Week of September 1
Monday - September 1
Labor Day – No School
Read 30 minutes.
Tuesday - September 2
Complete writing prompt.
What was your favorite class activity, for this class, last week? How could it have been better? What was your least favorite activity? How could that activity be better?
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.
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.
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Continue Bill of Rights Research
Each pod will have two amendments.
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 and 5
Pod 2 Amendments 2 and 6
Pod 3 Amendments 3 and 7
Pod 4 Amendments 4 and 8
Pod 5 Amendments 5 and 9
Pod 6 Amendments 6 and 10
Pod 7 Amendments 1 and 2
Pod 8 Amendments 3 and 4
Our First Formal Essay - This is a scrapbook moment!
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, 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.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another.
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.
Organizing Your Information & Selecting Your Topic
Essay is due by the start of school Monday, September 8.
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Wednesday - September 3
Complete writing prompt.
Why do we need laws? Explain your answer. You know I am going to play devil’s advocate, so be prepared to respond.
Continue Bill of Rights Research
Each pod will have two amendments.
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 and 5
Pod 2 Amendments 2 and 6
Pod 3 Amendments 3 and 7
Pod 4 Amendments 4 and 8
Pod 5 Amendments 5 and 9
Pod 6 Amendments 6 and 10
Pod 7 Amendments 1 and 2
Pod 8 Amendments 3 and 4
When you have finished, meet with your pod mates. Collaborate on an answer for your section of the amendment poster.
Our First Formal Essay - This is a scrapbook moment!
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, 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.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another.
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.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.
Continue Essay.
Write 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, 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.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another.
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.
Writing an Introduction...
Share the rough draft of what you have written for your essay. It does not have to be 300 words, but if you only have 50, you may need to stay up late.
Essay rough draft is due by the start of school tomorrow.
Essay is due by the start of school Monday, September 8.
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Thursday - September 4
Complete the Bill of Rights Jigsaw.
Cut out the descriptions.
Glue them to the correct number.
Signal the teacher you are ready.
First pod to get the matches correct wins!
DON'T CUT OUT THE NUMBERS!!!
Complete writing prompt.
Give some examples of things you can do to make your introduction more interesting. What is your personal favorite and why?
Transitions - What are they good for?
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/transitions/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/574/
Peer review - How can I help?
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/printouts/Editing%20Checklist.pdf
http://jimmiescollage.com/downloads/writing/peer-editing.pdf
Continue Essay.
Write 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, 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.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another. ( If you are really feeling devious, try to find an example of how the two amendments contradict or undermine one another.)
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.
Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow. Don’t panic. You get to take it more than once. - Postponed - next week.
Essay is due by the start of school Monday, September 8.- Postponed
Read 30 minutes. Discuss your reading with a partner.
Friday - September 5
Complete writing prompt.
Which of the Bill of Rights do you think is most important, and why?
Library! Library! Library!
Using the Socrative Online Assessment System - Room # 000810 - It’s a Kodak moment. (That means selfie time in old folk language.)
www.socrative.com
Wait for instructions.
Continue Essay.
Write 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, 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.
Enrichment: Show how the two amendments complement one another. ( If you are really feeling devious, try to find an example of how the two amendments contradict or undermine one another.)
IEP/504 Modification: Select one amendment.
Rough Draft is due Monday.
Next Week: We start Springboard! How exciting it will be. Bring your highlighters, your colored pencils, and your post it notes. We’re about to turn it out!