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December 5/8:
Classwork: Notes on Redistricting the House
(Gerrymander, Redistrict, Reapportion),
Draw your own district
Homework: Gerrymander Cartoon Analysis
December 3/4:
Classwork: Powers of the Federal Government
(Expressed, Concurrent, Implied, Denied, Reserved)
Homework: None
December 1/2:
Classwork: Powers and Qualifications of the
Legislative Branch, Journal 7 (A Day Only)
Homework: Journal 7 (B Day Only)
November 21:
Classwork: Begin Legislative Branch
Homework: None
November 19/20:
Classwork: Executive Branch Test
Homework: A Day- returned signed progress report,
B Day- None
November 17/18:
Classwork: Executive Branch Review Games
Homework: Bring Study Guide and textbook next class!
(B Day- Return Signed Progress Report)
November 13/14:
Classwork: Influences on the President
Homework: Study Guide for the third test
November 11/12:
Classwork: Go over answer to the Executive Branch
Quiz, Read about the budget process, and create
your own budget.
Homework: Journal 6 on the EPA
November 7/10:
Classwork: Executive Branch Quiz and Influences of the President
Homework: Make Up Work: Have you done?
8.1 and 8.2 Guided Reading, Journal 5, and the
Election Assignment?
November 5/6:
Classwork: The Cabinet and Executive Agencies
Homework: Journal 5 and Quiz on the Executive Branch NEXT CLASS (4B: Reading on Regulatory Agencies)
October 31/ November 3:
Classwork: Checks and Balances of the President, Electoral
College Reading/Questions, and
Computer Lab (A Day ONLY)
Homework: Election Assignment due November 3
October 29/30:
Classwork: Powers of the President, Governor, and County
Executive
Homework: Election Assignment due November 3
October 25/28:
Classwork: Electoral College Brain Pop and Computer Lab to
work on Election Assignment
Homework: Return Signed Progress Report and Election Assignment
October 23/24: Mrs. Poole SUB DAY!
Classwork: Guided Reading activity Chapter 8
(Sections 1 and 2). Students turned in classwork
at the end of the period.
Homework: None-- Unless you want to turn in the
Election Assignment (blue paper) early for
EXTRA CREDIT!
October 21/22:
Classwork: TEST DAY on Constitution (Chapter 2, 3, and 4)
Homework: Election Assignment (blue paper)
Due November 3
October 16/20:
Classwork: Constitution Court Cases (Marbury v. Madison and
McCulloch v. Maryland) and Review Day
Homework: Study Guide due on Test Day
October 14/15:
Classwork: Powers of Congress (p.95-98)
Homework: Study Guide due on Test Day
October 10/13:
Classwork: Finish presentations of Bill of Rights
Homework: A Day (project due on Tuesday) and B Day
(Begin Study Guide for Unit Two Test)
October 7/8:
Classwork: Federalist v. Anti-Federalists and
Bill of Rights Presentations
Homework: Scavenger Hunt Project Due on October 13/14
October 3/6:
Classwork: Structure of the Constitution
Homework: A Day - Return Signed Progress Report, B Day - None
October 1/2:
Classwork: Constitutional Convention Debate
Homework: A Day - None, B Day - Return Signed Progress Report
September 26/29:
Classwork: Articles of Confederation Notes and
Principles of Democracy
Homework: Journal 4
September 24/25:
Classwork: Timeline to Independence
Homework: Weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation cartoon drawing (A day- return signed progress reports)
September 22/23:
Classwork: Guided Reading Chapter 2.1
Homework: Journal 3 on limited and representative
government (B day- return signed progress reports)
September 18/19:
Classwork: Unit 1 Test (on all notes in notebook)
Homework: None
September 17:
Classwork: Review for Test
Homework Study for Test
AFTER SCHOOL TEST REVIEW GROUP: 2:05PM TO 3PM
September 15/16:
Classwork: Review for Test
Homework: Study for Test
September 11/12:
Classwork: Quiz 1 on Intro to Government, Bead Game to learn
the types of economies (traditional, command, market, and
mixed-market)
Homework: Unit 1 Test on September
September 9/10:
Classwork: Textbook Guided reading on types of governments
(monarchy, dicatorship, etc) and advantages and disadvantages of each
Homework: Study all your notes for a "not-so-pop" quiz!
September 5/8:
Classwork: Forms of government (unitary, confederate, federal) and
create a flipbook
Homework: Journal 2 on forms of government
September 3/4:
Classwork: Locke Reading and debriefing questions (A day only)
Homework: Summer Reading, Signed Syllabus, Journal 1 (do anything that needs to be made up... otherwise NONE!)
August 29/September 2:
Classwork: Shipwrecked Activity (Group work, debrief questions), Notes on the Four Purposes of Government
Homework: Journal 1 on purposes of government
August 27/28:
Classwork: PRIDE Matrix, Go Over Syllabus, Find Someone Who, Academic Integrity
Homework: Summer Reading?, Return Signed Syllabus
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