The Second Amendment - Class Recap

The African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC. Look at what the soldiers are holding: guns!

Hello class,

Only one day this week of seeing you! Here's 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: “Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'n' Roses. Selected for today because we talked about the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is about the right to bear arms (guns). Lyrics here.

AGENDA 3/12/14:
News Brief
The Second Amendment
Gun Nation (Pro Gun vs. Anti Gun arguments)
Quiz Retake/Study for Test

Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief: James.

News Brief: Dawnte was not in class today, so we skipped this section. Back to back days of no news briefs! Sad times. I hope you are still following current events involving the United States government!

The Second Amendment: I passed out a sheet of paper that identified some of the issues at debate with the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We talked as a class a bit about these, then watched:

Gun Nation: This was an episode of the television series "30 Days" from Morgan Spurlock. In it, a person who is pro-gun control lives with a very pro-gun family for 30 days. I thought it did a nice job of presenting both sides of the debate. After the episode, we talked as a class about the issues.

Quiz Retake/Study For Test: This was the last class before progress reports are due, so I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to retake the first quiz, which hit the philosophies of government learning target. There will also be a test, probably next Friday, on the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and some different scenarios involving them.

Have a great weekend!