Teaching with Controversy Supplemental Materials

A 10-Week Graduate Course Offering 2 Semester Hour Credits through Aurora University
Presentations from each class will be posted here after the session.


Week 1: October 5, 2010

PDF of all Presentations
Teaching With Controversy Introduction
Civic Blueprint Powerpoint
Democracy Schools Powerpoint

Week 2: October 12, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Political Spectrum Worksheet

Week 3: October 19, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Flag Burning Worksheet

Week 4: October 26, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Parliamentary Procedure Classroom Exercise

Week 5: November 2, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
To Keep and Bear Arms Presentation
Fox News Article on Proposed NYC Gun Laws

Week 6: November 9, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Canadian Women's Hockey Celebration Controversy (PDF) (PPT)
Current Events Information Form (PDF) (DOC)
Current Events Assignment (PDF) (DOC)
Teaching Controversy with News Literacy (PDF) (PPT)

Week 7: November 16, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Introduction to Service Learning (PDF) (PPT)

Week 8: November 23, 2010
Student Democracy Simulations (PDF) (PPT)
Bill Writing Assigment (DOC) (Bill Format DOC)
Government Bill Research Worksheet (DOC)
Issue Group Responsibilities (DOC)
Research Table (DOC)

Week 9: November 30, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
Fact, Inference, Generalization (PDF) (PPT)
Get out the Vote Assignment (DOC)
Primary Source Lab (DOC)
The "Opportunity Cost" of Suffrage (DOC)

Week 10: December 7, 2010
Weekly Presentation (PDF) (PPT)