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!