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CLASS SCHEDULE

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NOVEMBER 17-21
Monday
How Polls Are Conducted

171-179

Tuesday

Discussion: Opinion Polls

179-185

Wednesday

Group Work: Polls

tba
Thursday
tba

Friday

Discussion: Participation

 

NOVEMBER 24-28
Monday
Survey Presentations

tba

Tuesday

Media

tba

Wednesday

Media

None
Thursday
NO SCHOOL

Friday

NO SCHOOL

 



OLD STUFF

SEPTEMBER 1-5
Monday
LABOR DAY

Tuesday

TEACHER IN-SERVICE

Wednesday
TEACHER IN-SERVICE
Thursday
Icebreakers
Rules & Expectations
Operation Civic Duty

Friday

Enlightenment and Natural Rights

Cover Book

 

SEPTEMBER 8-12
Monday
Points to Ponder
Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Tuesday

Articles of Confederation

Shay's Rebellion
+ Textbook 12-21

Wednesday
To Alter and Abolish:
Tree of Liberty
Election 2008
Thursday
Constitutional Convention
Mini-Simulation
Election 2008

Friday

Election 2008

SEPTEMBER 15-19
Monday
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists:
The Anti-Federalist Handout

Read 25-30, 5 Questions

Tuesday

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists:
The Federal System

Read 30-36, 5 Questions

Wednesday
Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison PPT
Thursday
Federalist #10
(or A-2 in textbook)

Friday

Federalist #10

Read 56-62

 

SEPTEMBER 22-25
Monday
Group Work:
Structure of Federalism

Read 62-67, 5 questions

Tuesday

PPT: Federalism and Devolution

None

Wednesday
Video:
That Delicate Balance (Federalism)
None
Thursday
TEST

Friday

Discussion:
What Does It Mean To Be An American?
What Is The American Dream?

Presidential
Debate Assignment

 

SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 3
Monday

81-92 for Thursday

Tuesday

NO SCHOOL

None

Wednesday
Nolan Charts
Thursday
Classwork: Bring Textbook to Class
VP Debate Journal

Friday

IDENTITY GROUPS PROJECTS

ID Projects

 

OCTOBER 6-10
Monday

TBA

Tuesday

IDENTITY GROUPS PROJECTS

Debate

Wednesday
VIDEO:
So You Want to Buy the Presidency?
None
Thursday
NO SCHOOL
None

Friday

VIDEO:
So You Want to Buy the Presidency?

None

 

OCTOBER 13-17
Monday
PPT: Chapter 5 Overview

None

Tuesday

Period 3: Leonard Lance
Period 4/5, 6/7: Video

Study

Wednesday

Period 3: National Constitution Center

Debate Journal
due Friday
Thursday
Identity Group Presentations

Friday

PPT: Interest Groups

131-140


OCTOBER 20-24
Monday
Campaign Finance Reform Prep

Sim Prep

Tuesday

Campaign Finance Debate

Study

Wednesday

TEST (Ch. 4-6)

Thursday
Video: I'm on the Ballot
None

Friday

Video: I'm on the Ballot

None


OCTOBER 27-31
Monday

None

Tuesday

Political Party Forum Prep

153-167

Wednesday

PPT: Political Parties

None
Thursday
Video: Debates
None

Friday

Video: Debates

Election Project

NOVEMBER 3-7
Monday

Collect Election Project

Election Preview

Watch the Returns!

Tuesday

NO SCHOOL

None

Wednesday

Election Wrap-Up

Operation Civic Duty +
Electoral College Reform
Thursday
NO SCHOOL

Friday

NO SCHOOL

 

NOVEMBER 10-14
Monday

Collect OCD

Group Work: Electoral College Reform

None

Tuesday

Debate: Electoral College Reform

None

Wednesday

Presentations: Political Parties

Chapter 9 Terms
Thursday
Discussion: Chapter 9
Study

Friday

TEST (Chapters 7 and 9)

How Polls Are Conducted
Reading
/ Questions


NOV. 26-30
Monday
Discussion:
Types of Media

Media Handout +
An Objective Overview

Tuesday

TRENTON STATEHOUSE FIELDTRIP

None

Wednesday
Lecture:
Bias in the Media
Bias in Current Events
Thursday

Group Work:
Bias

Arrogance + Myth of Liberal Media

Friday

Group Work:
Panel Discussion on Liberal Media

Panel Work + 223-232


DEC. 3-7
Monday
Media Bias Panel Discussion

"Free Press" readings

Tuesday

PPT: Media Sensationalism

Facebook Reading

Wednesday
PPT and Group Work:
Media and the Internet
233-240 Qs
Thursday

VIDEO: Manufacturing Consent

Journal

Friday

VIDEO: Manufacturing Consent

Journal


DEC. 10-14
Monday
VIDEO: Manufacturing Consent

Journal

Tuesday

ESSAY TEST (Chapter 10)

254-265

Wednesday
PPT: How a Bill Becomes a Law
VIDEO: I'm Just a Bill
265-269
Thursday
Take Notes on Articles

Friday

Group Work: Congressional Issue

Read Assigned Articles

DEC. 17-21
Monday
Group Work:
Discussion of New Topics
- What are key issues?
- Possible governmental action?

Sample Bill

Tuesday

Smaller Groups:
Draft Legislation

Legislation

Wednesday
Mark-Up Sessions
Two Articles
Thursday

Class Discussion:
Topics A, B and C

Draft Speeches

Friday