Homework for Week of April 26-May 3

Assignment 1 - Continue to work and develop your debate project on the debatepedia web site or as a paper if you prefer. remember to include a discussion overview of the issue you chose, at least three specific yes/no type questions that you wish to research and discuss. You must discuss both sides of the issue and present the facts and views that support each side. Finally, include a strong concluding section that reinforces your opening statement and ties the issue together. You may choose to share your own view of the issue in the conclusion, but not before. Project due Monday May 10.

Assignment 2 - Use the links below or any source to find two articles that pertain to Christian worldview/moral issues and Constitutional law. Read the articles and jot down the moral/Christian worldview truth and legal/Constitutional truth that impact the article and issue at hand. Bring the articles and your points in to discuss in class and turn in for credit. Extra credit will be given for any articles you bring in beyond the two required...

Important Information *******

HIS is planning a special night Tues May 11 in which classes can present to parents/guests an idea of what they have done and learned in class this year. I thought it would be fun to have a discussion/debate period where we could present some of the facts, ideals, and issues we have discussed in class to show how informed you are and how strongly you feel about the issues of morality and freedom. Those who can attend and participate will receive extra credit points. We will discuss this further in class and I would welcome any ideas you have about specific points/issues you think we should discuss that night. Would love to have parents/guests involved in the discussion as well...

FINAL **** scheduled for Monday May 24. **** We will discuss format in class and I will provide a study guide.

NOTE *** It has been reported that I would be teaching an American history class next year. That is incorrect! I will be teaching a class for World History credit that will focus in on the most significant people, ideas, events in western civilization. We will discuss the history of Christian thought, democracy, and humanism through the periods of ancient Greece and Rome as well as European history and the history of America, centering in on major events and periods and the people that changed and impacted history. My goal is to make the class an interesting one through the telling of stories of lives and ideas, bringing the Christian worldview to bear on history so that we might learn from it and move forward in wisdom and power. Gonna be fun! Hope you'll be there...Please let your parents know of the mistake and the actual course being offered! Thank you!

reminder **** Please keep in mind that cell phones/texting are not to be used during class. You may have them, but please refrain from using them in class unless an emergency arises as they are distracting to you and to others. Thank you for respecting the material and the class in this way! Also, no one is allowed off of the HIS campus during class breaks, although you can bring Mr. Norm a chocolate doughnut that you picked up on your way to school if you so choose :)


Helpful Article Sites for homework

http://www.biblicalworldview21.org/default.asp

http://thechristianworldview.com/tcwblog/archives/author/justin-peters


http://www.washingtontimes.com/


http://www.drudgereport.com/


http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=8755


http://www.christiananswers.net/menu-ag1.html


http://www.aclj.org/Issues/


http://americanvision.org/category/articles/


http://www.petermarshallministries.com/commentary.cfm


http://www.victorhanson.com/


http://www.heritage.org/Issues/Political-Thought


http://www.au.org/issues/ (humanistic worldview perspective - this site will help you see how issues are viewed from a humanist's perspective)


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06161/697111-109.stm (interesting article on religious freedom and freedom of speech)


http://www.rutherford.org/


http://www.theroadtoemmaus.org/RdLb/21PbAr/Pl/Cnst/00Const.htm#Biblical%20Government