Christmas Vacation — No School 🎄

Clintondale High School is currently on Christmas Vacation. Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 7:35 A.M.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year, Dragons!

Christmas Break Countdown 🎶

⏰ What We Did

• Due to low student census, listened to Christmas music and played classroom games

The Powers of Congress 💪

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe how Congress uses its powers to meet the goals stated in the Preamble to the Constitution
• Explain how limits on the power of Congress protects the rights of citizens

⏰ What We Did

• Used the instructional notes for Lesson 7, Part 2: The Powers of Congress, assigned yesterday, to answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define budget.
2. Describe two powers that help Congress "promote the general welfare."
3. For what purpose does Congress conduct investigations?
4. Why are bills of attainder and ex post facto laws unfair?
5. Evaluate Do you think the Framers were right in giving "the power of the purse" to Congress rather than to the president? Explain your answer.

The Members of Congress 🏛

Today's class was led by a guest teacher. 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe the groups to which a member of Congress is responsible
• Explain the duties of a member of Congress
• Compare the jobs of a representative and a senator
• Summarize the requirements for being a member of Congress and the salary and benefits

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took instructional notes on Lesson 7, Part 1: The Members of Congress
• Used Lesson 7, Part 1 notes to examine the general public's familiarity with the members of Congress

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 7 Instructional Notes
• Lesson 7, Part 1: The Members of Congress
• The Legislative Branch (A-17)

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 7, Part 2: The Powers of Congress, before class tomorrow

Class to Gymnasium 🏀

⏰ What We Did

• Assistant Principal Woods escorted the class to the CHS gymnasium for the hour

Unit 2 Assessment 💯

🎯 Learning Targets

• Assess Civics Unit 2 comprehension

⏰ What We Did

• Completed the Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Review, Part III ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review Civics concepts introduced in Unit 2

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed instructional notes and lesson reviews for Lessons 4, 5, and 6 to prepare for the Unit 2 Assessment

Save A Life Tour — 11th Grade 🚗

⏰ What We Did

• Attended a Save A Life assembly in the CHS Conference Center about distracted driving and driving under the influence

Unit 2 Review, Part II ♻️

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review Civics concepts introduced in Unit 2

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed instructional notes and lesson reviews for Lessons 4, 5, and 6 to prepare for the Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Review ♻️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review Civics concepts introduced in Unit 2

⏰ What We Did

• Reviewed instructional notes and lesson reviews for Lessons 4, 5, and 6 to prepare for the Unit 2 Assessment

⚙️ Resources

• Unit 2 Review

Civics Unit 2 Review Game 🗑

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review Civics concepts introduced in Unit 2

⏰ What We Did

• Conducted a review game, covering practice test questions from Lessons 4, 5, and 6

Lesson 6 Lesson Review 6️⃣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review the key concepts covered in Lesson 6 of Civics

⏰ What We Did

• Collected Summarizing the Amendments projects
• Took a quiz on Lesson 6, Part 3: Changing the Law of the Land
• Began working on Lesson 6 Lesson Review

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 6 Lesson Review (LR-6)

Summarizing the Amendments 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Summarize the amendments to the Constitution

⏰ What We Did

• Used the last work period to wrap-up the summary posters of an assigned constitutional amendment, using the rubric provided (NOTE: Summary posters will be due at the beginning of class on R 5 December 2024)

Summarizing the Amendments 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Summarize the amendments to the Constitution

⏰ What We Did

• Continued working on a summary poster of an assigned constitutional amendment, using the rubric provided

Changing the Law of the Land 🧑‍⚖️

Today's class was led by a guest teacher. 🏫

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the laws concerning slavery have changed since the signing of the Constitution
• Describe the amendments that ensured the right to vote for African Americans
• Summarize women's struggles for the right to vote
• Explain why the voting age was lowered to eighteen
• Describe how the amendment process gives Americans a voice in their government

⏰ What We Did

• Using the instructional notes taken yesterday on Lesson 6, Part 3, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define suffrage.
2. Summarize the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case.
3. How did the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee citizenship to African Americans?
4. Explain why a women's suffrage amendment was finally added to the Constitution.
5. Why was the voting age lowered to eighteen?
6. Evaluate Do you think that the voting age should be higher or lower than eighteen? If so, what age do you think it should be? Support your opinion — either yes or no — with reasons.

Summarizing the Amendments 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the laws concerning slavery have changed since the signing of the Constitution
• Describe the amendments that ensured the right to vote for African Americans
• Summarize women's struggles for the right to vote
• Explain why the voting age was lowered to eighteen
• Describe how the amendment process gives Americans a voice in their government

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took instructional notes on Lesson 6, Part 3: Changing the Law of the Land
• Began working on a summary poster of an assigned constitutional amendment, using the rubric provided

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 6, Part 3: Changing the Law of the Land
• Summarizing the Amendments rubric
• The Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, with Commentary