Thursday, September 27, 2012

Class Summary 9/27/12

In class yesterday we did the activity EdCafe on the freedoms provided in the first Amendment. We got into groups and each group was assigned a freedom to research so they could lead a discussion for eight minutes the next day. The different freedoms we could have been assigned were freedom of speech, religion, press, right to assemble and right to petition. We got to discuss our views and argue with other people on what the most important freedom is. I love talking and getting into discussions so I loved this activity. After hearing about all of the other freedoms we wrote down what we took away from it. I had been assigned freedom of speech and even after hearing everyone talk about their own freedoms I still believe that freedom of speech is the most important. I think this because in order to do most of the other things you need to communicate, but if you can't say certain things the point is blank.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Class Summary 9/24/12- 9/25/12

Monday during class we learned about the Amendments. After briefly going over a few of the rights you have that are backed up with an Amendment we read about a story with people getting multiple of their rights violeted. We then said which Amendments protected those rights. We then we took the scenarios farther into depth and talked about other situations where your rights are or are not violated. Today during class we were given two handouts about the first party system of the United States, the Federalist party vs. the Democratic- Republican party. We then took notes on them and each of their beliefs and how they linked to one another in a web.

Timeline #1 Constitution

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http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-1-constitution

Friday, September 21, 2012

Summary Of Class 9/19/12 - 9/20/12

Wednesday we dropped class, but yesterday in class we discussed the views of the Federalists and Non-federalist. The Federalist supported the Constitution and the non-Federalists did not. We were each given a paper with either the Federalist or non-Federalist views and their reasons for their opinion, I got the Federalists. We then found someone with our same paper and paired up with them to take notes. The paper also had a few quotes that supported the views of the Federalists. We then found a different partner and created a large magazine cover which supported whatever side we were assigned. Rachel and I made the name of our poster be Feds and we drew One Direction stating they also supported the federalist. We also wrote phrases that would catch peoples eyes and make them want to read the magazine. 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Three Branches Of Government


Summary Of Class 9/17/12- 9/18/12

Yesterday during class we got a piece of documentary from The Virginia Plan, The New Jersey Plan, and The Hamilton Plan. From the document we learned how many people are to be elected, how, for how long ect. We were given a chart to fill out the information about each plan. After completing the chart in groups we reviewed what we got. You would think that everyone would have gathered the same information but because of the way the documents were written sometimes people missed something. Today at the beginning of class we received two packets on the powers of the three branches of government. We read and learned about their responsibility and then did some activities to test what we had learned. To wrap up class we either used the internet or drew pictures to describe each branch accompanied with descriptions.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Summary Of Class 9/13/12- 9/14/12

Yesterday during class we went over the notes we took yesterday on each of the delegates and their opinion. Since each group got assigned different people we discussed the delegates we read about and their views and took notes about the others. We then as a class discussed the problems that they faced and the facts that supported each delegates opinion. For example unicameral or bicameral, people or states voting, and proportional or equal representatives. We then compared that to what we live by today and were able to see what compromises were made. Today we sorted out what projects we have due and when, since everyone was getting a little confused because of how behind we were due to the transition we have made into technology (the BYOB project). This was really helpful for me and cleared up a lot of things.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Summary Of Class 9/11/12 - 9/12/12



I have really enjoyed the past couple of history classes. I like how weare doing group work and moving around. It keeps class interesting. Yesterday we talked about the constitution that came out of the Philadelphia convention. This discussion lead us into talking about the our constitution and its preamble.  We talked about different sections in the preamble and expressed what we felt they meant. We also wrote what is done today that we feels ensures and supports the preamble and what is done today- or happens that doesn't support the preamble. Today we learned about the Constitutional Convention. We each got assigned a reading on different people and we learned about their opinion on the matter. Should there be one house or two? Should the election be held by the people or state legislators? We targeted the main points of each person and wrote down their view. At the end of class we did a fun little activity where we got to choose a person we read about and tweet what we would think they would be tweeting to the other delegates.   

Fake Tweet

http://cheezburger.com/6580459008

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Artifacts That Describe Me


The first artifact that would describe's me is my pillow. Whenever I get the question "If you were to be put on an island where you're only allowed to have one thing you own, what would it be?" unlike the common response of electronics, I answer with, "my pillow". I sleep with only one pillow when I go to bed, unlike some of my friends who have so many stacked on top of one another they might as well sleep sitting up. If I ever sleep with another pillow that's not my own, I will wake up with a sore neck. Its like I'm the princess and the pea. Not to mention I love sleeping. I am very particular, and that trait shows through even with something as little as a pillow.  

The Second artifact that would describe me is a cellphone. This is not because I couldn't live without it, because I can- in fact I am constantly losing my phone for months and I hate texting, but because I love to talk and socialize with people.  I can have a conversation or argument with someone for hours, I love to hear their opinion and state my own, whether it is about the latest gossip or more serious topics. Because of my love for conversation and interaction with others although the cell phone itself is not important to me its concept is.

The third artifact that would describe me is my rings. I wear my rings everywhere I go, I have a tiny box just for them. I started wearing rings in sixth grade and they suddenly became my obsession. I typically will wear around five a day. When I don't have on my rings I am constantly rubbing my fingers and freaking out thinking that I lost them. If in the morning I forget to put them on when I notice them missing on the bus it ruin's my whole day. Its funny to think that jewelry can become so special to you.