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Unit II Forum - Constitution Day (2.1)

9/19/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Look up the fascinating facts about the constitution put out by Constitution Facts and find one fact that surprised you. Copy and paste the fact into your response and explain why it surprised you so much.

Today's Learning Objective: As an introduction to some of the basic principles of the United States Constitution students will engage in a number of factual based challenges. 

*Note - Constitution Day is actually September 17th
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Unit I Forum - American Identity (1.6)

9/12/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​After reading the article about the 11 American Identities do you agree or disagree with the authors theory about the distinctions and reasoning? Use specific examples from the text, or your own personal experience, to support your answer.

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will learn about the regional national identities that are present in the United States by reading an article and engaging in a Socratic style discussion. 

Students will learn about the Core American values by reading a summary of them and answer critical thinking questions about them.

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Unit I Forum - National Structure (1.5)

9/7/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Given the ideas of the formation of the Constitution is it surprising that the founding fathers put a system into place that allowed for a free market economy? Explain your reasoning.

Today's Learning Objectives: Students will learn about the underlying principles of the American Governmental System by doing a vocabulary assignment/discussion about the core structures of the legal and economic systems.

Students will learn about the regional national identities that are present in the United States by reading an article and engaging in a Socratic style discussion. 
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Unit I Forum - Forming the Government (1.4)

8/31/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Theorize why the founding fathers felt that it was important to divide power between the state and federal government. (Come up with two possible theories)

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the early attempts at government at their weaknesses leading to revision by engaging in a discussion and notes about the Articles of Confederation and the subsequent Constitutional Convention, and watching an informational youtube clip while answering critical thinking questions. 
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Unit I Forum - Forming the Country (1.3)

8/29/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Considering that the founding fathers were much wealthier and more educated that average American Colonist, why might the founding fathers possibly have had the strongest opinions about liberty and creating a new government?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the reasoning and events leading up to the revolution against British authority by taking notes on the events leading up to the revolution, and by examining the Declaration of Independence.
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Unit I Forum - Contemporary Inspirations (1.2)

8/24/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Come up with three possible reasons why it is not often talked about that many of the ideas for the United States' government came from French, British, and Native Americans. 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the intellectual and philosophical contemporary inspirations for the formation of the United States Government by examining primary and secondary resources and completing critical thinking questions
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Unit I Forum - Roots of Democratic Government (1.1)

8/22/2016

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Today's Warm-Up Question: ​Write your reaction/response to the following quote. Do you agree or disagree with it? What might have prompted this person to say it? etc... 

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others"
     - Winston Churchill
​          (House of Commons, 11 November 1947) 

Today's Learning Objective: Students will be learning about the historical origins for the creation of democratic style governments by engaging in a discussion on the different styles of government and taking notes on the origins of American government principles.


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    Welcome to the Forum! Here is where you will be answering your daily warm-up questions. Please do not enter your last name for privacy reasons, and you may use a nickname if you would like (Just make sure Mr. Tredinnick is aware of the nickname you are using). Write out thoughtful responses to the forums on the days they are assigned. If you miss a day please take it upon yourself to complete the Forum you missed. Each Forum has the targeted Learning Objective(s) there so you can see what the focus of the day's class will be.

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