Sydney University Intro to American Government Discussion – Description
Documentary – Questioning the Constitution: This documentary features experts discussing a variety of aspects of the Constitution they believe have created problems throughout American history, and needed updating, or still need updating to this day.
Watch the following:
VPM Documentaries | Questioning the Constitution | Season 2020 | PBS
write a reflection based on your experience. This reflection will constitute roughly two paragraphs (around 8-10 sentences)
What did you learn from the materials this week? Did you encounter something new, or was your previous belief about something changed?
How do the different materials you encountered this week relate to one another? Think of interesting ways to draw connections between whatever you read, watched, and/or interacted with.
How do these materials relate to something talked about in this week’s lectures?
Do the materials relate to your own personal life in some way? How so?
Do you agree or disagree with the materials presented? Why or why not? Did the creators miss something, or get something wrong?
Some materials will be primarily evidence-based, but others may involve reading/watching people relate their personal experiences on some political topic. Were you emotionally affected by any of the materials in the latter case?
Did any of the materials help you to gain some greater insight into what you believe or care about?
Assignments will be graded out of 16 points, based on the following rubric:
16 Points – Exemplary (reserved for particularly thoughtful, lengthy, nuanced, and/or well-sourced submissions)
14-15 Points – Satisfactory in length/quality, but does not stand out (the expected median grade for a submission)
10 Points – Unsatisfactory (does not reflect meaningful effort – for work that is too short or shallow in quality)
0 Points – Submission is irrelevant, far too short, contains inappropriate/hostile language
Make sure your response reflects evidence of having read/watch/interacted with all the required materials! For instance, if you watched a movie and took a personality test, your response should thoughtfully discuss BOTH these materials at length.
Do not merely summarize the material – we want to know what you think about it
Do not “pretend” to have watched/read the material
You can almost certainly improve your grade by writing at greater length, and/or writing more thoughtfully.
Read the following:
Short Article – Hulse, Carl. “Democrats, Converted to Filibuster Foes, Are Set to Force the Issue.” The New York Times, June 4, 2021: Discusses the recent battle over the filibuster.
Documentary – Questioning the Constitution: This documentary features experts discussing a variety of aspects of the Constitution they believe have created problems throughout American history, and needed updating, or still need updating to this day.
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