Assignments

Week 7

September 27

• Warm Up #1: America is a brand new country – what big question does the new country have to answer?
• History Lab: Constitutional Convention
• Notes: Constitutional Convention
• Federalist v. Anti-Federalist Worksheet

Week 8

September 30

• Warm Up #1: America is a brand new country – what big question does the new country have to answer?
• History Lab: Constitutional Convention
• Notes: Constitutional Convention
• Federalist v. Anti-Federalist Worksheet

October 1 and 2

• Warm Up #2: Have you ever seriously disagreed with your group of friends?
• Anti-Federalist Activity
• Preamble Worksheet

October 3 and 4

• Warm Up #3: What rights do you believe you have as a student?
• Bill of Rights (answer key)
• Federalism Venn Diagram (answer key)
• Vocabulary

Week 9

October 7 - No School

October 8 and 9

• Warm Up #4: Have you ever gone along with the majority even though you didn’t agree?
• 3 Branches of Government Project

October 10 (Odd 5)

• Warm Up #5: Why are checks and balances Important?
• 3 Branches of Government Project
• 3 Branches of Government Museum Walk (Answer Key)
• Superhero Branches

October 11 - Fire Day

Week 10

October 14 (Even 6)

• Warm Up #5: Why are checks and balances Important?
• 3 Branches of Government Project
• 3 Branches of Government Museum Walk (Answer Key)
• Superhero Branches

October 15 (6 Period Day)

• Warm Up #6: Are Laws meant to help people or limit their freedom?
• How a Bill Becomes a Law

October 16 and 17 (Odd 3)

• Notebook Check (NBC Sheet)
• Unit 3 Test (Review Sheet)
• Electoral College 5-4-3-2-1

October 18

• Warm Up #1: Have you ever been mad/frustrated/sad at a decision that was made even though your know it was made in the right manner?
• Electoral College Activity
• Electoral College Video
• Marbury v. Madison
• Supreme Decision

Week 11

October 21

• Warm Up #1: Have you ever been mad/frustrated/sad at a decision that was made even though your know it was made in the right manner?
• Electoral College Activity
• Electoral College Video
• Marbury v. Madison
• Supreme Decision

October 22 and 23

• Warm Up #2: Why are rights important?
• You Be the Judge #1
• "Supreme Court"

October 24 (Odd)

• Warm Up #3: Why is freedom of speech such an important right?
• You Be the Judge #2

October 25 - Fire Day

Week 12

October 28 (Even)

• Warm Up #3: Why is freedom of speech such an important right?
• You Be the Judge #2

October 29 (6 Period Day)

• You be the Judge #2

October 30 and 31

• You be the Judge #2
• Do I Have a Right?

November 1

• Warm Up: What is your favorite book?
• You Be the Judge #2
• Sleepy Hollow
• American Authors

Week 13

November 4

• Warm Up: What is your favorite book?
• You Be the Judge #2
• Sleepy Hollow
• American Authors