C & E Class Schedule
HOMEWORK GIVEN EVERY NIGHT: Make good decisions and complete any unfinished classwork from that day.
I try to assign work for the Week and/or Unit in advance so students may choose to plan their work loads.
Unit 3 - All notes and homework will now be in Canvas
9/21 Monday: Creating the Constitution. What were the compromises that were made?
Hwk: Due Wednesday p. 97 Reading Guide 3.4; There will be a quiz Thursday or Friday this week; progress reports go home this week
9/22 Tuesday: What were the obstacles in ratifying the Constitution? Who were the Federalists and Anti-Federalists? What did they believe?
Hwk: Due Wednesday p. 97 Reading Guide 3.4; There will be a quiz Thursday or Friday this week; progress reports go home this week
UNIT 2
9/8 Tuesday: Finish Movie: "Street Fight"
HW: Hwk 9/8 Color and label map p. 43-44 in Handbook. Try Google to label colonies. (I will help with #7-15 tomorrow)
9/9 Wednesday: What were each of the 13 Colonies founded for? Map p. 43
HW: Reading Guide p. 37
9/10 Thursday: What documents make up the early history of America?
Hwk: p. 61-62 reading Guide, Study for a Quiz on Friday
Quiz - Friday 9/11 on Founding Documents / 13 Colonies / Another link with Videos on the Founding Documents
Next Test - Friday 9/18
9/14 Monday - What was life like in the Colonies? Notes Before the American Revolution
Hwk - Complete Historical Valentine Card, Bring Headphones to class
9/15 Tuesday - What are the causes of the American Revolution?
Hwk - Complete p. 60 notes, directions in Canvas
9/16 Wednesday - The Declaration of Independence (all notes and textbook are now in the class Canvas Page)
Hwk: p. 65-66 Locke and Jefferson Reading
9/17 Thursday - What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Review for Test
Hwk-Study for Test Friday
UNIT 1
08/24 Monday: What are the classroom expectations and classroom procedures? Why study civics & economics?
HW: Read and answer questions for "Pledge of Allegiance" article; get Class Expectations signed by a parent and bring in contact information; bring in a 3 ring binder
08/25 Tuesday: What is Civics? Why do we need government? Notes
HW: Get Class Expectations signed by a parent; bring in a 3 ring binder; Goose Chase on Citizenship (download free app)
08/26 Wednesday: What are the types of government?
HW: Complete Comparative Government definitions and questions (7); Goose Chase Citizenship Chase A, B, C; Study for QUIZ on citizenship and government (5 & 6),
08/27 Thursday: QUIZ: Citizenship and Government
Why do we need government? (6); Discuss comparative government (7); Complete government analogies (8); Notes
HW: Reading Guide (RG) 9.1 (11 & 12), Current Event Due Friday - 9/4/15
08/28 Friday: What are Political Parties and why do we need them?
To Do Today:
TASK 1
1-Take the Idealog13 slides and quiz. Place your answers on p. 14
Complete BOTH of the following political ideology quizzes BEFORE class time on Monday.
2- (Political Typology Quiz- Pew Research Center)
Record your results on p. 14 in your manual
3- ISideWith
Record your results on p. 14 in your manual
TASK 2
Use THIS link to complete the "Democrat and Republican" boxes on page 15 in your manual
**If you don't have your manual, use this page as a reference and you can record your answers on notebook paper**
TASK 3
Complete the right hand side of page 14 "Donkey vs. Elephant"
HW: Complete any work not finished today in class, Current Event Due 9/4
8/31 Monday: Political Parties chart (14); Notes: Political Parties in the US (15); Practice analyzing political cartoons (16);
HW: Analysis of political cartoons
09/01 Tuesday: Who can vote? How do people get elected? (19) and Campaigning and Propaganda (24);
(19) How does one Campaign? What are the different types of Propaganda ( 24) Notes
HW: RG 9.2 (17 & 18), p. 16 Initiative, recall, and Referendum
09/02 Wednesday: What is Initiative, Referendum, & Recall? (23) Who can vote? How do people get elected? (19) Campaigning and Propaganda (24) Notes on Propaganda, Propaganda Examples
HW: Study for Unit Test, complete review guide (35-36),
09/03 Thursday: How is a President elected? (25) What is the Electoral College?
HW: Study for Unit 1 Test and Complete Review Guide (35-36)
09/04: Friday: UNIT 1 TEST: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL PARTIES;
HW: RG 2.1 (39) *Complete the extra credit for your test The Propaganda Bumper Sticker (pg 31)--this will NOT be accepted after the beginning of class on Monday
I try to assign work for the Week and/or Unit in advance so students may choose to plan their work loads.
Unit 3 - All notes and homework will now be in Canvas
9/21 Monday: Creating the Constitution. What were the compromises that were made?
Hwk: Due Wednesday p. 97 Reading Guide 3.4; There will be a quiz Thursday or Friday this week; progress reports go home this week
9/22 Tuesday: What were the obstacles in ratifying the Constitution? Who were the Federalists and Anti-Federalists? What did they believe?
Hwk: Due Wednesday p. 97 Reading Guide 3.4; There will be a quiz Thursday or Friday this week; progress reports go home this week
UNIT 2
9/8 Tuesday: Finish Movie: "Street Fight"
HW: Hwk 9/8 Color and label map p. 43-44 in Handbook. Try Google to label colonies. (I will help with #7-15 tomorrow)
9/9 Wednesday: What were each of the 13 Colonies founded for? Map p. 43
HW: Reading Guide p. 37
9/10 Thursday: What documents make up the early history of America?
Hwk: p. 61-62 reading Guide, Study for a Quiz on Friday
Quiz - Friday 9/11 on Founding Documents / 13 Colonies / Another link with Videos on the Founding Documents
Next Test - Friday 9/18
9/14 Monday - What was life like in the Colonies? Notes Before the American Revolution
Hwk - Complete Historical Valentine Card, Bring Headphones to class
9/15 Tuesday - What are the causes of the American Revolution?
Hwk - Complete p. 60 notes, directions in Canvas
9/16 Wednesday - The Declaration of Independence (all notes and textbook are now in the class Canvas Page)
Hwk: p. 65-66 Locke and Jefferson Reading
9/17 Thursday - What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Review for Test
Hwk-Study for Test Friday
UNIT 1
08/24 Monday: What are the classroom expectations and classroom procedures? Why study civics & economics?
HW: Read and answer questions for "Pledge of Allegiance" article; get Class Expectations signed by a parent and bring in contact information; bring in a 3 ring binder
08/25 Tuesday: What is Civics? Why do we need government? Notes
HW: Get Class Expectations signed by a parent; bring in a 3 ring binder; Goose Chase on Citizenship (download free app)
08/26 Wednesday: What are the types of government?
HW: Complete Comparative Government definitions and questions (7); Goose Chase Citizenship Chase A, B, C; Study for QUIZ on citizenship and government (5 & 6),
08/27 Thursday: QUIZ: Citizenship and Government
Why do we need government? (6); Discuss comparative government (7); Complete government analogies (8); Notes
HW: Reading Guide (RG) 9.1 (11 & 12), Current Event Due Friday - 9/4/15
08/28 Friday: What are Political Parties and why do we need them?
To Do Today:
TASK 1
1-Take the Idealog13 slides and quiz. Place your answers on p. 14
Complete BOTH of the following political ideology quizzes BEFORE class time on Monday.
2- (Political Typology Quiz- Pew Research Center)
Record your results on p. 14 in your manual
3- ISideWith
Record your results on p. 14 in your manual
TASK 2
Use THIS link to complete the "Democrat and Republican" boxes on page 15 in your manual
**If you don't have your manual, use this page as a reference and you can record your answers on notebook paper**
TASK 3
Complete the right hand side of page 14 "Donkey vs. Elephant"
HW: Complete any work not finished today in class, Current Event Due 9/4
8/31 Monday: Political Parties chart (14); Notes: Political Parties in the US (15); Practice analyzing political cartoons (16);
HW: Analysis of political cartoons
09/01 Tuesday: Who can vote? How do people get elected? (19) and Campaigning and Propaganda (24);
(19) How does one Campaign? What are the different types of Propaganda ( 24) Notes
HW: RG 9.2 (17 & 18), p. 16 Initiative, recall, and Referendum
09/02 Wednesday: What is Initiative, Referendum, & Recall? (23) Who can vote? How do people get elected? (19) Campaigning and Propaganda (24) Notes on Propaganda, Propaganda Examples
HW: Study for Unit Test, complete review guide (35-36),
09/03 Thursday: How is a President elected? (25) What is the Electoral College?
HW: Study for Unit 1 Test and Complete Review Guide (35-36)
09/04: Friday: UNIT 1 TEST: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL PARTIES;
HW: RG 2.1 (39) *Complete the extra credit for your test The Propaganda Bumper Sticker (pg 31)--this will NOT be accepted after the beginning of class on Monday