Thursday, December 1st
Today I will be absent, so students worked on their biographical posters on Jimmy Carter. The due date is next Wednesday, December 7th.
Friday, December 2nd
Today we gathered information and discussed various state agencies under the executive branch of state government. Your Jimmy Carter Biographical Poster is due next Wednesday, so if you need more time than given in class, please work on this at home.
Have a nice weekend:)
Monday, December 5th
Today we introduced the Legislative Branch of State Government - pgs. 536-543. Students were to take Cornell Notes over this content. This will be finished and discussed in class tomorrow.
Reminder: The Jimmy Carter Biographical Poster is due this Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 6th
Today students worked independently on their Cornell Notes over the Legislative Branch of State Government. H.W. Jimmy Carter Poster due tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 7th
Today we discussed the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. We discussed/reviewed notes and took a practice assessment over the executive and legislative branches of state government. Coming attractions...Judicial Branch and Juvenile Justice.
Thursday, December 8th
Today we introduced the Judicial Branch of State Government and Juvenile Justice. If absent, read pages pages 544-546 (Judicial Branch) and pages 547-550 (Juvenile Justice).
H.W. Study for tomorrow's Ten-Minute Check - review Executive Branch of State Government handout and your Cornell Notes on the Legislative Branch.
Friday, December 9th
Today we will take our Ten-Minute Check and watch a film on Juvenile Justice. Have a very nice weekend:)
Monday, December 12th
Today students worked on a sales tax activity. Please finish the Judicial Branch of State Government Questions for homework tonight.
Tuesday, December 13th
Today we learned about the differences between a civil and a criminal case and practiced applying this to a variety of circumstances.
Wednesday, December 14th
Today we learned about the jurisdictions of various state courts and worked with a partner to determine a particular court's jurisdiction. We also added the following words to our Vocabulary Workbook Spiral. If absent, add the following to your notebook and title it Vocabulary List #7:
civil case - disputes between two or more persons or groups.
criminal case - cases involving violations of the law.
jurisdiction - the power or authority of a court to hear and decide a case.
trial court - hears the original case, both civil and criminal
appellate court - reviews the decisions of a trial court and can revise their decisions.
Thursday, December 15th
The topic covered today in class today was the difference between a status offense (unruly act) and a delinquent act. Students also participated in a problem-solving activity where they had to work in a group to match up words related to the juvenile justice system. If you didn't finish in class, below are the words and their appropriate definitions to copy in your Vocabulary Spiral Notebook.
- status offense: an act that would not be a crime if committed by an adult. Also called an unruly act or unruly behavior.
- delinquent act: an act that would be a crime no matter the age.
- misdemeanor: a crime for which the punishment is a fine of less than $1,000 and less than 12 months in prison.
- felony: a crime for which the penalty is more than 12 months in prison, a fine of more than $1,000, life imprisonment, or the death penalty.
- victim: a person whom the crime was committed against.
- defendant: a person accused of a crime
- Seven Deadly Sins: crimes for which a person 13-16 years of age can be prosecuted as an adult.
- rehablitation: individual treatments to change negative influences in a juvenile in an effort to prevent them from turning into adult criminals.
- ordinance: a law passed by a city or county government
- perpetrator: a person who commits a crime
- statutes: written laws
- parens patriae: the doctrine that gives the go vernment the authority to make decisions for a child, even over the objection of parents or guardians, if it is in the child's best interest.
Homework: Ten-Minute Check Tomorrow - to prepare, study the Judicial Branch of State Government Guided Reading Questions and the vocabulary list 7, #1-5. Good luck:)
Friday, December 16th
Today we took our last Ten-Minute Check for the nine weeks - yipee!! Next we watched a film on the Sentencing of Bill Thomas. Have a great weekend:)
Monday, December 19th
Today we read and discussed the section in the textbook on Young People and the Law and worked to complete Guided Reading Questions. Tomorrow: Benchmark Test
Tuesday, December 20th
Today students took the Georgia Studies Benchmark Test. Finish the Juvenile Justice Questions for homework.
