Goal for the day: To connect the constitution to real events over 200 years ago and today
We’ve started to spool out several different threads in our initial study of the Constitution.
The events in Ferguson continue to expose the workings of our government and we’ll continue to use these events as a touchstone for our study of the first amendment.
Over the next couple of days, you’ll gain a deeper understanding the First Amendment Media Project (FAMP) so you’ll have a clearer idea about how to synthesize all the material you’re being presented with.
We’re also going to learn about the origins of the U.S. Constitution as a prelude to understanding the rationale for what’s in the document.
We’re still in orientation mode but the work outside of class is going to pick up this week so that you can get a more thorough understanding of how our government came into existence.
1. We’re starting today with a review of the important information you uncovered on Friday by digging through the Constitution. We need to get on the same page with the basic facts about the different branches of government and essential rights provided in the amendments.
2. We’ll review the FAMP Project Description
· What is appealing?
· What is daunting or intimidating?
· What's confusing?
· What questions did you list in your blog post?
We’ll also create a score sheet to rate past videos and get you generating ideas about what form the media project can take
Both before and after break we’re going to revisit some of the issues raised by the events in Ferguson, specifically the militarization of the police.
We’ll then work to get into the head space of framers of the Constitution as they gathered in summer of 1787. We’ll discuss what should be the founding values for our government, some of the context surrounding the Constitutional Convention, and then watch a 20-minute video from PBS that frames some current constitutional debates as reflective of what was happening 200+ years ago.
I’ll end by giving you an assignment to research the constitution of another country that will be due Thursday.
Assignments due Tuesday:
Read other people's responses on the Google Doc about what issue will be most important over the next 100 years. Try to select a few people you do not work with that often, and comment on their blogs. Consider: what did you find interesting about their posts? Was your interpretation of the question different? How so? Say something positive, say something thoughtful.
Read Chapters 1 & 2 from The Democratic Debate (posted on under Documents)
Watch the following 44 minute video on Shay’s Rebellion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEoeK5MvEdY
We’ve started to spool out several different threads in our initial study of the Constitution.
The events in Ferguson continue to expose the workings of our government and we’ll continue to use these events as a touchstone for our study of the first amendment.
Over the next couple of days, you’ll gain a deeper understanding the First Amendment Media Project (FAMP) so you’ll have a clearer idea about how to synthesize all the material you’re being presented with.
We’re also going to learn about the origins of the U.S. Constitution as a prelude to understanding the rationale for what’s in the document.
We’re still in orientation mode but the work outside of class is going to pick up this week so that you can get a more thorough understanding of how our government came into existence.
1. We’re starting today with a review of the important information you uncovered on Friday by digging through the Constitution. We need to get on the same page with the basic facts about the different branches of government and essential rights provided in the amendments.
2. We’ll review the FAMP Project Description
· What is appealing?
· What is daunting or intimidating?
· What's confusing?
· What questions did you list in your blog post?
We’ll also create a score sheet to rate past videos and get you generating ideas about what form the media project can take
Both before and after break we’re going to revisit some of the issues raised by the events in Ferguson, specifically the militarization of the police.
We’ll then work to get into the head space of framers of the Constitution as they gathered in summer of 1787. We’ll discuss what should be the founding values for our government, some of the context surrounding the Constitutional Convention, and then watch a 20-minute video from PBS that frames some current constitutional debates as reflective of what was happening 200+ years ago.
I’ll end by giving you an assignment to research the constitution of another country that will be due Thursday.
Assignments due Tuesday:
Read other people's responses on the Google Doc about what issue will be most important over the next 100 years. Try to select a few people you do not work with that often, and comment on their blogs. Consider: what did you find interesting about their posts? Was your interpretation of the question different? How so? Say something positive, say something thoughtful.
Read Chapters 1 & 2 from The Democratic Debate (posted on under Documents)
Watch the following 44 minute video on Shay’s Rebellion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEoeK5MvEdY