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**Creating Your Civic Identity**
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org

**What's Due for Lesson 12:**

 * < **Video Version:** ||< **On Nicenet.org:**
 * Post a response to the "Power" conferencing topic ||< **In your blog:**
 * Add new vocabulary
 * Create a "Power" page ||< **In your wiki:**
 * None ||< **Vocabulary:**
 * Power
 * Interest
 * Influence ||< **Other:**
 * None ||

**Step 1**:
Add the day's vocab into your wiki. (see "What's Due" at the top of the page) write the definition for term in your own words. Download the "Vocabulary Chart" below to help you create your own definition.

//**-**// [|Download the "Vocabulary Chart" here]

**Step 2**:
Log into your course wiki and create a new page titled "Power". Copy and paste the following questions into the "Power" page.


 * Power analysis**

Your Name:

1. What is the name and author of your article?

2. What is the web address (URL) and date you retrieved your article?

3. Read the news story and describe the instances where power is exercised or is present.

4. Who are the main actors in the story?

5. What are the interests in this story?

6. How did they try to influence each other? What strategies did they use?

7. Were they effective? How do you know?


 * Step 3**:

Search the internet for a news story (article) about a current event that has to do with **__power__**. The event can be at the local, state, national or international level. Answer the questions to step 2 in your course wiki. __Your article must be at least 5 paragraphs long__.

**Step 4**
Log into Nicenet and go to the "Power" conferencing topic. Post a response to the "Power" conferencing topic.

What power do you have in reaching the goal of your project? In what ways do you have influence? Is there anyone/anything that has influence over you? What? Who has an interest in the success of your project? Can you expand the interest in your topic? How? What effect will that have?

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