9/28/12 bellringer

Should college students be allowed to have concealed weapons?

YES                                                                                       NO

9/27/12 social awareness issue

Dear:Anderson Cooper,

9/26/12 bellringer

It is saying the junk food in school is making the kids become overweight. They want to take the junk food out of schools.

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9/25/12 bellringer

I dont think 14 year olds should be getting the morning-after pills. I think they are to young.

9/24/12 bellringer

It says Romney comments about 47% who receive government benefits or don't pay taxes. But i dont think he is saying anything bad about them.

9/4/12 bellringer

It says people would be interested in buying an Apple television.

9/21/12 bellringer

I think this guy went a little to far. I dont think he should of wrote that much.

9/20/12 bellringer


I dont think he should get away with it. I think he should get into some trouble for it. Even though it was his house to .I dont think he should be able to put cameras in the wall and spy on his wife.

9/19/12

i dont think they should of took pictures of her.

9/17/12 bellringer

in New York city is banning sugary drinks. They said you cant drink more than 16 ounces.

Answer the following question: Why is there a constitution day and what mandated it?
2. Could you pass the US citizenship test....find five links on the Internet and take the quizzes and post the links and your scores.
3. Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics
You and your teammates have been given a set of clues to identify nine delegates to thConstitutional Convention that was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1787. In
order to complete your task you need the clues provided by your teacher and podcasts from the
Center for Civic Education. The podcasts are available at
http://new.civiced.org/framers.
Step 1:
Your teacher has assigned you a certain number of podcasts. In listening to them you
should be able to determine which nine delegates your clues indicate. As soon as you think you
have identified the delegates, check with your teacher to determine if you are correct. If you are,
then move on to the next part of the assignment. If you are not, continue listening until you found
the correct delegates.
Step 2:
Review the nine correct podcasts and complete the information required in the box
adjoining each clue. You must also choose two additional facts about your delegate.
Step 3:
Sharing your information. Your teacher will direct your group on how to share the
information you have gathered about your delegates with the class.Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics
Teacher Resource 3: Clue Sheet
Reproduce the chart below in word and complete it. Then separate the clues and randomly group them into sets of nine. Distribute one set to each group.

Clue: This delegate took notes at the Philadelphia Convention.
Name:James Madison
State:Virginia
Age/Year of Birth:March 16,1751-85 years old
Two Additional Clues:The "Virginia Plan" had been drafted by fellow virginia delegate.

Clue:

He refused to sign the Constitution.

Name:George Mason
State:
Age/Year of Birth:December 11,1725-66
Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

This delegate was the head of the

Virginia delegation to the convention.

Name:James Madison

State:viginia

Age/Year of Birth:born1751

Two Additional Clues:played as a leader in the convention.

Clue:

He practiced in law in Williamsburg.

Name:John Blair

State:Virginia

Age/Year of Birth:Born 1732

Two Additional Clues:Born in williamsburg

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Clue:

He studied medicine in Scotland.

Name:James Wilson

State:Pennsylvania

Age/Year of Birth:born1741

Two Additional Clues:He was an active part in the signing

Clue:

This Framer emancipated his slaves in

his will.

Name:Thomas Jefferson

State:Virginia

Age/Year of Birth:born1743

Two Additional Clues:was an owner of slaves

Clue:

He was responsible for the Judiciary Act

of 1789.

Name:Oliver Ellsworth

State:connecticut

Age/Year of Birth:born1745

Two Additional Clues:one of connecticut's best lawyers

Clue:

He was the chairman of the Committee

on Style.

Name:william samuel johnson

State:connecticut

Age/Year of Birth:born1727

Two Additional Clues:very good at his work in public service.

Clue:

He served on the committees that draft

both the Declaration of Independence

and the Article of Confederation.

Name:roger sherman

State:Massachusetts

Age/Year of Birth:born1721

Two Additional Clues:He was very good at reading

3

Clue:

He studied law in Philadelphia.

Name:Jared ingersoll

State:connecticut

Age/Year of Birth:1749

Two Additional Clues:a newly confirmed patriot

Clue:

He was a roommate of James Madison

at the College of New Jersey.

Name:Gunning bedford,Jr.

State:delaware

Age/Year of Birth:born1747

Two Additional Clues:went to college in new jersey

Clue:

He served as the first postmaster general

of Wilmington.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He voted against independence and did

sign the Declaration of Independence.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He voted against the independence, but

signed the Declaration of

Independence.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

4

Clue:

He was born in Connecticut.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

During the Revolution he served as a

lieutenant colonel in the dragoons.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

Served as one of the original trustees of

the University of Georgia at Athens.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

His notes at the convention described the

personalities of others.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He studied in Flanders, Belgium.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

5

Clue:

He died three years after the convention.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was opposed to increasing the power

of the federal government.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was called away from the convention

due to family illness.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

This Framer studied law under Thomas

Jefferson.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

After Shays’ Rebellion, he spoke out

against giving the common people too

much power.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

6

Clue:

He became an apprentice to a merchant

at the age of fifteen.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was born in the territory that became

Maine.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

In his early twenties he contracted

smallpox, which damaged his eyesight.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He came late to the convention and

served on Committee of Postponed

Matters.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

His wealth came from investing in trade.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

7

Clue:

He was arrested by the British for

treason, rescued by a group of patriots.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He went to convention because his

father and an associate decided not to

go.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He is not to be confused with the

gentlemen from Georgia who also did

not sign the Constitution.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served as a missionary among the

Mohawk Indians as a teen.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was born in Ireland and came to the

colonies at the age of two.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

8

Clue:

During the Revolution he served as

secretary and aide to General

Washington.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He believed that the Articles of

Confederation should simply have been

amended.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served eight years as chief justice of

the New York Supreme Court.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

In 1790, he moved, settling in what is

now Tennessee, and was one of its first

U.S. senators.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was born in North Carolina, but

raised in Ireland and Scotland.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He was educated to be a minister, but

studied medicine in Europe.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was one of the founders of the

University of North Carolina.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was tried and acquitted of the charge

of cowardice after the Battle of

Germantown.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

His Poor Richard’s Almanac was read

nationwide.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was expelled from the Quaker church

for his military service.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

10

Clue:

He served as superintendent of finance

under the Articles of Confederation..

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He lived in Philadelphia, where he was a

prominent businessman.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

This delegate was born in Connecticut,

the son of a British colonial official.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

After the Revolutionary war, he

defended loyalists and their

sympathizers.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

Early in life, he lost a leg in a carriage

accident.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

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Clue:

He studied law in London, then

practiced law and built a fortune.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served in the military during the

Revolution and was held as a prisoner

for two years.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He was an older cousin to delegate with

almost the same name.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

Clue:

He served in the British Army until

1771, when he resigned after marrying

a colonial girl.

Name:

State:

Age/Year of Birth:

Two Additional Clues:

9/11 timeline

8:20AM(est):Air traffic controllers suspect Flight 11 has been hijacked.
8:40AM:NORAD is notified of hijacking.
8:46AM: Flight 11 crashes into the WTC(World Trade Center)north tower.
8:52AM:Two F-15s take off from Otis Air Force Base.
8:56AM:By this time,it is evident that Flight 77 is lost.
9:03AM:Flight 175 crashes into the south WTC tower.
9:10AM:Major General Paul Weaver states Flight 77 came back on the (radar) Viriginia
9:28AM:Air traffic control learns that Floght 93 has been hijacked.
9:38AM:Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
9:59AM:The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
10:10Am:Flight 93 crashes in Pennsylvania.
10:28AM:The World Trade Center north tower collapses.

bellringer 9/13/2012

At philip barbour the kids helped clean the school.The different AA classes did different things. We got shirts. We cleaned the windows. Some of the AA classes was outside cleaning and some was inside cleaning.