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=(Note: Anything in the notebook is followed from these standards: Teacher Supreme Court Standards )= =Day 1 - July 12= __Title: Introduction to The Supreme Court //**Objectives:**//__ SWBAT: -Connect last week's unit on immigration to this week's unit on the Supreme Court -Identify prior knowledge about the Supreme Court -Create a list of questions students still have about the Supreme Court

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=Activities/Lessons= __Connect last week's topic with our week__ Discuss the Arizona immigration case that you learned about last week, and predict how this will connect with the Supreme Court- The Supreme Court’s job is to make sure that all the laws correspond to the Constitution, so if a law breaks or doesn’t follow the Constitution, then they can say it will not be allowed. Some law suits may happen because of Arizona’s new law, the Supreme Court may have to judge these law suits. They will have to see if the Arizona law follows/breaks the Constitution. __Vocabulary (with group definitions)__ Precedent-To take in consideration of past rulings. Chief Justice-Head of the Supreme Court Confirmation hearing-A meeting to confirm if someone/something takes place. Conservative/Liberal-More traditionalist, strict interpretation. Might interpret the Constitution more general, not word by word. Majority Opinion -Opinion on more people thinks, (what will decide in the ruling).

__Three things you know and want to know about the Supreme Court__ I know that there are 9 justices in the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice. I know that they interpret laws to make sure they correspond to the Constitution. I know that they have certain powers to control the other two branches of government. I want to know what types of cases do they take. I want to know how do you become Chief Justice. I want to know how much they get paid. __List of Questions about the Supreme Court__ What are the opinions of the Senate Bill 1070? How did the 9 SC justices get chosen? Is the balance of bias (opinion) regulated? How? What powers does the SC have over the other two branches of government? What are the requirements to become part of the SC? Can a simple case be brought to the Supreme Court? What types of cases? How do you become a Chief Justice? How does Congress block/approve appointments? How is a justice selected? Why does a justice have to hold this position for life?

Research Question: What are the requirements to become a new justice? Who are the most recent nominations/selections? Data from this word document:

=Day 2 - July 13= __Title: Continuation of Day One Project - research a topic of personal interest on the Supreme Court - evaluate a variety of internet resources for research - organize research findings on to a Mind Map using the program Inspiration - present research findings within the classroom and virtually using video chat
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Mind Map: __Closing Reflections:__ What I learned today was the current justices and when they were appointed and how to become a justice. My opinion on the web chat...I hate it (of course that's just me not liking to talk to most people), I couldn't hear him too well, I don't want to use this again, mainly since the both of us are in different classrooms side by side, we can just talk to each other by going next door. Using this for educational purposes wasn't a bad idea, but it isn't really necessary to see each other's face/ hear them, just using a chat box reserved for specific people is all you reallly need (of course it isn't really "21stCentury").

=Day 3 - July 14= __Title: Focus on one famous case and begin final project //**Objectives:**//__ -the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution; -the significance of Marbury v. Madison; -the concept of judicial review and how //Marbury v. Madison// solidified it; SWBAT: -summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog -research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court //(didn't get to)// -analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports //(didn't get to)// =__Activities/Lessons:__= =Activity 1= =Do Now:= “You have been elected the new Mayor of Malden. Before leaving office, the old mayor gave jobs to several of his political friends but the paperwork hasn’t made it to the personnel office yet."
 * A.** Should you 1) honor the jobs promised by the old mayor, or 2) cancel the jobs since they aren’t “officially” in the system yet?
 * B.** What are the possible negatives to denying these people their jobs? What are the possible positives to allowing them to take these jobs?
 * C.** Would it make a difference if the perspective employees had worked against you in the mayoral elections?

A.​ Well if I had to do my job correctly, I would have to choose number two, personally I would allow the jobs by the old mayor. B. The negatives are that people will dislike you if you deny the jobs for those people, the positives of allowing the people to take these jobs is that you will be liked, and maybe be re elected once your term as mayor has ended. C. Ah...somewhat, but I will be fair, I won't use my power as mayor to make their lives miserable, but I wouldn't allow them the jobs they were promised since the paperwork wasn't complete. Marbury v Madison Mark Document with mark ups: I see/It means political cartoon - summary connects this cartoon to the Marbury v Madison case: =Activity 2= - summarize researched and shared information on the Supreme Court by creating a Glog [|Glogster] media type="custom" key="6599667" (BTW, it is uncomplete, couldn't change it due to the internet loss) My background was two dark trees, I unfortunately couldn’t change it so…Anyway, I chose a whole bunch of images that relates to a maybe typical course, a judge, his clothes and gavel. Also some…pics on the building of the supreme court and their seal.
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=Day 4 - July 15= Guided Questions: **
 * Title: Podcast/Video of a Political Talkshow on a recent Supreme Court decision
 * What are the key components to a political debate?
 * How do bipartisan politics get involved in Supreme Court Case decisions and the Justice Nomination process?

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After the lesson, SWBAT: -research current trends/decisions of the US Supreme Court -analyze and annotate court documents (majority/minority opinions) and expert analysis reports -discuss the details and ramifications of recent court cases and justice nominations -create a podcast that incorporates students' knowledge and various viewpoints about the situation

__**List your group topic and your role:**__ //Escobar v. Holder/////Rosendo v. Holder//, Doctor

Andy Daniel Prince Abdelhak David (One more person, don't know who) Me
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__**Upload your podcast/video file:**__

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__**Reflection:**__ I learned that if you are an immigrant caught with past felonies, you can be deported. I think that projects in video/audio format isn't bad at all as long as the quality of the video is good. They can fit into school by using them as examples of student's works.