Bellwork #1 – Friday, August 8, 2014
Grab an Index Card from the BACK Table. Complete
these index cards with:
Your Name 4 lines high, centered
Your Favorite Movie, Book, TV show and type of learner
you are. Example of mine:
David Limbaugh
My Favorite Movie is: Forrest Gump
My Favorite Book is: The Dead Zone
My Favorite TV show is: Major Crimes
I am a Logical-Mathematical Learner
Options: Verbal-Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, VisualSpatial, Musical-Rhythm, Bodily-Kinesthetic,
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal
What are You?
Bellwork #2, Monday, August 11, 2014
Student Survey – Take one from back table
DO NOT Write on the survey. Use lined notebook
paper. Write your responses as complete
sentences, double spaced. Example:
I love school because I have some awesome
friends and great classes.
Put your name (FIRST LAST) and Period #
in Upper Right Hand Corner) - Here are the
rules....
Bellwork #3 Tuesday Aug 12 or Wednesday, Aug 13
Turn to Page 4
Answer the Guiding Questions.
Look up and define the Political Dictionary Words.
On Every Page…
David Limbaugh
Period #2
Put your full name and period in the upper right-hand
corner of everything you turn in.
Also title the assignment(s).
For example: Bell Work #8
Now, lets look at our Book Review Assignment
Your Book Review Assignment
You must choose a book dealing with the US Government.
Due August 29!!!
Format (This is not a Book REPORT!):
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Tell me the Title and Author and the Topic of the
Book.
Inform me on whether YOU liked or did not like the
book.
Describe the book, and Document WHY you liked
or did not like the book.
Examine two (2) other reviews of the book, Explain
their review and Compare and Contrast your
review to theirs.
One (1) page, typed, double spaced, 12-point
Times Roman, 1-inch margins. No bibliography
needed.
Bellwork #3 Tuesday Aug 12 or Wednesday, Aug 13
(Continued)
Please pick up where you left off....
Turn to Page 4
Answer the Guiding Questions.
Look up and define the Political Dictionary Words.
Bellwork #4 – Monday, August 18
Turn to page 56. Look at the Map “Slavery In the
United States, 1790”. Read “Analyzing Maps”.
Answer the question.
Turn to page page 60. Read “Two Sides of
Ratification”. Answer the question “What do these
comments reveal about the sentiments of the
time?”
Turn to page 59 and begin reading...
Bellwork #5, Tuesday/Wednesday Aug 19/20
Turn to page 71 – “Basic Principles of the
Constitution” – look at the political cartoons.
Answer the checkpoint question on page 71.
Turn to page 73 – look at “How Government Works”
– study the diagram – read the caption and
answer the question.
Turn to page 74 – study the Federalism Diagram.
Read the caption and answer the question.