Week 9

Last week we discussed the amending process of the Constitution--Article 5. There are 2 ways...1) the Congressional, 2/3 vote in each house, then on to the states for ratification by 3/4 of the state legislatures way, or 2) the convention of states way. Study your notes and get these processes locked in to your gray matter, because there will be questions about this in the Constitution Bowl, guaranteed! Please take some time to check out the website below to find out more about the convention of states project, too. If this project succeeds, this will be he first time in our nation's history that we will have ever done this, and you could be a part of it! That is AWESOME! What a great story to be able to tell your posterity!

https://www.conventionofstates.com/

 

Thanks to everyone who participated in the air soft battle on Friday. Tons of fun was had by all, and you're all invited to participate again next year! Mrs. Poyer and Mrs. Schmieder took lots of pictures to be used for black mail! JK!







 

• For Devotional this week, I'd like to assign Taylor. Also, keep those news stories coming; there's lots going on that you should be paying attention to! 

• OPINION PAPER: If you were to make an amendment to the Constitution, what would it be? Remember to FILL the page with your interesting ideas (NOT with size 30 font!). 

• CONSTITUTION JOURNAL: Amendments 18 - 23

• HERO REPORT: These are due April 13th, the same day as the Constitution Bowl, sorry! They should be 2 to 4 pages long, typed or hand-written (in pen), but they need to be proof-read and edited. Pages need to be numbered and you must include a title page a bibliography with at least 2 sources (1 source is fine if you are conducting live interviews). For more information on how to format a bibliography, please see this link: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_mla_format_examples.shtml

• AWARD REQUIREMENTS: You're going to want to get these done before tech week in Shakespeare class! You should all be able to pass off the preamble to the Constitution, and maybe even a scripture or two. Also, since we don't have a book discussion for a while, this would be a good time to work on George Washington's Farewell Address and vocabulary.

• READING: Our next book discussion will be on The Proper Role of Government by Ezra Taft Benson on May 4th. I would like Reina to lead this discussion. I recommend that you print the article from your computer (it's only about 14 pages) so you can highlight, make notes, and bring it to class with you for discussion. Here is the link for the article: http://www.latterdayconservative.com/ezra-taft-benson/the-proper-role-of-government/

And last, but never least...

 

STUDY FOR THE CONSTITUTION BOWL!