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Civics

Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan

 

Teacher: Hessler         Grade: 9-12       Subject: Civics    Week: 1 3rd 9 weeks

 

 

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

Weekly Overview:

 

 

Unit Description: Explain how Congress Works. Examine the work of those employed by Congress. Explain how a President is elected. Distinguish between the roles of President and Congress in making foreign policy.

 

Essential Questions: What are the powers of Congress? How does a bill become a law? What exactly does the President do?

 

Resources/Materials: Text, Outside materials, possibly approved video (if time allows).

Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs:  C-1A-H1, C-1B-H1, C-1B-H2

 

 

 

Objectives:

 

 

Students will analyze how and why Congress is organized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the roles of committees in Congress.

Discuss the roles of Congress and the executive branch in the decision-making processes of government.

Analyze the responsibilities of the different members of the executive branch.

Discuss presidential advisers and the role they play in government.

 

 

Student Learning Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Read and discuss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer assorted questions.

Discussion, checking answers.

Read and discuss.

Video if time allows, if not, complete discussion and answer questions.

 

 

 

Homework:

Finish reading of Ch.6, Complete definitions.

Complete any work not finished in class.

 

Complete assigned reading in Ch.7

 

Attachments:

 

 

Assessments: Oral Q&A, Quizzes, notebook check.

 

 

Links:

 

 

How will I address literacy this week? Reading and understanding given terms relevant to our topic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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