Chapter 7 - Creating the Constitution

Summary
Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation convinced leaders of the United States that the country needed a strong central government. After months of intense debate, delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed on a new plan of government. The states approved the Constitution, but many of the states insisted that it also include a bill of rights.

Chapter 7 Study Guide PDF

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Creating the Constitution - Jeopardy

Creating the Constitution - Jeopardy II

Creating the Constitution - Jeopardy III

Taking PRIDE in your work

Chloe Kim - Olympic Snowboarder

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The Preamble

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

HMWK - Memorize this by Next Monday.

Winter Sports Assembly by Hanna Wiles

We had a winter sports assembly and some of our middle school staff recognized the 7th and 8th grade winter sport players. Then the 7th and 8th grade basketball teams played against different staff members.

Chapter 7 Section 3 - Debating the Constitution

Summary
After many heated debates that took place throughout the country, nine of the thirteen states ratified the Constitution.

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Ingraham v. Wright (1977)

Ohio Corporal Punishment Policy

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FFA Week by Hanna Wiles

This week is FFA week so we get to dress down everyday and wear jeans but we have to follow the theme. Tuesday we get to wear blue and gold. Wednesday we have to dress fancy. Thursday is career day, and Friday we get to dress like a farmer. Also Friday, FFA is putting on an assembly and some students and teachers will get to participate in it.

Chapter 7 Section 2 - The Constitutional Convention

Summary

National leaders gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 for a convention to reshape the government. George Washington presided over the meetings, in which state delegates considered the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. The Great Compromise settled how states would be represented, and the Three-Fifths Compromise declared that—for purposes of taxation and representation—an enslaved person counted as three-fifths of a free person. Although three delegates refused to sign, a draft of the new Constitution was approved.

As the Framers wrote the Constitution, they borrowed ideas from other political systems and philosophers of the Enlightenment. The Constitution created a federal system that divided powers between the national government and the states. Disputes between the two levels of government would be settled by the federal courts, using the Constitution as the final and supreme authority. In a further effort to decentralize power, the Framers divided government between three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—and built in a system of checks and balances.

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Preamble - Fill in the blank

Meaning of the words in The Preamble - Game

US Constitution Preamble - Sporcle Games & Trivia

What steps to statehood should be taken for colonists on Mars? Response by clicking on the comment link below. Be sure to include a complete list of steps.

Mars-One

The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Read the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

http://www.mars-one.com/mission

Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment OVERNIGHT APPLICATION

Applications for the 2018 Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment overnight program are now available. Click on the link to see the details for the overnight.

Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment OVERNIGHT APPLICATION

Please understand that by completing this application you still may not earn the privilege to spend May 11, 2018, in the Revolutionary War Overnight Encampment at Willard Middle School.   Students still must maintain a 3.0 GPA, turn all my assignments in on time, have no discipline issues, and complete the required research and character sketch of the person the will portray in the Revolutionary War Reenactment.  

The source cards, research worksheet, first-person character sketch paper will be due on April 11, 2018, to Mr. von Kamp.  No late papers will be accepted.  All students will be notified by April 16, 2018, if they will or will not be participating in the overnight encampment. Space is limited and the event is pending board approval as well as weather permitting.

The schedule for May 11-12, 2018

Friday

9:00 Line up in period clothing

9:15 Official flag raising

9:30-10:30 Station 1

10:30-11:30 Station 2

11:30-12:00 LUNCH

12:00-1:00 Station 3

1:00-2:00 Battle Scenes

2:00-3:00 Station 4

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:30 Station 5

4:30-5:30 Battle Scenes

5:30-6:00 Clean Up

OVERNIGHT PROGRAM

Dinner will be inside this year

6:00 Military Ball Formal introduction

6:15-7:00 Dinner with General Washington

7:00-7:30 Washington Addresses the troops

7:30-8:30 Dances as well as vocal and instrumental music

9:00-11:00 Campfire (continue in first-person)

11:00-12:00 Astronomy Lesson - using a sextant to figure out latitude

12:00 Lights Out

Saturday

6:00 Rise and Shine

6:30-7:00 Breakfast - Martha Washington’s hoecakes and drinking chocolate

7:00-9:00 Prepare for the Colonial Trade Faire

7:00-9:00 Camp life with community, Demonstrate 18th Century skills, Battle
scenes/training

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Rebus Puzzle Summary

According to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/  a rebus is

“rebus (ˈriːbəs)

n, pl -buses

1. (Games, other than specified) a puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words; in such a puzzle the word hear might be represented by H followed by a picture of an ear

2. (Heraldry) a heraldic emblem or device that is a pictorial representation of or pun on the name of the bearer”

Read about the history of rebus puzzles at

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/493346/rebus

View and example of a Rebus Puzzle from the American Revolution

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AtgGrlpoUF4kL7JO8lmzuosiYH-_aZ2J6No0td6sGF0/edit?usp=sharing

View student examples of Rebus Puzzles https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n3kJ-8zom2hi_Xyg8K8o72WD_X-bC_m3BqTEdDxBVRc/edit?usp=sharing

Create a rebus puzzle summary of the Bill of Rights, found in the Constitutional Handbook after Chapter 7 in your book.

Prepare the Rebus Puzzle on your Google Docs and print the puzzle. Glue the assignment in your interactive notebook.

If you have problems with a digital format of the assignment, talk to me about an alternative in paper form.

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Prepare vocabulary on www.Quizlet.com

Page 251 - Citizenship Handbook  (24 words total)

Key Terms

Use the following format.

WORD                                                DEFINITION

SENTENCE USING THE WORD     SYNONYMS/RELATED WORDS

Share the assignment with me at kylevonkamp@willardcityschools.org

If you have not created a Quizlet account, do so using your school email and school password.

If you have problems with a digital format of the vocabulary, talk to me about an alternative.

This assignment will be due by February 22, 2018.