Lesson Plans Week of October 26 - October 30

Monday Roots of American Government Objective:   Explain the influences our founding fathers explored when creating a government. Explore Key Terms and Ideas of Colonial Experience		Activities CNN News *Students will watch a power point on Ch4 Sec2 and complete notes. POWER POINT Ch4 Vocabulary Assigned with time to work in class.		Homework Vocabulary
Tuesday 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 Ch4 Sec3 and complete notes. POWER POINT		Homework Finish vocabulary
Wednesday Ch4 Review		Activities CNN News Ch4 Review Game Students will play a review game using the test questions.  Students will also discuss the test format/questions/concepts.		Homework Test Thursday
Thursday Ch 4 Test
Friday Understanding connections with Political Cartoon and Current Events	Activities CNN News Political Cartoon Project		Homework: No Homework Examples of Previous Year's events/examples

Lesson Plans week of October 19 - October 23

Monday and Tuesday Chapter 3 Review and Assessment
Wednesday 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 review and discuss a power point on Chapter 4 Section 1 *Complete a guide.	Homework No homework Section 1 Quiz tomorrow
Thursday Create a Quiz over Section 1 Origins of our 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 Quiz!
Friday 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. Ch 4 Sec 2 & 3 - POWER POINT *Formative Assessment:  Snowball Question Activity	Homework No homework
Monday Explore Key Terms and Ideas of Colonial Experience	Activities CNN News Students will read Chapter 4 and complete vocabulary.  Students must read and then come ask for vocabulary activity.	Homework Finish vocabulary

Lesson Plans for October 5 - 16

Monday, 10/5 What is the meaning of citizenship?	Activities: CNN History Channel's What it means to be a citizen. Read Section 1 Chapter 3 - Vocabulary Words			Homework: Vocabulary Due Friday!
Tuesday, 10/6 What is the meaning of citizenship?		Activities: CNN Power Point and notes over Chapter 3 Section 1	Homework: None
Wednesday, 10/7 What does it take to be a Citizen? C.O.W. (Computers on Wheels)		Activities: Students take a citizenship test online similar to one necessary to receive citizenship in the United States	Homework: None
Thursday 10/8 Rights Duties and Responsibilities		Activities: CNN Students will read Chapter 3 Section 2 and complete the Chapter 3 Section 2 Reading Guide	Homework: Reading Guide Due Friday! (Tomorrow) Quiz over Section 1 & 2 Tomorrow
Friday, 10/9 Citizenship Project	Activities CNN Quiz over Section 1 & 2 Hand Out Chapter 3 Poster Project			Homework: Begin work on poster project Continue on Monday.
FYI –Ms. Harper will have a sub 10/12-10/15 to attend her brother’s wedding.
Monday & Tuesday, 10/12-10/13 Citizenship Project	Activities: CNN Student News Students will have class time to complete their Citizenship Project.			Homework: Citizenship Projects due Wednesday
Wednesday, 10/14 Citizenship Project Presentations	Activities: Chapter 3 Citizenship Project Presentations			Homework: None Test Monday
Thursday, 10/15 Social Roles	Activities: CNN News Ch3 Sec 3 Reading Guide			Homework: Finish Reading Guide
Friday, 10/16 CNN News Chapter 3 Sec 3 Review of Reading Guide and POP QUIZ! Chapter 3 Test on TUESDAY!