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Week Eight: Friday, October 21, 2022

 Only two more weeks to go and the first quarter is over--this year is already flying by! This past week was a fun one at OJRMS as we had our spirit week to coincide with homecoming at the high school and finished up our Make a Difference Day collection. It was great to see how many kids participated in each of the spirit days! 

This week I was able to show another video on Friday and I chose one that fit well with our themes of diversity and acceptance from the advisory meeting we had on Thursday.  For this week's video, I showed a short clip from the movie Dead Poets Society about finding your own walk and not always conforming to others. The whole movie is certainly worth a watch if you've never seen it! 


American History (Periods 1, 4 and 5)

This Past Week:
The students worked on completing the assignments for the #030-Three Branches Mastery Grid this past week. The students did turn in their ✅ #034-Three Branches Infographic as the culminating (and only graded) assignment for the grid on Wednesday of this week. We then took some time to move on to discussing the Bill of Rights and some of the protections it grants us as American citizens. The students completed an activity called a Cyber Sandwich on Thursday to help them learn about the debate that was held to decide whether a Bill of Rights was needed or not. Finally, we did another activity called an Iron Chef in order to get the kids to practice presenting and to better understand the rights granted to them by the First Amendment. 

Next Week:
We'll continue our discussion of the Bill of Rights and the rights granted to American citizens next week. The students will be asked to do a few smaller activities to help introduce them to the rights granted to them before they start the last bigger assignment for the quarter--a research-based project on the Bill of Rights towards the end of next week. We'll also spend time reviewing for the Civics Exam that will be on Friday, November 4. 

Honor's American History (Periods 2 and 8)

This Past Week: 
The students spent most of their time this week creating a plan for a more just Middle School. The students were given the option to work in collaborative groups or alone to complete #035-A More Just Middle School. In this activity, the students were asked to redesign the middle school to better reflect the principles of the Constitution. We also took some time to discuss elements of an effective presentation this week, as part of this assignment is to present it to the class. 

Next Week:
The students will be finishing up their projects for #035, practicing their presentations, and presenting to the class throughout this week. We'll also do some smaller activities meant to help them gain a deeper understanding of the rights granted to them as a US citizen by the Bill of Rights. Finally, we'll be sure to spend some time in class reviewing for the Civics Exam that will be held on Friday, November 4 



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