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: "God's Plan (Clean)" by Drake. Selected for today because of the amount of planning it takes to run the Mock Trials! Lyrics (not clean) here.
AGENDA 4/8/18:
News Brief – Nick
Finish Landmark Cases
Mock Trial Prep
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Look at your grade and improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Francesca.
News Brief: Nick selected this article to talk about: OregonLive.com - New York AG Eric Schneiderman resigns after 4 women accuse him of physical abuse. We discussed this article and the #MeToo movement when it comes to government, then talked about the weekend and what we were up to.
Francesca was assigned to do the next news brief.
Francesca was assigned to do the next news brief.
Finish Landmark Cases: 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 start 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 and then do the four mock trials!
Be prepared to finish these and then do the four mock trials!
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