American+Government+(Feburary)

= Monday, 2, 2015 Assignments: = 1.Students will practice a Anticipation Strategy Guide when reading Chapter 8 Section 1 from the Textbook. Before Reading Students will complete the left hand column of the organizer. After they have finished reading the Section students will complete the right hand column of the organizer. Once the organizer is complete students will discuss answers as a class and complete the EXTENDED RESPONSE question.

2. Students will listen and take notes on Chapter 8 Section 1 Lecture PowerPoint using the notes sheet below. 3. **Homework:** Students will complete the Notes Outlines and the Guided Reading Activity using the Notes they took in class. (Pages 213-219)

= Tuesday, 2, 2015 Assignments: =


 * Warm-Up: ** Students will complete the "Cartoon Analysis Worksheet" below. (White Binder)

1. Students will click on the Video Link below. Here students will watch the video discussing Inside the White House. They will use the video to answer the questions on the accompanying assignment below. VIDEO LINK: [|YOU TUBE INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE] 2. Students will open and watch the PowerPoint Presentation below titled "**Executive_Branch**". Complete the blank Concept Map below as it relates to the information in the PowerPoint. Be sure to complete all missing information and make the Concept Map is appealing to the eye. Examples: make it colorful, eye catching, and easy to read. Below you can also find a sample of a completed Concept Map.

**Wednesday, 3, 2015 Assignments:** **Warm-Up:** Students will complete the "Quote Me Worksheet" below. 1. Students will click on the PowerPoint below titled "USG Chapter 08-02 ppt". Students will review information from Chapter 8 Section 2 of their textbook. They will use the PowerPoint to answer question and complete the Notes below. 2. Students will use their notes to complete the Chapter 8 Section 2 Outline below. Students will than access the Guided Reading 8-2 below, use the textbook pages 220-227 to complete the following. 3. Choose one of the following to complete: **__Multiple Learning Styles__** Historically, in the Inaugural Address the president speaks words of encouragement, inspiration, and healing to the American people. Presidents often ask notable literary figures to read a poem or tell a story to help set the tone for their new administration. Imagine that you have been asked by the President-elect to write a poem to read at the inauguration. Consider the present state of the country and decide what would encourage and inspire the American people. Use the template below to complete your speech. __**Identifying** **Alternatives**__ Organize the class into two groups. Have one group determine the advantages of the Electoral system and the other group determine the disadvantages. Allow time for each group to brainstorm and make a list (use the textbook if necessary). Discuss within the group how either to reform or abolish the present system. Then have each group share their conclusions with the other group. Take a class vote on whether the Electoral College system should be retained, abolished, or reformed. The changing of the Presidents is symbolized by replacing the former president's official portrait. Create a portrait of a president. Encourage students to use different media such a oils, pastels, watercolors, pen and ink, and so on. Completed portraits will be displayed on the bulletin board. H.S.A Study GAMES Students will access the following link: [|HSA Practice Games]. Students will play the Gravity Game and must score at least a 10 in order to receive credit. They can play the game as many times as they would like and when they get a score of 10 they must notify Mr. Gleason. Students who have completed this game must beat Mr. Gleason's score on Flash Card Match.
 * __Interdisciplinary Connections Activity__**

= Wednesday, 5, 2015 Assignments: = 1. **Class Activity:** Students will practice for the HSA Government assessment by completing the following worksheet accessing questions as they relate to Quotes and Passages. Be sure to follow the directions completing before answering each multiple choice question. 2. Students will practice answering HSA questions based on Quotes and Passages with the Question and Answer sheet below. 2. Students will take create vocabulary flash cards for Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow using the words below.

= Thursday, 6, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will take the Vocabulary Quiz below based on Vocabulary practiced the night before. 2. Students will practice Chapter vocabulary by completing a "Silent Read" Lesson on Chapter 8 Section 3- The Cabinet. Students will read though the article silently for 10 minutes. Students will than break into groups and discuss what they have read. Students will complete a Graphic Organizer based on the reading on Chart Paper. In order to complete the organizer, students will be divided into groups and create an organizer first with not papers to refer to. After 7 minutes students will than be given their readings and they can make changes and additions to their organizer. Students will present their organizers. Students will than complete the attached assignment below. 3. Students will review Chapter 8 Section 1-2 by completing the classwork activity below.

= = = Thursday, 6, 2015 Assignments: = = = 1. Students will practice read the Presidential Cabinet Worksheet Organizer and answer the attached worksheet questions.

2. Presidential Cabinet Activity: For each statement on the Flashcard, students will decide which cabinet department the President would need help from. (White Binder)

3. Students will practice what they learned in class by completing the worksheet below.

= Thursday, 6, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will practice their HSA skills by completing an assigned test from www.classmarker.com Students will log onto the website and complete their assigned test using their username and password. Students must score a 70% or better on the test. They can take the test an unlimited amount of times until they reach their desired score.

2. Students will organize their desks into a circle class discussion group. We will review the Chapter and complete the guided Notes below as a class. 3. Students will use what they learned from their Circle Discussions and complete the Guided Reading Activity for 8-4 below (White Binder)

= Friday, 7, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will review Chapter 8 and the Executive Branch by complete the notes activity as it relates to the PowerPoint below. 2. Students will use the information in the PowerPoint to study for the Chapter Exam. Once they have studied the material they will take the Practice Test below.

= Wednesday,11, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will watch a video and complete the review activity based on information discussed in Chapter 8. 2. Students will review Congressional Powers by completing the Matching Activity (White Binder)

3. Students follow along with the PowerPoint below and complete the Notes Activity for Chapter 10-1.

= Thursday,12, 2015 Assignments: = **Warm-Up:** Cartoon Analysis Worksheet. Students will look at the political cartoon of Barrack Obama sitting on a tree and complete the Cartoon Analysis chart below. 1. Students will review how to take proper Cornell Style Notes. media type="youtube" key="w3pM5hEgBk4" width="560" height="315" 2. Students will use the following Cornell Outline and take notes on Chapter 10-1. 3. Students will complete the following Vocabulary Grouping Activity for Chapter 10-1.

= Friday,13, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will complete the Bureaucracy Lesson Plan below.

= Monday,16, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will read and analyze the Presidents Cabinet based on the reading below. 2. Students will show what they have learned during the reading and complete the activity below as a class. 3. Students will read the following examples of events and decide which of the Presidents 15 Executive Departments would handle that issue.

= Tuesday,17, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will play Executive Bingo in order to review material discussed in Chapter 10. 2. Students will complete the Chapter 10-3 Guided Reading below.

= Tuesday,18, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students should use their textbook and Chapters 8 &10 to complete the Study Sheet. 2. Students should read the Presidential Activity below and complete.

= Monday, 9, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will complete the exam below individually.

= Wednesday,19, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students should follow along with the Activity in order to gain a better understanding of the Judicial Process.

2. **VIDEO:** Students should review the information from the Judicial Branch using the following document. 3. **Homework: Video- Painless Guide to the Judicial Branch**

= Thursday,20, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will access the PowerPoint below and use it to answer the Outline below. __** POWERPOINT: The History of US Courts **__ __** Outline: The History of US Courts **__

= Friday,21, 2015 Assignments: =

1. Students will access the PowerPoint below and use it to answer the Outline below.

__** POWERPOINT: Powers of the Court **__ __** Outline: Powers of the Court **__

= Monday,24, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will access the PowerPoint below and use it to answer the Outline below. __** POWERPOINT: Supreme Court Cases **__ __** Outline: Supreme Court Cases **__



= Tuesday,23, 2015 Assignments: = 1. Students will access the PowerPoint below and use it to answer the Outline below. __** POWERPOINT: US Inferior Courts **__ __** Outline: Supreme Court Cases **__