Civics: Writing Contest

Being an American Essay Contest

The Bill of Rights Institute is currently hosting an essay contest for high school students.

The contest asks students to write an essay (1000 words max) about the following question,
"how does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?"

Cash prizes of up to $1000 will be awarded in five U.S. regions.
You can find the contest rules here. Entries are due by December 15.

Submit a copy of your essay to Mr. Mallory for Bonus Credit

CIVICS; Extra Credit& Memorization Pieces

Paraphrase any of the following (for bonus credit):

• The Oath of Allegiance made by immigrants being naturalized (pg.15)
• The first 6 paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence (pg.44)
• The Mayflower Compact

Memorize for Chapter 2 (Mandatory, not just for extra credit):

• The 2nd paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths..." 

Previous memorization pieces:

• The Pledge of Allegiance
• The Boyer Valley Fight Song

Future memorization pieces:

• The Preamble to the Constitution (pg.68)

Civics; What should govt. do for young people in this recession?

http://www.ted.com/conversations/6663/how_do_you_feel_about_the_resp.html

How do you feel about the responsibility of the government towards the young people (18-25) regarding the economic and financial crisis?

Follow the link above to a web-discussion. It's only open for another 13 hours, so you need to read over it now- feel free to participate, I'll be impressed with you.

Read it, write about it, and I'll give you extra credit. 1) Summarize the discussion, 2) Offer your opinion and defend it well. Shoot for 150 words. (I'll take 75, I'm easy).