Lesson Plans- Friday, November 21

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. A-Set: Overhead Question- Absolute Monarchies

2. Activity: Lecture- Absolutism in Russia

3. Activity: Timeline Model- Absolutism in Russia

4. Activity: Introduction- England and France Timeline- Comparative Politics

5. Homework: Work on Timeline (DUE TUESDAY)

American Government:

1. Due: Plessy v. Ferguson- Dissenting Opinion

2. A-Set: Plessy Precedent

3. Discussion: Plessy Dissenting Opinion

4. Activity: Brown v. BOE- Background (Video Clip)

5. Activity: Brown v. BOE- Supreme Court Decision and Precedent

6. Homework: Gerrymander Reading

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: C12 Reading Guide #3

2. A-Set: Political Cartoon- Criticisms of Congress

3. Activity: Discussion- Criticisms of Congress

4. Activity: Lecture- Congress and the Budget

5. NOTE: TEST IS TUESDAY

Lesson Plans- Thursday, November 20

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: C18 Vocabulary Activity

2. A-Set: Absolutism

3. Activity: Vocabulary Discussion/Grading

4. Activity: Lecture: Absolutism in Europe

American Government:

1. Due: Plessy v. Ferguson Majority Opinion

2. A-Set: Separate buy Equal

3. Activity: Plessy- Opinion Discussion- Judicial Precedent

4. Activity: Plessy- Dissenting Opinion

5. Homework: Complete Dissenting Opinion Reading and Questions

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: Lawmaking Process Questions

2. A-Set: Bill to Law Team Contest

3. Discussion: Lawmaking Process Questions

4. Activity: What Makes a Law

5. Homework: C12 Reading Assignment #3- Worksheet

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, November 19

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: C16 Test Review

2. Activity: Test- Chapter 16

3. Homework: C18 Vocabulary Assignment

American Government:

1. Due: Plessy v. Ferguson Background Questions

2. A-Set: When is Different Treatment Equal?

3. Activity: Majority Opinion- Plessy v. Ferguson

4. Homework: Complete Majority Opinion w/ Questions

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: Bill to Law Timeline w/ Questions

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Congressional Leadership

3. Activity: Lecture- Lawmaking Process- Comparison between House and Senate

4. Homework: Complete Reading Guide- C12 #2

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, November 18

Today's Activities:

World Geography:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: NOTES- Slave Trade and Triangular Trade

3. Activity: Test Review- Chapter 16

4. Homework: TEST REVIEW- CHAPTER 16- TEST ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!

American Government:

1. Due: 1965 Alabama Literacy Test

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- "Dodging Civil Rights"

3. Activity: Video- Plessy v. Ferguson

4. Activity: Plessy v. Ferguson- Case Background Questions

5. Discussion- Plessy v. Ferguson

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: "Law" writing Activity

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Congressional Organization

3. Activity: Lecture- Congressional Leadership

4. Homework: C12 Reading Assignment #2- w/ How a Bill Becomes a Law Timeline Activity

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, November 11

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: God, Gold, Glory

3. Activity: Video- Cortez and the Aztecs- with Questions

4. Homework: Complete Questions

American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. NOTE- Hours 3 and 4 did not meet due to the VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY

3. 7th Hour- The Art Institute- Political Advertising and your Future

4. Homework: NONE

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: The Art Institute- Political Advertising and your Future

3. Homework: Continue work on reading assignment from yesterday.

Lesson Plans- Monday, November 10

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: Expansion and Exploration Map

2. Activity: Map Interpretation

3. Activity: "Open Map Quiz"

4. Homework: NONE

American Government:

1. Due: Math Strategy- Demographics and Voting

2. Activity: Chapter 6- PRE-TEST

3. Homework: NONE

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: Math Strategy- Demographics and Voting

2. Activity: Lecture- Congressional Structure

3. Activity: Gerrymander Reading with Questions

4. Homework: C12 Reading Assignment #1

Lesson Plans- Thursday, November 6

Today's Activities:

World Geography:

1. Due: C16 Vocabulary Assignment

2. Activity: Lecture- The Age of Exploration

3. Activity: Explorers Chart and Video

4. Homework: NONE

American Government:

1. Due: Presidential Election Reaction Essay

2. Activity: Math Strategy- Creating and Analyzing Pie Charts- State Demographics v. Election Results

3. Homework: Complete Pie Chart Analysis

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: Presidential Election Reaction Essay

2. Activity: Math Strategy- Creating and Analyzing Pie Charts- State Demographics v. Election Results

3. Homework: Complete Pie Chart Analysis

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, November 5

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: C15 Part B Test Review

2. Activity: C15 Part B Test

3. Activity: C16 Vocabulary

4. Homework: C16 Vocabulary

American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: Barack Obama- Election Night Speech

3. Activity: John McCain- Concession Speech

4. Activity: Reaction Writing- The 2008 Presidential Election

5. Homework: Complete Writing

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: Barack Obama- Election Night Speech

3. Activity: John McCain- Concession Speech

4. Activity: Reaction Writing- The 2008 Presidential Election

5. Homework: Complete Writing

Girard High School- Kids Vote Kansas- Election Results

ELECTION RESULTS

THE RESULTS BELOW ARE FROM THE STUDENT MOCK ELECTION THAT TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. THIS MOCK ELECTION WAS A PART OF THE "KIDS VOTE KANSAS" PROGRAM, AND THE LARGER "KIDS VOTE U.S.A." PROGRAM.

PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT

1. DEM- OBAMA AND BIDEN- 167
2. REP- MCCAIN AND PALIN- 89
3. IND- NADER AND GONZALES- 10
4. LIB- BARR AND ROOT- 4
5. REF- BALDWIN AND CASTLE- 3

U.S. SENATE

1. DEM- JIM SLATTERY- 133
2. REP- PAT ROBERTS- 110
3. LIB- RANDALL HODGKINSON- 15
4. REF- JOSEPH L MARTIN- 11

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1. DEM- NANCY BOYDA- 152
2. REP- LYNN JENKINS- 96
3. LIB- ROBERT GARRARD- 16
4. REF- LESLIE S. MARTIN- 6

ELECTION DAY!!!!!!!

VOTE TODAY!!!!

THE TWO BIGGEST THREATS TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY ARE APATHY AND IGNORANCE!

INFORM YOURSELF AND THEN EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS!

Check this link to find out what candidates will be on your ballot: https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, November 4

Today's Activities:

World History:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: Lecture- The Counter Reformation

3. Activity: C15 Part B Test Review

4. HOMEWORK: TEST REVIEW- TEST WILL BE TOMORROW

American Government:

1. Due: T-Chart- +/- of Electoral College

2. A-Set: Electoral College Growth Chart w/ Writing Activity

3. Activity: Discussion- Electoral College Debate

4. Homework: WATCH ELECTION RESULTS

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: T-Chart- +/- of Electoral College

2. A-Set: Electoral College Growth Chart w/ Writing Activity

3. Activity: Discussion- Electoral College Debate

4. Homework: WATCH ELECTION RESULTS

270toWin 2008 Polling Tracker

Lesson Plans- Monday, November 3

Today's Activities:

World Geography:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: The Counter-Reformation- Lecture

3. Homework:

American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Political Cartoon- The Electoral College

3. Activity: The Electoral College- Structure and Function Lecture

4. Activity: 270towin.com- Historical Elections and Electoral Votes

5. Homework: T-Chart- Positives and Negatives of the Electoral College (Reading with T-Chart)

Dual Credit American Government:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Political Cartoon- The Electoral College

3. Activity: The Electoral College- Structure and Function Lecture

4. Activity: 270towin.com- Historical Elections and Electoral Votes

5. Homework: T-Chart- Positives and Negatives of the Electoral College (Reading with T-Chart)