- CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT!-

THEME OF WEEK - RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSSED / AMENDMENTS 11-27 / FEDERALISM!!!

WEEK 15 - AMENDMENTS (CONT) / FEDERALISM!

14th Week of School! This week - students will be taking a closer look at the United States Constitution! Specifically - students will be delving deeper into Amendments 4-8 - Rights of the Accussed, Amendments 11-27 and constructs of limited government and Federalism!

Weekly Theme(s) - Students will be completing components of lessons and corresponding activities in their new notebooks accordingly! Honors students are reminded that they should be working diligently on their writing prompts progressively throughout the unit!

HOMEWORK: PROMPT #1 - BILL OF RIGHTS DUE: MONDAY (ODD) / TUESDAY (EVEN)!

-RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSSED: A CLOSER LOOK!-

M/T

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe and explain key characteristics, traits and controversies surrounding Amendments 4-8 by viewing a video/answering questions and reading scenarios/answering questions.
SWBAT recall key definitions to key vocab. terms by completing a vocab. inquriy challenge on Amendments 1-10.

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Video/Qs - Searches and Seizures - Crash Course Government and Politics - Students will view video and answer questions.
Scenarios Reading/Qs - Rights of Accused - Students will read scenarios involving rights of accussed and answer questions.
Vocab. Inquiry Challenge - Pt I - Amendments 1-10 - Students will partake in a review game where they have to decipher key differences between vocab. terms and definitions and pictures.

HOMEWORK: VOCAB. INQUIRY CHALLENGE DUE: END OF CLASS!

-AMENDMENTS 11-27!--

THE BILL OF RIGHTS!

W/TR

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key characteristics, traits and controversies surrounding Amendments 11-27 to US Constituion by viewing a video and taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT decipher Amendments 11-27 by reading scenarios and completing worksheet accordingly.
SWBAT illustrate their understandings of each Amendment 11-27 by completing inquiry drawings.

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Video - the Fight for the Right to Vote in the US - TEDed - Students will view video and discuss its contents.
Notes - Amendments 11-27 - Students will take guided lecture notes on Amendments 11-27.
Worksheet - Amendments 1-10 / Amendments 11-27 - Students will read scenarios and complete corresponding worksheets
Inquiry Drawings - Amendments 11-27 - Students will be able to showcase their understanding of key amendments being composing key inquiry drawings of each Amendment.

HOMEWORK: AMENDMENTS 11-27 INQUIRY DRAWINGS - DUE: FRIDAY (ODD) / MONDAY (EVEN)!

-FEDERALISM!-

F/M

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key characteristics, traits and controversies of Constitutional limits and Federalism by taking guided lecture notes and viewing a video and answering questions.
SWBAT demonstrate key content knowledge and competencies on Amendments 1-27 by taking a Quiz assessment.

METHOD:

Warm-Up/Question of the Day!
Notes - Federalism and Limited Government - Students will take guided lecture notes
Video/Questions - Federalism - Crash Course Government and Politics - Students will view video and answer questions.
QUIZ - Amendments to the US Constitution - Students will take quiz on Amendments of US Constitution.

*** Once students are completed with Quiz - they may work on their Current Event assignments! ***

HOMEWORK: QUIZ DUE END OF CLASS! / WARM-UP PACKET AND CURRENT EVENT DUE:: TUESDAY(ODD) / WEDNESDAY (EVEN)!!

RESOURCES!

All the Constitutional Amendments - Summaries, Changes & SignificanceSince the Constitution was ratified in 1789, hundreds of thousands of bills have been introduced attempting to amend the nation's founding document. But only 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been ratified, out of 33 passed by Congress and sent to the states. See summaries of all 27.