Fall 2015 ~ Week 14 ~ Revolutionary War +The Constitution & SGSSA Hertiages

MY GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL STUDENTS EARN AN A IN MY CLASS!  

THIS IS CRITICAL

 ~ Quality of your work counts.  You need to have deep rich explanation (claim) and use quotes (evidence) with lots of details and information to support your claim.  You also need to use your own words (If you use a “quote” (cut and paste), use quote marks and cite the author and where you found the information.  *  Also remember to put your full name and period at the top right corner, use blue or black ink pen and cursive writing.

*   Plus ~ no first person when writing your answers.

                                             

FYI - The last day for the Fall Semester I will accept work is Tuesday December 15th.  This will be the final grade and on your permanent record.  This is also the grade the High Schools will be looking at for placement in your 9th grade.  [All other assignments will count for the new Spring Semester]

                                             

                                             

In Class we discussed/accomplished:

                                             

 U.S. History Classes

❈      Revolutionary War & The beginning of the Nation

❈      Democracy 

❈      Democratic & Republican Debates 

❈      Current events ~ world events 
                                             

Multi-Cultural Studies Classes

❈     December is ~ Scandinavia, Germany, Swiss, Sweden, Austria (SGSSA) using the process of GRAPES and Artifacts (masks, mandalas, poetry, music, famous USA Americans …) to study the cultures

                                             

                                             

Assignments:

 U.S. History Classes

❊      Due Friday 11/20/15 ~ News Current Event

❈      Due Monday 11/30/15 ~ Chapter 9 ~ The Constitution

❈      Due Monday 11/30/15 ~ Revolutionary War Project
(You choose any subject, person, battle, profession … during the Revolutionary War time.  Find out all you can (at least 3 different sites -not wikipedia), create a project - PPT, diorama, report, painting, sculpture, poster, collogue … and explain (a full paragraph or two) how this subject influenced, importance or significance during the time or the war  ** This is a critical part.  You need to have a deep rich explanation and get quotes [evidence] to support your claim.)    
❈      Due Friday 12/04/15 ~ Chapter 10 ~ The Bill of Rights

❈      Due Monday 12/07/15 ~ Chapter 11 ~ Political Developments Early Republic

❊      Due Wednesday 12/09/15 ~ Amendment Project (group) ~ the students will choose 2-4 people to work with in class.  The are going to read All the amendments to the Constitution and choose/decide together which amendments doesn’t need to be there (or changed & how they should be changed) and add another amendment that needs to be ratified.  They will then create a poster or PPT to state their claims and give reasons why the amendments should be deleted/changed and added.  Include the benefits to why also.
❈      Due in December - District's Interim Assessment

❊      Due Friday 12/18/15 ~ News Current Event

 ❊      Due in January ~ Winter Project ~ Presidential Candidate’s Research, Chart and Choice ~~  The students are to go Candidates Campaign  Headquarters (or call them to send the information) On what each candidate stand’s for.  [C= 1 each Republican & Democrat, B= 2 each Republican & Democrat & A= 3 each Republican & Democrat ~~ plus the quality of work].  Create a Chart to compare the positions each candidate take on the major subjects.  Use the information from the Candidates and your notes from the debates in your chart.  Choose whom you would vote for from the 2, 4, or 6 candidates you have researched.  Then state 3 reasons why ~ with explanations, quotes and evidence for each reason. 

Please remember to include the claim (who you would choose) with 3 reasons why,

    Include for each reason:  a quote to prove your point

                  explain the meaning of the quote

                  why the reason and quote proves your claim.

                                            

Multi-Cultural Studies Classes

❊      Due Friday 11/20/15 ~ Create a Native American AND Alaskan Heritage Cultures ~ a Person in US History Biography

❊      Due Monday 11/30/15 ~ Scandinavia, Germany, Swiss, Sweden, Austria (SGSSA) Heritage Cultures 

❊      Due Friday 12/04/15 ~ Create a Scandinavia, Germany, Swiss, Sweden, Austria (SGSSA) Heritage Cultures ~ Mandala

❊      Due Friday 12/11/15 ~ Create a Scandinavia, Germany, Swiss, Sweden, Austria (SGSSA) Heritage Cultures ~ Mask

❊      Due Wednesday 12/16/15 ~ Create a Scandinavia, Germany, Swiss, Sweden, Austria (SGSSA) Heritage Cultures ~ inspired Poem

                                   

                                             

All Students in Both Classes

❈   All students are encouraged to turn in their assignments on time, for full credit.  If there is an issue ~ they may turn in work late and receive a passing grade on the assignment.  The student will need to bring it to me ~ since I won't ask for it.  

                                             

MY GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL STUDENTS EARN AN A IN MY CLASS!