Classroom Update (2/13/25)

Thursday, February 13, 2025

American Government

EQ-

~ What is the basic outline of the Constitution?

~ Where in the Constitution are the basic principles reflected?

Topic: Constitutional Principles

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question- What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution? 
• The US Constitution Explained in One Minute
• Complete and discuss Basic Principles - The Constitution WS on Chapter 3 Section 1
• Handout Ch. 3 Vocabulary WS - The Constitution
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Ch. 3 Questions - Due 2/19
• Chapter 3 Test - 2/20 (Ch. 3 Vocabulary due as well)
• Current Events - Due by 2/24
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Checks and Balances for Dummies
• Interesting Article:
• God, Government and Roger Williams’ Big Idea

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

- Why was the invasion of Normandy so significant?

- How did WWII come to an end in the European and Pacific theatres of w

Topic: The Allies Advance

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did the American response to the raid on Pearl Harbor differ from Japanese expectations?
• Whiteboard Notes: None
• Continue The World Wars Series and video notes on Never Surrender
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• WWII Webquest - Due by 2/17
• WWII Assessment - 2/18
• Europe Map - Assessment is on 2/20
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• RUSHY Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• World War II Looted Art: Turning History into Justice
• The First Days of Auschwitz
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40
• Interesting Article:
• Mass Graves in Ukraine Hold Thousands of Victims of Stalin’s Great Purge

World History

EQ-

- Why did the structure of colonial society in Latin America cause social unrest?

- Why was the French colony of Saint Domingue the first Latin American colony to fight for independence?

Topic: Latin American Peoples Win Independence

• Daily Jumble (DJ) Question - How did the American Revolution inspire the slaves of Saint Domingue to revolt?
• Whiteboard Notes: Independence in Haiti
• View and discuss the Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 video
• Read and complete Module 20 Lesson 1 on Latin American Peoples Win Independence
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 2/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• México 200 years. The birth of a nation
• Supplemental Video: 
• Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
• Interesting Article: 
• The United States Once Invaded and Occupied Haiti

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