Lesson Plans- Monday, January 30

Today's Activities:

American Government

Standards Addressed: WG12B1I1; WG12B2I2; WH12B2I2

1. Due: Assessment Map Practice

2. A-Set: Class Mapping Activity

3. Activity: Factors that Cause Human Changes in Region

4. Activity: Flow Chart- Cause and Effect

5. Homework: Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes and Montesquieu Review

DC Economics:

Standards Addressed: WG12B1I1; WG12B2I2; WH12B2I2

1. Due: Assessment Map Practice

2. A-Set: Class Mapping Activity

3. Activity: Factors that Cause Human Changes in Region

4. Activity: Flow Chart- Cause and Effect

5. Homework: Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes and Montesquieu Review

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, I2, I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Review Game- Chapter 19

4. Homework: Review for C19 Test

Lesson Plans- Friday, January 27

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1, I2; CG12B1I6; WG12B1I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Student Questions

3. Activity: Quiz- Court Structure

4. State Assessment Review: Map Activity (WG12B1I1)

5. Homework: Complete Map Activity

DC Economics:

Standards Addressed: WG12B1I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Map Elements

3. Social Studies Assessment Review: Map Activity

4. Homework: Complete Map Activity

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B1I1, I2, I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Student Questions

3. Activity: C18 Test Review

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 24

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B2I2; CG12B3I1, I2

1. Due: Unit #6 Test Review- The Executive Branch

2. A-Set: Student Questions

3. Test: Unit #6- The Executive Branch

4. Homework: NONE

DC Economics:

Standards Addressed: E12B1I1, I2, I3

1. Due: Production Possibilities Frontier (Part I)

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Shifts in Production

4. Activity: Production Shifts (Part II)

5. Homework: Complete Production Shifts Worksheet

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, I2, I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: British Policies Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Video with Questions "Liberty: Are We to Be a Nation?"

4. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 23

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1, CG12B3I2, I3

1. Due: Full Speed Ahead- Reading and Questions

2. A-Set: Sample Essay- Full Speed Ahead

3. Debate: Civil Liberties v. National Security

4. Activity: Unit #6 Test Review

5. Homework: STUDY FOR UNIT #6 TEST (TEST IS TUESDAY!!!)

DC Economics:

Standards Addressed: E12B1I1, I2

1. Due: Business Project

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Scarcity and Choice

4. Activity: Production Possibilities Frontier

5. Homework: Production Possibilities and Allocation

World History:

Standards Addressed: CG12B2I1, I2, I3

1. Due: British Policies Activity

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: British Policies Protest

4. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Friday, January 20

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1, I2

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Newsweek "Full Speed Ahead" with questions

4. Homework: Complete Newsweek Article and questions

DC Economics:

Standards Addressed: E12B1I1, I2, I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Economics and Factors of Production

4. Assessment: Good or Service

5. Homework: Factors of Production- Business Project

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, I2, I3

1. Due: British Policy Questions

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: British Policy Protest Activity

4. Homework: Complete Protest Activity

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 19

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: C14S1 Guided Reading Worksheet

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Growth of Presidential Powers- Why?

4. Activity: Newsweek "Full Speed Ahead" Reading w/Questions

5. Homework: Continue Work on Reading

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: Multiple

1. Due: NONE

2. Activity: TEST- Unit #7

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, WH12B2I2, WH12B2I3

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: The British in America

4. Activity: British Policy Research

5. Homework: Complete British Policy Questions

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 17

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Letter to Legislator

2. A-Set: Political Cartoon Analysis

3. Activity: Primary Source- The Powers of the President

4. Homework: Complete Primary Source Activity

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Sample Presentation

3. Activity: Supreme Court Project Presentations

4. Homework: Study for Quiz (Thursday)

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2

1. Due: Primary Source Activity- The Enlightenment and the DOI

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: DOI and the Enlightenment- a Breakdown

4. Lecture: Other Enlightenment Thinkers

5. Homework: Enlightened Despots Graphic Organizer

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 16

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: None

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Review- Brownback State of the State

3. Activity: How to Write to Your Congressman

4. Activity: Letter to Congressman

5. Homework: Complete Rough Draft of Letter (Due on Tuesday)

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1, CG12B1I5, I6, I7

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Criminal v. Civil Law

4. Lecture: Felonies, Misdemeanors, and torts

5. Assessment: Which Law Is It?

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I2

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Jean Jacques Rousseau Translation and Discussion

4. Activity: Government Thinkers and the Declaration of Independence

5. Homework: Complete DOI Activity

Lesson Plans- Friday, January 14

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: State of the State Address- Graphic Organizer Chart

2. A-Set: What do you expect from your state government?

3. Activity: Facts about the Kansas State Government

4. Activity: Discussion- Governor Brownback's State of the State Plans

5. Homework: NONE

DC Government and Politics:

Standards Addressed: CG12B1I7; CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Poster Expectations Review

3. Activity: Supreme Court Project Work Day (FINAL IN-CLASS OPPORTUNITY)

4. Homework: Complete SC Project

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, I2

1. Due: Enlightenment Thinkers- Government Edition

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: The ideas of Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu and Hobbes

4. Assessment: Government Thinkers and the Declaration of Independence

5. Homework: NONE

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 12

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B31I

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Challenges Facing Kansas

3. Activity: Governor Brownback- State of the State Address 2012

4. Activity: Group Reading and Discussion/ T-Chart

5. Homework: Complete T-Chart

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Poster Structure

3. Activity: Work Day- Supreme Court Project

4. Homework: Supreme Court Project (Due Monday)

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1, I2

1. Due: Haiku- Scientific Revolution Figures

2. A-Set: Student Haiku Readings/ Identification

3. Lecture: The Enlightenment

4. Activity: Primary Source Activity- Government Thinkers and The Enlightenment

5. Homework: Complete Primary Source Activity

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, January 11

Today's Activities:

American Government: (NOTE- 2nd Hour will make up yesterdays activities as well)

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions- VP Roles

3. Activity: VP Current Event Sample

4. Activity: Vice Presidential Current Event- Magazines/ Newspapers/ Online

5. Homework: Complete Current Event Activity

DC Government and Politics:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1; CG12B1I7

1. Due: Texas v. Johnson Decision Reading

2. A-Set: Texas v. Johnson Background

3. Activity: Kansas State Court Structure Lecture

4. Activity: Supreme Court Case Project- DUE ON MONDAY!!!

5. Homework: Continue work on SC Case Project

World History: (Note: no class yesterday...assembly)

Standards Addressed: CG12B2I1

1. Due: Scientific Revolution Figures

2. A-Set: Scientific Method Practice

3. Activity: Before and After- Scientific Advancements

4. Homework: Scientific Revolution Haikus (Choose 3 Figures)

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 10

Today's Activities:

American Government: (Not all classes met today due to a class assembly)

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: "What If" Worksheet

2. A-Set: Political Cartoon- Presidential Disability

3. Activity: Presidential Succession and Disability Assessment Scenarios

4. Homework: NONE

DC Government and Politics:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Symbolic Speech

3. Activity: Texas v. Johnson Background and Questions

4. Discussion: Symbolic Speech and the 1st Amendment

5. Homework: Texas v. Johnson Decision

World History:

Standards Addressed: CG12B2I1

1. Due: Scientific Revolution Figures

2. A-Set: Scientific Method Practice

3. Activity: Before and After- Scientific Advancements

4. Homework: Scientific Revolution Haikus (Choose 3 Figures)

Lesson Plans- Monday, January 10

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Vice-Presidential Naming Activity

3. Activity: The 25th Amendment- Primary Source Reading Activity

4. Discussion: The Roles Of the Vice President

5. Homework: The Presidential Succession Act of 1947- Primary Source Activity

DC Government and Politics:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Supreme Court Case Project Progress Report From Students

3. Activity: Lecture- Your Case at the Supreme Court

4. Activity: Supreme Court Case Project

5. Homework: Continue work on Project

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B2I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Define Revolution and Give Examples

3. Lecture: The Scientific Revolution

4. Activity: Scientific Revolution Figures- Graphic Organizer

5. Homework: Complete Graphic Organizer

6. Homework: Complete Absolutism Project

Lesson Plans- Friday, January 7

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Presidential Term Limits Pro/Con Reading

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Group Outline- Term Limits

4. Class Debate: Presidential Term Limits

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Supreme Court Project Example

3. Activity: Research Time- Supreme Court Project

4. Homework: Supreme Court Project

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B1I7

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Ivan the Terrible

3. Activity: Absolutism in Russia- Differentiated Assignments

4. Homework: Continue work on Absolutism in Russia Activity

Lesson Plans- Thursday, January 6

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: Presidential Roles Activity

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Presidential Qualifications and Term Limits

4. Homework: Pro v. Con- The 22nd Amendment

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Lecture: Federal Court Structure

4. Activity: Introduction- Supreme Court Project

5. Homework: NONE

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B1I7

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Chalkboard Questions

3. Activity: Russian Absolutism Figures Project (Student Choice: Essay's, Monuments, Song)

4. Homework: Continue Project

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, January 4

Today's Activities:

American Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: 5 Presidential Actions

3. Lecture: Presidential Roles

4. Activity: Presidential "Hats"

5. Homework: Harry S Truman- Daily Appointment Book Classification

DC Government:

Standards Addressed: CG12B3I1

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: A Life of Crime

3. Lecture: Federalism and the Courts- Jurisdiction

4. Activity: Jurisdiction Classification

5. Homework: NONE

World History:

Standards Addressed: WH12B1I6

1. Due: NONE

2. A-Set: Absolutism v. Constitutionalism

3. Activity: Absolutism in Russia- Reading Activity

4. Homework: Complete Note Taking on Russian Leaders