Thursday, February 7, 2008

HISTORY CLASS

"The United States Bill of Rights"

Objectives for Today
  • You will be able to identify fundamental liberties the Bill of Rights protects in American society.
  • You will be able to prioritize the rights American citizens enjoy.
  • You will be able to explain the connections and interdependence among the first ten ammendments.
  • You will be able to work cooperatively to apply constitutional protections in hypothetical scenarios.

Agenda for Today

  1. You will get out your "Whch Rights Do I Value the Most" sheet you worked on yesterday and last night for homework.
  2. You will be given an opportuniyt to defend your responses about which rights you value the most.
  3. We will discuss the similarities and differences among the rights we cannot live without and the rights we deem expendable.
  4. You will be divided into 12 groups and will work on scenarios that help us understand rights and how they affect us and others.
  5. You will be assigned a research project to work on tonight and bring back to class tomorrow. This project will be graded as part of your test grade tomorrow.

READING CLASS

"Readers Workshop"

Objectives for Today

  • Learners will work independently on their core reading skills.

Agenda for Today

  • You will finish working on your readers workshop menu items.
  • Mr. D will work with a group at the table.