World: Today we began our prepartions for the World Religions Summit that will be held on Friday. Please do not be absent on Friday or you will miss the summit. We spent time in the lab researching the two topics: censorship and stem cell research. The goal today was to complete your briefing statement in preparation to formulating your argument map tomorrow. If you did not finish the briefing statement in class, be sure to do so at home this evening. You need the time in class tomorrow to formulate your thesis statement and arguments for the summit.
Remember to research the arguments for and against first... before you try to determine your arguments from the perspective of the religion assigned to you.
Check Power School. Grades have been updated and include yesterday's quiz. Great Job!
Civics: We continued with the steps leading to Constitution today. We supplemented visually the Federalists papers and finished our discussion of Federalist 51. In class we focused on the components of the Constitution, Articles I, II, III. Structure of the government, and the powers. Those articles represent the ideal of limited government and separation powers and were the result of compromise between the Federalists and Anti Federalists.
We will wrap up in class tomorrow and ready ourselves for Friday's Quiz on:
Ch 3: Roots of American Democracy; Cornell Notes and a focus on the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Be sure you understand how we as a country moved from Declaring Independence to making a constitution. Know the steps along the way and have an understanding of conflict and rebellion that ensued. Be sure to reflect on the historical marker events, and the Enlightenment Thinkers.
Focus on Vocabulary
Differences between Federalist & Anti-Federalists
The ratification process, what it finally took to get the constitution ratified.
Significance of the Bill of Rights
Ch. 4: Constitution
Understand the purpose and the process of the constitutional convention. Who attended?
Focus on Vocabulary
Our goal is to understand Articles I - III and the structure and function of the government. Be sure to fully understand the concept of federalism, limited government, separation of powers and checks and balances. Our focus in class on Thursday will be the Bill of Rights, albeit general.
We will begin to work through the We the People Reading and finalize the content for the quiz tomorrow. In the meantime, review and study for Friday's quiz.
Format: Objective (multiple choice, matching & short answer)
Please bring a #2 pencil
You may use artifacts: Cornell Notes & Read to Learn.
