Monday

We will continue working on the Constitution Scavenger hunt.

Bellwork 

Congress has a 14% approval rating.  Why do you think it is so low?

Tuesday

We will be looking at the amendments to the Constitution. 

Bellwork

Why is it important that the Constitution be able to be changed? 

Wednesday

We will be finishing up our superhero posters and our Constitution scavenger hunt.

Bellwork

What are the three branches and who is in charge of each branch?

Thursday

We will be meeting in the computer lab to play "do I have a right" on ICivics.

No Bellwork

 Friday

This will be an opportunity for you to complete any missing assignments. 

Bellwork

Which one of the Bill of Rights do you think is the most important?

Monday

We will be continue working on our Super Hero Branch project. 

Bellwork 

What are the strengths and weaknesses of your branch?

Tuesday

Super Hero Branch Project  

Bellwork

How does the Presidents travel ban to certain countries demonstrate checks and balances in the Constitution?

Wednesday

We will finish the Super Hero Project and start on the Constitution scavenger hunt. 

Bellwork

How much does the President make?

Thursday

We will continue working on the Constitution scavenger hunt.

Bellwork

Congress can vote on their own pay raises.  Is this fair?  Why or Why not? 

Friday

We will be finishing the Constitution scavenger hunt. 

Bellwork

What do you know about today's event in history?  1941 President Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan?

We will learning about the Constitution the next few weeks.

Monday

We will be taking notes on the Constitution.

Bellwork

What are the 3 branches of government?  What are their jobs?

Tuesday

We will be researching a branch of the Constitution.

Bellwork

 Describe one of the Checks and Balances that were in the Constitution.

Wednesday

We will be making posters on the branch of government we were assigned.

Bellwork

 Were is the Constitution kept now?

Thursday

We will look at the Constitution to see what each part is about and how much emphasis the framers put on each part.

Bellwork

Which branch of the Constitution do you think is the biggest part?  Why? 

Friday

Students will be creating a project on creating a superhero for branches of the Constitution.

Bellwork

What are the characteristics of a good super hero?

Monday

We will be learning about vocabulary that is used in the Constitution and in approving the Constitution.

Bellwork

What is a representative?

Tuesday

Students will be introduced to the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Bellwork

Do you think everybody would be behind approving the Constitution?  Why or Why not?

Wednesday

We will continue working on the posters of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Bellwork

Write 2-3 sentences about your assigned group.  Federalist or Anti-Federalist 

Thursday

We will complete the posters and do a gallery walk and review of quotes from Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Bellwork

Why do you think the Federalists and Anti-Federalists used "pen names?"

Friday

We will go over the process of Ratifying the Constitution and review the Constitutional Convention.

Bellwork

Look at the picture and describe what you think the picture represents.

This week we will be learning about the Constitutional Convention.

Monday

We will be taking notes on the Constitutional Convention.

Bellwork

What are the problems with the Articles of Confederation?

Tuesday

We will be comparing the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan of governments.  We will look at the plans and create a Venn diagram to compare them.

Bellwork

In the new federal government, should states be given equal votes or votes based on population?

Wednesday

Students will be introduced to the 3/5^ths Compromise for determining representatives.  Each student will be assigned a state to research their states views on how representation should be addressed.

Bellwork

Should slaves be counted when determining the number of representatives each state has?

Thursday

Students will be sharing their findings with the class to determine which states would support each plan of government.

Bellwork

Do you think the 3/5ths Compromise was fair?  Why or Why not?

Friday

Veterans day holiday.

This week we will be learning about the Articles of Confederation which is the first governing document of the United States.

Monday

We will be taking notes to learn about the Articles of Confederation.

Bellwork

Now that the Colonies have broken away from Britain, what do they need to govern themselves?

Tuesday

We will be digging through the Articles of Confederation to learn about its contents.

Bellwork

What were the Articles of Confederation?

Wednesday

Shays Rebellion was an uprising of angry farmers in western Massachusetts.  We will be learning about this and how it exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation.

Bellwork

Thursday

We will continue learning about “Shay’s Rebellion.”

Bellwork

What did you learn about Shays Rebellion yesterday?

Friday

We will dig deeper into the problems with the Articles of Confederation.

Bellwork

How did Shays Rebellion show that the Articles of Confederation were weak?

October 23-October 27

This week we will cover the American Revolution and the Articles of Confederation

Monday

We will be reading and analyzing some “Common Sense” writings.

Bellwork Question-  What is “Common Sense?”

Tuesday

We will be taking notes on the Revolution and be able to understand why the Colonists were able to beat the mighty British “Redcoat” army.

Bellwork Question- How do you think the Colonists were able to beat the British army?

Wednesday

We will be looking at different exhibits on the Revolutionary War to have a beter understanding of the events and results of the War.

Bellwork Question- Click on the document labeled George Washington Crossing the Delaware.  Write down what you se and if you think it is an accurate representation of what happened.

Thursday

We will be looking at different exhibits on the Revolutionary War to have a beter understanding of the events and results of the War.

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Friday

We will be taking a test on the American Revolution

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