It's important to know your rights

Regular classes finished up their small Bill of Rights review which was started yesterday. The point of this assignment was to review the Bill of Rights using everyday scenarios and I have to say that most students did really well and were very creative. Reminder for the regular classes: Quiz over the Bill of Rights on Wednesday.

Pre-AP classes were able to send their introduction emails to their peers across the Atlantic Ocean through www.epals.com. Students will be responsible for mainting communication through out the school year. This is a great opportunity for the students to learn about different cultures around the world while explaining what makes Americans so unique.

Bill of Rights & Review

Most students turned in their Bill of Rights assignments (Bill of Rights Match & Mr. Xanders' Rights) today. If you haven't, they must be in by Thursday because there will be a test over the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitutional Convention, and the Bill of Rights. So, I need your help...I'm looking for some good basketball pump up music (pre-game music) for the basketball team and seeing how I'm so hip and all, I've got some good ideas but I could use more. Please keep in mind that these songs need to be clean.

The Bill of Rights & the criminal's past

All classes finished up the Bill of Rights notes with the 2 Pre-AP classes providing their own interesting take on the first 10 amendments. Students provided artwork while others acted out their amendment and some surprised the class with their "rap" and "metal" renditions of the Bill of Rights. Overall, great job by the Pre-AP students. Also, all students were able to learn a little bit more about "my past" through the worksheet titled "Mr. Xanders' Rights." This is an important section of government that we're currently covering in class which is why I am making sure that all of the students understand their rights as individuals aka The Bill of Rights. Which of the first 10 amendment is the most important amendment and why?

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Reading benchmark & The Bill of Rights

Today, students took their Reading benchmark during 1st-3rd period. While, 4th-8th period covered more of the Bill of Rights notes. Tomorrow, we should be finished with the Bill of Rights notes and moving on to some real life examples.

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I know my rights!!!

Today we began our section over the Bill of Rights, if you need a worksheet please follow this link: http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/cxande/calendar.cfm and click on today's date. We were able to cover the first 3 to 4 amendments in most classes. Students in the Pre-AP classes will be presenting their take on the 10 amendments on Thursday, that's just a reminder Pre-AP students and don't forget to finish the "Writing and Adopting the Constitution" worksheet given out today. Students will be learning about my past during an activity on Thursday.

Random Christmas fact: Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.