Week of 2-6 March

Monday: Today we will begin exploring the origins of the US Constitution, as a precursor to our unit ont he Constitutional Convention. We'll begin the discussion with help from Robin Hood!


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We will read a short section from "American Adventures" about the origins of the Constitution and answer some comprehensive questions. Tonight's homework is simply the Current Events for this week, the topic of which will be "Missing UK Teens," due Friday at the beginning of class. Also, we will have our first map quiz on Friday, on the 13 original states, so begin studying!

Tuesday: Tour the states!

Here's the sped-up version of our next unit.

Today we will talk more about the ideas behind the Constitution and some of the main characters involved. D Period will be doing Course Selection with the guidance counselor, Mr. Canavan. For homework, students will complete a map of the 13 original states.

Wednesday: Let's hear what John Adams and Thomas Jefferson think about a Constitution.

Today we will do some reading in History Alive! about the Convention, then we will begin reading a story about the Convention, titled Legacy. The story is available here. For homework, students will finish reading the story in preparation for a short quiz tomorrow. Read ACTIVELY - underline what you think is important, use a highlighter, annotate in the margins, whatever you have to do! B and C periods will be doing Course Selection with the guidance counselor, Mr. Canavan.

Thursday: G period will be doing Course Selection with the guidance counselor, Mr. Canavan.

Friday: