EARLY AMERICA!
Our English heritage was established through the Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights and the English Bill of Rights. During the colonial period when Salutary Neglect allowed us to govern ourselves, certain basic PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY were developing - long before we were a nation of our own.
Following the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, the 13 States (ex-Colonies) built a "firm league of friendship" in the CONFEDERATION - built on the precepts of the Articles of Confederation.
U.S. Constitution...
Remember you MUST have your own copy of the U.S. Constitution in each and every class!
In Class Reading...
Remember you MUST have your own copy of the U.S. Constitution in each and every class!
In Class Reading...
As we continue our analysis of EARLY AMERICAN government, we will be spending time reading the following early documents:
- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- Federalist Paper 45 - James Madison's viewpoint
- Glenn Beck's Translation of Federalist Paper 45 - a commentary on the commentary!
[FROM Beck, Glenn and Joshua Charles. The Original Argument. Threshold Editions, 2011.]
Here are the requirements, in case you need a reminder:
- An essay of explanation for the government position/job/role
Those essays will be divided among the class. Remember we moved the due date to the THURSDAY prior to the guest speaker's arrival.
NOTE: old handouts may have this assignment noted at 20 points. Since we divided the assignment up with the class, the points are now worth 50 points per essay! - EVERYONE will be required to provide three questions you wish to ask each guest speaker (due on the Thursday before the guest speaker arrives - you may use the essays provided by students in the class, or your own research)
- YOU MUST HAVE YOUR SOURCES CITED!
- YOU MUST ALSO HAVE A RUBRIC ATTACHED TO YOUR ESSAY!
IF YOU SHARE/EMAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENT - you must attach a .jpg of the rubric. Click here for a copy.
If you lost your Instructions and Rubric for the ESSAY for the Guest Speaker Essay, click on the link. If you wish to have JUST the Rubric, click here.
EVERYONE must provide QUESTIONS for each Guest Speaker the THURSDAY before their visit. You may email them to Mr. Johnson, or just write them out.For the Guest Speaker Questions, here is the rubric.
(you do not have to have a rubric attached to your questions)
FOR THIS MONTH
(Here are the dates the Guest Speaker will visit us)
EVERYONE must provide QUESTIONS for each Guest Speaker the THURSDAY before their visit. You may email them to Mr. Johnson, or just write them out.For the Guest Speaker Questions, here is the rubric.
(you do not have to have a rubric attached to your questions)
FOR THIS MONTH
(Here are the dates the Guest Speaker will visit us)
- Senator Bob Nonini - November 10
- Department of Labor, Samuel Wolkenhauer - December 1
CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARIES
Here is your second Constitutional Commentary link, in case you lost the handout.
Remember to always site your sources using MLA style.
IF YOU SHARE/EMAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENT - you must attach a .jpg of the rubric.
You must also include a FEDERALIST PAPER in your research. Without it you will receive a ZERO! (last month I was lenient....not this month...)
YOU MUST HAVE A FEDERALIST PAPER IN YOUR RESEARCH!
THE VOCAB REWARD!
WHY ARE YOU NOT USING THIS????
For every VOCABULARY term you use, up to FIVE TERMS, I will add 1 point to your final percentage score!
I am surprised no one is taking advantage of this.
I may have to make it mandatory (with NO points)...
Here is your second Constitutional Commentary link, in case you lost the handout.
- Constitutional Commentary 3 - Due November 17 (before the break)
Remember to always site your sources using MLA style.
IF YOU SHARE/EMAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENT - you must attach a .jpg of the rubric.
You must also include a FEDERALIST PAPER in your research. Without it you will receive a ZERO! (last month I was lenient....not this month...)
YOU MUST HAVE A FEDERALIST PAPER IN YOUR RESEARCH!
THE VOCAB REWARD!
WHY ARE YOU NOT USING THIS????
For every VOCABULARY term you use, up to FIVE TERMS, I will add 1 point to your final percentage score!
I am surprised no one is taking advantage of this.
I may have to make it mandatory (with NO points)...
If you still need a link to the reading it is at:
Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
Your analyses have been excellent so far! In case you need a reminder what is due:
Every Monday, you will be expected to provide three paragraphs on a sheet of paper:
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Here is the rubric for weekly reading compositions. (you do not need to attach this rubric)
REMEMBER - your Reading will be due each Monday! We will discuss in class - make sure your answers are in FULL SENTENCES!
REMEMBER - your Reading will be due each Monday! We will discuss in class - make sure your answers are in FULL SENTENCES!
Here is what is required for the month of November:
- Vocabulary #5 - November 10
- Vocabulary #6 - December 1
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