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8th Grade*Civics*Service Learning*History
Need help studying? CLICK HERE FOR THE GOOGLE DOC to play the Review Game. What did you like about this review game? Be specific.
Thank you, Mr. Kindred, for sharing the idea on your blog. Check out Mr. Kindred’s 8th grade Social Studies Blog by CLICKING HERE.
Play SUPREME DECISION on icivics.org and then complete the following handouts in your Bill of Right packet. Enter our class code to earn 8Y points! Ellsworth37912
Strive for Accuracy and check your answers. The key starts on page 5. The key looks slightly different but it still has the correct responses.
Refer to THE BILL OF RIGHTS PACKET pages 15-16 to complete questions/prompts. Use the WRITER’S CHECKLIST for ALL QUESTIONS except #2.
Follow Margie, Todd, and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, as they negotiate the new United States, a world without the Bill of Rights.
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PART 5
PART 6
PART 7…THE END!
First 30 Corkulous Corkboards
Heroes in the Hallway on PhotoPeach
MONDAY
We will begin our fact finding mission to examine the rights/freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Your homework is posted on the Calendar.
TUESDAY
We will wrap up loose ends and review using discussion and video clips.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
Get ready to watch one of the BEST MOVIES OF YOUR LIFE, “Future Fright Losing the Bill of Rights.” Follow along using the Viewing Guide as we apply the Bill of Rights to fictitious (or could they be REAL?!) scenarios.
FRIDAY
CLASS WARS!!! Classes will compete against one another in a battle to be SUPREME in iCivics.org’s video game, “SUPREME DECISION.”
All handouts & slideshows are below. Use the vodpod widget to search for videos that we use in class.
EXTRA CREDIT: Share your pop culture connections.
On a mobile device? CLICK HERE FOR THE GOOGLE DOC OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS SLIDESHOW.
BILL OF RIGHTS BASICS: source http://kindreda.edublogs.org/
Lost your slideshow handout and need to print a new one? CLick here for the GOOGLE DOC.
FUTURE FRIGHT: LOSING THE BILL OF RIGHTS
ENJOY SHOELESS JEFF AND SCOTT FREE IN THEIR BILL OF RIGHTS RAP VIDEO:
Our class studied several documents that limit the power of government and protect people’s natural rights.
EXTRA CREDIT: Please post a comment making a connection to one of our previous lessons (hint: remember King John, “Taxes, Taxes!”).
Which documents limit the power of government? Explain.
Post a Pop Culture Connection to limits on government in the news, TV shows, music, novels, etc.
On December 10th, 1948, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the United Nations. One of America’s Heroes, an ambassador to the U.N., spent time and overcame obstacles writing the document and persuading members of the U.N to ratify the UDHR. Who was she? What obstacles did she overcome?
Please view our short Historical Scene Investigation and use the UDHR to determine WHICH RIGHT IS RIGHT by viewing the Human Rights Videos on our vodpod widget. Click the right arrow until you find the videos.
To practice Active Citizenship, students will participate in Amnesty International’s Global Write-a-thon and live the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr. Skills employed include digital literacy, analyzing and interpreting text, persuasive writing, and research.
EXTRA CREDIT: This music video at the UN was very popular with our students. Please let us know how it inspires you. Which lyrics were the most powerful? Why did Amnesty International use music to discuss current events? Share other music videos that offer inspiration and incorporate history and/or current events.
Your Signature is Worth More than YOU Think.
Play Hannah’s CONSTITUTION Quiz Revolution. I made a few edits but what else could make it better? What did she do well? Earn extra credit by providing warm or cool feedback. Let us know what you think and how you did.
Watch the video and let us know what you think by posting a comment. WOW! 
ANSWER KEY ADDED 12/20. Strive for Accuracy and Check your responses below. The Key is at the BOTTOM of this post.
Are you a Video Gamer? Visit iCivics and play the video games. Leave us a post letting us know how you liked the game. CLICK HERE!
Students will Interpret Text and analyze “The CHECKS AND BALANCES FLOW CHART” (IN CLASS) and CLOSE THE GAPS for each Checks and Balances card below. Want an interactive review? Cut out the cards and match the checks on power to the HEADLINES.
Use the Foreign Policy Cards below to complete “WHO DOES THAT?!” handout on p. 2
Students will complete both handouts as a class.
Scenarios: Choose military, foreign aid or treaty
STRIVE FOR ACCURACY HERE!
Remember to use BRAINPOP to review lessons.
Use the VODPOD WIDGET to view video clips that will help you study for next Thursday’s test on the U.S. Constitution.
Plan ahead and start your CYOA by breaking it up into sections. Do a little each night. Don’t wait until the night before the CYOA is due to start. CYOAs are due next Wednesday.
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