Looking down the National Mall, from the top of the Washington Monument. The United States Supreme Court building is behind and to the left of the Capitol Building. Photo taken in 2010.
Hello everyone,
Our last day before over a week of not seeing each other, due to Thanksgiving Break (and I will have a sub next class). It was a good day today. Here's what happened in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
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.
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different branches of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Confessions, Pt. 2" by Usher. Selected for today because a confession can be part of a court case, within the judicial branch we are studying! Lyrics here.
AGENDA 11/23/15:
News Brief – Ahmed
Landmark Cases
Citizenship Paper Preview
Shibboleth
Homework: Read the blog. Look at your grade and improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Laila.
News Brief: Ahmed had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about: TheGuardian.com - Argentina president-elect pledges radical policy changes in shift to right. I enjoyed how Ahmed made this relate to the United States government by saying that President Obama called to congratulate the newly elected president, as part of his duties as chief diplomat of the U.S. government.
We also checked in about the weekend, Thanksgiving break, and what was going on outside of class.
Laila volunteered to do the next news brief.
We also checked in about the weekend, Thanksgiving break, and what was going on outside of class.
Laila volunteered to do the next news brief.
Landmark Cases: Here was the reading again to review (I gave each student one case to analyze):
We went through each case, as students reported out about their case, and everyone else wrote out the overview and lasting impact. These are super important Supreme Court decisions in a variety of ways. Knowing them is a big part of being an American citizen!
Citizenship Paper Preview: Because I will be out next class, the Tuesday after break, I gave the class a heads up about the assignment you will be working on in class, which is this:
Basically, in order to continue to assess the Knowledge LT of citizens and their government, this is sort of a one day assignment. You will be researching in N210 Computer Lab and writing your response. I anticipate that you will be able to finish in one class, so please either complete it in class and hang on to it, or finish it as homework after class, so next Thursday, when I see you next, you can turn it in to me.
Shibboleth: In keeping with the theme of Thanksgiving, and our work looking at various branches of the United States government, we closed class before the break by watching this episode of The West Wing, which had to do with Thanksgiving, immigration, school prayer, direct democracy, and representative democracy. There were no notes or any other requirement - it was just a relaxing way to end the class and go out to Thanksgiving Break. Here's the funniest scene of the episode, in my opinion:
The assignment that went along with the reading is here:
We went through each case, as students reported out about their case, and everyone else wrote out the overview and lasting impact. These are super important Supreme Court decisions in a variety of ways. Knowing them is a big part of being an American citizen!
Citizenship Paper Preview: Because I will be out next class, the Tuesday after break, I gave the class a heads up about the assignment you will be working on in class, which is this:
Basically, in order to continue to assess the Knowledge LT of citizens and their government, this is sort of a one day assignment. You will be researching in N210 Computer Lab and writing your response. I anticipate that you will be able to finish in one class, so please either complete it in class and hang on to it, or finish it as homework after class, so next Thursday, when I see you next, you can turn it in to me.
Shibboleth: In keeping with the theme of Thanksgiving, and our work looking at various branches of the United States government, we closed class before the break by watching this episode of The West Wing, which had to do with Thanksgiving, immigration, school prayer, direct democracy, and representative democracy. There were no notes or any other requirement - it was just a relaxing way to end the class and go out to Thanksgiving Break. Here's the funniest scene of the episode, in my opinion:
That was it for the day! Thank you so much for your focus and hard work! See you next week. Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!
