December 11

Tuesday - Guest Teacher Today]

• Students use their own notes to help them to complete the quiz from, Ssssshhhh! We’re Writing the Constitution.
• Students can watch a secondary source non-fiction about the American Government and produce clear and understandable notes of the information WL.8.4; GLCE U3.3

Homework

STUDY Unit 4 Vocabulary by joining our online class!

1.  Go to:  http://quizlet.com/

 

2.  Create

a username and password 

3. Join my class:  Washington's Social Studies

Warm-Up

America at its Best Video Anticipation Guide

Directions: Before watching the video, use the knowledge you already have to make educated answers to the questions below.

1. Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover America.

True False

2. The American government is broken up into eight branches.

True False

3. In America, individual states have no power.

True False

4. The American flag has 13 stripes which represent:

A) 13 rights.

B) 13 states.

C) 13 founding fathers.

D) 13 original colonies.

5. Democracy means ruled by a king.

True False

6. Amendments are changes to the Constitution.

True False

7. A colony is a community that is located in one place but is ruled by another country.

True False

8. The Constitution is a book of rules for America.

True False

9. Independence Day celebrates the day America became its own country.

True False

10. The first democracy was in ____________________.

A) Greece.

B) Rome.

C) Italy.

D) Japan.

Words of Wisdom

America at its Best Video Comprehension Questions

Directions: After the video, answer the questions below on a separate sheet of notebook paper, Type 1 Writing

1.      What are amendments? Why are they important?

2.      What steps did colonists take to make America independent of England?

3.      What is the Bill of Rights and why is it important?

4.      How do the three branches of government keep the government balanced?

5.      What was important about the Declaration of Independence? How do we celebrate it now?

6.      Democracy means "ruled by the people." Why is that important and how does it differ from other kinds of government in other countries?

7.      Why are rules important?

8.      How does the Constitution create rules for America? Why is that important?

 

Collaborative Structure

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Quiz over Monday's Video, Ssssshhhh!  We're Writing the Constitution  (10 points, use notes)

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