Friday, January 29, 2016

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 27-29th

Go here to see each day.

Wednesday-Slide 5
Thursday-Slide 6
Friday-Slide 7-8

If you were absent:
1. Do all the starters

2. Get a Constitution Packet from the Blue Binder.  It is due Monday for the class, so you will have an extra day or two.

3. The Journal Project is due Tuesday! That is when it is due for you too!

4. You missed the Preamble Test on Friday, some come take it during Plus Period or after school.  You have a week!

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tuesday, January 26th

Learning Targets, Starter, and Agenda can be found here on slide 4

Get from the Blue Binder:
Blue Preamble Packet.

Monday, January 25th

Learning Target, Starter, and the Agenda can be found here on slide 3.

Things to get from the Blue Binder:
1. Pink Starter Packet
2. Constitution Journal Project! Very important.

Homework turned in or assigned:
1. None turned in
2. Preamble needs to be memorized by Friday
3. Constitution Journal Project (Yellow) due Feb. 2th (it's wrong on the PowerPoint).

*Leave your name and period as a comment below so that you are allowed to get your assignment from the binder.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Thursday, January 21st

Learning Target: 
I can define Federalism.
I can identify Bill of Rights.

I can explain the Check and Balances and duties of the 3 Branches of Government. 

Agenda: 
1. Some classes made "Learning Buddy Charts" so see Mrs. Dickson or a classmate about getting yours.
2. We continued through the packet and stopped at "Shay's Rebellion"

Starter: 
No Starter

If you were absent: 
Catch up in the packet using your book.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Tuesday, January 12th

Learning Target: 

Agenda: 
Finish simulation and sign the Constitution.  Turn in work

Starter: 
None

If you were absent: 
1) Turn in your Convention packet with your name tag stapled to it.
2) Correct your Vocab. Packet and turn in.

Assignments turned in: 
*Convention Packet
*Vocab. Packet

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Monday, January 11, 2016

Monday, January 11th

Learning Target: 
Students will continue to learn about the constitution through simulation.

Agenda: 
Continued Simulation and most classes finished.

Starter: 
None

If you were absent: 
*Get with delegates of your state and fill in anything you need to.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:

Friday, January 8, 2016

Friday, January 8th

Learning Target: 
Students will act out the constitutional convention and explain their states feelings.

Agenda: 
No Starter
Continued the Simulation and filling out the packet.

Starter: 
No Starter

If you were absent: 
Get with your fellow delegates and fill in what  you missed.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Wednesday and Thursday, January 6th and 7th

Learning Target: 
Students will empathize and act out the creation of the constitution.  

Agenda: 
Wed: We did research and watched some of the movie.  We worked on the packets.

Thurs: Began the simulation of the convention.  

Starter: 
No Starters

If you were absent: 
Come see me.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
None

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Tuesday, January 5th

Learning Target: 
Students will discover how the constitution was created through a simulation.

Agenda: 
1. Begin Simulation
2. Students were assigned their State and Delegate for the simulation.  
3. They filled out the introduction paper (in blue binder) and turned it in for 10 pts.
4. Received the Convention Packet and were assigned to do the research about their State.

Starter: 
No Starter

If you were absent: 
1. Get both the introduction paper and the packet from the blue binder.
2. Come see Mrs. Dickson to find out what state you have.

Assignments turned in: 
Introduction Paper

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
Introduction Paper
Convention Packet

Monday, January 4, 2016

Monday, January 4th

Learning Target: 
All students will self assess their understanding of the Revolutionary War and will begin to understand the problems our new country faced.

Agenda: 
1. No Starter
2. Wrote down some important test dates.
3. Reevaluated ourselves by filling out the pink "Self Assessment" or "I Cans" sheet with today's date.
4. Watched video clips about the aftermath of the war.

Starter: 
No Starter

If you were absent: 
1. Find your pink "Self Assessment" paper and fill it out, but then KEEP IT.
2. Write these dates down:

Friday, the 8th: Quiz
Tuesday, the 12th: The Study Guide and the Vocabulary Packet are due
Wednesday, the 13th: Term 2 Test
Friday, the 15th: In the Computer Lab for the District Semester Test.

Assignments turned in: 
None

New Assignments to get from Blue Binder:
 None