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BENCHMARK THIS WEEK!
Monday – Holiday – Be safe and enjoy!
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Tuesday
Writing Prompt
Tell me how your group is working towards completion of the Amendment assignment. (3-4 sentences)
Bill of Rights Presentations
Introduce your amendments to the rest of the class. Include the following topics:
Explain the amendments.
Explain why they were added to the Constitution.
Explain why they are relevant today.
Give a modern example of the amendments in action. (This should be two examples. One for each amendment.)
Pod 1 Amendments 1, 3, and 5
Pod 2 Amendments 2, 4, and 6
Pod 3 Amendments 3, 9, and 10
Pod 4 Amendments 4, 6, and 8
Pod 5 Amendments 5, 7, and 9
Pod 6 Amendments 1, 7, and 10
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Wednesday
Writing Prompt
What two amendments were your favorite?
(http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/billofrights.htm)
(https://www.aclu-de.org/resources/know-your-rights/bill-of-rights-in-simple-language/)
Diffusion Reading Strategy in Practice.
Copy and paste The Preamble below into a word document. (Google Doc)
Scan the article and look for words you may not know.
Look up the definitions for these words, and cut and paste them near the word in the article.
You may want to change the font color, use parenthesis, or a text box.
Reply to my designated email and copy and paste this exercise.
The Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
You will copy and paste this assignment into an email reply.
EXAMPLE
Our bodies have a language of their own, and their words aren’t always kind. Your body language has likely become an integral (of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component) part of who you are, to the point where you might not even think about it. If that’s the case, it’s time to start, because you could be sabotaging (any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant,factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute[to engage in argument or debate; to quarrel]) your career.
Introduction to Our Essay
Objective Goal - Write an essay demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the Bill of Rights by using contemporary examples of two of these amendments in action.
What does that mean?
I want a properly formatted, grammatically correct 300 to 500 word essay. You will choose two of the Bill of Rights. For each one, explain the amendment, explain why it was added to the Constitution, and explain why it is relevant today by giving a contemporary (modern, current) example of the amendment in action. You will also want to include why you chose these two over the other eight. (Yes, I would like a bibliography.)
Review - Flocabulary - The Research Process
1st Amendment #
What amendment did you choose?
Why?
2nd Amendment #
What amendment did you choose?
Why?
Due Thursday, September 10
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Thursday
Writing Prompt
What two amendments did you choose for your essay? What search keywords have you used to find information?
BENCHMARK TODAY - No it is not a grade but rather a measurement of your current skills. It will be used to determine the direction for instruction for my class. More skills = more problem based and collaborative activities, less skills = more remediation of skills and foundation building in addition to the problem based assignments
When finished - How to evaluate a source - TAKE NOTES PLEASE!
What makes an Internet source valid? How do you know if it is trustworthy? Create a list of at least twelve questions to ask yourself before you use an online source. Reply to my designated email and copy and paste this exercise.
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Friday
Library Check Out Visit
Writing Prompt (I will be checking your prompts today.)
Go to the following web address:
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Use your twelve questions from yesterday to determine if this web site is a valid one for using as a research source. Reply to my designated email and copy and paste this exercise.
Think about which questions helped you, and which did not. Update your questions to reflect your experience with the tree octopus example.
Now....try this site.
Source Evaluation
Flocabuary - Source Evaluation - Can I trust it?
Put Your Sources to the Test Activity
Review QUIZ!
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Objective Goal - Write an essay demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the Bill of Rights by using contemporary examples of two of these amendments in action.
What does that mean?
I want a properly formatted, grammatically correct 300 to 500 word essay. You will choose two of the Bill of Rights. For each one, explain the amendment, explain why it was added to the Constitution, and explain why it is relevant today by giving a contemporary (modern, current) example of the amendment in action. You will also want to include why you chose these two over the other eight.
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another.
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