Monday, March 31, 2014

Lesson Plans week of March 31 - April 4


Welcome Back from Spring Break!

Monday
Project Citizen – What’s My Issue (Share & Vote)
What is Project Citizen?  Click here:  Project Citizen (Power Point)
Tuesday
Career Day Field Trip

Wednesday
Topic Consensus
Group Assignment
Activities:
*CNN
*Finalize Class topic for Project Citizen
*Organize into 4 groups
Assignment:
Establish Group Leaders
  1. Team Captain
  2. 2. Editor
  3. Portfolio Advisor
  4. Documentation Binder
  5. Sourceror

Thursday& Friday
LIBRARY/COMPUTER LAB


Activities
Students are researching material for their class topic and preparing a portfolio documentation binder and presentation.
Assignment:
DEADLINE for PROJECT
 IS April 23rd!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Lesson Plans week of March 17 - March 21



Monday
Ch 7 Review Game
Tuesday
Chapter 7 Test
CNN QUIZ (February 12 – March 12)
Wednesday
A Time for Justice / Teaching Tolerance Film
Thursday
Project Citizen Intro
What is Public Policy?

Activities:
Students will define public policy and write definitions on board.

Students will complete activity to determine difference between public policy and civil society
Assignment:
No homework


FridayWhat is Project Citizen? 
Click here: POWER POINT

Objective:  Students will understand the program Project Citizen and how it will be used in the classroom. 
Activities
 Students will watch power point on Project Citizen

Assignment: 
Local Problem:  Interview
State Problem – Idea
Global Problem - Idea
Assignment:
Homework Assignment for Spring Break:  Interview a community member or family member (can’t be a teacher or someone who works at school) for issues, ideas/problems they see that need to be addressed in their community/school
Come up with two other ideas (just need the idea) for state or global issues. 

Monday, March 10, 2014

Lesson Plans Week of March 10 - March 14

Monday
Women’s Suffrage
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Activities
*CNN Student News
*Chapter 7 Sec1 QUIZ (open note)
*Power Point the Struggle for Equality Part 2 – w/guide
*VOCABULARY
Homework:
Finish vocabulary
Tuesday
Women’s Suffrage Continued.
Who is Alice Paul?
Activities:
*CNN Student News
*Power Point – Women’s Suffrage Continued
*In Class reading assignment: Alice Paul 

Homework:
No homework

Wednesday
Struggle for Equality – Affirmative Action
Court Cases

Activities:
*CNN Student News
*Ch7 Reading Guide – Sec2 Equality Continued.

Homework:
Finish Worksheet



Thursday
Struggle for Equality – Affirmative Action
Court Cases


Activities:
*CNN Student News
*Power Point the Struggle for Equality Part 2 – w/guide
 4 minute video

Additional Video on new Voter ID laws - Is Voter ID Voter Suppression - 9 min

Homework:
No homework

Friday
Activities:
*CNN Student News
*Students will have class time to complete a review guide for the Chapter 7 Test
Homework:
Study for test next Tuesday
Monday
Ch7 Review
Activities:
.Chapter 7 Review GAME
Homework:
Test TOMORROW!
Tuesday

Chapter 7 TEST




Monday, March 3, 2014

Lesson Plans week of March 3 - March 7

Monday
Bill of Rights Presentations – continued.
Activities
*CNN News
*Bill of Rights Presentations
*Reading of the Boston Massacre as told by Jeff Sharara
Homework:
No homework
Tuesday & Wednesday
Changing the Constitution
Students will learn how slavery was abolished.  Students will learn how African Americans, women, and young adults gained the right to vote. 

Activities:
1.CNN Student News


Homework:
Finish Section 1 Power Notes


Vocabulary:  DUE FRIDAY

PBS:  Take the Jim Crow Quiz for extra credit
Thursday
The Children’s March / Video
Students will consider segregation and the struggles for equality that have taken place in our society. 
Activities:
Students will watch a Teaching Tolerance film “The Children’s March” 

Students will be assessed with a movie guide. 

Homework:


Vocabulary:  Due FRIDAY
FridayThe Path to Suffrage?

Activities:
CNN Student News
Movie Clips:
Voting / PBS Website
 Iron Jawed Angels (library)
Today’s Voting Legislation
In Class reading assignment: Alice Paul

Homework:

Quiz tomorrow
Monday
Path to Suffrage
Students will take an open note quiz
over Ch 7 Sec 1.
Read Section 2 – Interactive Reading Guide
Homework:
Complete Reading Guide