Social Studies 10/31-11/4

Monday, October 31, 2016
*Checks and Balances in Government
*Weekly Assignment: Dreaming Big in the New India

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
*icivics game to practice knowledge of the Bill of Rights
*work time on weekly assignment

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
*Prep for government test
*Self-Reflection on class participation and behavior

Thursday, November 3, 2016
*Government Test
*Begin Westward Movement Unit
        *Timeline creation

Friday, November 4, 2016
*India Article Discusion
      *Comprehension Quiz on Article
      *Photo Analysis
      *Graph Analysis
*Weekly Assignment Due

Social Studies Weekly Update 10/24-10/27

Monday, Oct. 24 & Tuesday, Oct. 25 (Block Schedule)
*Bill of Rights
      *Vocabulary
      *Introduce the Bill of Rights
      *Skits "what would life be like without rights"

Wednesday, Oct. 26
*Bill of Rights skits
*Judicial Branch
*Case Review "TLO v. New Jersey"

Thursday, Oct. 27
*Review 3 branches of government
*UpFront Article "Star Spangled Protest"

Friday, Oct. 28
No School

No quiz this week
No weekly assignment

S.S. Weekly Update October 17-21

Monday, October 17th
*Committee Work (Bill to Law Simulation)
*Executive Branch Info.

Weekly Assignment= Uprfront article  "Should Supreme Court Justices Serve for Life"
Due Friday

Parent Teacher Conferences Tonight 4-7 Hope to see you there!!

Tuesday, October 18th
*Floor Action (Bill to Law Simulation)
*Electoral College Info.

Wednesday, October 19th
*Bill To Law Simulation cont.
*"Win the Whitehouse"

Thursday, October 20th
*Judicial Branch

Friday, October 21st
*LTQ
*Bill of Rights

October 10th-14th

Monday, October 10
*Bill to law process

Tuesday, October 11
*Weekly assignment vocabulary
*Bill creation

Wednesday, October 12
*Bill creation cont.
*Weekly assignment vocabulary review
*Weekly Assignment work time "Should Birthright Citizenship Be Abolished" debate

Thursday, October 13
*Review legislative branch
*Bill creation cont.
*Weekly assignment vocabulary review

Friday, October 14
*Learning Target Quiz
*Fish bowl discussion on weekly assignment

Weekly Assignment Due Friday, October 14