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:
News Brief – Mo
Share Nations
The Constitution
Computer Lab N210
Homework: Read the blog. Next news brief: Khail K.
News Brief: Mo had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: OregonLive.com - Oregon House passes minimum wage hike after turbulent debate, sending it to Kate Brown. We talked about the dramatic effect this will have on people that work minimum wage jobs (which many of the students in class do), and why some Republicans and Democrats might disagree with this new law. 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!
Khail K. volunteered 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.
Please keep this packet, as you will be using it to study for an upcoming test on the Constitution.
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