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READ NOTE for students who read the US Constitution:
The goal is to become familiar with the US Constitution. You may spend a
long time discussing one part and not get to the whole reading. REMEMBER
what is IMPORTANT, is not that you know and understand all of it, rather
that you have an idea of how important this document is to all Americans
today. Example: Article I is rather long. Since this is not to be a long
assignment, you WILL NOT be able to read every Section.
Primary or original sources provide
information directly or very close to the source. Generally, history books
are summaries and compilations of original sources. Your Reading assignment
is to expand your knowledge base and help you understand history beyond your
text book.REMEMBER
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You may read complex documents
(sources.)
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You are not required to know everything
in the reading.
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Many of the words as well as
concepts/ideas may be foreign to you.
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The readings may will be from various
parts of the text or outside of your text book.
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This is not to be a long assignment.
Your assignment is to read the READINGS
with your parents.
Spend some time discussing the
information you discover. While discussing you may want:
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to talk about what some words mean;
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How the information may or may not
affect you and your family;
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What makes sense; What does not seem
important or meaningful today;
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Or any number of other discussion
points.
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You may want to use the reading as a
jumping off place for other discussions.
On separate paper write about what you discovered, thought, or questioned. Or, you may type your
answers using the computer, if you like. If you type your answers, you need
to be certain
to use the correct header. See Page
Lay out for how to format your paper. |