Lesson Plans

08/18/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 8/18
Tuesday 8/19	Introduction; "Big Brother" worksheet; Pledge of Allegiance
Wednesday 8/20	Explanation of "Big Brother" worksheet; government simulation
Thursday 8/21	simulation discussion; philosophy of and reasons for government
Friday 8/22	finish philosophy and reasons; types of governments and economies;

08/25/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 8/25	historical influences; Articles of Confederation; Preamble to Constitution and begin worksheet
Tuesday 8/26	video clip; articles of Constitution; Bill of Rights; Doomsday Clock worksheet begin
Wednesday 8/27	finish worksheet; class discussion--Are some rights more important than others? If so, which ones and why?; "Bill of Rights: Then and Now" reading and worksheet
Thursday 8/28	finish reading and worksheet; major principles of the Constitution and examples; study guide
Friday 8/29	quiz

09/01/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 9/1	NO SCHOOL--Labor Day
Tuesday 9/2	Judicial Branch
Wednesday 9/3	Judicial Branch video clip; First Amendment--freedom of religion
Thursday 9/4	religion readings and questions
Friday 9/5	freedom of speech notes; begin "You Can't Say That" video

09/08/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 9/8	finish video
Tuesday 9/9	readings and questions over freedom of speech; video clips
Wednesday 9/10	Freedom of press, assembly and redress of grievances; begin case studies
Thursday 9/11	case studies
Friday 9/12	finish case studies; go over cases

09/15/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 9/15	2nd Amendment reading and questions
Tuesday 9/16	2nd Amendment debate and questions; work on study guide
Wednesday 9/17	TEST
Thursday 9/18	Debate--legalization of marijuana
Friday 9/19	Video--"Is America Number 1?"

09/22/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 9/22	video clip over Congress; House of Representatives;
Tuesday 9/23	liberal v. conservative; finish House; Senate; responsibilities of each house;
Wednesday 9/24	benefits of Congress; video clip; Powers of Congress
Thursday 9/25	Powers of Congress
Friday 9/26	HOMECOMING

09/29/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 9/29	summarize Powers of Congres; worksheet over President v. Congress; powers denied Congress; begin How a bill becomes a law
Tuesday 9/30	finish how a bill becomes a law; mock bills (how a bill becomes a law)
Wednesday 10/1	finish bills; begin government scenarios
Thursday 10/2	government scenarios; problems in Congress--
Friday 10/3	video--"10 Trillion and Counting"

10/06/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 10/6	Conferences--begin pork
Tuesday 10/7	Conferences--finish pork
Wednesday 10/8	video clips over pork; school budget activity
Thursday 10/9	finish school budget activity
Friday 10/10	NO SCHOOL

10/13/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 10/13	NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 10/14	Special Interests reading and questions
Wednesday 10/15	Special Interests political cartoon and questions; Congress at Work cartoon and questions; begin "Stossel Goes to Washington"
Thursday 10/16	finish video; party polarization arcticle and questions
Friday 10/17	finish and discuss article; study guide (if time)

10/20/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 10/20	TEST
Tuesday 10/21	Political Parties and Running for President
Wednesday 10/22	finish Running for Presiden; Class Primary Election--speeches
Thursday 10/23	Choose Candidate; Covention--Platform
Friday 10/24	finish Platform; Choose jobs for election

10/27/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 10/27	Pass out guidelines and deadlines; Propaganda and examples; choose slogan
Tuesday 10/28	Group work in class (signups and preparation for work day); executive branch	Slogan
Wednesday 10/29	Work Day
Thursday 10/30	Work Day	Book Cover, Yard Sign, Campaign Poster, Stump Speech Rough Draft
Friday 10/31	Film Stump Speech	Stump Speech

11/03/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 11/3	View Stump Speeches; critique speaking; presidential debate speaking
Tuesday 11/4	Work Day	1st Commercial
Wednesday 11/5	finish up presidential debate example
Thursday 11/6	constitutional requirements of president	Campaign Flyer; Propaganda; Initial Website; Merchandise; Debate Questions
Friday 11/7	Discuss bonus money; view commercials; role of VP

11/10/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 11/10	Electoral College System; the Cabinet; begin video over the presidency
Tuesday 11/11	NO SCHOOL
Wednesday 11/12	Work Day
Thursday 11/13	Computer lab--presidents assignment	Election Debate; 2nd Commercial; Update Website; Display Case
Friday 11/14	Computer lab--presidents assignment

11/17/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 11/17	Powers and roles of the president; continue presidency video	Final Website
Tuesday 11/18	Presidents
Wednesday 11/19	Presidents--rankings
Thursday 11/20	Executive Privilege; finish presidency video	Commercial 3; Election
Friday 11/21	discuss election unit

11/24/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 11/24	TEST
Tuesday 11/25	Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 11/26	finish and discuss Scavenger Hunt
Thursday 11/27	NO SCHOOL
Friday 11/28	NO SCHOOL

12/01/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 12/1	notes over 4th Amendment
Tuesday 12/2	4th Amendment in schools worksheet; begin 4th Amendment case studies
Wednesday 12/3	Officer Else
Thursday 12/4	finish case studies
Friday 12/5	5th Amendment notes

12/08/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 12/8	6th Amendment notes
Tuesday 12/9	finish 6th Amendment notes; 5th and 6th Amendment case studies; political cartoon
Wednesday 12/10	freedom vs. security balance; begin 8th Amendment notes
Thursday 12/11	finish 8th Amendment notes; case studies
Friday 12/12	finish case studies; death penalty reading

12/15/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 12/15	finish reading; Gary Moeller reading
Tuesday 12/16	Death Row video
Wednesday 12/17	TEST
Thursday 12/18
Friday 12/19	SEMESTER TESTS

12/22/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 12/22	SEMESTER TESTS
Tuesday 12/23	SEMESTER TESTS
Wednesday 12/24	NO SCHOOL
Thursday 12/25	NO SCHOOL
Friday 12/26	NO SCHOOL

12/29/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 12/29	NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 12/30	NO SCHOOL
Wednesday 1/31	NO SCHOOL
Thursday 1/1	NO SCHOOL
Friday 1/2	NO SCHOOL

01/05/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 1/5	NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 1/6	"Big Brother" worksheet; begin crash simulation (late start)
Wednesday 1/7	NO SCHOOL
Thursday 1/8	Continue Crash Simulation (early release)
Friday 1/9	finish crash simulation (late start)

01/12/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 1/12	Philosophy of governments; reasons for government; types of governments and economies; begin historical influences
Tuesday 1/13	finish historical influences; Articles of Confederation; Preamble to Constitution and begin worksheet; Articles of Constitution
Wednesday 1/14	Bill of Rights; Doomsday Clock worksheet begin
Thursday 1/15	class discussion--Are some rights more important than others? If so, which ones and why?; "Bill of Rights: Then and Now" reading and worksheet
Friday 1/16	finish reading and worksheet; major principles of the Constitution and examples; study guide

01/19/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 1/19	NO SCHOOL--MLK, Jr. Day
Tuesday 1/20	TEST
Wednesday 1/21	Judicial Branch notes
Thursday 1/22	Judicial Branch video clip; First Amendment--freedom of religion
Friday 1/23	religion readings and questions--Establishment Clause (Hugo Black ruling and Lemmon Test)

01/26/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 1/26	discuss Establishment clause questions; "May They Do That? A School Prayer Quiz"; "Unwelcome" video
Tuesday 1/27	finish video; discussion
Wednesday 1/28	freedom of speech notes; "You Can't Say That" video
Thursday 1/29	finish video; restrictions on Free Speech
Friday 1/30	video clips--Abortion protestors; Free Speech on campus; questions; discussion

02/02/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 2/2	finish discussion; Freedom of press, assembly and redress of grievances; begin case studies
Tuesday 2/3	case studies; go over cases
Wednesday 2/4	2nd Amendment reading and questions
Thursday 2/5	2nd Amendment debate and questions; work on study guide
Friday 2/6	TEST

02/9/14	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 2/9	SHORTENED CLASSES DUE TO CONFERENCES--Constitutional Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday 2/10	SHORTENED CLASSES DUE TO CONFERENCES--finish Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday 2/11	discuss answers; video clip--"Is America #1?"
Thursday 2/12	finish video and discuss/debate
Friday 2/13	NO SCHOOL

02/16/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 2/16	NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 2/17	liberal v. conservative test
Wednesday 2/18	video clip over Congress; begin notes on House of Representatives; gerrymandering worksheet
Thursday 2/19	finish House; video clip over House; begin notes over Senate
Friday 2/20	filibuster; video clips over filibustering; Responsibilities of each house; benefits of Congress

02/23/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 2/23	Powers of Congress; Congressional Power worksheet
Tuesday 2/24	Powers Denied Congress; How a Bill Becomes a Law; begin law activity
Wednesday 2/25	finish law activity
Thursday 2/26	discussion on national debt; begin "10 Trillion and Counting"
Friday 2/27	finish video

03/02/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 3/2	Budget activity
	Pork; video clips
Wednesday 3/4	Special Interests reading and questions
Thursday 3/5	finish Special Interests; worksheet; Congress at Work worksheet; begin "Stossel Goes to Washington"
Friday 3/6	finish video

03/9/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 3/9	Party Polarization article and questions; study guide (if time)
Tuesday 3/10	TEST
Wednesday 3/11	video clip; Political Parties and Running for President
Thursday 3/12	finish notes; begin/explain President's activity
Friday 3/13	Computer lab--128

03/16/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 3/16	Computer lab--128
Tuesday 3/17	Presidents activity
Wednesday 3/18	Presidents activity; Class Primary Election--speeches
Thursday 3/19	NO SCHOOL
Friday 3/20	NO SCHOOL

03/23/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 3/23	Choose Candidate; Covention--Platform
Tuesday 3/24	finish Platform; Choose jobs for election
Wednesday 3/25	Work day--Lab 121
Thursday 3/26	Work day--Lab 121
Friday 3/27	Propaganda techniques and examples	Slogan; campaign posters; yard sign; book cover; stump speech

03/30/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 3/30	Notes over President; presidential video
Tuesday 3/31	view commercials and discuss election business; continue video	1st commercial; display case
Wednesday 4/1	Work day	interview questions; campaign photo web page; hot topics web page; merchandise web page
Thursday 4/2	more election stuff; continue video	campaign flyer; propaganda; initial website
Friday 4/3	NO SCHOOL

04/06/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 4/6	NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 4/7	finish video
Wednesday 4/8	NO CLASS--TESTING	2nd commercial
Thursday 4/9	NO CLASS--TESTING
Friday 4/10	show 2nd commercial; begin speech analysis	debate questions

04/13/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 4/13	finish speech analysis	debate opening and closing statements
Tuesday 4/14	Vice-President; Electoral College System and its problems	Candidate interview
Wednesday 4/15	Cabinet; Powers of the President; Roles of the President; Executive Privilege	final web page
Thursday 4/16	Debate/Presidents quiz	debate
Friday 4/17	Analyze student debate	extra campaign obligations

04/20/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 4/20	View student-candidate interviews
Tuesday 4/21	TEST	3rd commercial
Wednesday 4/22	Internet Fact-Checking Assignment	Election
Thursday 4/23	Election analysis; current events reading/questions
Friday 4/24	finish questions; begin 4th Amendment?

04/27/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 4/27	4th Amendment notes
Tuesday 4/28	finish notes; 4th Amendment in Schools worksheet
Wednesday 4/29	4th Amendment school activity; TLO decision
Thursday 4/30	Officer Else
Friday 5/1	4th Amendment Case studies

05/04/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 5/4	finish case studies; 5th Amendment notes;
Tuesday 5/5	6th Amendment notes; 5th and 6th Amendment case studies
Wednesday 5/6	freedom vs. security balance; begin 8th Amendment notes
Thursday 5/7	finish 8th Amendment notes; case studies
Friday 5/8	finish case studies; death penalty reading

05/11/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 5/11	finish reading; Gary Moeller reading
Tuesday 5/12	review
Wednesday 5/13	TEST
Thursday 5/14
Friday 5/15

05/18/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 5/18	SEMESTER TEST
Tuesday 5/19	SEMESTER TEST
Wednesday 5/20	SEMESTER TEST
Thursday 5/21
Friday 5/22

05/25/15	What we do in class	Due Today
Monday 5/25
Tuesday 5/26
Wednesday 5/27
Thursday 5/28
Friday 5/29