Monday, March 18th
- Current Events
- Identify cause and effect in one of today's stories.
- Make one connection between today's news and a news story from earlier in the year.
- Reading: Tyranny is Tyranny. CLICK HERE to follow along.
- Howard Zinn makes an argument that by diverting anger that ordinary colonists had focused on the colonial elite to the British Empire, the important people in the English colonies could take over land, profits and political power from the British Empire.
- Do you think he proves his case? How? Why?
- Finish Roots Episode 3
Tuesday, March 19th
- Current Events
- What role does the judicial branch play in protecting people's access to an economic American dream?
- What is your opinion about branding - brilliant economic strategy? or cruel manipulation on the consumer desire for status? or something else?
- Shay's Rebellion background information
- Finish Roots
- 3rd period only: Tyranny is Tyranny
- Constitution Games
- Table 1: Bill of Rights
- Table 2: Three Branches and the powers given to each Branch
- Table 3: Checks and Balances
- Table 4: Federalism
- Table 5: Important Clauses
- Table 6: Bill of Rights
- Table 7: Checks and Balances
- Table 8: Three Branches and the powers given to each Branch
- Table 9: Bill of Rights
Wednesday, March 20th
- Current Events
- Predict, based on the evidence in today's news, the effect of plastics on the environment.
- Write a historical question that would help to explain the root cause of one of today's stories. Use what, how or why.
- Constitutional Principles Metaphor or Simile
- Work on Constitution Games
Thursday, March 21st
- Current Events
- What are two different perspectives about Google's business model?
- Are e-sports worthy a varsity letter? Support your answer with evidence from today's story.
- Constitution: Background Information
- Constitution Games
Keep on memorizing your regular homework! Today is the last night. You should learn the last part tonight: Bill of Rights.
You can start to study the Unit 3 Vocabulary for Tuesday's vocabulary quiz.
You can also start studying for the Unit 3 Test with this study guide you got in class today.
Friday, March 22nd
- Current Events