Friday, February 28, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students were told a shortened version of the Dine (Navajo) Creation Story.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Utah Native American BPQs (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students read about and summarized information about the Louisiana Purchase.  DUE TODAY:  Louisiana Purchase Summaries.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students wrote a Big Picture Question essay about how power is divided in a dictatorship versus a democracy.  DUE TODAY:  BPQ Essay.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

US History

Today in class students wrote a short BPQ essay about whether or not they believe the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were unconstitutional or not and if the PATRIOT Act of 2001 is unconstitutional or not.  DUE TODAY:  BPQ Essay.  DUE SOON:  Louisiana Purchase Summaries (Friday).

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students discussed the lessons they learned from the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  Government BPQ.

US History

Today in class students analyzed the Alien and Sedition Acts and the PATRIOT Act for constitutionality.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW:  BPQ Essay.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Utah Studies

Today students played another round of the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Government BPQ Essay (Thursday).

US History

Today, Period 1 read about the early challenges faced by the country just after the US Constitution was adopted.  DUE TODAY:  Textbook Readings.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.

Friday, February 21, 2014

US History

Today in class students in Period 1 finished their study guides.  Period 3 reviewed for the test on Monday about the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Study Guides (Period 1 only).  DUE MONDAY:  Constitution Test (Period 3 only).

Utah Studies

Today in class students played the Democracy Game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Big Picture Question Essay (Thursday).

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students learned the primary jobs of the 3 branches of Utah's goverment.  Then my 4th and 7th periods took the quiz on the 3 branches.  5th and 6th will take it tomorrow.  DUE TODAY:  3 Branches Quiz (Per. 4 and 7).  DUE TOMORROW:  3 Branches Quiz (Per. 5 and 6).

US History

Today in class students finished taking notes on the amendments to the US Constitution. Then they began an up-close textual analysis of the 1st and 4th Amendments.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  1st/4th Amendment Analysis (Friday).

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Utah Studies

Today students were introduced to the subject of Utah's goverment by studying power and how it is divided up in democracies and in dictatorships.  DUE TODAY: Nothing.  DUE SOON:  3 Branches of Gov't Quiz (Friday).

US History

Today in class students met a guest speaker who talked to them about how to pay for college.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Amendment Analysis (Friday)

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students took the Utah Map and Timeline Test.  DUE TODAY:  Test!  DUE SOON:  Geography BPQ (Friday).

US History

Today in class students examined highlights from the first 15 amendments to the Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  1st Amendment Analysis (Friday).

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students studied for the Utah Map and Timeline Test tomorrow!  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE TOMORROW: Test!

US History

Today in class students reviewed what they learned about the 7 articles within the US Constitution.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  1st Amendment Analysis.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Utah Studies

Today in class students reviewed for the upcoming Utah Map and Timeline test by playing a floor map game.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Utah Map and Timeline Test (Thursday).

US History

Today in class students reviewed what the Constitution says about the legislative branch and then began studying the highlights of Article II--the executive branch.  DUE TODAY:  Nothing.  DUE SOON:  Nothing.