Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Monday, October 29th
-Policy of Manifest Destiny using pictures and maps
-Introduce Westward Movement Poster Project

Weekly Assignment: Transcontinental Railroad

Tuesday, October 30th
-Westward Movement Event Groups (begin research)
  *Louisiana Purchase & Lewis and Clark
  *Oregon Trail
  *California Gold Rush
  *Transcontinental Railroad
  *U.S. Mexican War
  *Texas Revolution
  *Panama Canal

Wednesday, October 31st
-Westward Movement Event Groups Research and Summarize

Thursday, November 1st
-Poster Completion

Friday, November 2nd
-Weekly Quiz: Written summery of their assigned Westward Movement Event

Weekly Assignment Due

October 22-25

Monday, October 22
-Bill of Rights Introduction Cont.

Weekly Assignment: China "Big Brother" Due Thursday

Tuesday, October 23
-Bill of Rights Scenarios

Wednesday, October 24
-Bill of Rights Scenarios
-Review for Government Test

Thursday, October 25
-Government Test

Retakes of the test will be offered the following week.  Students must complete a study guide in order to retake test.

Friday, October 26
-NO SCHOOL Teacher Inservice

Oct. 15-19

Monday, October 15
-Electoral College Review (i-civics game)

Weekly Assignment: Mid Term Elections Article

Tuesday, October 16
-Judicial Branch Overview
-Last Weeks Weekly Assignment Discussion

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, October 17
-Checks and Balances

Thursday, October 18
-Why a Bill of Rights

Friday, October 19
-Weekly Quiz
-Bill of Rights

Weekly Assignment Due

October 8th-12th

Monday, October 8th
-Bill to Law Process

Weekly Assignment: Supreme Court Article

Tuesday, October 9th
-Guest Speaker on the Bill to Law Process

Wednesday, October 10th
-Executive Branch Basics

Thursday, October 11th
-Electoral College and election of the President

Friday, October 12th
-Weekly Quiz
-Electoral College and election of the President cont.

Weekly Assignment Due

October 1st-5th

Monday, October 1st
-Preamble to the Constitution

WA: "Does Facebook Know Too Much" Due Friday

Tuesday, October 2nd
-NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 3rd
-7 Principles to the Constitution

Thursday, October 4th
-7 Principles to the Constitution Cont.
-Begin the Legislative Branch

Friday, October 5th
-Quiz
Legislative Branch

Weekly Assignment Due