Students watched part 4 of "A More Perfect Union" and discussed it.

Students watched part 3 of "A More Perfect Union" and discussed it.

Students watched the second episode of the video that was started yesterday and discussed it.

Students watched the first episode from the film "A More Perfect Union" and we discussed as a class afterward.

Current Events Wednesday!

We finished taking the notes we started yesterday.

Students took notes on the first half of chapter 2 section 2 (Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation) while I lectured.

We finished reading the Declaration of Independence and students finished their assignment on it. Afterwards students started working on their own personal declaration of independence from whatever they wanted. That assignment is due Monday.

We began reading the Declaration of Independence and students began the assignment that went with it.

Current Events Wednesday!

Had more time to work on yesterday's assignment and gave the class examples of various types of governments.

We reviewed the test from Friday, students then read chapter 2 section 1 and did the accompanying assignment.

Students took the test on Chapter 1.

Students studied for tomorrow's test by working on the Chapter 1 Crossword Puzzle.

Current Events Wednesday

Students were introduced to our weekly current events assignment. We then read an article together about immigration, citizenship, and higher education.

Students read pages 14-20 in their textbooks about the U.S. census and completed the accompanying questions.

We finished the notes from Friday, students then took a short quiz on the section.

Together as a class we began reading Chapter 1 Section 2 and students took notes.

Today students read and took notes on Chapter 1 Sections 1 out of the American Civics textbook.

Students reviewed the ALC Student Guidelines and the Student Code of Conduct. Students then worked on the "Get to Know Your Textbook!" assignment, which was due at the end of the hour.

First Day of School

Welcome to my blog! I am the teacher for Social Studies 9A and Social Studies 9B. First semester will be Social Studies 9A (a civics class) and second semester will be social studies 9B (a careers class). This is my third year in the Forest Lake District and my sixth year teaching overall. I am excited you're here and I'm excited to be your teacher. Please feel free to email me any questions you might have throughout the year. This blog is intended to keep students and parents up-to-date with what we are doing in Social Studies 9A and 9B. I am looking forward to having a great year and hope you are, too!

Today students were introduced to the class, my room, and were given a syllabus that needs to be signed by a parent and returned tomorrow.