| | Welcome to Senior Gov't
- syllabus
- current events
- pre-test
- GTKY activity
DUE: NA
ASSIGNMENT: List 15 activities in which the government plays no role. Work individually; you may ask your parents/guardian for assistance. Due Friday. | 8/22/2007 8:00 AM |
| | - Current Events (CE)
- Review syllabus
- Discussion: Gov't and the Individual
- Activity "To be free, one must be chained."
- Lecture/Notes: Govt 101
DUE: List of 15
ASSIGNMENT: Read section 1-1 and 1-3; Complete vocab sheet using the book | 8/24/2007 8:00 AM |
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- Ungraded Quiz over gov't principles/types of gov't
- Lecture/Notes: Our Constitution
- Indiv. reading 4-1?
- Vocab game
- Review current events assignment
DUE: 1-1, 1-3; vocab sheet
ASSIGNMENT: 1 current events assignment; study for quiz | 8/28/2007 8:00 AM |
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- Review of terms
- Glorious Quiz
- Read 4-1; Notes
- Current Events Assignment (in-class)
DUE: study for quiz; 1 current events write-up
ASSIGNMENT: read 4-1; finish vocab sheet | 8/30/2007 8:00 AM |
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- In-class worksheet reviewing Amending and Federalism lectures
- Turn in Vocab sheet
- Read Preamble
- Brainstorm ways "We the People" can affect change/maintain status quo
- Ideological spectrum activity
DUE: have read 4-1; finished vocab sheet
ASSIGNMENT: | 9/4/2007 7:00 AM |
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- Begin Political Spectrum notes/lecture
- Graphing exercise: Plotting the Spectrum
- Individual surveys over personal political ideologies
DUE:
ASSIGNMENT: ideology survey reflection | 9/6/2007 7:00 AM |
| | - C.E.
- Go over survey results
- Scenario Game activity
- In-class worksheet -- charting issues
- Discussion: Iraq: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
DUE: ideology survey activity
ASSIGNMENT: none | 9/10/2007 7:00 AM |
| | - C.E.
- American Two-Party System lecture/notes
- Discussion: Would our country be better off if we eliminated political parties?
- Work on current events
DUE: read 5-2
ASSIGNMENT: 2 current events and write-ups | 9/12/2007 7:00 AM |
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- quiz
- Activity: Analyzing Bias: Platforms
- Activity: Caucus for Dessert
- Political Parties Today Lecture/Notes
- share current event assignments (>5 volunteers!)
DUE: 2 current events
ASSIGNMENT: Read Chapter 5, Section 5; do section assessment on pg 142, #s 1-4 and #7 | 9/14/2007 10:00 PM |
| | - CE - Review Game: Party or People - Caucus activity - Introduce Campaign Simulation
DUE: 5-5, assess # 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
ASSIGN: none | 9/18/2007 7:00 PM |
| | - CE - Party Organization Lecture/Notes - In-class essay: What influences MY political beliefs? -
DUE: nothing
ASSIGNMENT for Monday: Read 6-4, question #5 (write a good paragraph)
Section 3 only: finish essay | 9/20/2007 9:00 PM |
| | -CE - Elections Lecture/Notes - Campaign Simulation Time DUE: Have read 6-4 and #5; Section 3 needs to write essay ASSIGN.: Candidacy Declaration (Pres, VP, song, slogan) | 9/24/2007 5:00 PM |
| | - CE - Alabama Literacy Test activity - Finish Elections Lecture/Notes - Campaign Simulation Time: writing campaign philosophy essay DUE: candidacy declaration ASSIGN: campaign philosophy essay due Tuesday and 2 current events due Friday | 9/26/2007 4:00 PM |
| | - Outside Influences (OI) - Read Clinton campaign article - Campaign Strategy Lecture/Notes - CE sharing DUE: 2 current events ASSIGN: campaign philosophy essay due Tuesday | 9/28/2007 4:00 PM |
| | - CE - OI - Campaign Simulation: Peer-proofing essays- Campaign Finance Lecture/Notes DUE: campaign philosophy essay; ASSIGN: campaign philosophy essay PROOFED | 10/2/2007 8:00 PM |
| | -CE - OI - hand in essays - Campaign Finance Lecture/Notes - opensecrets.org activity - Campaign Simulation time: campaign manager/issues/team DUE: proofed essay ASSIGN: OpenSecrets.org activity and packed Declaration page | 10/4/2007 5:00 PM |
| | -CE -OI - 1st Hour only: work on opensecrets.org activity - Campaign Simulation: Work on campaign posters and fliers and candidacy declaration DUE: opensecrets.org activity (1st Hour: ONLY first section "Election Overview Tab" is due today) ASSIGN: working on posters and fliers, candidacy declaration | 10/8/2007 7:00 PM |
| | | 10/10/2007 11:00 AM |
| | -CE -OI - Campaign Simulation: finish poster and flier/declaration page DUE: nothing ; ; NO CURRENT EVENTS DUE ASSIGN: finish poster and flier | 10/11/2007 8:00 PM |
| | - CE - OI - - Review game DUE: ASSIGN: work on study guide | 10/15/2007 9:00 PM |
| | - Brief review time - Test - ASSIGN: TBA | 10/17/2007 6:00 PM |
| | - CE - OI - Campaign commercial activity - Campaign budget worksheet (in-class) - Go over test ASSIGN: campaign budget page and commercial worksheet | 10/19/2007 6:00 PM |
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- OI
- work on campaign budget
- Electoral Map strategy worksheet | 10/23/2007 6:00 PM |
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- OI
- watch Candidate Clip -- Mike Gravel
- Article and Discussion -- What's Wrong with American Elections? What's Right with American Elections?
DUE: campaign budget sheet and electoral map activity
ASSIGN: read 760-766 blue margins only | 10/25/2007 12:00 PM |
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- watch Traficant clip vs UK Parliament Q&A
- KWL class activity
- Lecture/Notes about Intro to Legislative branch DUE: Read 760-766 Article I of Constitution (blue margins only) ASSIGN: Current Events (2) | 10/29/2007 7:00 PM |
| | - share CE write-ups
- Iranian conflict news articles class discussion activity: bias and coverage of media
- Powers of Congress online activity
DUE: 2 Current Events
ASSIGN: Powers of Congress online worksheet | 10/31/2007 8:00 PM |
| | - CE - group work on House and Senate notes - share notes from groups 1 and 2 - gerrymandering activity - DUE: Powers of Congress wksheet ASSIGN: gerrymandering districts wksheet | 11/5/2007 8:00 PM |
| | (1st and 2nd GED norming) 3rd hour only! - CE - Share Gerrymandering ideas - review powers of congress wksheet -CSPAN viewing | 11/7/2007 7:00 PM |
| | - CE - share gerrymandering maps - review powers of congress activity answers - finish note-sharing for House and Senate overview - Lecture/Notes on Membership In-Depth slides 1-5 for 2nd and 3rd hour only | 11/9/2007 6:00 PM |
| | - CE - Life in Committee Lecture/Notes - 2nd and 3rd hour: picking political candidates | 11/13/2007 8:00 PM |
| | - CE -1st hr only: finish notes - Test Review Games | 11/15/2007 8:00 PM |
| | - CE - Congress as an Institution Test - Introduce Legis. Simulation -2nd and 3rd hr: discuss political candidates | 11/19/2007 7:00 PM |
| | | 11/25/2007 12:00 PM |
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- I'm Just a Bill song/order activity
- Bill Path Lecture/Notes
- Gather issue ideas/states
- Go over test results | 11/26/2007 8:00 PM |
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- Bill Path Notes/Lecture
- Work on Policy Essay Most of Period | 11/28/2007 8:00 PM |
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- Finish Bill Process Notes
- Work on Policy Essay for 1 hour
ASSIGN: work on policy essays | 11/30/2007 9:00 PM |
| | - CE - Hand in Policy Essays!!!
- Writing a Bill
- Work on bill and 1-Minute speeches
ASSIGN: Bill and Speech DUE: Policy Essays | 12/4/2007 7:00 PM |
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- Opening the Session
- 1-Minute Speeches
- Party Caucus
- Begin Committee Work
DUE: Bill and 1-minute speech | 12/6/2007 8:00 PM |
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- Committee Work
- Work on Advisor Activity
- Party Caucus
- Begin debate on House Floor
ASSIGN: Advisor Activity wksheet; prepare for debate | 12/10/2007 9:00 PM |
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- Debate on House Floor
DUE: Advisor Activity wksheet | 12/12/2007 8:00 PM |
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- In-class essay: reflect on workings of House. What role does majority/minority status play? What was harder than you expected? What was easier than you expected? Do you have greater respect for the slowness of Congress now that you've tasted life as a representative?
- Prepping bills for mailing to DC
- Current Events Game | 12/14/2007 7:00 PM |
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- Go over Acting as Advisor wksheet
- In-class essay reflection on simulation activity
- Watch Repub and Dem Debates
- ASSIGN: figure out 1) which party you're supporting, 2) which two or three candidates you're considering | 12/18/2007 7:00 PM |
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- Watch more of debates
- Friendly Candidate debate
- How to Caucus/Voter Registration
-HAPPY HOLIDAYS! | 12/20/2007 8:00 PM |
| | Make sure you take your Caucus form with you. I'll have location info posted on my door, along with extra Caucus forms.
If you're doing the essay option, the essay is due Friday, Jan 4th! | 1/3/2008 9:00 PM |
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- Discussion: Caucus reflections
- "Presidential Material" activity
- The People's President: Man, Myth, and the Media activity | 1/4/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Review of Primary (NH primary today)
- 1st and 3rd hour --- quiz over reading assgn 354-363
- Mythical Movie President writing activity
- "Presidential" = "Dignified"? SNL clip
- Go over Essay Assignment
ASSIGN: 2nd hour only, read p354-363 and prep for quiz | 1/8/2008 8:00 PM |
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- 2nd Hour: quiz over reading pp354-363
- Ways of Approaching the Presidency Lecture/Notes
- In-Class reading and dicussion: Electoral College
ASSIGN: p390-392, Section Review all 6 questions | 1/10/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Presidency and the Public Lecture/Notes
- Barber's Typology activity
DUE: Section Review p.392
ASSIGN: Work on Pres. Essay/Annot Bib/Pres. | 1/14/2008 8:00 PM |
| | - CE
- President and Bureaucracy Lecture/Notes
- Better know a Bureaucracy assign
ASSIGN: current events (2), and bureaucracy activity | 1/16/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Share Bureaucracy Assign
- In-class Review Worksheet
- Share CE
DUE: Current Events and Bureaucracy activity | 1/18/2008 8:00 PM |
| | - CE
- CE game
- Work time on essays/presentations | 1/22/2008 8:00 PM |
| | - CE - Share Bureaucracy Assign - In-class Review Worksheet - Share CE
| 1/22/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Quiz over 14-2 & 14-4
- President and 2 Branches Lecture/Notes
| 1/24/2008 8:00 PM |
| | | 1/28/2008 9:00 PM |
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- Test
- Work time on essay/presentation | 1/30/2008 8:00 PM |
| | - Share CE
- Work on essays | 2/1/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Presentations
- Scandal activity | 2/5/2008 8:00 PM |
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- student presentations
- crash course on Cuban Missile Crisis | 2/7/2008 8:00 PM |
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- 13 Days | 2/11/2008 8:00 PM |
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- 13 Days --finish
- intro to int'l relations | 2/13/2008 8:00 PM |
| | | 2/15/2008 10:00 PM |
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- Finish Thirteen Days and discuss/reflect
- Begin Int'l Relations notes
| 2/19/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Finish Int't Relations 101 notes
- Developing vs Developed activity
-Assignment: Crossword Puzzle
| 2/21/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Check crossword
- Poor Nation Priority Activity
- Read Book section
- Notes over Foreign Alliances
-DUE: crossword
- ASSIGN: economic system reading and notes | 2/25/2008 9:00 PM |
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- 1st and 2nd hr: finish Alliances notes; share economic systems notes
- 3rd hr: hand in crossword, do poor nation activity, take Alliances notes
- DUE: 1st and 2nd hour: read 491-498 AND notes over economic system section on Capitalism, Communism, or Socialism per assigned in class; 3rd hour: crossword
ASSIGN: for 1st and 2nd hour: do patriotism/citizenship packet and 1 CURRENT EVENT; for 3rd hour: notes over economic system section on Capitalism, Communism, or Socialism per assigned in class and 1 CURRENT EVENT
| 2/27/2008 10:00 PM |
| | - 3rd hr only: share economic system notes and go over packet
- Review Citizenship/Patriotism packet
- Notes over Atittudes - Share CE
- ASSIGN: 3rd hour: get "Attitudes" notes from the website
ALL Sections: prepare 2 bumper stickers that illustrate 2 of the 4 attitudes...use color!
| 2/29/2008 9:00 PM |
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- share bumper stickers
- Butter Battle Book
- notes on Power
- Prisoner's Dilemma activity
ASSIGN: read 468-475 and section review 1-4
| 3/4/2008 10:00 PM |
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- Notes over Trade
- Trade discussion
- WTO and China Debate
ASSIGN: Foreign Policy Simulation, review your powers and review your scenario; 2nd hour only: prepare for WTO debate | 3/6/2008 8:00 PM |
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- Notes on Foreign Policy
- Foreign Policy Simulation
- work on study guide | 3/10/2008 9:00 PM |
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- Test Review | 3/12/2008 10:00 PM |
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- Test
- Begin Int'l Relations simulation | 3/14/2008 9:00 PM |
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- Go over unit test results
- Play Round 1 of Simulation Game
- Current Events Game | 3/18/2008 9:00 PM |
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- Simulation Game round
- "Equal Justice For All" discussion
- Judicial Branch notes
ASSIGN: judicial branch vocab wksheet (Due Wed) | 3/26/2008 9:00 PM |
| | | 3/28/2008 10:00 PM |
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- Simulation Game round
- finish judicial branch notes; work on court case reports | 3/31/2008 10:00 PM |
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- go over vocab worksheet
- 1st Amendment notes
- round of simulation game
DUE: vocab worksheet
ASSIGN: PowerPoint about Court Case | 4/2/2008 10:00 PM |
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- no simulation game
- 1st and 2nd hr: watch Supreme Court video; current event game
- 3rd hr: begin Court Case presentations | 4/4/2008 10:00 PM |
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