Wednesday - 02/27/2019

What We Did Today
We continued analyzing the language of the Preamble.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Goals of the Constitution.

Tuesday - 02/26/2019

What We Did Today
We began analyzing the language of the Preamble to the Constitution.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
We the People (how is it different now and then?); goals of the Constitution (to form a more perfect union, for example).

Monday - 02/25/2019

What We Did Today
We continued some work in our textbooks.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
American foreign policy in the early 1800s; American culture in the early 1800s.

Friday - 02/22/2019

What We Did Today
We worked in our textbooks.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Coming of War; War of 1812.

Thursday - 02/21/2019

What We Did Today
We focused on the preamble of the Constitution.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Two versions of the Preamble.

Wednesday - 02/20/2019

What We Did Today
We began discussing the Constitution as a social compact.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitution; social compact.

Thursday - 02/14/2019

What We Did Today
We continued discussing constitutional mechanisms.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional mechanisms; constitutional principles.

Wednesday - 02/13/2019

What We Did Today
We discussed mechanisms that promote/protect our foundational constitutional principles.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional mechanisms; constitutional principles.

Monday - 02/11/2019

What We Did Today
We talked about constitutional principles on which our government was founded.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional principles.

Thursday - 02/07/2019

What We Did Today
We started watching a documentary on mass incarceration (one of the scourges of slavery).

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Mass incarceration.

Monday - 02/04/2019

What We Did Today
We finished presenting our events to our classmates.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Events that are a result of the scourge of slavery; what were your events?

Friday - 02/01/2019

What We Did Today
We started presenting our events to our classmates.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Events that are a part of the scourge of slavery.  What were your two events?

Tuesday - 01/29/2019

What We Did Today
We got caught-up on unfinished work.

Homework
Finish your events work if you have not finished; remember, you need a description of the event as well as an explanation of how the event is connected to slavery.

Discussion Starters
What are your two events?  Why are they considered to be the result of the scourge of slavery?

Thursday - 01/24/2019

What We Did Today
NWEA testing.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
NWEA.

Tuesday - 01/22/2019

What We Did Today
NWEA testing.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
NWEA.

Friday - 01/18/2019

What We Did Today
We worked a bit in our textbook.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Washington.

Thursday - 01/17/2019

What We Did Today
Lyskawa: Finished NWEA assessment.
LaFramboise: Finished researching the legacy of slavery in the form of a historical issue/event in our country.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
NWEA; legacy of slavery (Which two issues/events did you research?)

Wednesday - 01/16/2019

What We Did Today
Lyskawa: Took NWEA assessment.
LaFramboise: Finished exploring constitutional convention issues; began examining the legacy of slavery in our country.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
NWEA; legacy of slavery (Which two issues/events are you researching?)

Tuesday - 01/15/2019

What We Did Today
We discussed the issue of the executive branch of government during the Constitutional Convention, then worked on analyzing sources on the issue of slavery during the Constitutional Convention.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Constitutional Convention; slavery; form of the executive.

Monday - 01/14/2018

What We Did Today
We explored representation in the legislative branch of government.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
New Jersey Plan; Virginia Plan; The Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan).