UPDATED!!! Ms. Harper's Lesson Plans for the week of January 27 - February 3

RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 27 AND TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 DUE TO EXTREME COLD.

Wednesday January 29 Students will interpret Political Cartoons	Activities: *CNN News *Students will share political cartoons created by taking a famous phrase/theme from the colonial experience and applying it to a current event.	Homework: No homework.
Thursday January 30 Creating the Constitution / (Power Point)	Activities: *The students will watch a power point on this section and complete a handout. Click here for  Power Point	Homework: No homework
Friday January 31 Struggle for Ratification	Activities: *CNN News - OPEN NOTE QUIZ!!!! *Click Here: Interactive Reading Guide Ch 5 Section 2	Homework: Complete in class worksheet to use on quiz.
Monday February 3 Who were the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?	Activities *CNN News *Notes:  Federalists and Anti-Federalists Power Point Notes and Graphic Organizer. Click here for Power Point *Open Note:  Quiz over Section 1&2	Homework: No homework
Tuesday February4 The Constitution	Activities *CNN News *Power Point on the parts of the Constitution. Click Here: for Constitution Power Point Students will take notes and create a chart of the organization of the constitution. *Constitution Rap Video Clip	Homework: No homework

Lesson Plans for January 20 - January 24

Tuesday Review for Chapter 4 Test	Activities CNN News Chapter 4 Vocabulary due today! *Students will play the Test Review Game to prepare for the Chapter 4 Test.	Homework TEST TOMORROW!
Wednesday Chapter 4 Test
Thursday & Friday Understanding and creating political cartoons	Activities CNN News Students will create a political cartoon using an important phrase or idea from the colonial period and tying it to a current event from their CNN journal.  You can access this worksheet HERE. Students will share their political cartoons with the class.	Homework Political cartoon due at the end of class on Friday.

NOTE: Change in lesson plans! Updated schedule January 17

Chapter 4 Test will be Wednesday, January 22.  Students voted to move their test from this Friday to next Wednesday.  We were off schedule due to the weather.  I offered the option of taking the test Friday (albeit a bit rushed) or wait and take it next Wednesday with a review on Tuesday beforehand.  Students overwhelmingly voted to take it next Wednesday.

Students were given the following review guide to use for creating a notecard to study from and use during the test.  REVIEW GUIDE

This Friday we will be watching the DVD - Our Founding Fathers - Rebels With A Cause.

Lesson Plans for January 13 - 17, 2014

Monday Create a Quiz over Section 1 Origins of government	Activities CNN News *Students will create a quiz over Section 1. The quiz will be: 10 questions total (4 vocab, 5 multiple choice 1 student choice)	Homework No homework TEST FRIDAY!
Tuesday & Wednesday Roots of American Government & Moving Toward Nationhood Objective:   Explain the clash of views that brought the colonists into open conflict with England.	Activities CNN News *Students will watch a power point on this section and complete notes. POWER POINT *Formative Assessment:  Snowball Question Activity	Homework TEST FRIDAY!
Thursday Review for Chapter 4 Test	Activities CNN News Review for Chapter 4 Test Make a notecard	Homework Finish notecard and study for TEST tomorrow!
Friday Chapter 4 and CNN Test   Last day of 2nd Quarter!

Lesson Plans January 8 - January 14

Monday and Tuesday school was closed due to extreme temperatures.

Wednesday What is the Good Life?/Economics Unit	Activities CNN News Finish the Good Life Projects And Share	Homework Finish project if not completed.
Thursday The Colonial Experience Objective:   Students will explore the origins of “consent of the people”	Activities CNN News *Students will analyze a political cartoon and answer questions.  *Students will then watch a (Click HERE: Power Point) on Chapter 4 Section 1 *Complete a guide.	Homework No homework   Section 1 Quiz tomorrow
Friday Create a Quiz over Section 1 Origins of government	Activities CNN News *Students will create a quiz over Section 1. The quiz will be: 10 questions total (4 vocab, 5 multiple choice 1 student choice) Answers on back.	Homework Finish "Partner Quiz" on Monday during class.
Monday and Tuesday Roots of American Government & Moving Toward Nationhood Objective:   Explain the clash of views that brought the colonists into open conflict with England.	Activities CNN News *Students will watch a power point on this section and complete notes. Click Here: POWER POINT   *Formative Assessment:  Snowball Question Activity	Homework No homework