Monday - Jan 5
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.
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Homework
No homework
Section 1
Quiz tomorrow
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Tuesday - Jan 6
Create a Quiz over Section 1
Origins of our government
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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.
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Homework
Finish Quiz!
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Wednesday & Thursday
Jan 7 - 8 Roots of American Government & Moving Toward Nationhood
Objective: Explain the
clash of views that brought the colonists into open conflict with England.
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Activities
CNN News
*Students will watch a
power point on this section and complete notes.
POWER POINT
*Formative Assessment: Snowball Question Activity
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Homework
No homework
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Friday Jan 9
Explore Key Terms and Ideas of Colonial Experience
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Activities
CNN News
Students will read Chapter
4 and complete vocabulary. Students
must read and then come ask for vocabulary activity.
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Homework
Finish vocabulary
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Welcome Back! Below are our Civics' Lesson Plans for Jan 5 - Jan 9
Friday, December 12, 2014
Lessons for the Week of December 15-December 19
Disclaimer: I maintain this site for the purpose of my students, colleagues, and parents. If you have a question/concern about a lesson or activity from this blog please contact me directly at River Valley Middle School. Thanks, Ms. Harper
Monday
The Rise of Labor
Unions
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Activities
CNN News
**Study Guide for
Economics Unit
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Homework:
Study for Economics Unit Test!
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Tuesday
Review Day
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Activities
CNN News
Answer/Question Session
Review Game
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Homework:
Test Tomorrow!
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Wednesday
Summative Assessment on Economics Unit
Students will also
receive their rubric for the Guide to Giving Back project
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Thursday- Friday
“A Guide to Giving Back”  |
Activities
Students will be divided into groups and work on a book research documentary related to different types of needs in the community/world
Rubric can be found here:
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Homework:
To be determined
by each group leader for their project.
Students will have
3 days to complete their project.
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Students
will present their projects next Tuesday
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Lesson Plans Week of December 8 December 12
Monday
What How & Who
Important Questions
in an Economy
What will be produced?
How will it be produced?
Who will get what has been produced
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Activities:
CNN News
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Homework:
No Homework
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Tuesday
Three Main Types of
Economies
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Activities
CNN
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Homework:
Finish Reading
Guide by Thursday
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Wednesday
Marketing and Capitalism |
Activities:
CNN News
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Homework:
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Thursday
Marketing |
Activities:
CNN News
Read Chapter 14
*Ch14 Vocabulary and Review Game |
Homework:
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Friday
Supply & Demand
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Activities:
CNN News
Power Point on
Supply & Demand from Chapter 14
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Homework:
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Lesson Plans week of December 1 - December 6
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Monday
What is Economics?
Why do we have an
economy?
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Activities
CNN News
Students will read Chapter 13 and complete the vocabulary terms for the chapter. |
Homework:
Complete Vocabulary by Wednesday |
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Tuesday
What How & Who
Important Questions
in an Economy
What will be produced?
How will it be produced?
Who will get what has been produced
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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
Create &
Present
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Homework:
No Homework
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Wednesday
Three Main Types of Economies |
Activities
CNN News
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Homework:
No homework
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Thursday
Three Main Types of Economies |
Homework:
Finish Reading
Guide
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Friday
How do supply and demand affect the Market Price? |
Activities
CNN News
Chapter 14 PP –
Supply and Demand / Movie on Supply and Demand
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Homework:
No homework |
Monday, November 24, 2014
Lesson Plans week of November 24-November 28 Thanksgiving Week!
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Monday
Global Economy and
You
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In
Class Activities:
CNN
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Homework:
Finish Look What you are Wearing
assignment.
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Tuesday
Why Societies Have
Economies
Goods and Resources
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Activities
CNN
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Homework:
No homework
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Tuesday
Understanding basic
Economics terminology
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Activities
CNN
Read Chapter 13 and
complete vocabulary
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Homework:
No homework
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Lesson Plans week of November 17-21
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Monday
Election Unit Final
Review
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In
class activities:
CNN
Student News
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Assignment:
Study for TEST!
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Tuesday
Election Unit
Test!!!!
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Thursday
Review Summative
Assessment
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In
class activities:
CNN
Student News
Go over Election Unit Test
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Assignment:
No assignment
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Thursday
CAREER Field
Trip
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Friday:
Ms. Down’s Career/College Activity (Ms.
Harper gone)
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Friday, November 7, 2014
REVISED!!!! Lesson Plans week of November 10 - November 14
Monday
What is the
electoral college? How does it
work? How does it affect the election?
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In
class activities:
CNN
Student News
Read Chapter 23
Vocabulary Terms for Chapter 23
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Assignment:
Finish Vocab and
Reading by Wednesday!
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Tuesday
What is the
electoral college? How does it
work? How does it affect the election?
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In
class activities:
CNN
Student News
Students
will learn the role of the electoral college through a power point and video
clips. Students will take notes.
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Assignment:
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Wednesday
Election Unit
Review
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In
class activities:
CNN
Student News
Election Unit Review Guide & Game
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Assignment:
TEST NEXT TUESDAY!
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Thursday
Review for Election Test - TEST HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT TUESDAY!!!
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Friday:
NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences
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