Happy Fall! This week will bring a flurry of leaves, dropping temps, conferences, the turn in of our amendment project (today), an amendment quiz (tomorrow) and POE FEST (which is just code for learning about Edgar Allen Poe and the genre of horror and suspense ). Very quick and very fun...rest assured we keep it 8th grade appropriate :)
We had a good turn in for the amendment project today....a few students assured me it would be in tomorrow. Please check Skyward tomorrow to check on your student's on-time status.
I look forward to chatting with many of you this week. Stay warm and encourage your student to curl up with their 2nd quarter choice book and journal :)
Friday, October 18, 2013
The end is here! Of first quarter that is :)
In English: An essay in our literature book on the Supreme Court case, Brown vs Board of Education, is supplementing our Civics course work. The work is being done in class - unless a student has been absent - then checking out a book will be necessary to complete the work.
In Civics: We are busy! First - we are continuing with our study of the branches of government - this week we are looking more in depth at the Supreme Court - specifically Plessy vs Ferguson and Brown vs Board of Ed - in addition to the 14th Amendment.
The students also received a homework project that is due on 10/28 - details follow below.
Amendments Pamphlet Project:
You will need to:
1. Think about the examples shown in class.
2. Use your text book, notes and handouts as your guide.
3. Create an accurate, tidy and polished looking pamphlet for 10 of the 27 amendments to the US Constitution.
• At least 5 of your chosen amendments need to come from the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) – the other 5 amendments are your choice – but I would encourage you to choose from the list of suggested amendments named in #6 of this handout.
4. Provide the # of the amendment, give it a title and write a brief summary of each amendment.
5. Provide an image that represents each amendment.
• These images (pictures) may be from a computer, a magazine, a family photo or drawn by hand (no stick figures please!) – Please let me know if you need help with materials.
6. The suggested other amendments are the 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th (ch. 4 section 2)
Scoring:
Each amendment (#, title, summary) is worth 1 point
_________ 10 points possible
Each image provided is worth 2 points
_________ 20 points possible
Overall tidiness of the project
__________10 points possible
Grand total points possible – /40
Xtra Credit possible – up to 15 points for up to 5 additional amendments. /15 XC
Following the turn in of these pamphlets there will be a quiz on all the amendments in the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) and the additional amendments named in #6 of this handout (chapter 4 section 2).
I would suggest flashcards and playing “Do I Have a Right?” at www.icivics.org in order to help you prepare for the test
In English: An essay in our literature book on the Supreme Court case, Brown vs Board of Education, is supplementing our Civics course work. The work is being done in class - unless a student has been absent - then checking out a book will be necessary to complete the work.
In Civics: We are busy! First - we are continuing with our study of the branches of government - this week we are looking more in depth at the Supreme Court - specifically Plessy vs Ferguson and Brown vs Board of Ed - in addition to the 14th Amendment.
The students also received a homework project that is due on 10/28 - details follow below.
Amendments Pamphlet Project:
You will need to:
1. Think about the examples shown in class.
2. Use your text book, notes and handouts as your guide.
3. Create an accurate, tidy and polished looking pamphlet for 10 of the 27 amendments to the US Constitution.
• At least 5 of your chosen amendments need to come from the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) – the other 5 amendments are your choice – but I would encourage you to choose from the list of suggested amendments named in #6 of this handout.
4. Provide the # of the amendment, give it a title and write a brief summary of each amendment.
5. Provide an image that represents each amendment.
• These images (pictures) may be from a computer, a magazine, a family photo or drawn by hand (no stick figures please!) – Please let me know if you need help with materials.
6. The suggested other amendments are the 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th (ch. 4 section 2)
Scoring:
Each amendment (#, title, summary) is worth 1 point
_________ 10 points possible
Each image provided is worth 2 points
_________ 20 points possible
Overall tidiness of the project
__________10 points possible
Grand total points possible – /40
Xtra Credit possible – up to 15 points for up to 5 additional amendments. /15 XC
Following the turn in of these pamphlets there will be a quiz on all the amendments in the Bill of Rights (chapter 4 section 1) and the additional amendments named in #6 of this handout (chapter 4 section 2).
I would suggest flashcards and playing “Do I Have a Right?” at www.icivics.org in order to help you prepare for the test
Monday, October 14, 2013
***** Reminder ***** This Symbol on Skyward means that your student's score has not yet been entered or they have been excused ***** The only time this should concern you is when a quiz or test is showing an * - in which case it will become a zero if they do not schedule a time to take a missed quiz or test prior to the end of the grading period.
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On a different note - we finished our first quarter choice book - the kids did an exceptionally good job of journaling and discussing thier books. We are choosing a new book for second quarter on Wednesday - look for reading and journaling at home :) The due dates on library books for this choice book will be December 1st.
In Civics - we have been learning about the branches of government - the Shut Down - the powers of each branch - the checks on each branch - and Judicial Review (Marbury vs. Madison)
Encourage your student to play icivics.org --- a great site with Civics oriented games developed by Sandra Day O'Connor.
Finally - we have a quiz on p. 95 Civics tomorrow --- they made color coded flashcards in class today - please ask them a few questions if you get the chance!
NEXT UP - The Bill of Rights (pamphlet project) and our disabilities literature circles.
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On a different note - we finished our first quarter choice book - the kids did an exceptionally good job of journaling and discussing thier books. We are choosing a new book for second quarter on Wednesday - look for reading and journaling at home :) The due dates on library books for this choice book will be December 1st.
In Civics - we have been learning about the branches of government - the Shut Down - the powers of each branch - the checks on each branch - and Judicial Review (Marbury vs. Madison)
Encourage your student to play icivics.org --- a great site with Civics oriented games developed by Sandra Day O'Connor.
Finally - we have a quiz on p. 95 Civics tomorrow --- they made color coded flashcards in class today - please ask them a few questions if you get the chance!
NEXT UP - The Bill of Rights (pamphlet project) and our disabilities literature circles.
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