Week 2

I hope you all had fun doing the sovereignty simulation in class, and thank you to Teacher Isabelle for putting it all together! It was very interesting to see your different personalities emerge in this mock "stressful" situation. Who knew that the usually calm, quiet Tillie would want to be president, or should I say...dictator? Hmmmm...

A few reminders:

• If you haven't already, select a person about whom to research for your Hero Report by this Thursday (2/11), and get your selection approved by myself or Teacher Isabelle. The person must be someone who has promoted the principles of freedom and liberty, and NOT be George Washington or John Adams. That's it. There are like a million+ people who fit those criteria! The actual reports are not due until April 14th, but this will give you time to get some research done early.

• Opinion paper this week: Write a debrief on the simulation. What did you learn about the founders? What did you learn about yourself? How are you going to change because of the simulation?

• Keep working on your Constitution journals. We're still working on the preamble and Article 1, Sections 1-5. If you have questions or need help, please ask! (Trust me: someday, you'll thank us for pushing you to do it!) *Also, if you do all your journaling, there will be a special field trip to the capital (or possibly a museum--we'll talk it over in class)--for those who complete the requirement--involving ice cream!

I think that's it...if I forgot anything, let me know! Thanks guys, for being good, hard-working kids: it makes teaching this class fun for us!

-Mrs. Hellyer