1. First Day of School!
September 4/5, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Students will identify the 4 main purposes of having a government in order to analyze the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution and identify the purposes of the U.S. Government.
WARM UP: Take out your BCR draft from last class.
Finish the draft of your BCR.
When you are finished, trade with a partner to score the response… Scores range from 0 to 4.
HOMEWORK
Revise Today’s BCR 1

2. Today’s Agenda Warm Up - BCR Practice and Review Main Activities:
- Discuss: Why do we have a government?
- Notes: Purposes of Government
- Independent Work: Preamble Analysis
3. Closure and Homework:
- Revise your BCR from last class/Warm Up

3. BCR Practice!
Now that you’ve written your own BCRs, we’re going to see how you earn points on your responses!
We’re going to…
Review the Social Studies Rubric.
Draft a new BCR.
Switch papers and score each other’s BCRs.

4. What score should this BCR receive? 0-4?
Why?

5. Why Government? Discussion Questions
Think about it:
Why do we have a government?
What would life be like with no government?

6. What is “Government” Anyway?
Definition:
Purposes of Government:
Maintain order
Provide safety/security
Keep economic stability
Provide public services?

7. Finding Balance in Government
Liberty:
to be free from the control and rules of others
Order: strict control of crime and control of violence

8. What is the opposite of government?
Anarchy:
Definition:
Describe your idea of what anarchy looks like…

9. James Madison aka “Father of the Constitution”
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary”
What does Madison’s quote mean?
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10. What is a constitution anyway?
Definition:
Example: Writ of Habeas Corpus
The U.S. Constitution
Written: 1787
Why? The Articles of Confederation failed…
Constitution Day: September 17, 2014

12. Today’s Activity: Analyzing/Evaluating the Preamble
DIRECTIONS: On your handout, reading and follow the directions for each section:
Vocabulary (Side 1)
Define the 16 terms, used in the Preamble.
Find synonyms for each of the 16 terms.
Summary (Side 2)
Summarize each line of the Preamble in your own words!
Preamble Evaluation (Side 2)
Think about what’s missing in the Preamble… then, write your response in the space provided.

13. Homework: Due Next Class Define Terms /Revise your BCR
Using the BCR from the Warm Up, you are going to revise it to improve your score by at least 1 point.
If you did not finish in class, finish section 1 of the Preamble activity (define the words and find synonyms.
Note: Even if you received a 4 out of 4, you are still expected to revise your BCR. See the writing checklist provided!

14. Writing Checklist 1. Write a topic sentence (your thesis statement)
2. Answer all parts of the question
3. Include Higher Order Thinking statements:
Analysis (List the facts)
Evaluation (List your opinion)
Compare/Contrast (List similarities and differences of items)
Cause/Effect (Describe how action causes outcome)
4. Include detailed examples
5. Write a Conclusion Sentence