The World War I Memorial Stonehenge replica in Goldendale, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. Photo taken in 2015!
I enjoyed hearing about your new countries today in class, as we continued to look at the basics of how the United States government works and specifically, the Constitution. Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets:
Knowledge LT 2: I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different branches of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Power [Radio Edit]" by Kanye West. Selected for today because "no one man should have all that power" when it comes to government, which the Constitution made sure of!
AGENDA 2/19/16:
Wildcat News Brief –
Share Nations
The Constitution
Computer Lab N210
Homework: Read the blog. Next news brief: Emma.
Wildcat News Brief: Before the assembly, we watched Wildcat News as a class. Here it is again if you missed class or wanted to watch again:
Daniel had the news brief today, but was not in class today, so I chose an article about the United States government bombing ISIS inside of Libya last night to talk about. We also discussed the Republican primary in South Carolina tomorrow, along with the Democratic caucus in Nevada. It will be interesting to see what happens!
Emma was selected for the next news brief.
Share Nations: Again, this was creating your own nation, which is a break away of some of the western states from the United States. In groups of 2 or 3, this was the assignment, which I had a few groups present in class:
I enjoyed listening to these presentations and hearing about your proposed ideas for what a new country should look like! Thank you for your effort on this.
The Constitution: Next, I passed out this handout/worksheet, which looks at different aspects of what makes up the United States Constitution:
The Constitution: Next, I passed out this handout/worksheet, which looks at different aspects of what makes up the United States Constitution:
We completed this in class by going to the computer lab. If you want to continue to work on completing this outside of class, here is a copy of the Constitution to look at.
Please keep this packet, as you will be using it to study for an upcoming test on the Constitution. See you next week!
Please keep this packet, as you will be using it to study for an upcoming test on the Constitution. See you next week!
So what if we're done with the homework (reading the blog) and doing the in-class work? Just relax?
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Suggestions on what to do:
DeleteStudy philosophy if you didn't earn a 4 on the quiz.
Review the Constitution and the system of checks and balances.
Relax and do other work.
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