Hello Students!

I hope everyone is doing well at home! I've been enjoying lots of fresh air on the farm with a lot of trampoline bouncing, biking, and hiking with my kids too! I hope you are getting outside and away from your screens!!!

In addition to the Up First Podcast in the previous post I wanted to share some books that you can stream free through https://stories.audible.com/start-listen 

• Roots: The Saga of An American Family
• In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons from 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
• A Little History of the World
• Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History...and Our Future!

Also some more resources and ideas...

• Did Fake News Influences the Outcome of Election 2016?
• The Powers of Government Interactive Lesson PBS

Dear Students & Families-
We don't have a lot of information yet and it is always changing.  While we are out of school I would like students to complete the following assignment. We will submit it through schoology when school resumes.

Up First -Current Events and Us Assignment

Here is the link to the podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first there is also a link within the doc you will use!

Below are some videos you may want to check out!

ASPEN is up-to-date so please check for assignments with zeros!!! Assignments listed as missing or ungraded are not hurting your grade.  Only worry about work with zeros!

Many students are missing the following assignments. Except for the Google Form, all should be submitted through Schoology.

President Background Video Research
Anatomy of the Constitution Reading and Questions
Washington DC Videos Google Forms (pick 3-5 to watch)

Today and tomorrow we will continue to watch "On the Basis of Sex"

Aspen is up-to-date for period 2

By Tuesday March 17th all grades in Aspen will be current.  In class on the 17th we will spend time looking at grades and organizing work and binders.  

Today we started watching "On the Basis of Sex" about Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Students will be answering questions: On the Basis of Sex Movie Questions Guide and today we brainstormed a list of ways she was discriminated against as a woman.

This week students will be coming and going from class for health screenings and NHS guidance meetings, so during class we will watch either RBG or On the Basis of Sex.  Both are movies about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and will supplement our study of the Supreme Court. 

Today is a day filled with choices:

• Finish your research and reflective paragraph: How did the president use the power of the executive office to influence America?
• Finish bibliography
• Watch the enrichment project video on presidential mistakes: Top 10 Embarrassing Presidential Moments
• Start your Supreme Court Homework (see Monday's post for digital links to the reading!)
• Play one of these icivics games: win the white house, executive command, activate
• Discuss the upcoming election and examine the results from the Democratic Primary Discussion resources
• Watch the following videos 

Today's Goal: Create ans Submit your Formal Final Copy Bibliography!

Do Now:

• Have your research open
• Have  new blank doc open

See step by step  directions in the Citation Google Slides

Citation Machine

Calendar Week of March 2nd

Monday- continue research
Tuesday- how to create a formal bibliography
Wednesday-Wright Flight Field trip, Choice Day (wrap up research, enrichment, Supreme Court HW)
Thursday- Submit Bibliography and Research through Schoology.com

Due Thursday: Final Copy Bibliography & Research Submit using SCHOOLOGY!

Due Friday: Supreme Court HW Reading (Chose from below and highlight important info)

• Supreme Court (easiest)
• Ducksters: The Supreme Court
• Biographies of Current S.C. Justices
• Judicial Branch
• icivics Supreme Court in a Nutshell (Challenge)
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