The Supreme Court of the United States. Photo taken in 2010.
Hi everyone,
Did you know that there are only 11 more B days in the school year - less, if you are a senior? So much to do during that short amount of time! Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets:
SS.HS.CR.ALT.03: I can apply understanding of ideas and concepts to a new context or problem.
SS.HS.RE.ALT.05: I can effectively conduct and apply research.
SS.HS.KN.ALT.02: I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
SS.HS.CO.ALT.05: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Soundtrack: “Me and My Broken Heart" by Rixton. Selected for today because Emi asked for it last class and because it could potentially relate to the judicial branch, due to divorce courts. Or something like that. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 5/5/14:
News Brief
Presentations/Review Test
10 Supreme Court Cases
Current Events
Current Events: Kenny had the news brief today, and he chose this article to talk about: WhiteHouse.gov - President Obama Supports High School Redesign to Ensure Educational Excellence. A very good topic, considering what we were talking about last class, with the presentations!
Presentations/Review Test: I wanted to check and see if there were any students now ready to present for the Cabinet meeting (there were not). Then, we went over the results of the Executive Branch test as a class (students that had not taken the test were outside at this point).
10 Supreme Court Cases: To start off the judicial branch, we finished the fill in the blank worksheet, checked out a little more overview information, then looked at some relevant Supreme Court decisions and what they mean for us. Here's the article, if you missed class, or lost the copy I gave you:
Current Events: For all students that were in class today but do not have a grade for a current event in class, I wanted to try and give an opportunity to work in class on finding one and completing the assignment that goes along with it. Hopefully, this helped a bit.
Presentations/Review Test: I wanted to check and see if there were any students now ready to present for the Cabinet meeting (there were not). Then, we went over the results of the Executive Branch test as a class (students that had not taken the test were outside at this point).
10 Supreme Court Cases: To start off the judicial branch, we finished the fill in the blank worksheet, checked out a little more overview information, then looked at some relevant Supreme Court decisions and what they mean for us. Here's the article, if you missed class, or lost the copy I gave you:
What I wanted everyone to do was the following, for each case:
1) What was the case?
2) What happened, generally, in about a paragraph?
3) What was the verdict?
4) Do you agree or disagree with the verdict? Why?
Current Events: For all students that were in class today but do not have a grade for a current event in class, I wanted to try and give an opportunity to work in class on finding one and completing the assignment that goes along with it. Hopefully, this helped a bit.
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