U.S. Government

Daily Assignments:

Aug 08 - Review classroom procedures, distribute textbooks with syllabus, and participate in the Human Scavenger Hunt.

Aug 09 - Identify news events from the summer.

Aug 10 - Work on the Survivor Island activity.

Aug 13 - Work on the Amendments Sketch Notes activity.

Aug 14 - Play iCivics Do I Have a Right? in the computer lab.

Aug 15 - Take a quiz on amendments.

Aug 16 - Complete the Forms of Government handout.

Aug 17 - Take the Chapter 1 Test.

Aug 20 - Place events related to the American revolution on a Timetoast timeline.

Aug 21 - Continue working on the Timetoast Timeline.

Aug 22 - Work on the Britain Changes Its Colonial Policies handout.

Aug 23 - Create a mannequin for a Continental Congress attendee.

Aug 24 - Work on The Road to a New Constitution crossword puzzle.

Aug 27 - Compete in the Declaration of Independence shuffle.

Aug 28 - Create an annotated and illustrated timeline of inventions and events from 1550 to 1800.

Aug 29 - Take notes on the ratification of the Constitution.

Aug 30 - Work on the Test #2 study guide.

Sep 31 - Take Test #2.

Sep 03 - Labor Day

Sep 04 - Join into groups and participate in the Be The Judge activity.

Sep 05 - Fill in the Constitution crossword puzzle.

Sep 06 - Create a poster that represents one of the Bill of Rights.

Sep 07 - Play For Crown or Colony? in the computer lab.

Sep 10 - Work on the United States Constitution handout.

Sep 11 - View Flight 93 and answer questions pertaining to the documentary.

Sep 12 - Finish Flight 93.

Sep 13 - Design a Homecoming Door Decoration.

Sep 14 - Continue Homecoming Door Decorations.

Sep 17 - Finish Homecoming Door Decorations.

Sep 18 - Complete the Third Parties handout.

Sep 19 - Homecoming Carnival

Sep 20 - Take a quiz on Constitution notes.

Sep 21 - None

Sep 24 - Join into groups and begin the political parties project.

Sep 25 - Rejoin into groups and continue the political parties project.

Sep 26 - Complete the political parties project.

Sep 27 - Begin the political parties presentations.

Sep 28 - Continue the political parties presentations.

Oct 01 - Finish the political parties presentations and vote for the best group.

Oct 02 - Complete the Democrats and Republicans handout.

Oct 03 - Create a foldable featuring 3 political parties.

Oct 04 - Work on the Political Parties matching activity.

Oct 05 - Take a test on Political Parties.

Oct 08 - Start creating a brochure to encourage voting.

Oct 09 - Finish creating the voting brochure.

Oct 10 - Play The Mystery of the Missing Votes breakout game.

Oct 11 - Join into teams and participate in the Voting game.

Oct 12 - Created an annotated/illustrated timeline of events pertaining to voting.

Oct 15 - Leadership Conference at VHCC.

Oct 16 - Play the The Redistricting Game in the computer lab.

Oct 17 - Complete the Voting test study guide.

Oct 18 - Take the test on voting.

Oct 19 - View The Children's March and answer questions pertaining to the video.

Oct 22 - Complete the Blacks Struggle for Equal Rights handout.

Oct 23 - Play Win the White House in the computer lab.

Oct 24 - Fill out a chart comparing and contrasting Virginia's candidates for the House and Senate.

Oct 25 - Finish the Choosing Political Candidates handout.

Oct 26 - None

Oct 29 - Create a Person Pop-Up for a significant figure from the Civil Rights Movement.

Oct 30 - Begin working on the Electoral College handout.

Oct 31 - Complete the Electoral College handout.

Nov 01 - Take a quiz on the Nomination Process & the Electoral College.

Nov 02 - Play Win the White House in the computer lab.

Nov 05 - Fall Break

Nov 06 - Election day

Nov 07 - Work on the Elections and Campaigns crossword puzzle.

Nov 08 - Participate in a review Bingo game.

Nov 09 - Begin the Polling Activity.

Nov 12 - Continue the Polling Activity.

Nov 13 - Finish the Using Demographic Information handout.

Nov 14 - Play iCivics Activate in the computer lab.

Nov 15 - Create a Be The Thing for a historic event that shaped public opinion.

Nov 16 - Participate in a review bracket tournament.

Nov 19 - Take a quiz on Public Opinion.

Nov 20 - None

Nov 21 - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 23 - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 26 - Begin working on The Living Room Candidate assignment.

Nov 27 - Continue the Living Room Candidate activity.

Nov 28 - Label an outline map with 20 news events from around the country.

Nov 29 - Finish the outline map featuring 20 news events.

Nov 30 - Take the Chapter 10 Test on Public Opinion & Media.

Dec 03 - Complete the House of Representatives handout.

Dec 04 - Created an illustrated and annotated timeline of significant events from Congress.

Dec 05 - Finish the timeline of significant events from Congress.

Dec 06 - Create an action figure for a representative of Congress.

Dec 07 - Join into teams and play the Senate game.

Dec 10 - School closed due to inclement weather.

Dec 11 - School closed due to inclement weather.

Dec 12 - School closed due to inclement weather.

Dec 13 - Finish playing the Senate game.

Dec 14 - Read "What a U.S. Senator Does" and then create a job description list for a Senator.

Dec 17 - Begin creating a WTWL Board.

Dec 18 - Continue creating a WTWL Board.

Dec 19 - None

Jan 03 - Answer questions corresponding to data tables about Congress.

Jan 04 - Continue working on the WTWL Boards. End of the second nine weeks and first semester

Jan 07 - Complete the Legislative Branch word match activity.

Jan 08 - Begin designing a treasure map featuring the steps to how a bill becomes a law.

Jan 09 - Continue designing a treasure map featuring the steps to how a bill becomes a law.

Jan 10 - Complete the Congress test study guide.

Jan 11 - Take a test on Congress.

Jan 15 - Begin creating a President baseball card.

Jan 16 - Finish creating the President baseball card.

Jan 17 - View scenes from the movie Dave and answer questions pertaining to the film.

Jan 18 - Continue viewing scenes from Dave and answer questions pertaining to the film.

Jan 19 - Finish viewing Dave.

Jan 21 - Play the Shirley Chisholm: UNBOUGHT, UNBOSSED, UNLOCKED digital breakout game.

Jan 22 - Fill out The President's New Staff: Appointing the Cabinet handout.

Jan 23 - Play iCivics Executive Command

Jan 24 - Play Win the White House in the computer lab.

Jan 25 - Join into teams and play the Vice Presidents game.

Jan 28 - Complete the Executive Branch crossword puzzle.

Jan 29 - School closed due to inclement weather.

Jan 30 - Design a Facebook Template for a President or Vice President.

Jan 31 - Continue the Facebook Template for a President or Vice President.

Feb 01 - Continue the Presidential Facebook Template.

Feb 04 - Take notes on the Executive Office of the President.

Feb 05 - Work on the Executive Branch test study guide.

Feb 06 - Take the Executive Branch test.

Feb 07 - Play Court Quest in the computer lab.

Feb 08 - Complete the Youth and the Law handout.

Feb 11 - Create a Person Pop-Up for a person from the judicial system.

Feb 12 - Join into teams and play the Supreme Court Tic-Tac-Toe game.

Feb 13 - Identify significant Supreme Court cases.

Feb 14 - Continue identifying significant Supreme Court cases.

Feb 15 - View scenes from the film Catch Me If You Can.

Feb 18 - Continue viewing scenes from the film Catch Me If You Can.

Feb 19 - Finish Catch Me If You Can.

Feb 20 - Finish identifying significant Supreme Court cases.

Feb 21 - Take a quiz on Supreme Court cases.

Feb 22 - View the 60 Minutes Shon Hopwood interview and answer questions pertaining to the segment.

Feb 25 - Complete the Civil Liberty and School Law case studies.

Feb 26 - Take the Judicial Branch test.

Feb 27 - Play Do I have a right? in the computer lab.

Feb 28 - Annotate and Illustrate major events from the Civil Rights movement on a timeline.

Mar 01 - Finish the Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court handout.

Mar 05 - Take a Quizizz on Civil Rights & Civil Liberties.

Mar 06 - Participate in the Civil Rights and the Supreme Court sentence scramble game.

Mar 07 - Label U.S. states that have the death penalty and those that do not.

Mar 08 - Fill in the Personal Rights and More crossword puzzle.

Mar 09 - Take the Civil Liberties Test.

Mar 11 - View scenes from Zootopia. (End of the 3rd 9 Weeks)

Mar 12 - Continue viewing scenes from Zootopia.

Mar 13 - Spring Break

Mar 14 - Spring Break

Mar 15 - Spring Break

Mar 19 - Begin designing t shirts featuring foreign policy agencies.

Mar 20 - Continue designing t shirts featuring foreign policy agencies.

Mar 21 - Continue designing t shirts featuring foreign policy agencies.

Mar 22 - Finish designing t shirts featuring foreign policy agencies.

Mar 23 - Play Crisis of Nations in the computer lab.

Mar 26 - Join into teams and participate in the Role of Military Jeopardy game.

Mar 27 - Label an outline map with 20 news events from around the world.

Mar 28 - Complete the Popular Places to Visit in the World wordfind.

Mar 29 - Take the Foreign Policy test.

Mar 30 - Create a concept cube for an interest group.

Apr 01 - Finish the interest group concept cube.

Apr 02 - Complete the Interest Group matching handout.

Apr 03 - Begin the Interest Groups presentation activity.

Apr 04 - Continue the Interest Groups presentation activity.

Apr 05 - Finish the Interest Groups presentation activity.

Apr 08 - Participate in the Independent Agencies game.

Apr 09 - Law Day in M110.

Apr 10 - Play Spent in the computer lab.

Apr 11 - None

Apr 12 - None

Apr 15 - Join into teams and participate in the Apprentice project.

Apr 16 - Continue participating in the Apprentice project.

Apr 17 - Continue participating in the Apprentice project.

Apr 18 - Complete the Apprentice project.

Apr 19 - Easter Break

Apr 22 - Easter Break

Apr 23 - Present the Apprentice projects to the class.

Apr 24 - Finish competing in the Apprentice projects.

Apr 25 - Complete the 30 Days: Minimum Wage episode.

Apr 26 - Play Monopoly.

Apr 29 - Create a Gravestone for a significant figure pertaining to Capitalism.

Apr 30 - Work on the Capitalism word match activity.

May 01 - Begin working on the A to Z project.

May 02 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 03 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 06 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 07 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 08 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 09 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 10- Senior Picnic.

May 13 - Continue working on the A to Z project.

May 14 - Senior Banquet

May 15 - Finish working on the A to Z project.

May 16 - Final Assessment

May 17 - Graduation Practice