Week of October 28 - November 1

Assignment given on Friday, October 25 due on November 1:

Who made YOUR clothes?  Details - Pick a pair of shoes, pants and shirt from your closet.  For each item, include the following: Name of the company, the country where they were made and then include information (from online researching) about the factory conditions.

Monday & Tuesday October 28th and 29th What How & Who Important Questions in an Economy What will be produced? How will it be produced? Who will get what has been produced	Activities: CNN News Students will review slides from Ch13 Economy on the What How and Who of an Economy.  Students will then work in groups on the *What How & Who  Island Activity Create & Present	Homework: No Homework
Wednesday October 30 Three Main Types of Economies	Activities CNN News Power Point 3 Types of Economies *Chapter 13 Section 3 Reading Guide	Homework: Finish Reading Guide by Thursday
Thursday October 31 Three Main Types of Economies	Activities: CNN News   Notecard and Review Game	Homework: Test Tomorrow! Note-card allowed.
Friday November 1 Chapter 13 TEST   Assignment due from last  Friday: Who made YOUR clothes? 12 year old girls making Old Navy jeans for Gap - video

Don't Sweat It - Changes to Lesson Plans

I have added some new video clips/discussion points to the "Ch 13 Economics" powerpoint. As a result, we are off schedule for this week.  Changes have been made to the previously posted lesson plans. 
There is HOMEWORK tonight that is due on Friday. Students need to find an article about Nike's labor practices and oversea factories.

                                         Video from Team Sweat - Nike Factory, Indonesia

UPDATED WITH CHANGES - We started our ECONOMIC'S unit!

October 21 - November 1

Monday October 21 Look You Are Wearing Economics! Students will research where items they own are made and learn why.	Activities: Go over Citizenship Test CNN News *Look you are wearing Economics Map / Activity	Homework: No homework (HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet from class)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday October 22, 23 & 24Why Societies Have Economies Goods and Resources	Activities:CNN News *Go over "Look you are Wearing Economics" worksheet from Monday *Power Point with Handout (Power Point has been updated with new video clips added)	Homework: Find a news article about Nike and their labor practices. Print and bring to class by Friday.
Friday & Monday October 25 Cost of Cheap Clothes	Activities: CNN News Students shared their articles found online. Students watched brief clip from NBC "Cost of Cheap Clothes"	Homework: Who made YOUR clothes? Pick a pair of shoes, pants and shirt from your closet. For each item, include the following: Name of the company, the country where they were made and then include information (from online researching) about the factory conditions. Due November 1

Week of October 14 - October 18

Monday, October 14 Citizenship Project		Activities: CNN Student News Students will have class time to complete their Citizenship Project.	Homework:   Citizenship Projects due tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 15 Citizenship Project Presentations	Activities: Chapter 3 Citizenship Project Presentations			Homework: No assignment Test Friday!
Wednesday, October 16 Social Roles	Activities: CNN News Ch3 Sec 3 Reading Guide			Homework: Finish Reading Guide Test Friday!
Thursday October 17 Roles of Citizenship	Activities: CNN Ch3 Review Game			Homework:   TEST FRIDAY!
Friday, October 18 Chapter 3 TEST Bring an AR book to read after the test.

Week of October 7 - October 11

Monday What is the meaning of citizenship?	Activities: CNN Finish power point from Friday History Channel's What it means to be a citizen. Read Section 1 Chapter 3 - Vocabulary Words			Homework: Vocabulary Due Friday!
Tuesday What does it take to be a Citizen? C.O.W. (Computers on Wheels)		Activities: Students take a History Channel Citizenship Test online similar to one necessary to receive citizenship in the United States	Homework:
Wednesday What is the meaning of citizenship?		Activities: CNN Students will read Chapter 3 and complete the Chapter 3 Section 2 Reading Guide	Homework: Reading Guide Due Friday! (Tomorrow) Quiz over Section 1 & 2 Tomorrow
Thursday & Friday   Citizenship Project	Activities CNN Quiz over Section 1 & 2  (The quiz was canceled for today) Hand Out Chapter 3 Poster Project			Homework: Begin work on poster project

Week of September 30 - October 3

Monday – No Civics’ class Ms. Downs (counselor) 8th Grade Survey in Computer Lab
Tuesday Formative Assessment on Chapter 2		Activities: CNN Open Note Quiz over Sec 1-4 of Chapter 2 Create a Notecard	Homework: TEST THURSDAY!
Wednesday DELAY START Ch Review Game		Activities: CNN Students will play the review game for Chapter 2 Test	Homework:  TEST THURSDAY!
Thursday Chapter 2 TEST – Notecard Allowed
Friday What is the meaning of citizenship?	Activities: CNN Ch3 Section 1 – Power Point and take notes		Homework: No Homework

Week of September 23 - 27

Monday American Society and It’s Values Objective: Identify the 5 social institutions of America	Activities: CNN Student News Interactive Reading Guide Ch2Section 1	Homework: If not finished in class, Chapter 2 - Reading Guide
Tuesday Societies Training Grounds - Family, Religion and Education Objective: Identify ways families, religion and education meet people’s needs.	Activities: Students will review reading guide from last Monday Students will watch and listen to Chapter 2 Section 2 Power Point and take notes with the Power Point Notes	Homework: No homework
Wednesday Institution of Government and the Economy Objective: Identify ways government and the economy meet people’s needs	Activities: CNN / Student News Students will continue review of Chapter 2 Section 2 Power Point and take notes with the Power Point Notes	Homework: Quiz Thursday on Sec 1 and 2
Thursday Institution of Government and the Economy (cont.) Objective: Describe American economic freedoms. Learn how different forms of government work.	Activities: CNN / Student News QUIZ Section 1 and 2 Students will prepare a skit representing an economic transaction / Perform skit in class.	Homework: No Homework
Friday American Player’s Theater – All School Field Trip