24TH: BREAKDOWN WORD: enact - verb (2)
25TH: BREAKDOWN WORD: humanitarian - adjective (3)
26TH: BREAKDOWN WORD: designate - verb (4)
27TH: THANKSGIVING DAY - No School
28TH: No School
The following list of words was to be turned in today:
Just a reminder, do not use part of the word in you definiton.
The unit we willl be starting this week will help students learn more about the Congress of the United States and its role in our government as outlined by the Constitution.
Class discussions and readings will cover how Congress is organized, the powers of Congress, how a bill becomes law, and some about the members of Congress and their support staff. The checks and balances found in our government will also be discussed.
17th: BREAKDOWN WORD: staggered - verb (7)
18th: BREAKDOWN WORD: comparable - adjective (8)
19th: BREAKDOWN WORD: intern - noun (not medical) (9)
20th: BREAKDOWN WORD: negotiate - verb (10) HAND IN
21st: BREAKDOWN WORD: entitling - verb (1)
10th: BREAKDOWN WORD: community - noun (3)
11th: VETERAN’S DAY — no school
12th: BREAKDOWN WORD: depicted - verb (4)
13th: BREAKDOWN WORD: bureaucracy - noun (5)
14th: BREAKDOWN WORD: allotted - verb (6)
We are just finishing chapter 5 during which we have been disucssing the duties (must do’s) and responsibilities (should do’s) of all citizens.
In additon we have discussed the need for community involvement. During this time many students have related various things they have done as an individual or part of a group to help thier communites become better places for all.
We really have some great students in our school, and COMMUNITY.
Students are to hand in their breakdown words today. To make sure that all the words are available online, I am posting the complete list.
The list:
A reminder: do not use part of the word in the defintion.
Welcome to my new website.
My plan is to use this space to keep you advised of what is happening in my classroom. I will be posting my weekly lesson plans so that both you and your student can check for what assisgnments will be due. Also I will provide information about the projects.
If you have any suggestions of what I might put on this website to help you in keeping informed, please contact me by sending an email to clawsob@dpsd.org or leaving a voice mail at 464-5821.
Thank you.
Barb Clawson, Civics Teacher
Constitution Gameboard Project due 11-12-2008.
3rd: Breakdown word: flourish - v (8)
Section 5-1
4th: Breakdown word: generosity p n. (9)
5th: Breakdown word: obligations - n. (10) HAND IN
Section 5-2 (notes continue)
6th: Breakdown word: service - n. (1)
7th: Breakdown word: corps - n. (2) [not military]
The project for the Second Quarter is to develop a board game using questions about the Constitution. A great resource for the students is their textbook–chapters 1-4. They are not limited to their textbook there are many resources available online and elsewhere.
Students have the direction sheet which explains what they are to do. On the back of the sheet is the grading rubric which will tell you, and them, exactly what I am looking for when grading.
If you play the game with the student and sign the rubric page on the line provided, an extra 5 points will be added to the final score.
The gameboard project is due November 12, 2008.
HAVE FUN LEARNING ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION!