeghi's Social Studies Podcast

2nd discusses the French Revolution with some key questions.

The new class talks about the film Roger and Me and how it relates to our city's economic past.

We informally discuss some basic ideas/values in our first day of government.

6th hour discusses the film Saving Private Ryan

5th hour discusses the film Selma and the connection to the Civil Rights Movement

Our 4th hour discusses the film Selma and its connection to the Civil Rights Movement

5th hour discusses the connections between the Vietnam War and the film Platoon.

6th hour discusses the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The freshman class discusses Schindler's List after viewing the film.

6th hour discusses transatlantic slavery and the experiences of slaves in the United States.

We debated school issues and went through the election process in our annual class president election. We got most of the stages recorded. The final debate is not included but the election was won by the Wright-Williams ticket.

2nd hour discusses whether there should be limitations on free speech in the media, using Tucker Carlson's former show as an example.

1st and 2nd hour talks about Tinker v. Des Moines, Schenck v. US, and Brandenburg v. Ohio.

2nd hour discusses free speech in relation with the Westboro Baptist Church.

2nd hour discusses their thoughts on the state of NWEA testing in the school.

2nd hour discusses the January 6th Capitol Riots and the recent indictments of Donald Trump.

4th hour discusses the film Selma and its connection to the civil rights movement.

4th hour discusses the Vietnam War after watching the film Platoon.

2nd hour discusses the implications of automation replacing human labor.

1st hour talks about the implications of automation replacing human labor.

Students show what they know about the French Revolution.

The freshman have their first Socratic Circle about the Holocaust and the film Schindler's list.

5th hour discusses the origins of African slavery in a large group discussion.

6th hour discusses the origins of African slavery in a large group discussion.

Students participate in the quarterfinals and final of the Beecher presidential debate.  

1st and 2nd hours discuss the first amendment in relation to the media.  

Our classes discuss the cases Tinker v. Des Moines, Schenck v. United States, and Brandenburg v. Ohio.

Our classes discuss whether the Westboro Baptist Church's actions violate the first amendment.

2nd hour discusses issues relating to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

1st hour talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and what it means for citizens and our government.  

Listen to our first hour world history class talk about the French Revolution and Napoleon.

3rd hour discusses their insights on the film Schindler's List.  

5th hour discusses the topic of gun violence after watching Bowling for Columbine.

4th hour discussed the issue of gun violence after watching Bowling for Columbine

5th hour discusses Senate Bill 8 in their Socratic Circle.

4th hour discusses their research on abortion restrictions relating to Senate Bill 8.

This is 5th hour's Socratic circle on government spending.

This is 4th hour's conversation on government spending.

This is a collection of 5th hour's conversations on impeachment.

This is 4th hour's Socratic Circles on impeachment.  Let them know what you think.

I discuss how impeachment works and highlight what we know about President Trump's impeachment inquiry.   There is a PowerPoint which goes along with this discussion on Edmodo should you wish to follow along. 

I give some feedback on the gun violence podcast and name some of my favorite podcasts from this set.  I also give out an extra credit assignment for those who are interested.  Due no later than September 3rd in a message to me on anchor.  Thanks to those who put in a genuine effort to start a conversation this week.

This is your homework podcast for the week.  Be sure to write down the 10 Dos and Don'ts for part of your credit.  The podcast will tell you the assignment to complete afterwards.  I'm not sure how many times I said "you know", but I'm working on it.  Hopefully you can appreciate the overall sentiment regardless of my inability to find better transition phrases.  

The panel from the gun control discussion has a few spare thoughts after the podcast was finished.

I'm joined by Michael Stewart from Carman Ainsworth, Robert Fenton from Beecher, and Chief Green from the Mt. Morris Police Department to discuss the issue of gun violence.  Although we lost some of the audio, we discussed three questions: What are your general feelings about gun control in the United States?  What do you feel is the inherent cause of gun violence in America? What is the best course of action to bring about political change in this issue? I hope you enjoy listening and it will help you as you podcast about this sensitive topic. 

This is an extra credit podcast prompt focusing on whether politics unite or divide the nation.

Listen to my brief discussion on political consciousness and write down the instructions for the podcast you must create.

This can serve as an exemplar for the podcast I am asking you to make for your introduction assignment.  I hope you enjoy.

This will cover the basic definition of government and its purpose.