Friday, January 30th

Learning Targets:
Students can recall the 8th Amendment and apply it to real world situations like the Death Penalty.

What we did:
1. Starter: Is the Death Penalty a violation of the 8th Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)?

2. Debated most of the period.

3. Worked on Preamble Packet but did not correct it or turn it in.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Have your Preamble Packet done and ready to be corrected on Monday.

Homework assigned or turned in:
*Journal Project Due Friday
*Preamble Test due Friday

Thursday, January 29th

Learning Targets:
Students can summarize the Bill of Rights and their applications.

What we did:
1. Starter: What are some of the rights given to those accused of crimes?

2. Finished watched the videos on the 10 Amendments
3. Finished the notes on the Bill of Rights
4. Started the Preamble Packet.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter 
2. Get the notes from a classmate or from here
3. Get a tan colored Preamble Packet from the blue binder.
4. The packet is due at the end of the period Friday.  You can have until Monday if needed.

Homework assigned or turned in:
*Constitution Journal Project due Feb. 6th
*Valley Forge DBQ Essay printed due Friday
*Preamble Packet due end of period Friday.

Wednesday, January 28th

Learning Targets:
Students can summarize Amendments 1-7.

What we did:
1. Starter: Why did the Founding Fathers write the 3rd Amendment?

2. Took more notes and watched more Quack Videos.  We covered Amendments 2 to about 7. 

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Get the notes from a classmate or from here.

Homework assigned or turned in:
*Constitution Journal Project due Feb. 6th
*Valley Forge DBQ Essay printed by Friday 30th

Tuesday, January 27th

Learning Targets:
I can describe the two parts of the 2nd Amendment and defend how I feel about gun control.

What we did:
1. Starter: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: Any type of gun control is a violation of the 2nd Amendment.
2. Had a long discussion about gun rights 
3. Took notes on 2nd Amendment and some classes went on to the 3rd and 4th Amendments.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Ask a classmate what notes they have and get them from them.

Homework assigned or turned in:
*Journal Project  Due Feb. 6th
*Print out your Valley Forge DBQ and turn in by Friday!!

Monday, January 26th

Learning Targets:
Students can identify the freedoms and limitations of the 1st Amendment rights.

What we did:
1. Starter: What is the most important right in the 1st Amendment to you and why?

2. Received: Pink Starter Packet, Green Learning Targets, Gold or Blue Citizenship Card.

3. Reviewed the 1st Amendment

4. Some classes watched the Quack Video on the 2nd Amendment.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter

2. Get the: Pink Starter Packet, the Green Learning Targets, and Gold (Honors) or Blue (Regular) Citizenship Card.

Homework assigned or turned in:
*Constitution Journal Project due Feb. 6th 

Thursday, January 23rd

Learning Targets:
I can summarize all five parts of the 1st Amendment

What we did:
1. Test was canceled.
2. Cleaned out binders and kept: Disclosure, Handbook, Constitution Project, Thank You Letter
3. Watched a video about the 1st Amendment and took notes.

If you were absent:
1. Clean out your things of past papers and keep the above items.
2. Get the notes from a classmate.

Homework assigned or turned in:
If you are in 1st Period: we turned in the Vocab. Packet

Thursday, January 22nd

Learning Targets:
I can recall the major events and people that we have learned about thus far.

What we did:
1. Called in scores for the Study Guide
2. Corrected and turned in the Vocab Packet
3. Were assigned the Constitution Journal Project
4. Played a review game.

If you were absent:
1. Turn in your Study Guide and your Vocab. Packet to the pink basket.
2. Get a BLUE Constitution Project paper from the binder.  It's Due Feb. 6th

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. Turned in Study Guide (71 pts) and Vocab. Packet (81 pts)
2. Constitution Journal Project due Feb. 6th

Wednesday, January 21st

Learning Targets:
I can recall the major events and facts from 1400's to 1790.

What we did:
Corrected the Semester Study Guide but did NOT turn it in or collect scores.  We will do it Thursday.

If you were absent:
Give me your Study Guide and I will correct it.

Homework assigned or turned in:
STUDY!!!!!

Thursday, January 15th

Learning Targets:
I can describe the compromises that led to the ratification of the Constitution.

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Corrected and turned in Starters
3. Received the 4th part of the Ch. 5 Study Guide and completed it.
4. Corrected and turned in Ch. 5 Study Guide (4 pages)
5. Passed in Citizenship Cards.

If you were absent:
1. Correct and turn in Starters (you should have 8)
2. Get the last page for your Ch. 5 Study Guide, it's green and starts with 19.
3. Complete your Ch. 5 Study Guide and correct it using my Answer Key.  Turn it in ASAP.

Homework assigned or turned in:

Wednesday, January 13th

Learning Targets:
I can explain: popular sovereignty, federalism, branches of government, and checks and balances

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Corrected Section 2 of Ch. 5 Study Guide (yellow)
3. Lectured about Section 3: Creating a Constitution
4. Worked on Section 3 Study Guide

If you were absent:
1. Correct your Section 2 Wkst but keep it
2. Get a green "Section 3" Wkst from the binder
3. Complete Section 3

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. Starters are due Thursday
2. Section 3 of the Ch. 5 Study Guide is due Thursday
3. Vocabulary Packet due Friday
4. Study Guide due Friday

Tuesday, January 13th

Learning Targets:
I can list the early problems faced by early America and identify the need for a new constitution.\

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Corrected the Ch. 5 Study Guide, Section 1 from yesterday.  We did NOT turn it in.
3. Listened to a lecture on Section 2 of Ch. 5
4. Filled out the next Study Guide for Section 2

If you were absent:
1. Get the yellow "Section 2 Study Guide"
2. Using my key correct your Section 1 worksheet. Keep it.
3. Using the textbook, fill in the Section 2 worksheet. 

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. Section 2 Study Guide due Wednesday
2. Starters are due Thursday
3. Semester Study Guide due Friday
4. Vocabulary Packet due Friday

Monday, January 12th

Learning Target:
I can describe what the Articles of Confederation were.
I can explain how a state becomes a state.

What we did:
1. Starter: click here
2. Listened to lecture on the first attempt to government, the Articles of Confederation
3. Then we worked on the Ch. 5 Study Guide, Section 1.  

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Get the yellow "Chapter 5 Study Guide" paper from the blue binder.

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. Ch. 5 Study Guide Section 1, due Tuesday
2. Semester Study Guide Due Friday
3. Vocabulary Packet Due Friday
4. Starters Due Thursday.

Friday, January 9th

Learning Targets:
1. I can summarize the events that led to our Independence from England.

2. I feel empathy for the trials our founding fathers and the patriots suffered for our freedoms.

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Filled out a new "I Can" assessment and kept it.
3. Presented the Timeline Projects
4. Graded and turned in the DBQ Packet
5. Watched this video and started to write a Thank You letter to a founding father. We will finish them Monday.

If  you were absent:
1. Get a blue "I Can" assessment from the Blue Binder.

2. Turn in your Timeline Project with your name on it.

3. Turn in your DBQ Packet, I will grade it.

4. Watch this video and take 5 notes.

Homework assigned or turned in:
None

Wednesday, January 7th

Learning Target:
1. I can analyze documents and use them to prove a claim in an essay.

What we did:
1. No Starter
2. Worked to complete the DBQ Packet and then used Ipads to start typing the essay.

If you were absent:
1. Be sure to finish your packet, including the Outline, and come see me with any questions.
2. We will have the Ipads Thursday as well and the essay is due by Thursday midnight.

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. DBQ Packet due Wed.
2. DBQ Essay due Thurs. at end of class
3. Timeline Project due Friday
4. Study Guide and Vocabulary Packet due Jan. 16th
5. District Semester Test Jan. 23rd 

Tuesday, January 6th

Learning Target:
1. I can analyze primary and secondary documents.
2. I can use documents to support my claims.

What we did:
1. Starter: 1)Where is Valley Forge? 2) Who is Thomas Paine?

2. Worked on DBQ Packet and were to have it finished for Wed.

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter
2. Finish the DBQ Packet, come to me with questions.

Homework assigned or turned in:
1. DBQ Packet due Wed.
2. DBQ Essay due Thurs. at end of class
3. Timeline Project due Friday
4. Study Guide and Vocabulary Packet due Jan. 16th
5. District Semester Test Jan. 23rd 

Monday, January 5th

Learning Target:
1. I can remember what battle was the turning point and the last battle of the Revolutionary War.

2. I can define DBQ and explain why we do them.

What we did:
1. Starter
2. Took a "quiz" on the Battle of Saratoga and Yorktown
3. Filled out the "I Can" assessment paper for Pre-Revolution
4. Started the Valley Forge DBQ

If you were absent:
1. Do the Starter: What does DBQ stand for? And why do we do them?

2. Go to the Blue Binder and get the blue "Chapter Review" paper and take it like a quiz. Then correct it and add the correct answers in a different color.

3. Find your "I Can" paper (it's a beige color) and fill it out with today's date.  You should be able to put 3's and 4's down but it's okay if  you can't.  Show it to me when  you are done.

4. Get the blue "Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit" DBQ Packet from the blue binder.  Do the first two pages.

Homework assigned or turned in:
None