Junior Retreat Assignment

As seniors, you are expected to be role models for others.  Please model silence in the library while I am on Junior Retreat.

1st Period

• 9/12 - Day 4 - 10:45
• Create a blog post about the Constitution and your policy area
• What does the Constitution say about your policy area?
• Could Congress use Article I, Section 8 to regulate your policy area?
• Could the Bill of Rights apply to your policy area?
• Remember the rubric for social media
• Posted by the end of the period
• If finished early, read Ch 05 for Tuesday's homework

2nd Period

• 9/12 - Day 4 - 1:30
• Create a blog post about the Constitution and your policy area
• What does the Constitution say about your policy area?
• Could Congress use Article I, Section 8 to regulate your policy area?
• Could the Bill of Rights apply to your policy area?
• Remember the rubric for social media
• Posted by the end of the period
• If finished early, read Ch 05 for Tuesday's homework

Ch 04 - U.S. Constitution - Class 2

2. What is outlined within Articles IV, V, VI, and VII of the Constitution?
3. What is outlined within Amendments I-XXVII of the Constitution?

1. Quiz: All the President's Men
• Summer Reading Quiz
2. Review: U.S. Constitution
• What is in Articles I, II, and III?
3. Analyze: U.S. Constitution
• What is in Articles IV-VII?
• What is in Amendments I-XXVII?
4. Preview: Next Class

Ch 04 - U.S. Constitution - Class 1

1. What is outlined within Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution?

1. Quiz: Ch 04 - U.S. Constitution
• Complete the quiz
• Explore Twitter feed for latest on Syria
2. Analyze: Forms of Power
• “Through this method of questioning, answering, questioning, answering... we seek to develop in you the ability to analyze that vast complex of facts that constitute the relationships of members within a given society....” - Professor Kingsfield
• As you watch these scenes, think about this question... What forms of power affect how members of society interact with each other?
3. Research: Checks and Balances in the Constitution
• Download the Constitution
• Where are the following checks and balances in the Constitution?