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

Magazine Search Assignment from Tuesday

Magazine Search

1.Find a magazine advertisement that is designed to appeal to YOU (make you want it). (5 points)

2.Tape your magazine advertisement to a piece of paper and answer the following questions. (5 points)
3.Does it make you feel like you would fit in/belong/be smarter/have more energy/be better looking, etc. if you had this product.  Yes or No? Why?  (5 points)
4.Identify what about the product makes you want to buy it. (5 points)
5.Also, share if you TRULY believe that the product would affect your life in the way the advertising suggests.  (5 points)
25 points – in class assignment

Lesson Plans week of December 16-20

Upcoming Service Learning Opportunities: Shovel snow for a neighbor. Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army - http://www.ringbells.org/
Monday “The Good Life”		Activities CNN News Review Chapter 14 Test   Power Point Introduction to Affluenza	Assignment: Homework: Family Interview Sheet – Due Wednesday
Tuesday   Affluenza		Activities:     CNN News Affluenza power point continued. Video Clip Students will do a magazine search to find marketing advertisements aimed at adolescents.	Assignment: Finish Interview!
Wednesday & Thursday Affluenza		Activities   Students will use the family interview sheet to do writing assignment or graphic representation of “the good life”.   Present on Thursday or Friday	Assignment:   Use family interview sheet to either do writing assignment: Compare and contrast possessions and money with those held by parents and grandparents. How has having fewer or greater material goods affected your life? Or, create a magazine, painting, or some graphic representation of “The Good Life”. What does this mean to you?
Friday The Good Life/Affluenza	Activities Students will present their “Good Life” projects.		Assignment:   No homework

Lesson Plans week of December 9 -13

Ideas for Service Learning Opportunities: Shovel snow for a neighbor. Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army - http://www.ringbells.org/
Monday		Activities CNN News Power Point on the Labor movement in our economy.  Students  will take notes. Students will watch video clip on Fast Food workers and living on a minimum wage	Assignment: Students will be given the Labor Management simulation notes.  Students must prepare for a simulation to take place on Friday.   Extra Credit:  What does the CEO of Burger King, McDonalds, or KFC make per year?  Find out and share tomorrow in class.
Tuesday		Activities: CNN News Labor/Management Negotiation Simulation Students will be divided into two teams – labor or management.  They will need to negotiate to create a contract and attempt to meet their demands.	Assignment: TEST FRIDAY!
Wednesday Consumerism & Image		Activities CNN News Consumerism Power Point will utilize song lyrics by Macklemore “Wings”	Assignment:   TEST FRIDAY!
Thursday Ch 14 REVIEW	Activities CNN News Ch14 Review Game Make a NoteCard		Assignment: TEST TOMORROW!
Friday Ch14 Test

Lesson Plans for Week of December 1 - December 6 - UPDATED

Ideas for Service Learning Opportunities: Shovel snow for an elderly or disabled neighbor. Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army - http://www.ringbells.org/
Monday The Principles of a Market Economy		Activities CNN News Read Chapter 14 Sec 1 Vocabulary Chapter 14  (12 words)	Assignment: Finish Vocabulary by Friday, December 6
Tuesday The Principles of a Market Economy		Activities: CNN News Power Point on Chapter 14 Sec 1 Take Notes	Assignment: Homework:  Page 380 Analyze the supply and demand graph and answer questions 1 and 2.  Due Tomorrow
Wednesday Role of Business and the Economy		Activities CNN News Students will read Chapter 14 Sec 2 and complete POWER NOTES over the section.	Assignment: Finish Power Notes
Thursday & Friday Labor in the American Economy	Activities POP QUIZ FRIDAY! Section 3 OPEN Notes CNN News Power Point on the Labor movement in our economy.  Students  will take notes.P Students will watch two video clips about labor unions: “A Brief History of Unions” History of Labor Day		Assignment: VOCABULARY DUE from Monday No HOMEWORK  (this was changed)
MONDAY Labor in the American Economy	Activities CNN News Finish Power Point from Friday on Ch 14 Sec 3 Labor/Management Negotiation Simulation Students will be divided into two teams – labor or management.  They will need to negotiate to create a contract and attempt to meet their demands.		Assignment: Students will be given the Labor Management simulation notes.  Students   must prepare for a simulation to take place on Friday.

Lesson Plans week of November 25-November 28

Monday - Tuesday “A Guide to Giving Back”	Activities Students were divided into groups and have been working on a book research documentary related to different types of needs in the community/world	Homework: Students had 2 weeks to complete project.   Projects are due this Tuesday, November 26. Presentation of projects will be Tuesday!
Wednesday – Invisible Children. Students will watch a documentary about a group of college students who created an organization to help Child Soldiers from Uganda in Africa.  This is an example of others who have "given back" - today's youth making a difference.   Visit Invisible Children's Website by clicking here to learn more. You can read an article about the organization in Gandhi's BE Magazine by clicking here
Thursday and Friday – Thanksgiving Break

Lesson Plans for the week of November 18-22

" Guide to Giving Back" this project is being continued from last week.
Monday - Friday“A Guide to Giving Back”	ActivitiesThis week students are working on interviewing individuals related to their project, creating a transcript, an annotated bibliography, poster and the final documentary video that relates to their topic.  You can find the assignment worksheet here: “A Guide to Giving Back”
Monday, November 25 – Students will present their projects.