Q Follow and use the structure when answering these questions (this is a part of your grade) NOTE! Unit #2 Assignments are structured in a complex way - it is essential for you to read all instructions and follow these. While you're reading these pages; in addition to taking notes for this "notes assignment," pay attention to the "readings essay assignment" which will ask you to self-evaluate & score your own ideological mix (% Liberal, % Conservative, % Radical) and use those results in the "readings essay" and discussion forum. So! For this "notes assignment," Read assigned pages in the “Democracy in 21st Century America” (PDF) book and the articles and view the videos for this unit. Then take notes on all of the assigned readings and videos. Then, in an extended memo format using the format provided below: 1. Summarize & Explain (in about 400 words+) in an overview of a couple of The Highlights of what the Major Points of Knowledge or what you understand now (ideas or concepts or facts and/or what you think it all means), which you gained from the book readings for this unit. Do this using one paragraph summary narratives (with additional bullet points - IF NEEDED - using whole sentences to illustrate the highlights). 2. Then, Summarize & Outline (in about 400 words+) the Major Skills or points of Critical Political Thinking (ways to think about political questions and how to see & understand social & political phenomenon that affect your life in your world) – do this using bullet points with whole sentences (NOT just one or two words) - to illustrate the key thinking skills you seek to highlight, 3. Finally, in about two or three paragraphs (about 600 words+); make a Conclusion with Commentary explicitly using ideas you take away from reading the articles to suggest how these (with in text citations) and ideas from the book, offer “us” (you) lessons we should all learn from what you have read and thought about, as to how the material in this unit section relates to the following explicit question(s): Reflection Question (using text and videos): • What is “Good” (as in: what does it mean to say “the good society” or a “good life”)? • What are Values? • What is Culture? • Reflect on the values that you see most Americans sharing in regards to government and politics. • Reflect on American culture and the values that you see most Americans sharing in regards to government and politics. • List five examples of shared values/ideas that contribute to American political culture.