Week of 16 - 20 March

Monday: Today we will finish the Constitutional Convention play and have a discussion about the compromises reached. If we have some time, we will watch the CNN Student News, and if we STILL have time, we'll play some of the trivia game! Tonight's homework is to study the first 26 states of the Union in preparation for the quiz on Friday. Also, the current events topic for this week will be Russia. Choose any current event from Russia this week and report on it. 

Tuesday: Happy St. Patrick's Day! Let's learn something new:



Today we will learn a little about the history and culture behind St. Patrick's Day, and then we will pick up where we left off yesterday after the end of the Constitutional Convention. The Founding Fathers have completed a momentous task by writing the Constitution, but now they face the arguably tougher task of convincing each state to ratify (or approve) it. We will discuss two new concepts, Federalism and Anti-Federalism, and how they fought each other over approval of the new federal government. Homework tonight is the Convention WS passed out in class. Worth 2 homework grades, due tomorrow!



Wednesday: Today we're discussing Federalism with some help from Disney.



We will be talking about the argument over federal power: Exactly how much control should the government have??? Some say all, others say none, so we'll have to find a middleground. We'll complete a venn diagram to define exactly what powers the federal government does and does not have. For homework, students will complete a worksheet on Federalism from iCivics, available here.

Thursday: Today we will finish talking about the state of affairs with no adults around. Will we be able to maintain a stable society, or will everything fall into complete chaos? We will then take a look at the different powers of the federal and state government, using a venn diagram. For homework, students must complete the Current Events for this week (on Russia), and study the first 26 states of America for the map quiz tomorrow (worth 25 points!). 



Friday: