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