Welcome to Advanced Content Georgia Studies!
Buckle your seat belts for a fun ride through Georgia in the context of the
American experience!
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Check out my blog site, too: http://msbclass.blogspot.com/
E-mail me with questions or work: linda.bonstein@cobbk12.org
COURSE CONTENT: A study of the state of Georgia, including geography,
history, economics and government/civics, all in the context of the American
experience. Remember: We all have the reponsibility to become informed and
active citizens!
NOTE: Powerpoint presentations, Unit Outline sheets, Current Event
Planning Sheets, and project information can be found on Bonstein Docs!
Also, scroll down on this page for online textbook log-in, project source
suggestions, and many other tips!
Current Focus is the three branches of GA government, followed by local
government and government funding! Stay tuned!
Mrs. Bonstein
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Classwork(CW)and Homework (HW):
Monday, February 6 - CW: warm-up, quiz review, continue jigsaw activity
HW: study vocab. and ids for quiz tomorrow, benchmark on government tomorrow
Tuesday, February 7 - CW: benchmark on government standards, Venn diagram on
religions at turn of 18-19th century, vocab. illustration, be ready for
remining speeches on E.Q. tomorrow
HW: quiz delayed until Fri. - please study Unit vocab. and ids!
Wednesday, February 8 - CW: warm-up, finish speeches on E.Q., turn in vocab.
illustration from yesterday, finish Venn diagram on religions, stations
on "lost causes" and Creek treaties
HW: study for Fri. vocab./ids quiz
Thursday, February 9 - CW: warm-up, continue stations work
HW: see Wed.
Friday, February 10 - CW: warm-up, summary of stations work, quiz, Cherokee
Ppt., create a Cherokee timeline
HW: None!
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Monday, January 30 - CW: warm-up, finish work from Fri. as needed, read state
revenue handout and either take notes or answer questions
HW: local government take-home test due tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 31 - CW: warm-up (today's E.Q.), local government essay
tests in (with volunteer sharing, S.O.S. for government revenue and local
government stds.
HW: Prepare for a return to history!
Wednesday, February 1 - CW: warm-up, "painting analysis", vocab. and ids
distributed, finish S.O.S. from last unit, turn in warm-ups from local gov't.
and government budgeting standards
HW: Read p. 177-178 and create a well-contructed 8 sentence paragraph in
response or to summarize; ids due Fri. (quiz Tues.)
Thursday, February 2 - CW:w arm-up, share land fever paragraphs, capital
issues play and questions, one sentence summary of the causes and effects of
the Yazoo land fraud
HW: vocab. and ids due tomorrow
Friday, February 3 - CW: Warm-up, ck. vocab., outlining activity, jigsaw on
economic growth of GA at the dawn of the 19th century
HW: finish reading sections and taking notes (A expert groups do p. 179-183
and B groups do p. 184-188), study for Tues. quiz and government benchmark,
also on Tues.
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Monday, January 23 - CW: warm-up, late CES in, executive branch handouts and
questions, explain take-home essay test on local government
HW: study for executive branch quiz Wed., local gove't take-home test due
Tues., 1/31
Tuesday, January 24 - CW: warm-up, ck. executive branch handouts, executive
branch review and game
HW: study for GA executive branch quiz (tomorrow), work on local gov't take-
home test
Wednesday, January 25 - CW: quiz review, quiz, "Sayings on the Standards",
warm-ups in
HW: local gov't take-home test due Tues., 1/31
Thursday, January 26 - CW: warm-up, finish yesterday's 3 branches work, local
government vocab. and ids, city/county gov't organizers
HW: see Wed.
Friday, January 27 - CW: warm-up, finish today: S.O.S. on GA branches, local
government vocab. and ids, city/county organizers
HW: see Wed.
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Tuesday, January 17 - CW: warm-up, ck. vocab. thru 45, continue judicial
branch and juvenile justice work
HW: CE due Fri. on local government (news from any city, county, or special
district government - such as school board or MARTA - in Georgia)
Wednesday, January 18 - CW: warm-up, share judicial branch (7 GA courts) work
from Think-Tac-Toe (note-taking by those not presenting)
HW: see Tues.
Thursday, January 19 - CW: warm-ups, finish sharing judicial TTTs and taking
notes from those presentations, password review for judicial quiz
HW: study for tomorrow's judicial quiz, CE due tomorrow on local gov't. (see
above)
Friday, January 20 - CW: judicial quiz, GA Stories on executive branch and
other state gov't., local gov't take-home essay test assigned
HW:study for Tues. executive branch quiz, begin researching for local gov't.
essay test due 1/31
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Tuesday and Wednesday, January 10-11, 2012 - CW: continue analysis of film
clips from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, discuss GA Model legislature
HW: none
Thursday, January 13, 2012 - CW: finish Mr. Smith...., begin juvenile justice
unit
HW: all remaining 3 branches of government vocabulary due Tues., 1/17; CE due
1/20 on local government (city, county, school board, MARTA, etc.)
Friday, January 14, 2012 - CW: GA Stories on Juvenile Justice, discuss JJ
vocab., act out student-created script showing the juvenile justice process
HW: see Thursday - vocab. is on Bonstein Docs if yours has been misplaced
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SPECIAL NOTES I:
Organization: Stay organized! You may use sections in a shared-
subject binder, or use a separate binder. Recommended social studies
sections for your binder: Warm-ups, Notes and handouts, HW and Returned
tests/quizzes, Current events. Keep your warm-ups, homework, notes and
handouts even after removing them for your binder (I suggest a folder that
you can keep until the end of the year for items that you can no longer fit
into your binder). Remember that you have a final over the entire course
during the last week of school!
ALSO: Powerpoint presentations, Unit Outline sheets, Current
Event Planning Sheets, and project information can usually be found on the
Bonstein Docs page of this site!
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SPECIAL NOTES II:
Online textbook can be found at
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/
Textbook Table of Contents (This may help you with the CD or online book):
Chapter 1 - Pages 2-39 Chapter 7 - 206-251 Chapter 13 - 464-495
Chapter 2 - Pages 40-67 Chapter 8 - 252-291 Chapter 14 - 496-525
Chapter 3 - Pages 70-99 Chapter 9 - 292-331 Chapter 15 - 526-553
Chapter 4 - 100-131 Chapter 10- 332-375 Spec. Section: GA
Chapter 5 - 132-167 Chapter 11- 376-417 Symbols - 554-559
Chapter 6 - 170-205 Chapter 12- 418-462 Chapter 16 - 560-585
For textbook resources (self-quiz, puzzles, Powerpoints), please go to
http://www.mystatehistory.com/ Then click Georgia; the student password
is ga11hist.
For Works Cited, word processing, or Current Events instructions, please
scroll to the bottom of this page.
Brainpop is now available to all - The password is now the same as the
username.
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CURRENT EVENT ASSIGNMENTS:
Every few weeks - beginning September 2 - you must turn in a completed
current event assignment. To maximize your credit on the CURRENT EVENT
RUBRIC:
Turn in the completed current event planning sheet, the entire article, and
a paper. The paper, typed or in ink on one side of the page(s) must
include: 1) summary of the article in your own words that identifies the key
issues and main points (a write-up of the planning sheet items), 2) analysis
of the event’s importance and your interpretation of the event, 3)
prediction of what the event could lead to in the future for the region or
world. Student use of standard English (grammar, spelling, etc.) in the
paper counts! It must be evident where applicable that the student can
distinguish fact from opinion.
Each article must be from a newspaper, newsmagazine, or web site. Each
one must be dated after the previous due date. For example, the article due
for a September 14th current event paper must be dated September 1–September
14. The article can be on an event in Georgia, or “Georgia in the World,”
or “the World in Georgia” unless you are instructed otherwise.
PLEASE ATTACH THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AND THE COMPLETED Planning Sheet
HANDOUT
TO YOUR ANALYSIS PAPER!
(*The Current Event Planning Sheet is available on Bonstein Docs!*)
A few suggested links for online access to Georgia current events:
http://newslink.org/ganews.html
http://www.usnpl.com/ganews.php
http://www.ajc.com/
http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
http://www.news4jax.com/news4georgia/index.html
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Great online sources for Georgia information, especially for research or
projects: (You will have to use the search function and scroll down the
page to access all information when you go to these sites):
http://memory.loc.gov/learn//features/timeline/colonial/georgia/georgia.html
http://eev.liu.edu/KK/colonial/resources.htm - this site has resources for
many colonial project topics!
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Home.jsp
http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahist.htm#English
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/geninfo.htm
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/courthouses/gahist.htm
http://dlgdemo.galib.uga.edu/GeorgiaReferenceShelf/StateLocalHistory.html?
Welcome
Children in Colonial GA
http://www.sd84.k12.id.us/Farmstid/coloniallife/chores.htm
http://brebru.com/webquests/colonialtimes/colonialchildren/colonialchildren.ht
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Works Cited or Bibliography information:
How to cite your references (the following is for MLA style; you may be
asked to use APA style for social sciences research in high school or
college):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
For electronic sources:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html#Electronic
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Word processing tips - For Word: to set font to 12 pt., use the top toolbar;
to set margins, go to "File -> Page setup -> margins"; to set spacing to
double go to "Format -> paragraph -> line spacing"; to do a word count,
highlight text you are counting (exclude your title and your name, date,
pd.), then go to tools, word count. If you have a newer computer with
VISTA, please remember to "Save As" an older version of Word or Powerpoint!
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