The flag of the United States, before the Holiday Bowl football game in 2008, which the Oregon Ducks won over the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Today, we had an interesting mock trial on saying the Pledge of Allegiance in class.
Hi everyone,
I really enjoyed the discussions and debates the the mock trials brought up today, and I had the sense that most students did, too. 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: "Money" by Pink Floyd. Selected for today because you frequently need a lot of money to participate in the judicial branch by hiring a lawyer.
AGENDA 5/11/17:
News Brief – Anakin
Mock Trials
The National Judiciary
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Get any late work in ASAP to improve your grade. Next news brief (no write up needed, just talk about it): Nicole.
News Brief: Anakin had the news brief today and talked about this story: CNN.com - Trump: I was going to fire Comey regardless of DOJ recommendation. We talked about what a huge story this is and why this was such a controversial decision, to fire the FBI director (which, as the head of the executive branch, the president can do). We also checked in about the upcoming weekend and I showed my ballot for the upcoming election. I registered Kendall to vote in class, as well! Here is the link if you are 17 or older and you are not registered yet.
Nicole was assigned to do the next news brief.
Mock Trials: We had a really excellent discussion on the issues: school segregation, drug searches at school, and saying the Pledge of Allegiance in class. Please complete the rest of your mock trial packet, if you did not in class! Here are the actual results of the cases, with audio of the arguments, if you are interested:
Nicole was assigned to do the next news brief.
Mock Trials: We had a really excellent discussion on the issues: school segregation, drug searches at school, and saying the Pledge of Allegiance in class. Please complete the rest of your mock trial packet, if you did not in class! Here are the actual results of the cases, with audio of the arguments, if you are interested:
We finished 3 out of 4 cases within the class! Thank you for participating in this - I thought it was a pretty cool activity and I was glad to see students engaged in trying to answer these important legal questions. We will finish this and then move on next class. Have a great weekend!
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