Good Afternoon Please grab your drill books and

Good Afternoon! Please grab your drill books and take a seat.

9/29 Do Now: Write the answers in your drill book. Start every answer on a new line. 1. What is the definition of judicial review? Why do you think this is such an important principle? 2. Imagine you are the President, how would you feel if a state wanted to disobey a national law and go their own way? Why would you react that way? 3. This weekend is finally going to have really nice, cool weather. Are you going to do anything to take advantage of it? What are you going to do (or not do)?

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It’s BCR DAY!!! WOOO! What is a BCR exactly?

BCR Rubric 4 • This response shows understanding of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is insightful, integrates knowledge, and demonstrates powerful application. The application shows powerful evidence of higher order thinking skills. Concepts are accurate and well supported. There are no misconceptions. The response is comprehensive.

BCR Rubric 3 • This response shows some understanding of the content, question, and/or problem. The response includes appropriate application that demonstrates evidence of higher order thinking skills. • The application shows some evidence of higher order thinking skills. • Concepts are accurate and supported. • There are no interfering misconceptions. • The response may not develop all parts equally.

BCR Rubric 2 • This response shows knowledge of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is acceptable with some key ideas. The response shows little or no evidence of application. • The response includes some basic ideas. • The response provides little or no support. • There are minimal misconceptions.

BCR Rubric 1 • This response shows minimal knowledge of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is related to the question, but it is inadequate. • The response includes incomplete or fragmented ideas or knowledge. • There may be significant misconceptions.

It’s BCR DAY!!! WOOO! But first, let’s review…

Federalism Idea: All levels of government share authority, but higher levels have more Why: Ruling a nation at one level is very difficult & it provides multiple opportunities to resolve conflicts Example: The United States has different LEVELS of gov’t

What issues could this cause? • States and the federal gov’t may disagree on issues • Federal gov’t may deny money to states unless they adopt their rules

Federalism Advantages • States get to make their own decisions (some of the time) • One level does not have to take care of everything • MD can focus on schools while US focusses on military Disadvantages • States do not have complete authority, still have to listen to Federal gov’t • Cooperation is required to solve problems

Now let’s jump into that BCR!

• What are some of the disadvantages to states under a federal system of government? • Do the advantages of federalism outweigh the disadvantages? Explain why or why not. • Include details and examples to support your answers.

Now onto the RACE Style! A structured writing format that helps you construct logical paragraphs with textual evidence to support your answers. RACE gives your writing organization and allows others to understand you easily.

Step One: Attacking the Question Words 1. Circle words that tell you what to do. 2. Underline any words that give you more direction about this action. Knowledge Words 3. Draw a box around the terms or events that you need to show you understand. Concepts and Principles 4. Put parentheses around the concepts or principles (if there any to which the details of your response must be applied).

What are RACE paragraphs? RACE paragraphs are made out of 6 -7 sentences. They use five kinds of sentences to build a strong, detailed argument about a topic. Fill in the notes and examples below to learn how to create your own RACE paragraphs.

The 5 Kinds of RACE Sentences • R: This is a topic sentence that explains your opinion or main idea - you need to RESTATE the question!!! • A: This is a reason that supports and ANSWERS the first or second bullet in a BCR. • C: This is an example that CITES/supports you’re A (answer). • E: This is the sentence where you EXPLAIN your example! • FINAL - This is a concluding sentence that summarizes your paragraph.

These sentences should be combined in the following order: R A C/E Answers the 1 st bullet point A C/E Answers the 2 nd bullet Final

Here is a sample paragraph. Label the sentences according to the descriptions above. • R: The movie Coach Carter teaches many excellent life lessons. • A: First, Coach Carter teaches his players that academics are more important than sports. • C/E: For example, he locks the gym when their grades are low even though they have a state championship coming up soon. • A: Second, he teaches his players to respect themselves and one another. • C/E For instance, he calls them each “sir” and forbids the n-word. • FINAL: In conclusion, the movie Coach Carter teaches many excellent lessons about respect, hard work and academics.

Now Let’s Starting RACING! R A C E

Now Let’s Starting RACING! A C E

Now switch papers! • Please read through your partner’s guide and complete the checklist on the back of the paper • After you have completed the checklist, return your paper to your partner and tell them what they did WELL and what they could IMPROVE on!