Monday-
Seniors will write in their journal, analyzing a quote for the first ten minutes of class. As a class, the students will then read The Bill of Rights and then individually take 2-3 pages of Cornell-style Notes (handout explaining note taking technique will be distributed and posted below weekly lesson agenda).
Juniors will write in their journal, analyzing a quote for the first ten minutes of class. Students will then be allowed to watch the movie, Never Let Me Go as the culminating activity to completing the novel. Students will take notes depicting the contrasts between the novel and theatrical performance.
Tuesday-
Seniors will read the first 10 minutes of class. The teacher will then explain the Bill of Rights Group Activity. The teacher will place students in cooperative groups of 3 or 4, and pass out the rubric. Each group will be assigned one of the
first ten amendments and complete the
following tasks: Write a summary of the amendment in modern language
defining necessary terms.Explain an example in U.S.
History or an example in the life of the presenters that involves one of
the first ten amendments.Create a visual aide for
teaching the amendment. It can be a picture or a diagram.Create a skit depicting the
amendment being violated.Create a handout for the
class (28 copies). Crossword puzzles, word searches, and graphic organizers work best. Present the above items to
the class on Thursday.
Juniors will read the first 10 minutes of class. Students will watch a YouTube video regarding communism and take Cornell-style notes.
Wednesday-
Seniors will have a special scholarship presentation.
Juniors will write in their journal the first 10 minutes of class. Students will read chapters 1-2 of Animal Farm and write a summary and answer analysis questions pertaining to their chapter.
Thursday-
Seniors will present their group Bill of Rights Projects. Essay Contest submissions are due.
Juniors will read the first 10 minutes of class and then read chapters 3-4 of Animal Farm and write a summary and answer analysis questions pertaining to their chapter.
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NOTE TAKING Cornell Notes
To help me organize notes.
Divide the paper into three sections.
• Draw a dark horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines from the bottom. Use a heavy
magic marker so that it is clear.
• Draw a dark vertical line about 2 inches from the left side of the paper from the
top to the horizontal line.
Document
• Write course name, date and topic at the top of each page
Write Notes
• The large box to the right is for writing notes.
• Skip a line between ideas and topics
• Don't use complete sentences. Use abbreviations, whenever possible. Develop a
shorthand of your own, such as using & for the word "and".
Review and clarify
• Review the notes as soon as possible after class.
• Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and people, and write them in the left
column.
Summarize
• Write a summary of the main ideas in the bottom section.
Study your notes
• Reread your notes in the right column.
• Spend most of your time studying the ideas in the left column and the summary at
the bottom. These are the most important ideas and will probably include most of
the information that will be tested.
This strategy is based on a strategy presented in Pauk, W. (1997). How to study in college (6th ed). Boston:
Houghton Mifflin.
Learning Toolbox. Steppingstone Technology Grant, James Madison University,
MSC 1903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.
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The Bill of Rights
(with brief explanations)
THE PREAMBLE TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS
Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New
York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty nine.
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of
their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to
prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further
declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as
extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will
best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of
both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to
the Legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the
Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when
ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all
intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution; viz.
ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the
United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by
the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of
the original Constitution.
Amendment I - Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Go vernment for
a redress of grievances.
Government can neither impose a state religion upon
you nor punish you for exercising the religion of your
choice. You may express your opinions, write and
publish what you wish, gather peacefully with others,
and formally ask government to correct injustices.
Amendment II - A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear
Arms, shall not be infringed.
Individuals ("the people") have the right to own and
use weapons without interference from the
government.
Amendment III - No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in
any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but
in a manner to be prescribed by law.
The government cannot force you to house its agents.
Amendment IV - The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall
issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.
You may not be arrested or "detained" arbitrarily. No
agency of government may inspect or seize your
property or possessions without first obtaining a
warrant. To obtain a warrant, they must show specific
cause for the search or seizure and swear under oath
that they are telling the truth about these reasons.
Furthermore, the warrant itself must state specifically
and in detail the place, things, or people it covers.
Warrants that are too general or vague are not valid;
searches or seizures that exceed the terms of the
warrant are not valid.
Amendment V - No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or
otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of
a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or
in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger;
nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal
case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty,
or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property
be taken for public use, without just compensation.
No one outside the military may be tried for a serious
crime without first being indicted by a grand jury (of
citizens). Once found not guilty, a person may not be
tried again for the same deed. You can't be forced to
be a witness or provide evidence against yourself in a
criminal case. You can't be sent to prison or have
your assets seized without due process. The
government can't take your property without paying
market value for it.
Amendment VI - In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall
enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of
the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to
be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be
confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Trials cannot be unreasonably postponed or held in
secret. In any criminal case against you, you have a
right to public trial by a jury of unbiased citizens (thus
ensuring that the state can't use a "party-line" judge to
railroad you). The trial must be held in the state or
region where the crime was committed. You cannot
be held without charges. You cannot be held on
charges that are kept secret from you. You have a
right to know who is making accusations against you
and to confront those witnesses in court. You have
the right to subpoena witnesses to testify in your favor
and a right to the services of an attorney.
Amendment VII - In suits at common law, where the value in
controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury
shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise
reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the
rules of the common law.
The right to trial by jury extends to civil, as well as
criminal, cases. Once a jury has made its decision, no
court can overturn or otherwise change that decision
except via accepted legal processes (for instance,
granting of a new trial when an appeals court
determines that your rights were violated in the
original proceeding).
Amendment VIII - Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted.
Bail, fines, and punishments must all fit the crime and
punishments must not be designed for cruelty.
Amendment IX - The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain
rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people.
You have more rights than are specifically listed in the
Bill of Rights.
Amendment X - The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively, or to the people.
The U.S. federal government has only those specific
powers granted to it by the Constitution. All other
powers belong either to the states or to individuals.
The Ninth and Tenth Amendments, taken together, mean that the
federal government has only the autho rity granted to it, while the
people are presumed to have any right or power not specifically
forbidden to them. The Bill of Rights as a whole is dedicated to
describing certain key rights of the people that the government is
categorically forbidden to remove, abridge, or infringe. The Bill of
Rights clearly places the people in charge of their own lives, and
the government within strict limits - the very opposite of the
situation we have allowed to develop today.
