Today's Directions

1. Get Folders!
2. Do Now: Students should find their new assigned seat (no whining they won’t last long!)
3. Open Assignment notebook and write down tonight’s homework
4. Work on Constitutional Government and Separation of Powers Worksheet in pairs or independently
5. Whatever students don’t finish is homework due Monday for the Open Notes Quiz.  If students get home and find they don’t have what they need everything is posted below:

Standard Constitutional Government and Separation of Powers Worksheet

Modified Constitutional Government and Separation of Powers Worksheet

Government Practice

We have learned a lot over the last few weeks.  Today we are pausing to test our knowledge and apply what we have learned by playing Kahoot!

Also:

1. There is NO homework tonight

2. There will be an open-notes quiz Monday

Civic Virtue

Today in class we will explore the story of Cincinnatus and his choices about civic virtue.  Students will work in small groups to discuss questions Cincinnatus Questions

Listen to the story of Cincinnatus HERE

Watch a short summary  clip HERE

Flipped History: What is Civic Virtue?

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noun  vir·tue \ˈvər-(ˌ)chü\

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Simple Definition of virtue

• : morally good behavior or character
• : a good and moral quality
• : the good result that comes from something
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  adjective  mor·al \ˈmȯr-əl, ˈmär-\
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  Simple Definition of moral

  • : concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior
  • : based on what you think is right and good
  • : considered right and good by most people : agreeing with a standard of right behavior

What are Natural Rights?

Today in class we categorized all the rights people should have into Life, Liberty and Property. We also discussed the purpose of government and social contracts.

Tonight for homework students need to answer questions #1-5 page 20 in complete sentences that restate the question in the answer either on lined paper or in a google doc. We The People Reading & Questions

Here is this week's calendar:Calendar Week of September 26th

Practice Government Vocab using Quizlet ALL Government Vocabulary

Today's Directions:

1. Please open a tab for your email.  In your email you will find a message from me with a google form for the Government Pretest.

2. Open the google form & take the pretest & submit

3. If you took the standard Government Pretest please also fill out this google doc and print: Standard Government Open Response Doc

4. Put the printed doc in the period folder

5. Visit my Quizlet and practice ALL Government Vocab QUIZLET HERE or practice your states using Sheppard Software USA MAP PRACTICE HERE

Wednesday, September 21st

Today you will watch videos and discuss different types of government.

Please open the Google Slides for more directions and links: Who has the Power? Google Slides

Digital version of the worksheet available:Who Power? Doc

This week in History Class

Click HERE for this week's CALENDAR 

Today's Directions:

1. Make this blog one of your favorites!

2. Open Sheppard Software USA Geography Game 

BEFORE YOU PLAY: In Game Controls switch to "ALL STATES" at the bottom of the list

3. Play the game once and record the # you got correct (not the %)

3. Complete this Google Form:States Pretest Score

4. Go back and keep practicing

Join my Quizlet class

Timeline Week!

This week we are working on creating out timelines! 

For this week's calendar click HERE!

Timelines are due September 21st! Thursday or Friday will be the last in-class time to work on the project. 

Also, I will not be able to stay after school Monday, September 19th so I will be available Friday Sept 16th instead if you need help!

I will also be out of school Tuesday and Wednesday next week so I will stay after on Friday Sept 23

Personal/Historic Timeline Project

Today in class we started our timeline project.  Students will be creating a timeline with a personal event and a historic event for every year of their life along with 1 illustration for each year.  The timelines are due September 21st.  Tomorrow the PDF will be attached please check back!

Welcome!

Today we learned about my classroom expectations.  Ms. Bisbee's Classroom Expectations

Parent's also please see my welcome letter: Ms. Bisbee's Parent Letter