Scoring Guide for Essential Questions Essay

You can find the scoring guideline for the essential questions essays here.

From a Bill to Law - Presentation Assignment

If you've lost the handout from class for the "Bill to Law" presentation assignment, you can get another copy of it here.

Civics 9/29/09

Step 1: Click here.

Step 2: Find this image, click on it, complete the activity.






Step 3: Find this image, click on it, complete the activity.

Civics - How a Bill Becomes a Law

Notes for 9/28

Shays's Rebellion - Key Points

We will be discussing this in class on 9/24.

US History - Essential Questions

These are the essential questions for the era (Nation Building) that we are currently studying.

1. What are the historical origins of the United States government?
2. What economic factors influenced the formation of the US government?
3. What compromises were made to form the United States government?

By October 2nd, you should be able to answer all three of these questions.

Notes from 9/17 & 9/22

Periods 5 & 6 - Notes from 9/14

History Animated - Army Movements During American Revolution

Visit History Animated to view animated maps of the movements of the Colonial and English armies during the American Revolution. This is a good way to see how the two armies' strategies, which we talked about in class, were put into use.

For Civics on Friday 9/11

The middle segment talks about a court case regarding the Constitutionality of limiting campaign spending.

Early Events of the American Revolution

This is the outline for the notes we took in class on Thursday 9/10

Assessment Items on Monday 9/14/09

On Monday, periods 5,6, and 7 will have a short assessment. The topics that will be covered are:

1. Social Contract Theory - Particularly the ideas of John Locke

2. The Origins of Rebellion - Particularly the items included in the notes and the items in your timelines.

3. Beginnings of Revolutionary War - Particularly Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Olive Branch Petition, Trenton, and Saratoga.

US History Notes Outline from 9/3 & 9/4

Key Words in the Declaration of Independence

What does this image reveal about the Declaration of Independence?

Periods 5 & 6 - Assignment for Next Class

For next class:
1. Read the article about Locke and read the Declaration of Independence.
2. Highlight/ note examples of Locke's ideas in the Declaration of Independence.

If you have lost the hand-outs from class you can read the Declaration of Independence here and you can read about John Locke here.

Have a great weekend! See you next week.

Electing a President - How the Electoral College Works

Civics Notes 9/2/2009

Civics Notes and discussion from Wednesday 9/2/2009.

Review Guides for US History and Civics

For US History, click here.

For Civics, click here.

Period 5 and 6 Homework

Students in class periods 5 and 6 your homework for 9/3/09 (Thursday):
Read excerpt from Common Sense distributed in class. Be prepared to discuss.
Discussion question:
What violations of Social Contract does Thomas Paine highlight in Common Sense?

Notes 9/1/09