29 & 30 January

Today's starter was: Name one check that Congress has on the President.

After discussing the starter we corrected pages 5 & 6 in your Federal Government and Constitution Packet.  We then began our picture tour of Washington D.C.

27 & 28 January

Today's starter was: Tell me the names and jobs of the three branches of government.

We watched two old School House Rocks videos - one on the three branches and one on the Preamble to the Constitution.

We looked at the three branches in greater depth and then discussed the checks and balances that each branch uses to limit the power of the others.

You need to have pages 5 & 6 completed in your packet for next time.

23 & 24 January

Today we met with the counselors in the Media Center for your annual CCRs.  If you were not there today the counselors will call you down sometime soon.

This took most of the class period for most of the class.  We worked on make-up work in class.

There was no starter for today.

21 & 22 January

Remember - CCRs are tomorrow and Friday!

The Starter today was: Without looking back at your notes, try to sketch The Great Compromise in as much detail as possible.

We finished watching A More Perfect Union.   We took four notes on the influences of the Constitution.  We then used the final part of class to work on page 6 of the packet.

16 & 17 January

Today's starter was: Without looking back at your notes, try to sketch the Virginia Plan in as much detail as possible.

After reading an Encyclopedia Brown mystery, we corrected and handed in the Revolutionary War Theme Parks.  We then watched more of A More Perfect Union.  We took notes on the 3/5ths Compromise, The New Jersey Plan, and The Virginia Plan.

14 & 15 January

Today was the new day of second semester.  We have some exciting things to discuss this semester and I am excited to be with you for the rest of the year-

Today's starter was: Why did the states keep the national government weak under the Articles of Confederation?

We turned in the Battles page - Theme Parks are due next time!

We watched part of A More Perfect Union and then took some notes on the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.  We then discussed the Virginia Plan.

10 & 13 January

This is a new set of starters: Think about the reasons the colonists fought the Revolutionary War: When the colonists created a new government for themselves, what concerns might they have had?

Today we took a look at the Articles of Confederation and the struggles that our new country was going through after the end of the Revolutionary War.  We are beginning to watch A More Perfect Union - a BYU-produced movie about the creation of the Constitution.

8 & 9 January

Today's starter was: How is the U.S. Constitution different from The Declaration of Independence?  This was our last starter for this set.  We turned the starters in today - this will be your last new grade on Term 2.

After the starter, we re-took the test in class.  Everyone who re-took the test improved their grade, and most of you did so significantly.  Well done!

I gave you some time to wrap up the Battles Page and the Revolutionary War Theme Park - these will be turned in either Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on when you have History next term.

Remember - the absolute last moment I will take any missing, late, or re-done assignments is Monday before the start of B5!

6 & 7 January

Welcome back to school!  Please remember that this term ends next Monday, the 13th of January.

Today's starter was: What was important/significant about the Battle of Yorktown?

The class day before Christmas Break we took the Revolutionary War Test.  You gave yourself a preliminary grade that day - I have gone through and graded them.  If you received a score of 35 or less (out of 40) you made test corrections and you will re-take the questions you missed the next time we meet.

After making test corrections I then had you work on the Battles Page and the Revolutionary War Theme Park.  These will be due Tuesday/Wednesday of next week.