Week 3 Blog

On pages C20-C21, Read the Bill of Rights and tell me...
- What do the Bill of Rights mean to you?

- How do you think these Amendments have evolved with time?

- Do any of them not apply today?

- Which do you believe is the most important and why?

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As usual, this is due on Friday.  Make sure that you spend time answering all of these questions.  Write a short paragraph (around 50 words) for each of the above questions.  The Bill of Rights will come up a time or two towards the end of the week.  Make sure you know them by Friday!!!

Week 2 Blog (August 24th-28th)

I want you to read each of these quotes and write a response to one or two of them.  I want you to focus on how each of these quotes pertains to democracy and our government.  You can compare and contrast two quotes (your response to each would be shorter) or you can just write about one.  These will be due Friday at the beginning of class.
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1. Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind...War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.  - John F. Kennedy 
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2. No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.  - Abraham Lincoln 
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3. Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.  - Richard Nixon 
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4. People ask the difference between a leader and a [political] boss. . . . The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.  - Teddy Roosevelt
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5. Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. - Woodrow Wilson 
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6. No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.  The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.  - Franklin Roosevelt 

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This week, we are shooting for 200 words.  A little shorter, but you have a project to worry about come Friday.  I highly recommend getting this done in class by Tuesday.  Some of you may have work to do at home for your project.  

Week 1 Blog (August 17th-21st)

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening everyone.  Welcome back!  This week we will starting our discussion of U.S. History and I have two questions that I would like you to look at.  You pick one of these to answer.  Don't forget, your response must be around 250 words (one page hand written or one to one and a half typed pages.)  This is due at the BEGINNING of class on August 21st.  No late work will be accepted unless you have an excused absence on the 21st.  

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Option 1:  You are in charge of creating a new society.  What features would your society have?  How would you develop an identity for your society?  What would you do with dissenters within your society?

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Option 2:  You get to move out away from your parents!  They told you that you can continue to live in Boone county and go to Western Boone.  They are going to move to Chicago.  Only rule is, they get to tell you what to do, how to spend your money, and when your curfew is.  How do you respond to your parents?  Could you come to a compromise with them where you would be happy?  What would this compromise consist of?

1st Day of School

I hope you guys had a great 1st day of school!  The school year is long and you will have your good days and bad.  Keep your heads up and keep plugging away and you will do fine!  

Don't forget, if you want some easy extra credit points, have your parent or guardian read over the syllabus and sign the back page by Monday, August 17th!  Here is a link to download the syllabus if you lost it!

http://www.easy-share.com/1907331829/USHistorySyllabus.doc

*The above link is to a free download site.  Do NOT pay for anything, it is free and easy to download.  Copy and paste the link into your browser and wait the 20 seconds to download.