Tuesday, October 25

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Finish "Invisible Children"
  3. Discuss Uganda
  4. Begin work on Five Paragraph Essay 
  • Prompt: Should the United States involve itself in the crisis in Uganda?
  • Due Friday

Monday, October 24

Agenda:

  1. Commerce Clause Cases Due
  2. Current Events
  3. "Invisible Children"
HW: Research the situation in Uganda. What's going on?  Who are the LRA? What is the time line relating to events in Uganda?  How has the United States government gotten involved in Uganda?


Helpful sites:
www.invisiblechildren.com
villiageofhopeuganda.com ("About--Uganda and the LRA")

Friday, October 21

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Commerce Clause Court Cases (instructions are linked)
HW: Commerce Cases Due Monday

Thursday, October 20

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Discuss "Necessary and Proper" and turn in
  3. Begin viewing "Invisible Children"
HW: none

Wednesday, October 19

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Necessary and Proper Activity
HW: Complete "Necessary and Proper"

Tuesday, October 18

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Finish discussing "The Structure of Federalism"

    3.   Start "Necessary and Proper" Activity (linked)

HW: Print Notes on Federal Grants (linked)

Monday, October 17

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Reading Quiz pp. 78-90
  3. "The Structure of Federalism" Power Point--begin to discuss
HW: none

Wednesday, October 12

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Finish video on the right to counsel
  3. Discuss video
HW: Read pages 78-90 (reading quiz Monday)

Tuesday, October 11

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Grade/Discuss Free Response Question
  3. Clarence Earl Gideon Video
HW: All missing work due tomorrow by 2:45

Monday, October 10

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Discuss Federalist Questions
  3. Constitution Free Response Question
HW: finish free response before tomorrow

Friday, October 7

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Federalist #51 Reading Guide
HW: Reading Guide due tomorrow

Thursday, October 6

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Discuss Amendment Questions
HW: none

Wednesday, October 5

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Amendment Questions (linked)
HW: Finish Amendment Questions

Tuesday, October 4

Agenda:

  1. Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz
  2. Current Events
  3. Finish 5th and 8th Amendment Work
HW: none

Monday, October 3

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Finish "Protecting Individual Freedoms" Power Point and discussion
HW: Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz Tuesday

Friday, September 30

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Protecting Individual Freedoms Power Point
  3. 5th/8th Amendment Rights
HW: Chapter 2 Vocab Quiz Tuesday

Thursday, September 29

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Constitutional Principles Presentations/Discussion
HW: Read through Constitutional Principles outline (linked)

Wednesday, September 28

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Constitutional Principles Group Assignment

HW: Be ready to present tomorrow

Tuesday, September 27

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Constitutional Clauses Quiz
  3. Protecting Individual Freedoms Power Point

HW: Read according to the number you selected in class
  1. 44-46
  2. 48-51
  3. 42-44
  4. 52-55

Monday, September 26

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Discuss Constitutional Clauses
HW: Study for quiz on Constitutional Clauses (quiz is Tuesday)

Friday, September 23

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Super Cool Constitution Video
  3. Constitutional Clauses
HW: Read through Constitutional Clauses handout--questions and notes in the margin (quiz will be Tuesday)

Thursday, September 22

Agenda:

  1. Finish Constitution Race
  2. Discuss Constitution Race Answers
HW: look through "Constitutional Clauses" handout

Wednesday, September 21

Agenda:

  1. Reading Quiz 34-43
  2. Current Events
  3. Constitution Race
HW: none

Tuesday, September 20

Agenda:

  1. Current Event
  2. Articles of Confederation Power Point and notes (linked)
  3. Begin Constitution Race

HW: read pages 34-43 (reading quiz tomorrow)

Monday, September 19

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Read Declarations
HW: read pages 34-43 (reading quiz on Wednesday)

Friday, September 16

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. Read Declarations
HW: enjoy life

Thursday, September 15

Agenda:

  1. Current Events
  2. RQ: 24-33
  3. Declaration of Independence video/discussion
HW: "Write Your Own Declaration" due tomorrow

Wednesday, September 14

Agenda:

  1. Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz
  2. Current Event
  3. Declaration of Independence
  • Examples
  • Time to begin constructing
HW: 
  • Declarations due Friday
  • Read pp. 29-33--Reading Quiz Tomorrow (Thursday)

Tuesday, September 13

Agenda:

  1. Reading Quiz 11-23
  2. Current Events
  3. Declaration of Independence Introduction
  • What was the Declaration (discuss)?
  • Declaration video--One Republic version
  • Introduce "Write Your Own" assignment 
HW:
  • Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday
  • Write Your Own Declaration Due Friday

Monday, September 12

Agenda:

  1. Finish Discussing Democracy
  2. Democracy in the U.S. Power Point 
  3. Political Ideologies (discuss isms)
HW: Reading Quiz pp. 11-23 tomorrow

Friday, September 9

Agenda:

  1. Reading Quiz 1-10
  2. Finish "So How Democratic are We?"
HW: Read pp. 11-23 (Reading Quiz Tuesday)

Thursday, September 8

Agenda:

  1. Seating Chart
  2. Folder Creation
  3. Current Events (description/sign up)
  4. "How Democratic Are We?" 
HW: Read pp. 1-10--First quiz is tomorrow!
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