Mr. Saindon / United States History
Monday, December 9
to
Friday, December 13
United States History Class / Mr. Saindon
What is Due This Week:​
1. Letter Writing Activity.
In the spirit of ‘good citizenship’ and ‘good sportsmanship’ and in keeping with the theme that we are ALL Americans and that WE ALL have a vested interest in a peaceful and powerful America….The students will have the choice to write President-elect Donald Trump a letter …OR… Vice-President Kamala Harris a letter. The letter can be congratulatory and should commend the candidate. You may want to suggest your concerns about an issue(s) that you want the President-elect or VP to focus on. Due Tuesday, December 10
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2. 3-Fold Chart (made with construction paper) of the Will be entered into gradebook on Wednesday
Three Branches of Government
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3. Three Branches WebQuest Due By Wednesday (This can be found on my website: google “Mr Saindon” and in Google Classroom.
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4. CONSTITUTION EXAM is on Thursday
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Crash Course of the Three Branches of Government
Objective for the Week:
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LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify the three branches of U.S. government and for each branch, describe the current leaders, functions, and main locations. Also, students will understand the system of checks and balances
Turn your cell phones off...and
get some sleep!
click on picture to see Cell Phone Policy
Just 15 years ago, when we went on our first tour of DC and NYC, we had to get back to the hotel an hour early so students could use the pay phones in the hotel lobby to call their parents - because none of the students had cell phones!!! Over the next several years we phased this practice out.
