The statue of George Washington outside Federal Hall, in New York City. Washington was inaugurated here and this is where the first US capitol was. Monday, we had school off because of Presidents Day, which recognizes Washington's birthday.
Hi everyone,
Thanks for checking in with the blog today! Lots of important information here, especially about Part C of your Historical Investigation. Keep reading!
Learning Targets Addressed:
SS.HS.KN.ALT.04: I can explain how different ideological movements and philosophies shape politics.
SS.HS.CO.ALT.05: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Soundtrack: “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac. Selected because it was mentioned as a band someone liked, because of the amount of rain forecast for today, and because I enjoyed reading about your dreams in the letters you wrote to me! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 2/19/14:
News Brief
Class Unity Activity
Government Philosophy
Work Time
Homework: Finish the philosophy worksheet if you did not in class. Check the blog and post a comment if you have not already done so! Hailey has the next news brief.
News Brief: Chris brought in this article (or video, in this case) for his current event: CNN.com - Is Iran behind new cyber war threats. I talked a bit about this new form of warfare, and how the United States has been involved in the past with attacking Iran's nuclear structure. Here's an article about that, if you are interested: NYTimes.com - Obama Ordered Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran.
Class Unity Activity: I always love this, for many reasons. One, because I love hearing about how everyone came to be in our classroom. Two, because of how the yarn connects us all. Three, because it helps the class (and me) learn names and a little about each other! Thank you for participating in this. It can get lengthy, I know, but I value it so much more than just lecturing for that time.
Government Philosophy: In order to event start looking at the US government, we need to have some sort of idea about what the philosophy behind it is. Thus, I handed out this reading and worksheet, that most students completed in class. There will be a quiz based on this information in the coming days!
Work Time: The rest of the class was devoted to quiet work on the reading. At the end, we went over how the four philosophers in the article (Hobbs, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau) thought about government and how their ideas are possibly represented in the U.S. government.
Hey, Luke! Hailey Mann, homework done!
ReplyDeleteHi Hailey! THANK YOU! :-)
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