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”.