This past weekend, the Oregon Ducks won the Pac-12 Championship! So I will be going to the Rose Bowl again, with my mom and brother, on January 1st! :-)
Hi everyone,
We finished looking at the Supreme Court landmark cases today, then I passed out Mock Trial prep materials. Here's what happened today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Black" by Pearl Jam. Selected for today because it was the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack over the weekend. Pearl Jam/Pearl Harbor. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 12/9/14:
News Brief – Alfredo
Landmark Case Reading
Mock Trial Prep
Homework: Read the blog. Next news brief: Keegan and Gaby.
News Brief: Alfredo was late and missed the opening part to class, so we moved on after a quick introduction.
Keegan and Gaby were assigned to do the next news brief.
Landmark Case Reading: We had a lock in drill to start the day, then kept working on these. Here was the reading:
SCOTUS Overview: We did not get to this, because of the interesting conversation about the cases, but here's the information! I might go over it next class (second time in a row that I have said this):
Keegan and Gaby were assigned to do the next news brief.
Landmark Case Reading: We had a lock in drill to start the day, then kept working on these. Here was the reading:
The assignment that went along with the reading is here:
We went over the cases as a class - the assignment should be used as a study guide for the upcoming judicial branch test before the break.
SCOTUS Overview: We did not get to this, because of the interesting conversation about the cases, but here's the information! I might go over it next class (second time in a row that I have said this):
Mock Trial Prep: Near the end of class, I passed out different court cases for students to review. Coming up (probably next week), we will have a mock trial in class. This is a somewhat complicated process, which I explained in class. If you missed class, you need to come and ask for a packet - there are four different options. Be working on your lawyer and judge briefs, those of you that were in class!
Thanks - see you on Thursday!
Thanks - see you on Thursday!
Hey Mr. Fritz, for some reason I don't have a grade on the political ideologies learning target but I got a 4 on it on the legislative branch test. But it does not show it any where in my grades. Do you know why?
ReplyDeleteBrad,
DeleteI can show you how to read the grade book, in person. I will bet that you are looking at the grade for the Executive Branch test, where the ideologies LT was optional (the spectrum on the back).
Yeah but I looked at all the other tests and it did not show them on there either. Do you have first lunch tomorrow? I'd like to come see what I can do to get my grade up.
ReplyDeleteBrad,
DeleteI have first and second lunch, in Lower South! I can immediately tell you that something easy to do to get your grade up would be to resubmit the Town Hall Review questions sheet, specifically writing about how the groups in the simulation (that came up with questions for the candidates) influenced the political process.
Okay cool. I will do that tonight and I will be in to talk to you tomorrow during lunch as well! Oh and thanks for having this blog! I was talking with some of my friends today and we all agreed it would be so nice if all the teachers had this.
ReplyDeleteBrad,
DeleteThanks for working on it! It will definitely help your grade. There are some other things we can go over at lunch to help, as well. And you are welcome! I love the blog for a lot of reasons. It's nice to be able to provide instant responses!