Friday, November 21, 2014

Review & Exam 2.1 Prep! (& Extra Credit 2.1)

You turned in what we have done in class thus far & I entered everything into the gradebook.
  • Bill of Rights Summaries
  • Growth of US Map & Back Side
  • Louisiana/War of 1812 Worksheet
The WILs will be in there by Monday - Google & Mpls Pub Schools have not been in a healthy relationship.  While I went through your work, you had about 20 mins to remember or look up four things for Tuesday's exam:
  • Shay's Rebellion
  • Virginia Plan
  • Federalism
  • Checks & balances
We then went over the work you submitted today and I ended by sharing the exam breakdown with you:
  • (5) Chart (Import/Export)
  • (5) Chart (Ratification)
  • (4) Articles of Confederation
  • (13) Bill of Rights (Look closely at 1,2,4,5)
  • (6) Louisiana Purchase/1812
  • 4 From Above
  • (3) Miscellaneous
That's 40 questions.  You can use your notebooks only - NO HANDOUTS!!!

You also received a handout of the remaining calendar for the year.  Important dates are listed below:
Tuesday, Nov 25th = Exam 2.1 & Essay Draft 1 Due (by 4 PM)
Mon Dec 1st-Fri Dec 5th = Work on President Presentations (assigned to pairs)
Thursday, Dec 4th = Essay Peermark 1 Due (4PM)
Friday, Dec 5th = WIL 2.4 Due (Accepted through Monday 4 PM)
Tues Dec 9th-Thurs Dec 11th = President Presentations
Thursday, Dec 11th = Essay Draft 2 Due (4PM)
Friday, Dec 12th = WIL 2.5 Due (Accepted through Monday 4 PM)
Thursday, Dec 18th = Essay peerMark 2 Due (4PM)
Friday, Dec 19th = Exam 2.2 (Constitution, Presidents, & Growth of US)
Thursday Jan 8th = Essay FINAL VERSION DUE (4PM)
Friday, Jan 9th = WIL 2.6 Due (accepted through Monday 4 PM)
January 14th-15th = Final Exam (specific Date TBD)

Extra Credit 2.1 Legacy
1-2 Page Paper - TYPED - PRINTED (Hard Copy) - DUE by Weds 12/3 (class start time)
Consider the "Founding Fathers" of the United States; George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, etc.  Why do we celebrate them?  What have we ignored or forgiven (and/or forgotten) about them in order to create early American Heroes?  A legacy includes the entirety of one's life.  But we can only include a tiny fraction when eulogizing and remembering someone.  Can a person's good deeds outweigh any and all evil deeds committed earlier or later in life?  Basically, does the good outweigh the bad when looking back on and judging someone's life?

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