Daily Agenda and Homework

Wednesday (TEAL) Nov 19/ Thursday (BLACK) Nov 20

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Turn in HW (GQ#1) to cubby

3.  Admit Slip:  Native Americans of the Northwest Coast-- how did they adapt to their environment?

4.  Continue work on Native American Cultural Regions

HW:  1)  Postcard Assignment  AND  2) finish Cultural Regions if you didn't in class (For 1st Block, need 4 regions total including Northwest Coast; For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Blocks, need 5 regions total including Northwest Coast)

Monday (TEAL) Nov 17/ Tuesday (BLACK) Nov 18

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Set up Unit 2 section in notebook:  table of contents, essential question, guiding questions

3.  Great Convergence ppt notes

4.  Native American Adaptations

HW:  Answer Guiding Question #1-- separate sheet of paper-- at least 1 paragraph

Thursday/Friday Nov 13/14

TEST!!

HW:  none unless you owe me late work!

Tuesday (TEAL) November 11/ Wednesday (BLACK) November 12

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Judicial Review added to Constitution vocabulary

3.  Gideon case about 6th Amendment and Judicial Review

4.   Review for test

HW:  study for test; must turn in signed note on studying on test date

Friday (TEAL) November 7/ Monday (BLACK) November 10

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Bill of Rights review (turn in)

3.  Federalism notes (powerpoint)

4.  Scenarios on Federalism:  Who has the power?

5.  Power Puzzler (turn in)

HW:  Study for Unit Test on Thursday Nov 13 (TEAL classes)/Friday Nov 14 (BLACK classes); finish Bill of Rights review and Power Puzzler if didn't in class

Wednesday (TEAL) November 5/ Thursday (BLACK) November 6

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Election Debrief

3.  Presidential Automobile Article

4.  Election Journal Prompt

5.  Citizen Rights and Responsibilities

6.  Study Guide review/ work time

HW:  Unit Test coming up on Nov 13 and Nov 14  (25 mult choice, 1 ORQ, 10 Constitutional scenarios)  Work on Study Guide by marking up your Constitution

Tuesday November 4

NO SCHOOL!  Election Day

Monday (BLACK) November 3

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  NOMS Mock Election 

HW:  none (yippee!)

Thursday (BLACK) Oct 30/ Friday (TEAL) Oct 31

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Election prep

3.  Political cartoon analysis

4.  Review American Govt learning check (from before Fall Break)

HW:  none-- Happy Halloween! 

Tuesday (BLACK) Oct 28/ Wednesday (TEAL) Oct 29

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Election work time:  due by end of class-- speeches, posters, announcements, polling results

HW:  Notes on Vice President article from Upfront magazine due next class

Monday (TEAL) Oct 27

FIELD TRIP!

Tuesday (TEAL) Oct 14 / Wednesday (BLACK) Oct 15

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Catch up and Review for Learning Check

3.  Library:  Election Work time

HW:  STUDY!  Learning Check on American Government (80pts) is next class-- study these topics:  types of government, constitution vocabulary, three branches of government, Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights vocabulary

Friday (TEAL) Oct 10/ Monday (BLACK) Oct 13

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  1 hour library work time on election campaigns

3.  50 States learning check

HW:  Complete campaign packet (anything not completed in class)  Coming up:  Government Learning Check on Thursday Oct 16 (TEAL classes) and Friday Oct 17 (BLACK classes)

Wednesday (TEAL) Oct 8/ Thursday (BLACK) Oct 9

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Complete Bill of Rights "In your own words"

3.  How well do you know your Bill of Rights rights?!

4.  Limits on the 1st Amendment freedom of speech/expression

HW:  50 states learning check (there will be no word bank and spelling counts)

Monday (TEAL) Oct 6/ Tuesday (BLACK) Oct 7

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Complete:  Let's Watch TV!  Political Commercials

3.  Bill of Rights:  Vocabulary and In Your Own Words

HW:  Article from current events magazine:  "The Death Penalty Debate" read and answer questions  Coming up:  50 states learning check  (no word bank and spelling counts)

Thursday (TEAL) Oct 2/ Friday (BLACK) Oct 3

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  check HW  (article: McCain vs.  Obama)

3.  Learning check:  Western states

4.  Let's watch TV!  Political commercials

5.  Notebook updating-- get organized; update Table of Contents

HW:  Due next class:  GQ #5 and #7, leave a blank page for GQ #6;  3rd block only: read/take notes on article "McCain vs. Obama:  What's at Stake"; Coming up:  50 states test (spelling counts) on Oct 10 for Teal and Oct 13 for Black classes

Tuesday (TEAL) Sept 30/ Wednesday (BLACK) Oct 1

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Update guiding questions sheet with #6-8

3.  "Making Choices" activity for an election year

4.   Complete "Issues" survey

HW:  Prepare for a learning check next class on Western states and read/take notes on "McCain vs. Obama: What's at Stake" article  (UPCOMING:  50 states test on Fri Oct 10 (teal day) or Monday Oct 13 (black day)

Friday (TEAL) Sept 26/ Monday (BLACK) Sept 29

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  1st block: complete How a Bill Becomes a Law

3.  Political Cartoon Analysis:  Three Branches of Government

4.  Electoral College notes (powerpoint)

HW:  1st block:  Illustrate How a Bill Becomes a Law 

POWER OUTAGE!  NO SCHOOL!  (Sept 15-19)

Thursday (TEAL) Sept 11/ Friday (BLACK) Sept 12

Tuesday (TEAL) Sept 9/ Wednesday (BLACK) Sept 10

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Review 3 Branches with internet game (see my "links" section)

3.  Learning Check:  Three Branches of Government (45 points)

4.  Checks and Balances

HW:  finish Checks and Balances (if did not complete in class) and prepare for Learning Check on Southwest states next class (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona)

Friday (TEAL) Sept 5/ Monday (BLACK) Sept 8

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Practice "quiz" on 3 Branches  (powerpoint)

3.  Government to the Rescue! card game

4.  School House Rock!  (Three Ring Government/Preamble)

5.  Guiding Question #4  (4 paragraphs needed)

HW:  complete GQ#4 and prepare for a Learning Check next class on the 3 branches of government (study the "Chart of the Three Branches" and "Three Branches" worksheets)

Wednesday (TEAL) Sept3/ Thursday (BLACK) Sept 4

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Learning Check: Northeast and Southeast US

3.  Chart of the 3 Branches of Government (see powerpoint)

4.  Constitution vocabulary:  impeach, separation of powers, checks and balances

5.  Three Branches of Government (worksheet)

6.  Government to the Rescue!  Card Game (begin...finish next class)

HW:  none (yippee!)

Friday (TEAL) August 29/ Tuesday (BLACK) Sept 2

1.  Record HW in Agenda

2.  Learning Check on Southeast U.S.

3.  Constitution Race

HW:  Next class (Wed Sept3/Thurs Sept 4) there will be a Learning Check on both the Northeast region and Southeast region (23 states total)

Wednesday(TEAL)/ Thursday(BLACK) August 27 and 28

1.  Record HW in Agenda; record Guiding Question #4

2.  Learning Check US Geography:  Northeast

3.  Constitution Vocabulary  (popular sovereignty, constitution, amendment, ratify)

4.  GIFT :-)  your own copy of the Constitution!

5.  Race:  questions about the Constitution

HW:  Prepare for a Learning Check next class (Fri Aug 29/Tues Sept 2) on the Southeast region of U.S.  (West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)

Monday August 25 (TEAL-- 1st and 2nd blocks)

1.  Record HW in Agenda; check homework from last class

2.  9 Fundamental Democratic Values-- definitions/illustrations

HW:  Learning Check next class on 11 Northeast states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland)

Friday August 22 (BLACK-- 3rd and 4th blocks)

1.  Record HW in Agenda; Record new items in table of contents; Record Guiding Question #3

2.  Finish Types of Government notes; finish Guiding Question #1

3.  Preamble Scramble

4.  Purposes of government powerpoint

HW:  There will be a Learning Check (mini-quiz) next class about Types of Government; Answer Guiding Question #2

Thursday August 21 (TEAL-- 1st and 2nd blocks)

1.  Record HW in Agenda; Record new items in table of contents; Record Guiding Question #3

2.  Learning Check #1 (over types of government)

3.  Scrambler

4.  Purposes of Government notes (powerpoint)

HW:  Answer Guiding Question #2 in notebook (need at least 1 full paragraph-- 5 to 7 sentences)

Tuesday August 19 (TEAL)/ Wednesday August 20 (BLACK)

1.  Turn in Q-up assignment to class cubby

2.  Notebook set up for Government unit

3.  Castaways scenario/questions

4.  Types of government notes

HW:  prepare for a learning check (mini-quiz) next class by answering Guiding Question #1

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