Emoji AmendmentsLet's start by taking some guesses at the amendments you described in the last class. Beyond the Twenty-SevenNot every proposed amendment gets passed. Take a look at the Proposed Amendments assignment on Google Classroom. Pick five of the proposed amendments that you feel strongly about. Would you like to see them added to the Constitution or not? Please provide one reason why for each. Ketchup Time
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Amendments and Emojis
Beyond the Twenty-SevenNot every proposed amendment gets passed. Take a look at the Proposed Amendments assignment on Google Classroom. Pick five of the proposed amendments that you feel strongly about. Would you like to see them added to the Constitution or not? Please provide one reason why for each.
Amendments and Emojis
Beyond the Twenty-SevenNot every proposed amendment gets passed. Take a look at the Proposed Amendments assignment on Google Classroom. Pick five of the proposed amendments that you feel strongly about. Would you like to see them added to the Constitution or not? Please provide one reason why for each. Maine Elections
Your to-do listWe started the year by discussing what your most important values are. I want to return to that discussion but change the focus of it. This time I would like to know what are the United States' most important values. To determine your answer, we will use the Constitution as our evidence. While we could look at other sources to answer this question, in this exercise, the Constitution will be our sole piece of evidence. With your teammates, please determine what you feel the Constitution highlights as its most important values. I would like you to shoot for the top five values in the Constitution. Please keep the following in mind as you compile your list.
Please submit your work to the Values in the Constitution assignment on Google Classroom. The election in Maine
Your to-do listPlease return to your work on the Constitution Questions. Our first goal for today is to complete that assignment. Values in the ConstitutionWe started the year by discussing what your most important values are. I want to return to that discussion but change the focus of it. This time I would like to know what are the United States' most important values. To determine your answer, we will use the Constitution as our evidence. While we could look at other sources to answer this question, in this exercise, the Constitution will be our sole piece of evidence.
With your teammates, please determine what you feel the Constitution highlights as its most important values. I would like you to shoot for the top five values in the Constitution. Please keep the following in mind as you compile your list.
Please submit your work to the Values in the Constitution assignment on Google Classroom. How much do you know about U.S. government?Please take this civics test to see how much you know about the U.S. government. Keep in mind, the version that you are taking is the 2008 version. You can check out the types of questions on the 2020 update here. What do you want to know about our government?We are going to begin to work on a study of civics. My first question to you regarding this topic is what do you want to know about how the United States government works? Please head to Google Classroom to respond to this question. Your responses will help to guide us through the unit. Constitution QuestionsI would like you to start digging into the basics of the U.S. Government. To accomplish that, I would like you to answer a series of questions that I have posted for you on Google Classroom.
While a great deal of work will be done on this activity on your own, you will have the opportunity to trade answers with your classmates as well. How do you determine what is needed to construct a convincing argument?Watch the video and answer the questions below.
Construct your own bad arguments"In his book, On Writing, Stephen King writes, 'One learns most clearly what not to do by reading bad prose.'" We have spent some time looking at how to construct a strong argument. Today, in hopes of following Stephen King's advice, we are going to look at bad arguments. Using the resources posted below and on Google Classroom, you and your teammates are going to create four examples of bad arguments. If you tap on the image above, it will take you to the Book of Bad Arguments website. If you are looking for more resources to learn about bad arguments, check out this YouTube playlist from PBS. You can also learn more about bad arguments here. I would recommend testing your knowledge with this quiz as well. How much do you know about U.S. government?Please take this civics test to see how much you know about the U.S. government. Keep in mind, the version that you are taking is the 2008 version. You can check out the types of questions on the 2020 update here. What do you want to know about our government?We are going to begin to work on a study of civics. My first question to you regarding this topic is what do you want to know about how the United States government works? Please head to Google Classroom to respond to this question. Your responses will help to guide us through the unit.
The best foodLet's help you win an argumentAREAS is a model to help form an argument. For more of an explanation of AREAS, download the file below. Please head to the AREAS assignment on Google Classroom for resources to create your own argument.
Lateral Reading - Current Issues
Please pick a source that addresses a current issue under debate and use the Intro to Lateral Reading document to guide your investigation into the story behind that source.
The best foodLet's help you win an argument
AREAS is a model to help form an argument. For more of an explanation of AREAS, download the file below. Please head to the AREAS assignment on Google Classroom for resources to create your own argument.
Speaking of winning an argument
Tonight at 8PM is Maine's first gubernatorial debate. You can learn more about the candidates by checking out the articles below.
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