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We spent some time finishing up the immigration mixer and our notes. Last thing we did in class was complete reflection questions on the mixer. This is to be TURNED IN by Tuesday May 30. Per. 1 and 3 took a short PBS quiz at the end of class on immigration facts. Here's the link: If you were absent: 1. Read through the mixer roles to complete your notes 2. Complete the reflection questions and turn them in by next Thursday, June 1.
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Nothing new here - we continued our work sessions on the final project. See the assignments page for the final project handout. Hello sophomores!
Lesson Materials:Today we started our final government unit. This last unit will focus on immigration and sanctuary cities in the U.S. We will explore this issue through the Constitution - specifically the principle of federalism and the 10th amendment. We began class by doing a gallery walk recording responses on posters with 6 questions: Next, we covered some important vocab that will come up in the unit. Make sure you have these terms in your notebook: Visa - an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country. Student Visas include F1 and J1 Diversity Visa (Lottery Visa) for anyone applying for residence H1-B Visa - Firms can sponsor foreign workers and grant access to work Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Asylum - the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. Undocumented - not having appropriate legal documents DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Deportation - To remove someone from a country for not having legal permission. Coyote - Smuggler of undocumented immigrants into the United States. Green Card - Permit that grants permission to live and work permanently in a country. After recording key vocab, we started an immigration mixer. Everyone received a short bio of someone who has immigrated or tried to immigrate to the U.S. We walked around and met each other, using the mixer worksheet (see link above) to take notes on each person's name, immigration status and struggles. We didn't quite finish this today - the remainder of the mixer was completed Thursday. If you were absent: 1. In your notebook, reflect on the 6 questions listed above. 2. Record key vocab and definitions listed above in your notebook. 3. Begin reading through the mixer roles and use this worksheet to take notes. Hello sophomores! 6 principles of the Constitution materials: Individual rights Constitutional protection of individual rights US History - Bill of Rights Current issue - do individual rights stop at the border? First Amendment Supreme Court cases Rule of Law Overview - Rule of Law Historic Supreme Court Cases: Rule of law Philosophy of the Rule of Law Federalism The Question of States' Rights: The Constitution and American Federalism Historic Supreme Court Cases: Federalism American Federalism, Past, Present, and Future Separation of Powers/Checks & Balances Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Separation of Powers NCSL: Separation of Powers - An Overview Separation of Powers with Checks and Balances Popular Sovereignty Legal Dictionary: Popular Sovereignty U.S. History: Popular Sovereignty Basic Law: Popular Sovereignty Independent Judiciary/Judicial Review Definition - independent judiciary Overview - Independent judiciary Judicial Review in the Constitution and major court cases Independent judiciary Hello seniors!
Lesson Materials: Today we spent the first 20 minutes of class finishing up our Constitution scavenger hunt from last week. You are expected to complete any remaining questions from the scavenger hunt that you did not finish in class. We will not be turning in this worksheet - it will be a reference for a Kahoot quiz on Friday and our activities over the next few weeks, including the final project. After we worked on the scavenger hunt, we began watching an episode of the PBS series Constitution USA. We got about to about 35:00 in each period. During the last 10 minutes of class I handed back the argumentative writing assignments to period 5 and 6. These may be revised until May 30. IF you were absent:
Hello sophomores!
Lesson Materials: Today we spent the first 20 minutes of class finishing up our Constitution scavenger hunt from last week. You are expected to complete any remaining questions from the scavenger hunt that you did not finish in class. We will not be turning in this worksheet - it will be a reference for a Kahoot quiz on Friday and our activities over the next few weeks, including the final project. After we worked on the scavenger hunt, we began watching an episode of the PBS series Constitution USA. We got about to about 35:00 in each period. IF you were absent:
Hello seniors,
Lesson materials: 5th period: 6th period: 8th period: Constitution USA doc (PBS) (see post below for notes and questions for the doc) Today we played a little bit of catch up and started a couple things. Lots of you were gone for prom and other things today. We worked on some things that will be easy to catch up on and as our time together is running out you need to make sure you come back Tuesday having done this work. Be sure to follow the directions for your specific class period below. 5th period: Today we just worked more on the Constitution scavenger hunt activity. If you were gone, you should access the questions from this pdf and work your way through as many questions as possible. You will need to check in with me on Tuesday so I can give you credit for doing this work. 6th period: We reviewed this outline of the Constitution and its various parts. We read and took notes on this background reading about the different parts of the document and the 27 amendments. We then started a Constitution scavenger hunt activity. You will need to:
8th period: During class today we watched and took notes on an episode of a PBS series called "Constitution USA." You will need to:
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1st and 3rd period - We spent the first 40 minutes of class working on the argumentative writing assignment. This will be our last work time on this paper in class! The paper is due by 3:15 Thursday for 1st and 3rd period. After our work time, we began looking at the structure of the Constitution and some background information about the 3 sections - Preamble, Articles and Amendments. We discussed the outline of the Constitution using this guide - keep this guide taped in your notebook - you will need it for future classes. Use the word bank on the sheet to fill out the blanks as best you can - we will review these together Thursday. After looking at the outline, students got in groups and rotated around to 7 stations looking at background information on the Constitution. At each station groups read the info, found and defined a key vocab word and made observation or wrote a question. We didn't quite finish - 1st period has one station left and 3rd period has 5 stations left. We'll pick up where we left on off Thursday. 4th period - Today we used our class time to work on our writing assignment since this period didn't get work time on Friday. Your writing assignment will be due 3:15 on Friday (different from 1st and 3rd period due dates). If you were absent today: Make sure that you are working on your argumentative writing assignment. Have this 1st and 3rd period students -
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Materials for today: Today we began working on our argumentative writing assignment that will wrap up our lessons over the past few weeks from the Constitutional Convention - today. We spent all of class (6th period had less time due to the mandatory senior meeting) working on this. Here is an overview of the writing assignment - more specific information including the question/prompt and PEAS paragraph and content rubrics is on the handout (see link above): This 5 paragraph essay will be the culmination of our study of the Constitutional Convention and the impacts of choices made by the Framers regarding:
You should only need in-class texts as sources but see me if you would like to use outside sources. Your writing MUST use at least two sources from class (see list on handout) AND use PEAS paragraph format. The writing assignment is DUE Wednesday May 10 during class. If you were absent today: Hello sophomores!
Materials for today:
We began class by reviewing Federalist #10 and the article from Washington Post. After the review we watched a documentary called "Legalize Democracy," produced by an organization called Move to Amend. This was a documentary from the organization's POV about how much democracy we do/don't have and what needs to happen to get more. Students were asked to answer these questions in their notebooks:
The documentary is our final source for the writing we will work on today/next week so make sure you have these notes! After the documentary we began working on our argumentative writing assignment that will wrap up our lessons over the past few weeks from the Constitutional Convention - today. Here is an overview of the writing assignment - more specific information including the question/prompt and PEAS paragraph and content rubrics is on the handout (see link above): This 5 paragraph essay will be the culmination of our study of the Constitutional Convention and the impacts of choices made by the Framers regarding:
You should only need in-class texts as sources but see me if you would like to use outside sources. Your writing MUST use at least two sources from class (see list on handout) AND use PEAS paragraph format. The writing assignment is DUE Thursday May 11 by 3:15. We will work on the writing for the first 30 min of class on Tuesday next week but that's it for in-class time. |
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