9/24/09
Please go to the first link in "Useful Links" and read that section of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. In your own words, restate Paine's arguments for breaking with England. Please list these arguments and email them to scholarskills@yahoo.com.
10/2/09
Please read and outline the arguments made in Federalist 10. Visit Useful Links Section for link to Federalist Papers.
Please also submit your summary of Thomas Paine by email.
10/07/09: Read the first and if time permits the second essay written by Brutus by clicking on Brutus in useful links. What were his concerns? To what extent were his fears realized? You can answer these questions as a concerned citizen responding to Brutus' concerns at the time that they were written.
NOVEMBER 9th
Please watch Alexander Hamilton's Biography. Check in useful links
Please begin to read the transcripts of the debates at the Convention. Summarize each conflict and research the compromise that was reached. Begin Today. Due Tuesday.
Assignment for 10/21/09: Who governs and to what ends?
Watch the documentary on Frontline in useful links below. Watch all aspects including the timeline etc. Please summarize. Then explain how the documentary answers the two key questions about government that are listed above.
In what way are the ideas in Madison's essay (Federalist 10) represented or reflected in this documentary? Please be specific in your citations from Federalist 10.
Based on this documentary, which of the Anti-Federalist's concerns seem prescient? Again, be specific in your response.
Finally, research the topic itself and incorporate all of your answers in a five page typed paper. (Regular computer spacing-- not double spacing)
Due in 9 days (Friday the 30th).
Friday: 10/23/09
Assignment: Watch Frontline on Obama's War. Write a detailed summary of what you learned. Submit by email.
Classic Essays Weekly Assignments
Each week read and summarize one of the classic essays on the page in useful links. Begin with Mark Twain's Essay.
Today: October 26:Read the Foundations section in useful links and take notes. Make sure that you begin reading each tabbed section.
TODAY: WATCH THE MELTDOWN FOR DOCUMENTARY DAY AND THEN READ THE INTERVIEWS ETC. ON THE SITE. SEE HOW THIS CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE CRISIS EVEN MORE. SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU LEARNED IN WRITING.
LOOK IN USEFUL LINKS FOR KEY ECONOMIC TERMS
WATCH THE MADOFF DOCUMENTARY: Summarize what you learned in a cohesive ESSAY and email it to me for homework: DUE BY 9 TONIGHT IN MY INBOX
November 12, 2009
Read the Bill of Rights text below in useful links. Then complete the worksheet by clicking on this link:bill of rights worksheet
READ ALL PAGES IN THE USEFUL LINKS SECTIONS ABOUT THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THEN WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF EACH AMENDMENT. PLEASE ALSO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AND SUBMIT IT BY TOMORROW:
Are there other rights that you wish would have been included in the Bill of Rights? What are they? Are there some rights included in the Bill of Rights that you wish Madison would have left out?
NOVEMBER 12: AFTERNOON DOCUMENTARY CLASS
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT CHENEY AND BUSH IN USEFUL LINKS
NOVEMBER 13: AFTERNOON CURRENT EVENTS DOCUMENTARY CLASS
WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ON HEALTHCARE AROUND THE WORLD. WRITE SUMMARY AND EMAIL IT TO ME BY THIS EVENING.
EACH WEEK FROM NOVEMBER 16TH TO DECEMBER 17TH:
Complete one of the Regents Essays in useful links. Begin with the Essay on Constitutional Amendments. Then complete the Essay on Supreme Court Cases next. After those, complete the essays in the order that they have been written. Please email all assignments to me every Thursday evening.
Monday, November 23: How does a bill become a law?
Create your own simplified easy to understand version of how a bill becomes a law. You may create a powerpoint presentation or a colorful chart. A fourth grader should be able to understand the process by looking at your presentation. Due Wednesday.
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