CONSTITUTION STUDY

 

Please begin collecting articles and pictures for our political science unit and constitution study in March and April. Team bucks will be given for extra articles collected. You will need the following:

 

Required:

___ Pictures and drawings symbolic of America to be used on report cover and

          (8) Title pages of your Constitution Study Notebook.

___ Picture of Senator Ted Stevens

___ Article* about Senator Stevens

___ Picture of Senator Lisa Murkowski

___ Article* about Senator Lisa Murkowski

___ Picture of Representative Don Young

___ Article* about Representative Don Young

___ Picture of President George W. Bush

___ Articles* about President Bush

___ Picture of Vice President Dick Chaney

___ Picture and article* of a member of President Bush’s cabinet

___ Picture of Governor Sarah Palin (state executive branch)

___ Picture of Mayor Mark Begich (city executive branch)

___ Article* about any member or any decision of the US Supreme Court

 

Optional/extra credit article*

___ Lieutenant Governor            ___ Assembly members

___ Alaska legislators               ___ School Board members

___ Alaska court decisions        ___ state or federal judges

___ Any US Congressman or Senator other than Alaskan

___ Any challenging candidates for US Congress or National offices

 

*Articles must be at least 5 paragraphs in length and will be summarized in a three-paragraph write-up (instructions are attached to this paper and on the SS website)        

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IMPORTANT SUMMARY GUIDELINES

FOR THE CONSTITUTION NOTEBOOK STUDY

 

 

These specific guidelines must be followed in order to receive full credit.  All papers must have a complete heading in the top right corner—full name, date, assignment (Const. Study Article summary), and class period.

 

NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, or INTERNET ARTICLES (10 points each)

 

(1)              Select one of the required or optional articles needed for the assignment and carefully cut out an article from the newspaper (or magazine) or print out a reliable Internet article.  It must be at least 5 paragraphs in length and be meaningful to you. Be sure to cut out the ENTIRE article (some go to another page and must be included in the summary).

 

(2)              Read the entire article and highlight the important information. This needs to be highlighted with a highlighter pen (yellow is preferred).  Discuss it with someone.

 

(3)              Your summary needs to be in paragraph form and in your own words.  It needs to be in a standard, typed, 12pt font or in ink.  Please use ½ to 1 inches top, bottom and side margins.

 

(4)              Your written summary must include:

1st paragraph (min. of 3-5 sentences)—answer WHERE you found the article, WHO wrote the article, WHEN (date and name of the paper, internet site, or periodical and discuss WHY you chose the article, and HOW it relates to your topic or everyday life

2nd paragraph (3-4 sentences) a brief summary of WHAT the article is about, in your own words

3rd paragraph (3-4 sentences)—your OPINION about the article.  Please include some reflection on what you have learned from reading it, how you feel about the issue and how it affects your life.

 

(5)      Place the typed article summary on TOP with the highlighted article stapled to the back. 

 

 

Summary deadlines:

 

1st summary due:      Wednesday, March 5th

2nd summary due:     Friday, March 21st

3rd summary due:     Wednesday, March 26th

4th summary due:     Monday, March 31st

5th summary due:     Tuesday, April 8th

 

 

 

 

 

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