Today is the final day of class presentations. Each student is graded for contribution to the wiki, contribution to presentation, as well as overall content from project. So there will be a group score out of 10, and an individual score out of 10 (5 for wiki, 5 for presentation). Following the last presentation (assuming enough time) I will hand out a quiz that will have 2 questions about each founding father that was mentioned in presentation. If not enough time, it will be first thing next class.
English:
BASICS
- Freedom of Speech
- What are our rights as citizens? Where does our 'freedom' end?
- Have students share their research on their freedom of speech. What did they learn or find interesting?
APPLICATION
- Has anyone ever gotten in trouble for over-stepping their boundaries? Any history in the school? Does this go for just speech? Has art been criticized at the school? Community? Where does 'artistic freedom' clash with our basic freedoms? Did these men encounter these same problems when they wrote the Constitution or Bill of Rights?
ACTIVITY
- When you wrote your documents, did it hinder any 'freedoms' for any certain party? Which ones? Does it not impose enough restrictions to keep order? How do things we write influence the people around us? How are YOU influencing the people around you? Good or bad? What would you find a 'just' cause to defend?
- Have groups look over each other's Constitution. What did you find that hinders YOUR freedom if you were a citizen of that country? Do you feel like it is a necessary regulation to ensure freedom and peace for others?
- Write a reaction to today on the Blog. Discuss things you learned, thought about, changed, made a firm stand on, etc.
Today is the final day of class presentations. Each student is graded for contribution to the wiki, contribution to presentation, as well as overall content from project. So there will be a group score out of 10, and an individual score out of 10 (5 for wiki, 5 for presentation). Following the last presentation (assuming enough time) I will hand out a quiz that will have 2 questions about each founding father that was mentioned in presentation. If not enough time, it will be first thing next class.
English:
BASICS
- Freedom of Speech
- What are our rights as citizens? Where does our 'freedom' end?
- Have students share their research on their freedom of speech. What did they learn or find interesting?
APPLICATION
- Has anyone ever gotten in trouble for over-stepping their boundaries? Any history in the school? Does this go for just speech? Has art been criticized at the school? Community? Where does 'artistic freedom' clash with our basic freedoms? Did these men encounter these same problems when they wrote the Constitution or Bill of Rights?
ACTIVITY
- When you wrote your documents, did it hinder any 'freedoms' for any certain party? Which ones? Does it not impose enough restrictions to keep order? How do things we write influence the people around us? How are YOU influencing the people around you? Good or bad? What would you find a 'just' cause to defend?
- Have groups look over each other's Constitution. What did you find that hinders YOUR freedom if you were a citizen of that country? Do you feel like it is a necessary regulation to ensure freedom and peace for others?
- Write a reaction to today on the Blog. Discuss things you learned, thought about, changed, made a firm stand on, etc.