Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 29

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Napoleonic Achievements

3. Activity: C20- French Revolution Review

4. Homework: STUDY FOR C20 TEST

5. NOTE: C20 TEST TOMORROW!!!

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Mr. Smith Questions

2. A-Set: "There Ought to be a Law..."

3. Discussion: Mr. Smith Questions

4. Activity: Bill Writing

5. Homework: Complete Bill Writing Activity; Congress Vocab due Tomorrow; Bill to Law Timeline due Tomorrow

Dual Credit American Government and Politics:
Standards Addressed: CG12B1I4; CG12B1I5; CG12B1I6; CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Judicial Precedents

3. Activity: Judicial Branch Test Review

4. Homework: Study for Judicial Branch Test

5. NOTE: JUDICIAL BRANCH TEST TOMORROW

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 26

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: Napoleonic Code Research Activity

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Napoleon and France

3. Activity: Lecture- The Fall of Napoleon

4. Activity: Napoleon Summary

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Video- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

4. Activity: Video Questions- Writing a Law

5. Homework: Legislative Process Activity- Chapter 12

Dual Credit Government and Economics
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1; CG12B1I4; CG12B1I5; CG12B1I6

1. Due: Judicial Project

2. Activity: Complete Judicial Project Presentations

3. Activity: Judicial Branch Test Review

4. Homework: Study for Test Tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 23

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: C20S3 Guided Reading

2. A-Set: Napoleon Policies

3. Discussion: Napoleon Takes Power/ Reforms

4. Activity: The Napoleonic Code- Research in Library

5. Homework: Continue Work on Napoleonic Code Research

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Expressed Powers of Congress Worksheet

2. A-Set: Expressed Powers Legal or Not?

3. Activity: Notes- Implied Powers Location

4. Activity: Implied Powers Justification Activity

5. Homework: Implied Powers Justification Activity

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1; CG12B2I4; CG12B2I5; CG12B2I6

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Court Case Vocab

3. Activity: Continue work on Court Case Project and Vocabulary Activity

4. Homework: Complete Project- Present Tomorrow.

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, January 21

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1; WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: Presidential Inauguration Analysis and Grade; Napoleon Video Chart

2. Discussion: Inaugural Address Analysis

3. A-Set: Napoleon's Youth and Rise to Power

4. Discussion: Napoleon Chart

5. Activity: C20S3 Guided Reading Activity

6. Homework: Complete C20S3 Guided Reading Activity

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Inaugural Address Analysis and Grade

2. Discussion: Inaugural Address Analysis and Grade

3. A-Set: Congressional Powers

4. Activity: The Expressed Powers of Congress

5. Homework: Primary Source Activity- The Expressed Powers of Congress

Dual Credit Government
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1; CG12B1I5; CG12B1I6; CG12B1I7

1. Due: Inaugural Address Analysis and Grade

2. Discussion: Inaugural Address Analysis and Grade

3. Activity: Final Day to Work on Supreme Court Project

4. Homework: Complete Supreme Court Project

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 20

Today's Activities: INAUGURATION DAY

World History:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: What do you expect to hear from Barack Obama?

3. Activity: Inauguration Coverage

4. Homework: Inaugural Address Questions and Grade

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: What do you expect to hear from Barack Obama?

3. Activity: Inauguration Coverage

4. Homework: Inaugural Address Questions and Grade

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: What do you expect to hear from Barack Obama?

3. Activity: Inauguration Coverage

4. Homework: Inaugural Address Questions and Grade

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 19

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Oath of Office- Presidency of the United States

3. Activity: Multimedia Presentation- Historic Inaugural Addresses (Lincoln, FDR, JFK)

4. Activity: Inaugural Address- Organizational Chart

5. Discussion: Inaugural Address- What to Expect

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Oath of Office- Presidency of the United States

3. Activity: Multimedia Presentation- Historic Inaugural Addresses (Lincoln, FDR, JFK)

4. Activity: Inaugural Address- Organizational Chart

5. Discussion: Inaugural Address- What to Expect

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Oath of Office- Presidency of the United States

3. Activity: Multimedia Presentation- Historic Inaugural Addresses (Lincoln, FDR, JFK)

4. Activity: Inaugural Address- Organizational Chart

5. Discussion: Inaugural Address- What to Expect

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 15

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: Justification of the Reign of Terror Reading

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Reign of Terror

3. Activity: Video- Napoleon's Early Life

4. Activity: Napoleon Chart

5. Homework: NONE

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: C10-12 Vocabulary Page 1

2. A-Set: The Role of Congress in the U.S.

3. Activity: Lecture- The Organization of Congress

4. Homework: C10S4 Guided Reading Activity

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- The Court System

3. Activity: Introduce Supreme Court Case Project

4. Homework: Work on Supreme Court Case Project

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, January 14

Today's Activities: World History: Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: Letter to the Editor- The French Revolution

2. A-Set: Early French Revolution- Evaluation

3. Activity: Lecture- The Execution of Louis XVI and the Reign of Terror

4. Activity: Primary Source Reading- "Being Led to the Guillotine" w/ Discussion

5. Homework: Primary Source Reading- Robespierre: "Justifying the Terror" w/ Questions

American Government: Standards Addressed: CG12B4I8

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Positives and Negatives of Campaign Finance Reform (BCRA)

3. Activity: Persuasive Essay- Campaign Finance Reform

4. Homework: Chapter 10 -12 Vocabulary Activity (Complete Page 1)

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: E12B2I2; E12B2I5

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Different Types of Laws

3. Activity: Lecture- Criminal Law, Jurisdiction, and Law Classifications

4. Assessment Scenarios- Jurisdiction, Law and Crime

5. Discussion: Federal Court Structure and Jurisdiction

6. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 13

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: Declaration of the Rights of Man Reading with Translation

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Early Revolutionary Events

3. Activity: Student Led Timeline Discussion (Part II)

4. Assessment Activity: Letter to the Editor- The Early Revolution

5. Homework: Complete Letter to the Editor

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B4I8

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: QUIZ- PACs and Campaign Finance Reform

3. Activity: Pro v. Con Note Card Activity- BCRA

4. Assessment Activity: Persuasive Essay- BCRA

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed: E12B1I2; E12B2I5

1. Due: Obama Economic Policy Reading

2. A-Set: "IOUSA" Response Writing

3. Activity: Discussion- "IOUSA" Video- Deficit Financing, Credit Crisis, and the Future of the American Economy

4. Activity: Fixing the Crisis- Obama's Economic Plan- Short and Long Term Effects Analysis

5. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 12

Today's Activities:

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1.  Due:  Timeline- Early Events of the French Revolution

2.  A-Set:  Chalkboard Questions- Revolutionary Ideas

3.  Activity:  Student Led Walk Through the Timeline (Part I)

4.  Primary Source Activity:  The Declaration of the Rights of Man- Reading and Translation Activity

5.  Homework:  Complete Reading and Translation Activity

American Government:

Standards Addressed:  CG12B4I8

1.  Due:  NONE

2.  A-Set:  PAC Questions

3.  Activity:  Lecture- Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

4.  Activity:  Editorial Reading- BCRA- Success or Failure?- With note taking assignment.

5.  Homework:  Editorial Reading- BCRA- Success or Failure?- With note taking assignment.

Dual Credit American Government: 

Standards Addressed:  E12B1I2; E12B2I5

1.  Due:  None

2.  A-Set:  Economic Crisis Questions

3.  Activity:  Video- "I.O.U.S.A."- Discussing the long term causes and effects of deficit spending and the culture of credit abuse in the U.S. (Discussion Tomorrow)

4.  Homework:  Complete New Deal v. Obama Readings from Friday (Due Tuesday)

Lesson Plans- Friday, January 9

Today's Activities:

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1.  Due: Propaganda Drawing- Causes of the French Revolution

2. A-Set: Paragraph- Causes of the Revolution

3.  Activity:  Present Propaganda to Classmates

4.  Activity:  Timeline- Events of the Early French Revolution

5.  Homework:  Complete Timeline Activity

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B4I8

1.  Due:  PAC Evaluation Reading with Chart

2.  A-Set:  PACs- Good or Bad- Paragraph Writing

3.  Activity:  Socratic Seminar- PACs- Good or Bad?

4.  Homework:  NONE

Dual Credit Government:

Standards Addressed:  E12B1I2; E12B2I5

1.  Due:  NONE

2.  A-Set:  "Trickle Down Economics" Student Diagram

3.  Activity:  New Deal v. Obama Plan

4.  Homework:  Obama's Economic Policy Reading w/ Questions

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 8

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2; WH12B2I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- Causes of the French Revolution

3. Activity: Political Cartoon Creation- The Causes of the French Revolution

4. Homework: Complete Political Cartoon

American Government:
Standards Addressed: CG12B4I8

1. Due: PAC Chart w/ Questions

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- What is a PAC?

3. Activity: PAC's and Democracy Readings

4. Activity: Analysis- PACs and Democracy

5. Homework: Complete PACs and Democracy Analysis

Dual Credit Government and Economics:
Standards Addressed: E12B1I2; E12B2I5

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Economic Crisis Questions

3. Activity: Current Event Video- Barack Obama- Economic Policy Speech from TODAY

4. Activity: Economic Crisis- Causes, Effects, Solutions?

5. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, January 7

Today's Activities:
NOTE: THERE WAS A SUBSTITUTE IN CLASS TODAY!

World History:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. Video: Introduction to the French Revolution- Students should have taken notes from the video.

3. Activity: Video Quiz and Crossword- Students may use their notes from the video to answer the questions on the quiz and crossword.

4. Homework: Complete "Quiz" and Crossword from class today.

American Government:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: Video- Elections, Politics, and Money- T-Chart Activity during film

3. Homework: NONE

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: Video- The Federal Court Structure

3. Activity: KWL- What I learned

4. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 6

Today's Activities:

World History:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Inequality in the U.S.

3. Activity: Causes of the French Revolution

4. Activity: Chart- Comparing and Contrasting the 3 Estates

5. Homework: NONE

American Government:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Kansas School Uniform Law

3. Activity: PACs and Legislation/ Elections

4. Homework: The Growth of PACs- Chart Analysis

Dual Credit American Government:
Standards Addressed:

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Article III- Reading and Analysis

3. Lecture: Federalism and the Courts

4. Homework: Federal Court Structure Diagram with Questions