Civics

Week of Oct 15^th   - 19^th

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       Socratic Seminar – First Amendment

·       Court Case Investigation for Freedom of Speech

·       Discussion Post #8

Tuesday

·       Finish Court Cases

·       Discuss Findings

·       Investigate

·       Finished Court Cases

Wednesday

·       Explore the Rights of the Accused Amendments

Thursday

No School

Friday

No School

Week of Oct 8^th   - 12^th

Civics

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

No School

Tuesday

·       Debate Preparation (Last Day)

·       Debate Preparation

No Discussion Post this week

Wednesday

·       Debate Preparation (Last Day)

Thursday

·      Debate – Six Big Ideas

Friday

·       Debate – Six Big Ideas

Civics

Week of Oct 1^st  - 5^th

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       New Discussion Post

·       Constitution (Six Big Idea) Review

·       Primary Source Document Investigation

·       Discussion Post #7

·       Study for Quiz #3

·       Discussion Post #6

·       Constitution (Six Big Ideas)

Tuesday

·       Quiz #3 – Articles of Confederation and Constitution

·       Begin Preparation for Debate

·       Debate Preparation

Wednesday

·       Debate Preparation – Six Big Ideas

·       Debate Preparation

Thursday

·      Finish Debate Preparation

·      Debate Preparation

Friday

·       No School

Civics

Week of Sept 24^th    – 28^th   

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       New Discussion Post

·       Finish Identifying Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

·       Breakdown the Formatting of the Constitution

·       Discussion Post #6

·       Breakdown of Constitution Hand Out

·       Discussion Post #5

Tuesday

·       Introduce / Identify the Founding Fathers  

·       Social Media Profile Form provided in class

·       Breakdown of Constitution Hand Out

Wednesday

·       Finish Building Social Media Profiles for Founding Fathers

·       Discover why the six big ideas were placed within the Constitution

·       Social Media Profile Form provided in class

Thursday

·      Review the Constitution to find specific areas in which the Big Ideas are located

·      Graphic Organizer for Six Big Ideas

Friday

·       Present findings to class and identify current news event in which a Big Idea can be identified

·      Graphic Organizer for Six Big Ideas

Civics

Week of Sept 17^th    – 21st   

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       Jeopardy Review (Assessment Weds.)

·       New Discussion Post

·       Discussion Post #5

·       Discussion Post #4

Tuesday

·       Limitations on Government Activity

·      Duties and Responsibilities Propaganda

Wednesday

·       Assessment #1

Thursday

·      Introduce Articles of Confederation / Constitution

·       Cause / Effect Wksht

·      Constitutional Story Board

Friday

·       Identify Limitations in the Constitutions

Civics

Week of Sept 10^th    – 15^th  

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

• Finish Presentations (Creating a Country / Government)

·       Discussion Post #4

• Discussion Post #3

Tuesday

• 9/11 Video – Discussion of the events that took place

Wednesday

·       Socratic Seminar – Duties and Responsibilities

·       Begin work on Propaganda Poster

Thursday

·       Continue work on Propaganda Poster

·       Propaganda Poster

Friday

·       Finish Propaganda Poster

·       Provided Study Guide for Assessment #1 (Next Weds.)

·      Propaganda Poster

Civics

Week of Sept 3^rd   – 7^th

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

• No School

·       Project – Creating a Nation

• Discussion Post #2

Tuesday

• Quiz #2
• Project - Continue Working on Creating a Nation

·       Discussion Post #3

·       Creating a Nation Project

Wednesday

·       Project - Continue Working on Creating a Nation

·       Discussion Post #3

·       Creating a Nation Project

Thursday

·       Project – Finish working on Creating a Nation

·       Discussion Post #3

·       Creating a Nation Project

Friday

·       Project Presentation

·       Discussion Post #3

Civics

Week of August 27th – 31st

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Monday

• Begin Discussing Thomas Hobbes and John Locke – Why government?
• Quiz #1 - Citizenship
• Discussion post is assigned.

• Discussion Post #2

Tuesday

• Finish Discussion of Thomas Hobbes / John Locke
• Wksht – Why Gvt?
• Begin Sovereign State Discussion

• Finish Wksht – Why Gvt?

Wednesday

• Begin Project – Creation of Sovereign State based on criteria provided in Rubric

Thursday

• Continue Working on Project – Sovereign State

Friday

 NO SCHOOL

Civics

Week of August 20th - 24th

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

• Work 1-on-1 with students to develop final thesis statement on whether or not diversity makes the United States stronger or weaker as a nation.

• Discussion post is assigned.

• Re-write thesis if necessary

• Develop outline

• Discussion Post

• Thesis statement initial version

Tuesday

• Review outlines to begin development of rough draft in class

• Work on rough draft

• Discussion Post

• Outline

• Final version of thesis statement

Wednesday

• Peer review and editing of rough draft version of diversity essay

• Peer review (at least two peers)

• Begin writing final version of essay

• Discussion Post

• Rough Draft

Thursday

• Powerpoint - Citizenship - How to gain or lose it

• Notes on Lecture

• Optional - study for quiz

• Discussion Post

• Final version of essay is due

Friday

• Quiz #1 - Immigration and Citizenship

• Discussion Post

• Nothing