Thursday, April 17, 2008

Mr. Little on AIM

OMG isn't that sooooo creepy, 5th period?

Since so many students have questions about our unit, I'm trying to make myself a little more accessible. Seeing hta tmy "office hours" are generally after 9:00 PM anyway, I'll log onto IM so students can contact me with questions. I'm only doing this for the next 2 weeks, leading up to the Constitution Test (April 29 and 30). A few things to keep in mind:

1. My sn is jlittle1787
2. If I responsd slowly, it's because other students are responding as well... be patient, please.
3. Only contact me for school related questions, not my thoughts on the NBA playoffs or the state of Chicago baseball.

Constitution Unit - Week Three

We've been studying the Executive this week, as well as reviewing the Legislative powers, and touching on the Judicial Branch. Next week should tie up all these loose ends with discussions on Checks and Balances, Law Writing, etc. For tomorrow's Quiz, students should use our Notes from class to prepare for the following ideas:

1. List the responsibilities and duties of the Executive Branch.
2. Describe the qualifications for becoming the President/Vice President.
3. Explain how Presidents/VP's are elected (Electoral College).
4. Determine why the President "represents all people."
5. Recall NUMBERS - age, term limits, representative/Senator counts, Elector counts ,etc.

Good luck... I may post some sample questions later - so check back in.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Notes from Class, April 14 & 15



Our notes from Article 2, divided over 2 days.