Announcements
2-1-17
Tonight's homework: Read tabs 2-4 in "The Course of War" Chapter 1.5 (link here:app.discoveryeducation.com/techbook2:concept/view/guidConceptId/49FEF59D-24FE-4D2B-ADFA-5AB14A7C8D4F/guidUnitId/B879D4BA-9C3E-483D-AE6B-106B6E11F407#/tab=explore-tab&page=2&subTab=explore-main-tabOnce you have completed the reading, go into your Discovery Education Assignments inbox and complete the reading quiz. You must score 100% in order to receive full credit on the assignment.
11-7-16
In class work: Cast Your Vote- icivics:www.icivics.org/games/cast-your-vote
Win the White House:www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house
email: [emailprotected]
password: Stmarybgbison16!
Two announcements:
1. The U.S. Constitution Test will take place on
Thursday, November 17th. ALL students MUST COMPLETE their Constitution study guides in order to take the test(you should have topics 1,2, and 3 completed at this point).
2. Topic 4 of the Study Guide for the Constitution is due Wednesday, November 9th.
10-27-16"Supreme Decision"-www.icivics.org/games/supreme-decision
email: [emailprotected]
password: Stmarybgbison16!
In class work: "Law Craft"- icivics game
www.icivics.org/games/lawcraft
If finished with Law Craft, Represent Me!
www.icivics.org/games/represent-me
email: [emailprotected]
password: Stmarybgbison16!
Tomorrow you will have a quiz on the Representative Government topics: Electoral College (picking the president), who can vote?, Qualifications to be a Representative and Senator, and How do I become a Federal Judge?
Know where the 538 electors comes from, and be ready to ask yourself "is this a quality of a Representative, Senator, both, or neither"?
10-7-16Your homework: Today we spent some time looking at the process in which federal judges are nominated and confirmed. Your job is to use the chart on page 28 to answer the 7 questions on page 29. Then, you will use the following scenario to pick your judge- "You are a Republican POTUS and a Supreme Court vacancy opens up (a judge has been fired, retired, or died). You have to pick a new judge with a Senate that has a majority of Democrats (remember, the Senate must confirm your pick). Based on the resumes on pgs. 31-34, who will you pick and why?"
Write 1-2 sentences on the bottom of page 34 explaining who you are picking and why. This will be due on Tuesday, October 11th.
Also, a friendly reminder: your topic 3 (Representative Government) portion of your study guide will be due on Wednesday, October 12th. There will also be a quiz on Representative Government on Wednesday.
In class work 9-30-16
Branches of Power icivics game
www.icivics.org/games/branches-power
In class work 9-22-16
Federalism icivics game and login informationlink:www.icivics.org/games/power-play
email: [emailprotected]
password: Stmarybgbison16!
Homework 9-19-16
Watch the three videos (that can be found on the US Constitution unit page of my website), takes notes in your Constitution workbook (leave page 20 blank, we will come back to it tomorrow) and complete the three-part question on page 21
In class work 9-15/9-16
Win the White House game link and login informationlink:https://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house
email: [emailprotected]
password: Stmarybgbison16!
Homework 9-14
Today in class, I passed out the study guide for the entire Constitution unit. Hold onto this study guide through November because you will be completeing all sections between now and then. For right now, you are to complete the first 6 questions on the study guide on the topic "Brief History of the Constitution: Topic 1" and the 7 questions from the additional worksheet that was handed out in class on "Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, or Constitution". These 13 questions are due Monday, September 19th.
Also, please finish your Constitution Advertisem*nt in your notebook. I will be collecting notebooks on Friday.
Homework 9-13
9-13-16- Watch the 3 videos on the Constitutional Convention (found on the "US Constitution" unit tab). As you are watching the videos, take notes on the content of the videos. There will be a video comprehension quiz on these three videos tomorrow in class. You will be allowed to use any notes that you take on the video to help you with the quiz.
Homework 9-7
Homework 9-1:
Homework 8-30:
8-30-16- Tonight's homework: read pages 3-6 in your Constitution workbook and answer the 4 questions on page 7.
Homework 8-26
Please finish watching all three videos that I have posted on the "Constitution Unit" section in the drop down menu under "7th Grade Social Studies". Please finish your notes that go with the videos as well. I know not all of the information was given to you in the videos, but please complete the information that I have given you. We will go over the notes on Monday.
Homework 8-22
1. Bring back signed syllabus (due Friday, August 26th)
2. Complete "What It Really Means" side of Primary Sources worksheet from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum; JUST complete the "Rewrite the definitions" page (due tomorrow; 8-23-16)
Click the link below to take a quick survey that compares your interests to Mr. Wiesen's interests.
