Patriot and Constitution Awards

Come to the ASA Graduation in the evening of Thursday April 25th to receive your awards from class!

Constitution Bowl is this week!!

Prepare for the Constitution Bowl that will be held during class. Here are the questions in case you need them.

Optional Test

For fun, take this Civics test to test your knowledge after taking Foundations. Some of the questions are about things that do not relate to our class. For those questions you can either guess or ask someone for the answer. The test is found here. Good luck!

Presentations

Please choose a presentation idea that will last 5 minutes or less. Thank you!

Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman – Symantha

Paul Cuffe – Rebecca

John Adams – Holden

Patriot and Constitution Awards

Bring to class your completed award sheet and write on that sheet the prizes you want.

Constitution Journal

If you haven’t yet, finish the Constitution Journal

As always, here are links to help:

Shmoop link here is helpful.

Here is a document that has the constitution simplified.

Here is another document you can look at to help you.

Here is a website that I like to use.

You can also google words too!

Watch these Videos

Watch this video about the 19th Amendment – it is about 5 minutes long

Listen to this podcast

Listen to this podcast about the Whiskey Rebellion

Look at the Constitution Bowl Questions

The Constitution Bowl is coming up. Are you ready? Here are the questions in case you need them.

Weekly Check-in

Fill out the Check-in sheet. Staple your opinion paper to the check-in sheet.

Optional Reading

In the History of US book “From Colonies to Country” read chapter 42 “If you can keep it”.

This semester’s opinion paper topics

If you need to catch up on your opinion papers, here are the topics!

January 25th – This week you can choose between these two choices:

Write a poem about any topic.  The poem can rhyme or be free verse.

OR write an opinion paper on this topic:

A famous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a poem about the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In his poem he used the phrase, “the shot heard round the world.” Why do you think the Battles of Lexington and Concord is a shot heard round the world? Here is a link to the poem.

February 1st – Describe a time when you saw the hand of God in YOUR life. Or in your family’s life. Did things go exactly how you wanted? How do you know God was watching out for you?

February 8th – Knowing all that you have learned about the founding up to this point, why do you think the words “We the People” are so powerful? How would a new American citizen explain the magnitude of these words to his or her family members back in another country?

February 15th – Describe a time in your life that was really hard. Maybe something scary was happening or maybe you weren’t sure what was going to happen. Or maybe something sad happened or you saw someone being sad. Did you want to give up? What did you decide to do? Thinking about that experience what would you tell yourself in that moment to motivate yourself to keep going. What did you learn from that experience?

February 22nd – Were the Articles of Confederation a failure? Why or why not? Give reasons for your answer. 

February 29th –  Is it important for you to know what is in the Constitution? Why or why not? Would it help you and your family if you understood the Constitution? Why or why not? (Think about the rocks and sticks game that we played in class to help you come up with your opinion.)

March 7th –  Who is someone that you would trust to represent you? Why did you choose that person? What about them causes you to feel that they would represent you well. What topics do you know you and that person agrees on?

March 14th – Would you have enjoyed being a delegate at the real Constitutional Convention? Why or Why not?

March 21st – What is more important – to compromise and get things done or to stay true to what you believe?

March 28th – Why are the checks and balances of the three branches of government important? How do you think the checks and balances would be different if we only had two branches? Give an example of what would happen if we only had two branches.

April 11th – Think about what we have talked about in class this year. We have talked about topics such as the Explorers, Jamestown, the Pilgrims, the Colonists getting frustrated with King George, moments like Lexington & Concord, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, being a Loyalist or a Patriot (or neutral!), the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, Valley Forge, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitutional Convention. If you had the chance to go back in time to watch one of those moments, what would you want to watch? Tell us why you want to watch and and what you would be looking for. Also, is there someone we talked about in class that you would want to meet? If so, who would you want to meet? What would you ask him/her? Or would you thank him/her? What would you thank him/her for?

Presentations

Please choose a presentation idea that will last 5 minutes or less. Thank you!

John Adams – Holden

Alexander Hamilton – Cami

Aaron Burr – Jacob

Thomas Jefferson – Elizabeth

Constitution and Patriot Awards

On April 18th you will be turning in your awards sheet for your class awards. Make a plan to finish up your assignments by that day. Your award options are on the blog right above this one.

Constitution Journal

Finish the Constitution Journal!

As always, here are links to help:

Shmoop link here is helpful.

Here is a document that has the constitution simplified.

Here is another document you can look at to help you.

Here is a website that I like to use.

You can also google words too!

Opinion Paper

This is the last opinion paper of the year! Don’t panic at how long this question is. I just wanted to help you remember what we talked about this year.

Think about what we have talked about in class this year. We have talked about topics such as the Explorers, Jamestown, the Pilgrims, the Colonists getting frustrated with King George, moments like Lexington & Concord, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, being a Loyalist or a Patriot (or neutral!), the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, Valley Forge, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitutional Convention. If you had the chance to go back in time to watch one of those moments, what would you want to watch? Tell us why you want to watch and and what you would be looking for. Also, is there someone we talked about in class that you would want to meet? If so, who would you want to meet? What would you ask him/her? Or would you thank him/her? What would you thank him/her for?

Watch these Videos about the Bill of Rights

Watch this video about the Bill of Rights

Watch this video to help you remember the Bill of Rights. (You will want to remember them for a game that we will play in class!)

Watch this video about the freedom of speech. It is about 30 minutes long.

Look at the Constitution Bowl Questions

Continue looking at the Constitution Bowl questions so you can be an expert by the last day of class in April. Here are the questions in case you need them.

Weekly Check-in

Fill out the Check-in sheet. Staple your opinion paper to the check-in sheet.

Optional Reading

In the History of US book “From Colonies to Country” read chapter 41 “No More Secrets”.

Optional Videos

Watch this video about Daniel Boone. It is about 50 minutes long.

Presentations

No presentations this week because we are going on a tour of the Courthouse! Be thinking of a question to ask the Judge!

Book Reading

Read your books to reach your goal for the Patriot award!

Constitution Journal

This week complete pages 15 & 16 of your constitution journal.

As always, here are links to help:

Shmoop link here is helpful.

Here is a document that has the constitution simplified.

Here is another document you can look at to help you.

Here is a website that I like to use.

You can also google words too!

Opinion Paper

This week’s opinion paper topic is:

Why are the checks and balances of the three branches of government important? How do you think the checks and balances would be different if we only had two branches? Give an example of what would happen if we only had two branches.

Watch these Videos

Watch this video about how a court case ends up at the Supreme Court.

Watch this video on a famous Supreme Court Case

Listen to this Podcast

Listen to this Podcast about Blackbeard the Pirate!

Look at the Constitution Bowl Questions

Continue looking at the Constitution Bowl questions so you can be an expert by the last day of class in April.

Weekly Check-in

Fill out the Check-in sheet. Staple your opinion paper to the check-in sheet.

Optional Reading

In the History of US book “From Colonies to Country” read chapter 40 “Good Words and Bad”.

Foundations Homework due March 21

Presentations

Caleb – John Jay

Elizabeth – Thomas Jefferson

Ellie – Abigail Adams

Book Reading

Read your books to reach your goal for the Patriot award!

Constitution Journal

This week complete pages 13 & 14 of your constitution journal. Mark off on your rewards sheet the Articles that you finish rewriting.

As always, here are links to help:

Shmoop link here is helpful.

Here is a document that has the constitution simplified.

Here is another document you can look at to help you.

Here is a website that I like to use.

You can also google words too!

Opinion Paper

This week’s opinion paper topic is:

What is more important – to compromise and get things done or to stay true to what you believe?

Watch these Videos

As you watch the Three Branches Rap think about how the three branches balance each other.

Listen to this Podcast

Listen to this Podcast about smallpox. To listen on Spotify click here. To listen on an apple device click here.

Look at the Constitution Bowl Questions

Start looking at the Constitution Bowl questions so you can be an expert by the last day of class in April.

Weekly Check-in

Fill out the Check-in sheet. Staple your opinion paper to the check-in sheet.