Tuesday, November 7, 2017
1. Warm-up: Treaty of Paris and post-war boundaries - Warm-ups are page 1 in your NB
2. Class activity: The Declaration of Independence DBQ
Students will first rank the democratic ideals and then work in a collaborative group in order to write a paragraph explaining why their most important democratic ideal is important to have in a society.
HW: American Revolution Infographic due by midnight tonight - post to padlet and comment on two of your class mates' projects! Declaration DBQ link
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
1. Warm-up - Identify the democratic ideal
2. Class Activity - Complete DBQ - DBQ is page 2 in your NB
Thursday, November 9, 2017
1. Warm-up: Video - Declaration of Independence
2. Class Activity: What are the Articles of Confederation?
Video and Powerpoint Notes - AoC Notes are page 3 in your NB - Unit 4
3. Design a political Cartoon that conveys the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Due Tuesday - Project Grade!
HW; Work on your political Cartoon Declaration of Indep Video AoC video
HW: The Birth of the Constitution annotations and questions
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
1. Warm-up: VA plan, NJ plan, 3/5 Compromise, Great Compromise Matching
2. Class Activity - Analyze Primary Sources to determine the positions of Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
HW: Review Notes - Quiz on Friday (AoC, federalist/anti-federalists, compromises)
Students took their quiz and then worked on their two-voice poems,
Monday, November 20, 2017
1. Warm-up: Political Cartoon Analysis
2. 20 minutes to complete poem and practice
3. Share two-voice poems
Exit ticket: Analyze the quote to determine if a federalist or an anti-federalist said it. Cite, Explain.
Monday, November 27, 2017
1. Warm-up - define constitution and explain why it is important
2. The Almost Painless Guide to Understanding the Constitution
Students will complete the viewing guide constitution video
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 *Trojan Tuesday*
1. Warm-up - complete separation of powers graphic organizer
2. Class Activity - Checks and balances scenarios
3. Exit -
3 branches of government
2 ways the branches check and balance each other
1 reason why this is important HW: Complete scenarios (if needed)
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
1. Warm-up:
2. Class Activity: Notes on democratic ideals in the Constitution; students will create a foldable with term, definition, illustration, example from Constitution
3. Exit -
Monday, December 4, 2017
1. Warm-up: review the democratic ideals
2. Bill of Rights Video and reflection
3. Begin Illustrating the Bill of Rights
HW: Bill of Rights illustrations due Thursday bill of rights video
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
1. Warm-up: Quiz on the democratic ideals
2. Rights of the Accused - found poem
HW: Review sheet due Thursday
1. Warm-up: Treaty of Paris and post-war boundaries - Warm-ups are page 1 in your NB
2. Class activity: The Declaration of Independence DBQ
- Students will first rank the democratic ideals and then work in a collaborative group in order to write a paragraph explaining why their most important democratic ideal is important to have in a society.
HW: American Revolution Infographic due by midnight tonight - post to padlet and comment on two of your class mates' projects!Declaration DBQ link
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
1. Warm-up - Identify the democratic ideal
2. Class Activity - Complete DBQ - DBQ is page 2 in your NB
Thursday, November 9, 2017
1. Warm-up: Video - Declaration of Independence
2. Class Activity: What are the Articles of Confederation?
Video and Powerpoint Notes - AoC Notes are page 3 in your NB - Unit 4
3. Design a political Cartoon that conveys the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Due Tuesday - Project Grade!
HW; Work on your political Cartoon
Declaration of Indep Video
AoC video
Monday, November 13, 2017
- I will be out today
Class Activity - Grading the Articles of ConfederationTuesday, November 14, 2017
Constitution and Compromise Stations
Great Compromise Video for Stations
HW: The Birth of the Constitution annotations and questions
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
1. Warm-up: VA plan, NJ plan, 3/5 Compromise, Great Compromise Matching
2. Class Activity - Analyze Primary Sources to determine the positions of Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
HW: Review Notes - Quiz on Friday (AoC, federalist/anti-federalists, compromises)
federalist vs anti-federalists
Thursday, November 16, 2017
1. Warm-up: Review federalists and anti-federalists
2. Two-Voice Poemtwo voice poetry examples
Friday, November 17, 2017
- I was out today
Students took their quiz and then worked on their two-voice poems,Monday, November 20, 2017
1. Warm-up: Political Cartoon Analysis
2. 20 minutes to complete poem and practice
3. Share two-voice poems
Exit ticket: Analyze the quote to determine if a federalist or an anti-federalist said it. Cite, Explain.
Monday, November 27, 2017
1. Warm-up - define constitution and explain why it is important
2. The Almost Painless Guide to Understanding the Constitution
Students will complete the viewing guide
constitution video
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
*Trojan Tuesday*
1. Warm-up - complete separation of powers graphic organizer
2. Class Activity - Checks and balances scenarios
3. Exit -
3 branches of government
2 ways the branches check and balance each other
1 reason why this is important
HW: Complete scenarios (if needed)
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
1. Warm-up:
2. Class Activity: Notes on democratic ideals in the Constitution; students will create a foldable with term, definition, illustration, example from Constitution
3. Exit -
Thursday, November 30, 2017
1. Warm-up - Review Democratic Ideals
2. Complete Illustrated Metaphors
Friday, December 1, 2017
1. Warm-up: Review of Democratic Ideals
2. Gallery Walk
3. Democratic Ideal Quotes and Justifications
Monday, December 4, 2017
1. Warm-up: review the democratic ideals
2. Bill of Rights Video and reflection
3. Begin Illustrating the Bill of Rights
HW: Bill of Rights illustrations due Thursday
bill of rights video
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
1. Warm-up: Quiz on the democratic ideals
2. Rights of the Accused - found poem
HW: Review sheet due Thursday
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
1. Warm-up:
2. Review
HW: Test - NB check Friday - Have everything ready and in order!
Thursday, December 7, 2017
TEST
Begin vocabulary for new unit
HW: Complete vocab - due Monday; NB check tomorrow
Friday, December 8, 2017
Ms. Byrd
NOTEBOOK DUE