Week 2: 2/8/17

See...I told you second semester was the most fun! Thanks to Mrs. Maxwell for some great activities to teach us about working together to make laws, and prepare us for the Constitution Bowl. Keep up on your Constitution journal at home and you'll knock 'em dead at the Bowl!

Here are your assignments this week:

• OPINION PAPER: What did you learn about yourself? How are you going to change because of the simulation? (Optional: How do you think this simulation relates to the founders and the Constitution-making process?) Because this is a paper all about your personal experience, feel free to refer to yourself in the first person in this one ("I think," "I learned," etc.)!

• CONSTITUTION JOURNAL: Finish the Preamble and Article 1 Sections 1-5. If you've already finished, start on next week's assignment: Article 1 Sections 6-10. This journal should be done just like the Declaration journal--translate the language into your own words, define words you don't know, and write any principles you discover. The reward for the journal will be a field trip, destination TBD, but sure to be fun!

• READING: Start reading Fifty Five Fathers by Selma Williams, which we will discuss on March 1st. As you read, make sure to note any interesting quotes or parts, and any questions that come to mind so that you will be prepared for the discussion.

• HERO REPORTS: Keep thinking about who you would like to report on. Here are a few suggestions: Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Malala Yousafzai, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gahndi, William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Corrie Ten Boom, Martin Luther King, Jr., Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman...there are many others, but those are just off the top of my head. You'll need to sign up for a presentation date and your papers will be due April 12th, but don't wait until the last minute to write them!

Have a wonderful week! -Mrs. Hellyer