Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Lesson Plans for Week of February 23 - March 3

Monday (Feb 23)
Amendments of the Constitution
Activities
 CNN Student News
Students will review the Chapter 6 Test.
Students will understand key terms/events for Chapter 7
Homework:
No homework
Tuesday (Feb 24)
Our Enduring Constitution
Activities
* CNN Student News
Homework:
No homework
Wednesday (Feb 25)
Struggle for Equality and Suffrage
Activities
*Students will watch The Children’s March to understand events surrounding the struggle for equality in America
Homework:
No homework
Thursday (Feb 26)
Struggle for Equality and Suffrage
Activities
* CNN Student News
*Chapter 7 Section 2 Power Point with Video Clips and Notes
Iron Jawed Angel Clips
Homework:
No homework

Chapter 7 Test Tuesday, March 3
Friday (Feb 27)
Struggle for Equality and Suffrage
Activities
* CNN Student News
*Chapter 7 Section 2 Interactive Reading Guide
Homework:
*Finish Reading Guide
*Chapter 7 Test will be next Tuesday
Monday (March 2)
Enduring Constitution Review
Activities
* CNN Student News
Students will review Chapter 7
Homework:
Students will have a test tomorrow!
Tuesday (March 3)
Enduring Constitution Assessment
Activities
Chapter 7 Test
Homework:
No homework

Friday, February 13, 2015

Lesson Plans for Week of February 16-February 20

Monday
Students will understand some of the difficulties that a refugee must face.
Activities
* Students will read refugee stories from Bosnia and other countries around the world then share their story with the class.
Homework:
Test Thursday this week.
Tuesday
Field Trip to Madison!
Wednesday
Review Day!
Activities
*CNN Student News
Students will play the review game to prepare for their test over Chapter 6

Homework:
Study for Test tomorrow!
Thursday
Summative Assessment over the Bill of Rights
Activities
Chapter 6 Test
Homework:
No homework
Friday
Amendments of the Constitution
Activities
 CNN Student News
Chapter 7 Section 1 Reading Guide/Power Notes
Homework:
Finish Reading Guide
Monday
Amendments of the Constitution
Activities
 CNN Student News
Students will review the Chapter 6 Test.
Students will review key terms/events for Chapter 7

Homework:
No homework

Monday, February 9, 2015

Lesson Plans the week of February 6 - February 13

Monday
Court Cases involving the Bill of Rights
Activities
*CNN News
*Review worksheet from Friday
*Discuss Tinker Case and Socialist Party v Village of Skokie
Homework:
No homework
Tuesday
Court Cases involving the Bill of Rights continued.
Activities
*CNN News
*Discuss Court Cases involving the Bill of Rights
Homework:
No homework
Wednesday & Thursday
Students will learn about Bosnia’s struggle for independence and how lit led to the Bosnian War and Ethnic Cleansing.
Activities
*CNN Student News
*In Preparation for our trip to the Overture and the play we will see, students will watch a power point with video links and pictures to understand the Bosnian War.



Homework:
No homework
Friday
Students will understand some of the difficulties that a refugee must endure.
Activities
*CNN News
*Students will read refugee stories from Bosnia and other countries around the world.
Homework:
No homework

Monday, February 2, 2015

Lesson Plans Week of February 2 - February 6 2015



Monday
Chapter 5 REVIEW
Activities
*CNN News
*Vocabulary
*Review for Test
Homework:
Study for test tomorrow
Tuesday
Chapter 5 Test - The Constitution
Wednesday
Students will understand the lives the Founding Fathers had and how they came to be rebels against the existing government.
Activities
Chapter 5 – Culminating Video
Founding Father’s Rebel With A Cause
Students will have a video guide.
Homework:
No homework
Thursday
Chapter 6 – Introduction to The Bill of Rights
Activities
*CNN News
*Review Chapter 5 Test
Homework:
No homework
Friday
Landmark Court Cases involving
the Bill of Rights
Activities
*CNN News
Homework:
No homework
Monday
How to interpret the Bill of Rights
Activities
*CNN News
Homework:
No homework