Post date: Aug 24, 2013 1:59:22 PM
This we will be looking at the history of our government while looking closely at the format of the Constitution. You will learn about how compromise was a key factor in the creation of our federal government along with some of the events that led to specific Amendments that allowed our Constitution to adjust to our country as we grew and changed. Our Consitution os over 200 hundred years old and is often the format for other governments around the world. Why is it that a document created so long ago still works in a very modern world?
STARTING THIS WEEK FOR THE ENTIRE TRIMESTER!!!!
DAILY GOVERNMENT
DAILY GOVERNMENT-ASSIGN JOURNALING THOUGHTS and EVENTS that will be collected on EVERY Friday. Each day that you enter class there will be a thought, comment, quote, or event on the board for you to address. This is meant to get you thinking about different issues in government and forming your own views and thoughts. It may learning about current key players to thinking about quotes in history. I may pose a question for you to "solve" in our current government or consider how you would react in situations as a citizen. It will need to only be 3-5 sentences and will be used for daily discussion. A calendar of the questions will be available in our class and you are responsible to make up days you may have missed. On Fridays it will always be the assignment to write about a current event. Newspapers are available for this and you can use events discussed in class, however if you bring in a story of your own with the source you can earn extra bonus points.
MONDAY 8/26--Explain Daily Government. We will then spend the day look at the Constitution in a scavenger and learning how to find things in the Constitution. PowerPoint on parts of Chapter 2 that I will present.
TUESDAY 8/27-- Daily Government work. Group discussion--Each group will be given a Principle of our Constitution from Section 1 Chapter 3 and they will explain that principle to the class while the students try to guess which principle it is. Continue explaining Chapter 3 and watch CNN student news if time allows. Power Point notes and handouts will be given for this chapter to fill in along with lecture.
WEDNESDAY 8/28--Daily Government work. Students will go over section 2 with PowerPoint and history lesson. Special focus on pages 80 and 81. Why do we have some of the Amendments that were created will be highlighted in the discussion. You will need to know certain Amendments for our test. They are highlighted and mentioned in class and on Power Point for the Chapter. CNN student news if time allows.
THURSDAY 8/29--Review information in Ch 3 Section 3 along with Federalism information from Ch 4. Quiz will be on Thursday. CNN student news and Our Town video on Terre Haute if time allows.
FRIDAY 8/30--Chapter 3 Quiz, DAILY GOVERNMENT journaling due, and begin September 11 Unit for understanding roles of government in domestic and foreign affairs. CNN Remembers and Power Point slides.
Daily Dose of Government Questions
Monday 8/26—Share map of the top paid public officials and their occupation.
Tuesday 8/27—Video clip of lawmakers and legislation about contacting 911 when there is potential for harm due to underage drinking or drug use, ties to current event
www.indianalifeline.org video
Wednesday 8/28—50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King addressing March on Washington. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Thursday 8/29—A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. Bill Vaughan
What is your reaction when you see laws being enforced and carried out in news stories or in person?
Friday 8/30—Share a current event reaction
Chapters 2 and 3 Combined Origins of American Government and The Constitution
USG 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.7, 3.10. 3.15, 3.18. 5.5, 5.10