Bellwork #3
03/11/2020
Q: What does a strong written plan of government need in order to be successful?
A: In order to be successful, a strong written plan of government needs…
03/10/2020
Q: What is one strategy you will use on the exam to help you do the best you can?
A: One strategy I will use on the exam to help me do the best I can is…
03/09/2020
Use page 22 in your IEN.
Q: What is ONE limit that can be placed on a branch of government. Who is it placed by? Why is it important for branches to place limits on each other?A: One limit that can be placed on the _______ branch is ______. This limit is placed by the ____________ branch. It is important for branches to place limits on each other because ________.
03/03/2020
A principal is defined as a truth, law or ideal behavior that one lives by. Therefore, a guiding principle is something that shapes your behavior or attitude. What are some guiding principles of life?
Q: What is one principle that guides your life and how you choose to live it?A: One principle that guides my life and how I choose to live it is…
03/02/2020
Watch the video: What does it mean to Compromise?
Q: When you hear the word compromise, what do you think of? Describe a time in your life when you had to make a compromise.
A: When I hear the word compromise, I think of ______. A time when I had to make a compromise is…
Bellwork # 2
02/28/2020
Open your textbook to page 24. Read the first two paragraphs under the heading: The Constitutional Convention.
Q: What was the purpose of the delegates meeting in Philadelphia?
A: The purpose of the delegates meeting in Philadelphia was…
02/25/2020
Q: If you were a member of Congress (a representative) deciding on a new plan of government to join the states together during and after the revolutionary war, what are some things you would suggest be part of the plan (laws/rules/ideas)?
A: I would suggest that…
02/14/2020
Open to pages 20-21 in your textbook. Look at the pictures, read the captions and read the chapter introduction.
Q: What is the main idea of the introduction, IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
A: The main idea of the introduction is…
02/12/2020
‘…That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.’
Q: When was the Declaration adopted? What can you infer about the colonies from reading this passage from the Declaration of Independence? Why do you say this?
A: The Declaration was adopted on...I can infer that…. because…
02/11/2020
Q: Using a timeline, what are 3-5 important events in your life from the day you were born until today?
A:
02/10/2020
Open your textbook to page 13. Silently Read Media & Government.
Q: Answer the two questions at the end of the article.
A:
Bellwork # 1
02/07/2020
Q: Make a SIMPLE bubble map showing the democratic ideas borrowed by the United States from other civilizations. Use page 7 & 8 in your IGN.
A:
02/06/2020
If Democracy is defined as, “Rule by the People,”
Q: What do you believe to be some democratic ideas?
A: I think some democratic ideas are…
02/05/2020
Q: What does annotation mean to you? Is it a tool for success? Why or why not?
A: Annotation is…It is/not a tool for success because…
02/04/2020
Open to Page 9 in your textbook. Read ‘The Magna Carta.’
Q: What was the purpose of the Magna Carta and how did it limit the King’s powers in the colonies?
A: The purpose of the Magna Carta was…It limited the king’s power by…
02/03/2020
After completing SoapsTONE for the Mayflower compact,
Q: What is the main purpose for this document?
A: The main purpose for this document is…
1/31/2020
Look at the SoapsTONE bookmark on page 2 in your IGN. Read each part.
Q: Choose one acronym of SoapsTONE and describe what it’s asking you to look for.
A: The acronym ____________ is asking us to look for…
1/29/2020
Silently read the ‘Mayflower Compact Passage’ and talk to the text.
Q: What is the main idea of the passage?A: The main idea of the passage is…
1/28/2020
Q: What do you know about the SAT exam? How have your prepared?
A: I know ______________ about the SAT exam. I have prepared by ________.
1/27/2020
Q: Why is it important to be a well-informed citizen about the government in the country in which you reside? لماذا من المهم أن تكون مواطنا مطلعا على الحكومة في البلد الذي تقيم فيه؟
A: It is important to be a well-informed citizen about the government in the country in which I reside because…
1/23/2020
Q: What knowledge do you hope to gain from this class?
A: The knowledge I hope to gain from this class is…