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State & Local Government Unit
State & Local Government Unit
2/24 & 25: Read in the civics books (pages 294-297) and complete the web. Students should write at least three notes for each bubble based on the reading.On the back of the web, you will need to complete the “Primary Sources” Activity on page 296 and the Section 1 Assessment on page 297 (1-3 all).
2/26 & 27: Notes on Sections 2-4 about state government Jigsaw activity. Get your group from the sub, read, take notes, and then get the notes on the other two sections from other students.
If you were absent, choose one section (Pages 298-304, 305-309, or 310-314) and take notes. Get notes on the other 2 sections from a classmate.
2/28: Finish the Jigsaw and then play "Power Play" on iCivics. Write me a 1 paragraph email explaining what you learned from the game.
3/2 & 3: Reading & notes on local government in Civics book pages 320-326. Answer section review questions 1-5 (all) on page 326.
3/4 & 5: Levels of Government Comparison Matrix. See Mr. Reed for a copy.
https://www.maine.gov/sos/kids/government/state-government
https://www.memun.org/Training-Resources/Local-Government/Forms-of-Govt
3/6: CNN 10 & Discussion. Start Final Project. Due Friday 3/13.
Federal: https://www.cdc.gov/about/organization/cio.htm
State: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/
https://www.maine.gov/sos/kids/government/state-government
Local: https://www.memun.org/Training-Resources/Local-Government/Forms-of-Govt
1/13 & 1/14: Constitution Reading and Notes.
1/15 & 1/16: Three branches of government packet
1/17: Spelling Bee (no class)
1/22 & 1/23: NHD presentations
1/24: Make-up work
1/27 & 28: Branches of Power Game, Discussion, and Homework: Write 2 paragraphs explaining which branch you would most want to be in and why.
1/29 & 30: Branches of Power Websearch on iCivics.
1/31: CNN 10
2/3 & 4: How a bill becomes a law. Lawcraft on iCivics and review.
2/5 & 6: A very big branch packet.
2/7: Snow day
2/10: No class (late arrival)
2/11 & 2/12: Review Big Branch packet answers. Checks and balances review and notes. Study for quiz.
2/13: Branches of Government Packet. You may beed to use your laptop to complete the research.
2/14: Quiz on Three Branches & Checks and Balances. You may play iCivics when you are done.
Mainers at War: Why have Mainers fought throughout history?
10/7 & 10/8: Revise essays and turn them in. Watch the Frontier Wars video and answer the questions.
10/9 & 10/15: Reading & Web in Finding Katahdin pages 82-89
10/16 & 17: Maine in the Revolution Websearch
10/21 & 22: Go over websearch. Make banners for first responders.
10/23 & 24: 1) Read pages 173-178 in Finding Katahdin and take notes on what the 20th Maine were like and what the experience was like for those men.
2) Watch the video summarizing what happened on Little Round Top "The Stand That Saved The Nation".
3) Write 2-3 narrative paragraphs from the perspective of a soldier of the 20th Maine during the Battle of Gettysburg at Little Round Top. What did they see, feel, hear? What was going through their mind?
10/28: Go over narratives on Little Round Top. If time, start Chamberlain resume below.
10/29: Go over narratives on Little Round Top. Create a Resume for Joshua Chamberlain. Categories required: Name/address, Work experience, Education, Honors, and Special Interests/Abilities.
-Examples of the activity if it were done for Abraham Lincoln
-Examples of a professional resume: https://novoresume.com/career-blog/resume-examples
Brief biography of Chamberlain
10/30 & 31: Primary sources on WW1 and WW2. HW: Write two paragraphs about which source we read in class you found most interesting and why.
11/2: Work on writing thesis statements for NHD projects. Thesis statement due to Mr. Reed by the end of class.
11/4 & 11/5: Jigsaw notes on WW1 & WW2 in Maine
11/6 & 11/7: Begin work on final assessment
11/20 & 11/21: Assessment due. Time to work on NHD if needed.
11/25 & 11/26: GeoBee Qualifiers in class.
First Unit: Early Mainers
Goal: Understand how Maine's physical geography and resources affected the Wabanaki and European settlers.
9/3: Go over laptop rules. Make sure email and Powerschool works.
9/4 & 5: Evaluating sources using Maine Memory Network and examining Wabanaki artifacts
9/6: Finish your NHD interest survey from last Friday and then fill in this websearch if you are still looking for ideas. (Hint: Go to "File->Make a copy" to add it to your drive and type on it. Homework: Complete the project proposal form by next Friday 9/13.
9/9 & 9/10: Read pages 8-18 in "Finding Katahdin" and answers Q's 1-4 on page 18.
9/11 & 9/12: Read pages 18-28 in "Finding Katahdin" and fill in the 2 column notetaker.
9/13: Turn in NHD project proposal.
9/23 & 9/24: Create group slideshows on Maine resources (each group has 1 section of the text)
9/25 & 9/26: Finish slideshows and present on Maine resources.
9/27: Work on Notes for NHD.
9/30 & 10/1: Work on notes for NHD. Start essay on Maine resources.
10/2 & 10/3: Review NHD expectations. Work on Maine resource essay (due 10/7 or 10/8)
10/4: Submit 1st bibliography. 3 sets of notes check. Continue research.
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