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= Note: The final exam is 85 multiple choice questions. The essay portion will be take-home and done over the holidays. I have postponed the Amendments portion of the test until about 2 weeks after break, specific date TBA. Don't forget to re-take your Words to Know test this week if you have not passed it -- you will receive an INC/F grade for the semester if that is not done. = =Welcome To Team 1's Wiki=

Schedule:

 * November 11th Have written Paragraphs by end of Friday
 * November 18th Mrs. Steinkamp Gone (Preston Also) Print Paragraph from Wiki and begin editing and compiling, theme write intro and conclu.
 * No meeting for Thanksgiving
 * December 2nd Finalize speech + read through
 * December 8th Practicing and writing cross fire questions
 * December 14th-15th Full run throughs with questions from Mrs. Steinkamp
 * December 16th **PRESENTATION TIME!!!**

Our Topics:

 * 1) How did both **classical republicans** and the **natural rights philosophers** influence the **Founders' views about government (Impact Constitution + Dec. of Ind.)**?
 * What are the essential **differences** between **classical republicanism** and **natural rights philosophy**?
 * Why do both **classical republicans** and **natural rights philosophers** stress the need for **education and preparation for citizenship**?

Our Grade (What we are Going to present/demonstrate):

 * 1) Understanding - To what extent did participants demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic issues addresssed by the questions?
 * **Indepth Understanding**: Key concepts/theems/issues/relatinoships identified, fully defined and extensively described (e.g. origin, development, people, significance, impact); acknowledgement of opposing viewpoints (if any).
 * 1) Constitutional Application - To what extent did participants appropriately apply knowledge of constitutional history and principles?
 * **Full, Accurate, and appropriate** application of knowledge (e.g., historical and current application, examples, effects, results, problems, issues, future issues)
 * 1) Reasoning - To what extent did participants support their positions with sound reasoning?
 * **Strong Support of positions with sound reasoning:** conclusions reached with consideration of opposing viewpoints, opinions with reasons, noting relationships, grasping principles, logical inferences
 * 1) Supporting Evidence - To what extent did participants support their positions with historical or contemporary evidence, examples, and/or illustrations?
 * **Accurate support of positions** with extensive historical or contemporary evidence, examples, illustrations
 * 1) Responsiveness - To what did participantss answers address the questions asked?
 * **Accurate and full response to all questions:** main and subquestions, follow-up questions
 * 1) Participation - To what extent did __most__group members contribute to the group's presentation?
 * **Participation by all/most on an equal basis**

Members & User Names:

 * Preston--Preston_NHS
 * Mrs. Steinkamp--kathisteinkamp
 * James--James135135
 * Yvette--YA2412
 * Morgan- morgan_ling
 * Derick- derickgansebom

Parts & Pointers:

 * Preston (Leader/Organizer): Natural Rights Philosophy
 * Yvette: History
 * James: Classical Republicanism
 * Keep in mind that Classical Republicanism and Natural Rights Philosophy will be compared and contrasted during this hearing you and I [Preston] should compare notes at some point and work on differences.
 * Pay attention to how it relates to the constitution
 * Pay attention to the parts that deal with education and preparation for citizenship
 * Hailey & Keegan: Federalist and Anit-Federalists
 * There are a lot of papers to read do NOT put this off until the last moment
 * Derick: Legal Precedents
 * Court Cases and Legal Documents (i.e. Magna Carta) count as legal precedent
 * Morgan: Education and Citizenship
 * thanks for the advice Preston, I got this
 * thanks for the advice Preston, I got this

Potentially Useful Items:
 * An original copy of: [|The Republic]
 * Spark Note's Guide To: The Republic
 * An original copy of: [|Politics]
 * Spark Note's Guide To: [|Politics]
 * A Brief Version of the Constitution with Links to Original Text: [|Constitution]