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It was good to be back in the classroom today after three days out. Today we continued looking at the Bill of Rights. We finished up the placards that Mr. Palmer started with you yesterday. Next, we moved on to a video called “Future Fright” which portrayed an America where the Bill of Rights were suspended. The video did have bad acting, but did show some good scenerios of what our lives may be like if we didn’t have those first ten amendments to the Constitution.  Amendment 5: Due Process Today was the last with Mr. Palmer. Students looked at some placards and in their groups figured out which of the Bill of Rights it was describing and which amendment went along with that right. We’ll finish this activity tomorrow. DON’T FORGET THAT YOU HAVE AN I.N. CHECK TOMORROW! CHECK THE VIRTUAL IN PAGE FOR A TABLE OF CONTENTS. Freedom of Speech We were lucky enough to have Mr. Palmer back as a sub with us for these two days. He is helping us along with another Decisions, Decisions simulation. This time we are looking at the Constitutional Convention. Students will work in groups to come up with solutions and compromises and some key fictional issues that parallel the real Constitutional Convention. We also have a test in one week so you will need to copy down the review slide. I will add it as an attachment at the bottom of this entry. Here is a link to a good article that deals with the 5th amendment: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091207/ap_on_go_su_co/us_supreme_court_miranda  Decisions, Decisions Attachment: Review Slide Unit 3 Today we continued to look at the Bill of Rights. After finishing our discussion and highlighted notes, we then answered some questions based on the notes while also looking at some scenerios that might involve some of those first ten amendments. We have a tie in our voting for the signing of the Constitution at #3. To vote yes or no click here. Amendment 8--No Cruel and Unusual Punishment Attachments: See yesterdays entry or the virtual IN Today we began to take a look at the Bill of Rights. These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution that guarantee personal liberties in our country. We first looked at some pictures around the room and matched them up to the correct amendment. After that we started to take a more in depth look at each of the Bill of Rights in a discussion while highlighting some reading notes. New Nomination: Should the signing of the U.S. Constitution be nominated at #3 on our Top 10 list? To vote yes or no click here!  Do you remember which one of the Bill of Rights this was? Attachments: Bill of Rights Power Point Federalists vs Anti-Federalists! This was our theme for today in an activity titled “Paper Chase”. We first had a discussion with some notes over the differences between the two groups. After the discussion we looked at some difficult quotes and determined whether it was a Federalist who said it or an Anti-Federalist. New Nomination: Should the signing of the U.S. Constitution be nominated at #3 on our Top 10 list? To vote yes or no click here. Alexander Hamilton: Leader of the Federalists Attachments: Federalists vs Anti-Federalist PPT We finished up our activity called “Liberty Tree” today. Oddly enough, we compared parts of the Constitution to parts of a tricycle. We then looked at some fictional headlines and decided which branch of government would fit with the statement. Don’t forget to check out the virtual IN for an updated Table of Contents and assignments.  The big wheel is like the U.S. President because... Attachments: SIS_Liberty_Tree05 Today we continued looking at the U.S. Constitution in an activity called “Liberty Tree”. We discussed issues such as checks and balances, federalism, and limited governement. Please see attachments below for the day’s power point and activities. New nomination: Shays’ Rebellion at #9 on our Top 10 events. To vote yes or no click here.  Checks and Balances Attachments: 1) Liberty Tree Power Point 2) SIS Liberty Tree Foldable Welcome back from the Thanksgiving Break. Today we started off with a mini-quiz. Hopefully you kept some brain cells after a week long break and did well on the quiz. Afterwards we jumped into a lesson called Liberty Tree. This is a more in depth look at the foundations of our Constitution. Students compared these foundations to a tree in a graphic organizer.  King John signs the Magna Carta. This was a foundation of the U.S. Constitution.
Attachments: Tree Diagram for IN On this day before Thanksgiving Break we finished up our mock Constitutional Convention. Debate items included issues from the executive branch such as who should elect the executive, how many terms should the executive serve, and how long should each term be. We took each period’s constitution and compared it to what the founding fathers really came up with. Some classes were right on with many of their issues. If you get bored over the Thanksgiving break try this link (google squared) and type in an item from history. Start by typing in U.S. Presidents. This could be a great way to create a quick study guide.  HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING! Attachments: graphic organzizer |
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