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.
Dear class,
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: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. Selected for today because of the teen spirit evident in a few of the cases we have been talking about in class. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 11/30/16:
News Brief – Jurnee
Finish Landmark Cases
Mock Trial Prep
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Look at your grade and improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Matthew.
News Brief: Jurnee had the news brief today and selected this article to talk about: NYTimes.com - Trump Calls for Revoking Flag Burners’ Citizenship. Court Rulings Forbid It.. We had a good in class discussion about this story and what will happen next with the election. I enjoyed all the student comments and questions here - thanks everyone!
Matthew was assigned to do the next news brief.
Matthew was assigned to do the next news brief.
Landmark Case Reading: We finished going through these today:
The assignment that went along with the reading is here:
Please make sure you have your completed notes for these very important cases! It was interesting to get to talk about stuff like Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II!
Mock Trial Prep: The rest of the class was devoted to preparing for mock trials, which we will do next class. This was a very complicated process to explain, but students in class got it, I think! If you missed class, you are going to need to come see me in person to get your case forms and the assignment sheet.
Be prepared to finish these at the start of next class, and then do the four mock trials! Have a great weekend! :-)
Mock Trial Prep: The rest of the class was devoted to preparing for mock trials, which we will do next class. This was a very complicated process to explain, but students in class got it, I think! If you missed class, you are going to need to come see me in person to get your case forms and the assignment sheet.
Be prepared to finish these at the start of next class, and then do the four mock trials! Have a great weekend! :-)
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