Bill of Rights Project You and a small group are going to learn about the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which we already know are known as the Bill of Rights. Each group will get one amendment to research and create a poster for!
Learning Target: Interpret the meaning of the first 10 amendments (Bill of Rights)
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Creators of Change Project Pick an influential person from the past or present, and do research on the actions they have taken to create change in America. Target: Identify the circumstances in which individuals created change or defended tradition Success Criteria:
What you should be looking for:
Ms. Peetz's Example: The Little Rock Nine
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Due Today: your complete DBQ organizer, or word document *Should the federal government or state governments have the power to legalize marijuana?
Let's Practice! Find the central idea and author's point of view of these sources ... Central idea: Author's POV: Central Idea:
Author's POV: Reflection and Black History Month intro! Also, think about if you and your partner were to actually try to complete your goal. Is it actually achievable? How would the change you would make impact the citizens in your community? 20 minutes Black History Month For (hopefully) the rest of the month in February, we will spend a bit of time at the beginning of class talking about black excellence in America, past, present, and future. We will also look at different issues happening in the black community in America, and think of possible solutions. Today: Harriet Tubman What did Harriet Tubman do to create change and shape her world? Did it work? How does her legacy lead the way for future black creators or change? Who are some examples? As we think about the rest of February, who are some other examples of black leaders we could talk about? Or issues of race in general?
The BlackLivesMatter movement is not about ensuring black lives matter above all else. It is about how black people in America and globally have been persecuted and discriminated against violently because of their skin color and racial identity, and that their lives matter enough to be protected, just like a person of any other race. According to German Lopez from vox.com, black people are harmed and killed for non-violent offenses by police at a disproportionate rate to white offenders in America. BLM is focused on changing that statistic to make sure black people have a future that is not full of fear and violence.
Local Governments Continued! Finish up "Capable County" questions - 10 Minutes Local County Action Plan Project What would you like to change in your community? You will work on creating an action plan that will propose a change or an improvement somewhere in your community. You won't actually make this change happen in this class (unless you want to!) but you will make a plan to create that change! Example: Making a 4-way stop in my neighborhood Good Website to use: Polk County's Website! Notes Check-In By now, we have had 2 teamwork check-ins, but now we need to make sure notes are well on their way. Remember, these notes need to have all of the questions you have asked yourselves about your goal, and the answers you found during research/solutions you came up with. These notes can just be on a notebook piece of paper. I will not be collecting them, but reading them and "poking holes" in it. Final Product!
After getting your notes checked, make your final decisions about your project. When it is as complete as it can be, you will need to start your final product. This product will include details and images that outline your goal, and should be made as something you would present/outline your goal to a government leader. This can be a PowerPoint that you pretend to present to the County Commissioner, outlining your goal and plans to make it happen. Other options
Warm-Up: State of the Union
Local Government Notes Two parts of local government: county government, and city government City Government Notes: Consists of the mayor and city council. These two work together to provide legislative, executive, and judicial power and services to citizens. In Iowa, most of the power in local government goes to the county governments. Capable County Questions: After you read the class set with information on county governments, answer the questions on both sides of the pink worksheet.
Federal vs State Powers Video Warm-Up:
Target: Analyze the similarities and differences between federal and state powers, especially with the scale, level, and effect/impact of the powers. Success Criteria:
Pick a power from Federal Powers and one from State Powers. Label your modified t-chart accordingly. Next, think about any similarities, then differences, between the powers. Stuck with differences? Scale = reach of power, level = level of government power operates on, effect = effect the power has on citizens
Share your similarities and differences with your assigned table partner, have a discussion about them. Conversation Prompts:
On the back of your paper, reflect on sharing with your partners, and with what you actually wrote. What is common between all federal powers? All state powers? Why? |