Inside the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo taken in 2010.
Dear class,
Thanks for checking in on the blog! We continued looking at the Bill of Rights together today, and diving into what the main ones mean.
Here's what happened:
Thanks for checking in on the blog! We continued looking at the Bill of Rights together today, and diving into what the main ones mean.
Here's what happened:
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.
AGENDA 3/8/17:
News Brief - Jason
Review Constitution Test
Gun Nation
Rights of the Accused
Homework: Read the blog! Next news brief: Isaiah.
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News Brief: Jason had the news brief today and selected an article about this story to talk about with the class: CNN.com - Obama irked and exasperated in response to Trump's wiretapping claims, sources say. We discussed this story and the process for wiretapping. I also fielded some questions about the new healthcare plan offered by the Republicans in the House of Representatives.
We also talked a bit about the upcoming weekend, before moving on.
Isaiah was selected for the next news brief.
Review Constitution Test: This was from last class. I passed back the tests, which had the grades marked on the top of each side. If this test went poorly, never fear, because there will be a retake in a few classes on the Bill of Rights and the branches of government. Please make sure to review the material!
Gun Nation: This was the "Gun Nation" episode of the "30 Days" documentary series. I asked students to note Pro and Con arguments for gun rights, as well as what students thought should happen now with gun rights in America. I think this episode does a really good job of looking at both sides of the debate, and is pretty powerful. I enjoyed our conversation afterwards. Thanks for your participation with this, everyone!
Rights of the Accused: To end class, we started looking at the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. I then passed out this packet (or students accessed it on Google Classroom), which was about various different cases regarding privacy and rights:
Gun Nation: This was the "Gun Nation" episode of the "30 Days" documentary series. I asked students to note Pro and Con arguments for gun rights, as well as what students thought should happen now with gun rights in America. I think this episode does a really good job of looking at both sides of the debate, and is pretty powerful. I enjoyed our conversation afterwards. Thanks for your participation with this, everyone!
Rights of the Accused: To end class, we started looking at the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. I then passed out this packet (or students accessed it on Google Classroom), which was about various different cases regarding privacy and rights:
Before the end of class, we finished the 8 cases. We ended there for the week, and will pick back up next time there. Thanks, everyone. :-)
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