The Constitution and European Influences - Class Recap

Happy weekend, everyone! Picture taken at Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast in 2009.

Hi everyone,

I hope you are reading this with the confidence that you did well on the quiz today in class, and are well on the way to passing the first learning target of the opening unit. Read on to see what we did today in class!

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: “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith. Selected because you should have been helping yourself by studying for the quiz as homework. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/27/14: 
News Brief
European Influences
Quiz
The Constitution

Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief is assigned to Reed.

News Brief: Today's news brief was helpfully brought in by Jesse. He chose this story to talk about: CNN.com - Man selling home for $135,000 in Dogecoins. This sparked a really interesting conversation about cryptocurrency (like Bitcoin) and how money is (or is not) regulated by governments. Thanks a lot, Jesse! Please remember to send me your write up for credit on the assignment.

European Influences: After the news brief, I wanted to prepare the class for the quiz, so I passed out a handout (available in class only) about ways in which the U.S. government has been influenced by European ideas (which was a quiz question). Hopefully, this helped a bit as some last minute cramming!

Quiz: This, combined with the pre-assessment slip you did a few classes ago and the nation building exercise, counts towards proficiency at SS.HS.KN.ALT.04: I can explain how different ideological movements and philosophies shape politics. Hopefully, you feel like you did okay on this (checking the blog may have helped)!

The Constitution: The rest of class was devoted to getting back into the specifics of what the Constitution is all about. There was a handout from last class, a worksheet of questions that went along with it, and we also used the copy of the Constitution contained in the "We The People" books.

Have a great weekend! See you on Monday!