HW Assignments Week of 11/28

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 11/28.

Please note that unless stated otherwise, HW assignments are due by the NEXT class session.

Monday Night: Continue working on your Amendment Mini-Project.

CLICK HERE for the mini-project - DIRECTIONS

CLICK HERE for the Amendment Worksheet

Tuesday: Finish the Amendment Mini-Project for WEDNESDAY!

Wednesday: Begin Thematic Essay #2 (Portfolio Assignment #2)
CLICK HERE for the LINK!

Complete an Outline and First Draft of your essay

Thursday:
Second Draft

Friday

Third Draft - Prepare for Peer Review/Conference

Thematic Essay - Portfolio Assignment #2

Hello, RUSH students:

Here's your assignment(s) for the week. We are going to be working on another assessment piece. This one is directly related to the project we just completed.

We're going to be exploring the theme of Constitutional Change. Your mission is to complete a thematic essay, based on the amendment mini-project.

Click here for the essay sheet

Here's your task:

Identify two amendments to the United States Constitution and for each:

• Discuss the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the
amendment
• Discuss how the amendment changed the United States government
and/or American society

You may use any constitutional amendment from your study of United States history.
Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the 1st Amendment — personal
freedoms (1791), 15th amendment — right to vote (1870), 16th Amendment — income tax
(1913), 17th Amendment — election of senators (1913), 18th Amendment — Prohibition
(1919), 19th Amendment — suffrage (1920), or 22nd Amendment — term limits (1951).

IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday Dec 1st- Rough Draft #1

Friday Dec 2nd- Draft #2/Peer Review

Tuesday Dec 6th - Final Draft Due.

You must turn in 1) your thematic essay, TYPED, or neatly hand-written in ink on LOOSELEAF PAPER 2) a copy of the thematic essay rubric, stapled to the back of your essay.

PLEASE NOTE THAT LATE WORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. "TECHNICAL ISSUES" are not an excuse for not submitting your assignment on time.

RESOURCES:
Thematic Rubric

SCORING KEY for EXEMPLARS

HW Assignments Week of 11/21/11

Hello, RUSH students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/21/2011. Please be advised that unless stated otherwise, all assignments for HW are due by the next class meeting.

Monday Night's HW:

1. If you DID NOT finish the Friday Assessment HW, finish it tonight. Please note that you are also responsible for tonight's HW.

2. CLICK HERE for the link for tonight's HW

Tuesday Night's HW:

1. Click Here for tonight's HW

CLICK HERE FOR THE STATION ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesday Night's HW: -

Amendment Mini-Project. MAJOR ASSESSMENT PIECE! Due Date Wednesday 11/30/11

Counts for 2 grade points

CLICK HERE for the mini-project - DIRECTIONS

CLICK HERE for the Amendment Worksheet

HW Assignments Week of 11/14/11

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of 11/14/11

Thematic Essay - MAJOR ASSESSMENT PIECE is DUE WEDNESDAY 11/16/11! Please see last week's assignments for details.

Your essay must be TYPED, or neatly handwritten in INK, on LOOSELEAF PAPER.

Your essay must have the following rubric attached to it. CLICK HERE to print out the rubric.

Monday Night - Continue drafting your essay.

Tuesday - Prepare your final draft to be handed in on Wednesday.

Wednesday - CLICK HERE for the Bill of Rights Worksheet . Carefully read the worksheet, and then complete the questions that follow the reading.

Thursday and Friday's HW:

Assessment Piece - The Constitution:

YOUR MISSION: Complete Questions 1-14 on p. 176 of your textbook The Americans.

POINT VALUE - 2.0 grade points (1/2 of a major test)

DUE DATE - MONDAY 11/21/11 - NO EXCEPTIONS. NO EXCUSES.

RESOURCES to HELP YOU:

1. Review the Bill of Rights by clicking HERE

2. Read about the Constitution by clicking HERE

3. Textbook - pp. 152-168

4. Lectures:

• Structure of the Constitution
• The Bill of Rights

Thematic Essay - Portfolio Assignment

MAJOR ASSESSMENT PIECE (PORTFOLIO PIECE #1): DUE DATE WED. 11/16
Thematic Essay: Constitutional Issues

The Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted several compromises to resolve disagreements over major issues facing the new nation.

Task:
Identify two issues from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (what were two disagreements that occurred?).

For each issue identified

• Describe the disagreement that arose over the issue at the C.C. (tell us about the disagreement; don’t just say what it was! Who was it between? What was it over?)
• Explain how the issue was resolved through the use of Compromise (Give the details behind the compromises; how did they work? What did each side get?

You may use any issue that was discussed at the CC. . Some
suggestions you might wish to consider include, but are not limited to:
• Representation in Congress
• Slavery
• Taxation

Thursday Night - Revise your 1st Draft

Friday Night - Revision of your draft

Essay Resources:
Chapter 4 (p 20-34) of the BLUE Review Books
Chapter 5 of the Textbook The Americans
Regentsprep.org – follow the links for Government.
Fdmurphy.com – follow the links for essay writing
Socialstudieshelp.com
Class Notes

Chapter 5 Section 3 Station Assignment

Hello, RUSH Students!

Listed below is a link to a folder containing the materials for the Chapter 5 Section 3 Station assignment. Please finish these assignments and turn them in on Wednesday. Please note that if you email me your completed work by tonight, or tomorrow, you will still get the "early finish" bonus!

Please click on the link to access the files. All of the worksheets are in PDF format. You can download them to your computer, iPod, iPad, or phone!

Chapter 5 Section 3 Station Assignment