The view from the top of the Washington Monument, looking down the National Mall towards the United States Capitol. Picture taken in 2010.
Hi everyone,
I don't know about you, but I had fun today with our Jeopardy review game, in preparation for the Constitution test next class!
Learning Targets Addressed:
SS.HS.KN.ALT.05: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
SS.HS.CO.ALT.05: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Soundtrack: “All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow. Selected for today because I was hopeful we were going to have some fun in class. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 3/19/14:
News Brief
Juvenile Rights
Jeopardy Review
Study Time
Homework: Study for the Constitution test next class! Read the blog! Next news brief: Austin.
News Brief: Micah selected this story to talk about today: CNN.com - Pro-Russians storm Ukrainian navy base in Crimea; deadline set. Thanks, Micah! Remember that the current event write up form is a link under the Ground Rules in the upper right corner of the blog.
Juvenile Rights: For this section, we talked about this article about whether or not life imprisonment for juvenile offenders as old as 13 violate the 8th Amendments protections against "cruel and unusual punishment" - New York Times Upfront - Locked Away Forever.
This certainly prompted some interesting discussion in class!
Jeopardy Review: I always enjoy this activity. Congratulations to Team Blue, who won the game and the taffy! If you missed class, or wanted to see the game again, it is here:
If you have any questions about this, or what the test (40 questions, multiple choice) looks like, please let me know!
Study Time: With a test on the basics of the Constitution coming up next class, I am hoping that you will use in class time, as well as some out of class time, to study for it.
See you on Friday!
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