Week of Dec. 11^th – Dec. 15^th

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Finishing Script for Public Service Announcement – Human Rights

Final Day 1 – Multiple Choice (50 Questions)

Tuesday

Begin Filming for Public Service Announcement – Human Rights

Final Day 2 – Short Answer – Ten questions, choose five and answer them thoroughly.

Wednesday

Continue Filming for Public Service Announcement – Human Rights

Final Day 3 – Essay – Outline w/ bullet points usable on assessment. Three questions provided on day 2 – choose one of those three to answer.

Thursday

Edit Public Service Announcement Films for final submission – Due Today.

Civics Lightning Round Activity - Game

Friday

Watch Public Service Announcement in class – half day (last day of semester).  

Introduction to World Geography (last day of semester)

Week of Dec. 4^th – Dec. 8^th

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Review Peer Edits to Civil Liberties Essay – Begin writing final draft

Review for Quiz – Quizziz website and paper study guide

Tuesday

Final Draft is due – Civil Liberties Paper (Make sure you have turned in the thesis statement, outline, rough draft, and peer edits)

Quiz for Branches of Government. Once finished, select government based crash course video to study more in depth and develop a deep question about – examples will be provided.

Wednesday

Introduction to Human Rights – watch videos and take notes.

Create google slide presentation regarding the question formulated in previous day, to provide answer to question to the class.

Thursday

Discuss videos and impact they had / importance of Human Rights. Break up into small groups to begin writing script for Human Rights Public Service Announcement (PSA).

Study guide for final will be handed out (paper copy). An electronic study guide will also be available.

Friday

Continue writing script for PSA. Start to create story board for filming PSA as a group.

Continue to work on study guide for final, ask questions if necessary – Final will start Monday.

Week of Nov. 27^th – December 1st

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Finishing up Terrorism Pamphlet Presentations using knowledge gained in class to try and convince other students an event they selected was in fact a terrorist action.

Investigate / Research material regarding the viability of the Electoral College within our political system (Guided questions provided).

Tuesday

Socratic seminar on differences of Civil Liberties / Civil Rights. Discuss Civil Liberties within School.

Debate – Electoral College

Wednesday

Begin working on thesis statement for five-hundred-word essay over whether or not the school violates students Civil Liberties.

Introduction to Judicial Branch (Civil, Criminal, Appellate, Supreme Courts).

Thursday

Create Outline / write rough draft for five-hundred-word essay

Investigate Court Cases –

Safford United School District v. Redding

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Brown v Board of Education

Friday

Peer editing of five-hundred-word essay.

-        Final Draft Due Monday 11:59 PM

Continue Court Case activity.

Week of Nov. 6^th – Nov. 10th

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Students will begin creating Google Slide presentation to be presented on Wednesday – Topic : Solving Poverty

Unit Assessment – Articles of Confederation, Articles of Constitution, Amendments, Civil Rights

Tuesday

Students will finish creating Google Slide presentation to be presented on Wednesday – Topic : Solving Poverty

Begin more in-depth look into the Legislative Branch through reading / worksheet / game

Wednesday

First day: Presentation for Solving Poverty – Students will present their unique approaches to solving poverty, while also asking questions to other groups regarding their plans of actions.

Students will participate in an activity to learn what the twelve steps to the legislative process and determine the order in which each of these activities occurs.

Thursday

Final day: Presentation for Solving Poverty – Students will present their unique approaches to solving poverty, while also asking questions to other groups regarding their plans of actions.

Students will work in small groups to review primary source documents that are either currently or recently within in the twelve-step process.

Friday

No School

No School

Week of October 30th – Nov 3rd

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Investigate Cost of Living in Local Area

Re-visit nonviolent protesting assignment in order to work in small groups and create a presentation.

Tuesday

Create Cost of Living Calculations for criteria set forth by class previous day.

Finish assignment and present findings to class, attempting to convince them their historical event is nonviolent in nature – using the criteria set forth to them previously in primary source documents.

Wednesday

Compare / Contrast findings for cost of living with that of federal minimum wage. Introduce Solving Poverty Project.

Participate in panels over civil rights events to investigate and decide whether or not these events were nonviolent / violent or warranted / unwarranted.

Thursday

Groups begin working on distinct ways in which they could significantly impact poverty within the United States by brainstorming new programs or examining ways in which old programs could be improved.

In depth analysis of the causes that brought about the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as the results of its passing.

Sharing Quizziz for assessment that will take place on Monday, November 6^th.

Friday

Groups continue the investigation and begin to formulate a plan of action in how they will convince their classmates their plan is the best moving forward.

Review day for assessment on Monday.

Week of October 23 - 27

Current Events

Civics

Monday

Create PowerPoint Presentation – Immigration Story

Finish – Movie Selma (Civil Rights)

Tuesday

Create Voice recording – Immigration Story

Analysis of Primary Source documents from historical figures - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lyndon B(aines). Johnson, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, and J. Edgar Hoover.

Wednesday

Presentation – Immigration Story

Introduction of Voting Rights Act of 1965 - A discussion will be based on limitations states placed on African Americans – poll taxes, grandfather clause, literacy and civics tests, as well as violence.

Thursday

Socratic Seminar – Current Events

Trip to University of Kansas

Friday

Students will begin investigating the interconnectedness that exists between poverty and immigration.

Students will investigate how engaged the current community is in the voting process using sources such as the online U.S. Census Bureau. They will look at current issues such as voter fraud and restrictions, and how they are limited by the state through regulations or laws.