Please note: there will be no class recap posted for the day of March 21, as most juniors in class will be taking Smarter Balanced assessments. As such, the rest of class was more of a study hall. We will get back to regular class on Friday, March 23.
The United States Capitol Building, which is where Congress (the Legislative Branch of the US) meets. Photo taken in 2011.
Hi everyone,
Another quiz today! I hope it went well for everyone. Thanks again for your hard work! We also got started with a unit on the legislative branch. Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between citizens and their governments.
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 levels of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "At the Beginning" from Anastasia. Selected for today because we are the start of a new unit: the Legislative Branch. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 3/19/18:
News Brief - Abby K.
Bill of Rights Quiz
Legislative Branch Overview
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Study how a bill becomes a law handout! SBAC testing next class (Wednesday). Next news brief (Friday): Noah.
News Brief: Abby K. had the news brief today and selected an article about this story: NYTimes.com - Andrew McCabe’s Firing: Here’s What You Need to Know. We talked about this story for a bit at the start of class, including why it is that McCabe would be fired two days before he retired.
Thanks, Abby K. The next news brief will be done on Friday, as most students in the class have Smarter Balanced testing on Wednesday.
We also checked in about the weekend and what people were up to, before moving on.
Bill of Rights Quiz: We prepared for this the past few classes, as well as a bit during class today, before the quiz. Thank you for giving your best effort on this! We will go over the results together next class.
Legislative Branch Overview/Work Time: This was a handout that went through some of through some of the specifics of the legislative process, like what the legislative branch does and who makes it up. Please review the flow chart on page two, specifically. You will eventually be tested on that and we are going to work through that process together in a simulation later this week:
Thanks, Abby K. The next news brief will be done on Friday, as most students in the class have Smarter Balanced testing on Wednesday.
We also checked in about the weekend and what people were up to, before moving on.
Bill of Rights Quiz: We prepared for this the past few classes, as well as a bit during class today, before the quiz. Thank you for giving your best effort on this! We will go over the results together next class.
Legislative Branch Overview/Work Time: This was a handout that went through some of through some of the specifics of the legislative process, like what the legislative branch does and who makes it up. Please review the flow chart on page two, specifically. You will eventually be tested on that and we are going to work through that process together in a simulation later this week:
Before we did some review, I showed this old Schoolhouse Rock classic:
I also showed a Washington, D.C. license plate and talked about "taxation without representation."
We kept going with the handout until we stopped at trustee and delegate styles of legislators. Please make sure to review this handout! Thank you!
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