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This week's agenda includes a review of notes, a quiz on the Enlightenment through The Treaty of Paris, current events discussion, and creating a folding study guide on the 5 documents that inspired the Constitution.
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8th Grade Honors Social Studies Mrs. Singer Quarter 1: Week 8
Agenda • Review notes for 5 minutes • Quiz on the Enlightenment through The Treaty of Paris • Current events • CNN 10
Agenda 9/11 remembrance: • CNN 10 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOrzF7B2Kg • Current events • The 5 documents that inspired the Constitution • Group work/create folding study guide
Highlight: • Who wrote each document • When each was written • What are the main points or big ideas? • Why was it written? • What type of document is it? (skip if you're not sure)
Agenda • CNN 10 • Current events • Extra credit quiz instructions • Finish handout from yesterday • Complete "foldable" study guide • Review Federalist and Anti-Federalist handout from last week • Understanding the Articles of the Confederation & Constitution Notes • "Valley Forge DBQ"
First Steps Towards Government • Articles of Confederation-passed in 1787, this becomes America's first (and temporary) government • Constitutional Convention-met between May and September of 1787 to discuss changes to the Articles of the Confederate, but they end up dumping the Articles in favor of... • The Constitution-approved in 1789, it's the result of the Constitutional Convention • The Bill of Rights (1789)-the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, appeasing the Anti-Federalists by providing guaranteed individual rights, further limiting the Federal Government
Battles Quiz (Conference Only) • Testing silence throughout conference time • Get your test from Mrs. Singer • Find an open desk or floor space • Use a blank piece of paper for your answer sheet • RETURN your test to the table • Put your answer sheet in your class basket • Go back to your first hour class when you finish your quiz
Agenda • CNN10 • Current events (2, 4, 6) • Continue on with "Valley Forge" Packet