How do I research the May 11.2010 election ballot for my home county?

Use the following site(download) to find out who is up for office at home, and if you might know them

Sample Ballots

Then use your Media library to research responses to the following:

1) check for any other Ballot issues and what are their implications for at least one?

2)Pick a minimum of 5 candidates and research and list 2 qualifications?

3) What does the offices do that your selected candidates wants to serve the public for?

4)In paragraph form tell which job you would like, and why, and what qualifications you posess that would make you successful?

Post comment to teacher blog and your blog:

What are the 3 branches of government? What may be called the 4th branch of government?

1-Access Teacher BLOG

2-student will use Web sites to list 12 news sites that would explain

Obama’s jokes— List these sites as comments to my Blog and as Hyperlinks to your blog

key words

Charlie Crist, Mitt Romney, Jersey Shore(tanning booths), John Baynor, Death panel, Sarah Palin,

Eric Massa, Rahm Emanuel, Arizona's immigration laws, Washington Senators baseball team, Twitter, Politico, Facebook,

Friday Work 4/30-- How are juveniles problems limited to their effect on them as adults?

Use Google to define confidentiality, and sealed on a WORD page then follow with the writing assignment and post as comment to Teacher BLOG and to your own personal blog.)

Read “ Rule 49. Confidentiality of Juvenile Records” and explain the implications as they pertain to juveniles in state custody.

2) Read “Rule 50. Sealing Juvenile Records’ respond by explaining what is done, why are they sealed, when are they sealed,, how are they protected?

Record Rules

West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code 2

When this completed, read other peers in YOUR GROUP and comment on the strengths andweakness of their responses arguments.

Thursday Work 4/29-What is Adult Jurisdiction?

Use Google to define probable cause, and adult on a WORD page then follow with the writing assignment and post as comment to Teacher BLOG and to your own personal blog.

Read “Rule 20. Transfer to Criminal Jurisdiction” in the WEST VIRGINIA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE and explain what this means. Use the actual code to list and(1) explain what crimes and what ages may allow the transfer. If you were the Prosecuting Attorney (2)when would you consider transferring a juvenile to Adult Criminal jurisdiction?

Court Rules

State Law

When this completed, read two other peers in YOUR GROUP and comment on the strengths and weakness of their responses arguments.

Wednesday Work-How can I show support, respect and comfort for the Upper Big Branch Families in their time of mourning?

Write a letter to the Upper Big Branch families in general or to an individual family showing your support and respect. The letter may also include words of comfort that you may offer to help ease their loss, that have helped you personally in your life. This a letter of substance that requires quotes and/or reflections from others who spoke at the Memorial.

Read the memorials

President Obama

Governor Manchin

Listen to the following memorials.

President Obama

When this completed, read two other peers in YOUR GROUP and comment on the strengthsand weakness of their responses arguments.

When assignment is approved the following can be viewed and read.

SPORTS

NEWS

This is National Crime Victims Rights Week. What rights, if any, do victims of crime have?

1-Access Teacher BLOG

2-student will use Web sites to respond in letter form

National Crime Victim's Rights Week

Gallery

3-Review the 2 web sites about “Crime Victims Rights Week

4-Respond with letter to a WV US congressmen

Mollohan

Capito

Rahall

** Imagine/Create a real life Scenario to address the below**

** in comment to 3 following questions** Re-post to your Blog **

What rights do victims have?

What can the congressman do to help?

What can I do?

What happened at the Upper Big Branch Mine? Can we fix it so it cannot happen again?

You will use the following Web sites to research the Upper Big Branch Mine,

UBB Mine

Massey Coal ( Click on US then click on COAL Fires)

Respond with letter to your state senator or delegate in comment to my BLOG and also post to your blog, to the following 3 questions.

Using your research your responses should be based on evidence, and reasonable beliefs.

What caused this accident to happen?

What can be done, to prevent this in other mines?

Who , if any one can be blamed? Should legal actions follow?

WV State Legislature