Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Starter # 9: On page 348 answer the analyzing political cartoons question.
Discussed Ch. 12
Review game
Test Friday 4/27
Current Events extra credit this week.

Monday, April 23, 2012

No Starter
Ch. 10, 11, 12 Review group activity
Finished Ch. 12

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Starter #8: On page 327 answer questions 1-3
Healthcare activity.
Finish Ch. 11
Handout Ch. 12

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012

Starter #7: On page 301 answer the "Where do Our Taxes Go?" question.
Worked on Ch. 11
Debate
Handed in Current Events

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Starter #6: On pg. 286 answer both the analyzing charts and the checkpoint questions.
Went over Ch. 10
Handed out and worked on Ch. 11
Debate next class and current events due 4/13

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Starter #5: on pg 280 answer questions 2,3,4,5 of the Section 2 Assessment
Ch. 10 due Wed. 4/11
Debate Videos
Debate
Current Events due

Monday, April 2, 2012

Starter #4: on pg. 271 answer questions 6 and 7 of the Section 1 assessment.
Graded Ch. 8 and 9 test.
Assigned letter to congress
Worked on Ch. 10
Current Event due Wed. for extra credit.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Starter #3: Answer questions 2 and 3 on page 264.
Finished Ch 8 and 9 test
Video and video guide
Turned in Current Events
Handed out Ch 10 study guide (due 4/4)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

No Starter
Went over proper starter format: should have date, starter number, name and period on each starter. Each starter should be on a separate sheet of paper.
Handed out debate assignment
Went over ch.9 and collected.
Ch 8 and 9 test.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Starter #2: On page 234 answer the media influence political cartoon question.
Go over Ch. 8 study guide
Hand out Ch. 9 study guide
Turn in current events

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Starter #1: On page 217 answer the Political Socialization question.
Gave in class time to finish Ch. 8 due 3/22
Talked about voting process and did activity.
LAST DAY TO MAKE STUFF UP 3/22

Friday, March 16, 2012

Ch. 5,6,7 test
Turned in Ch. 7, and Unit 3 starters
Handed out Ch. 8

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Starter#5: On page 202 answer the analyzing charts question.
Went over Ch. 7

Monday, March 12, 2012

Starter #4: Answer analyzing cartoons question on page 185.
John Adams Video and video guide
Ch 7 assignment handed out

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Starter#3: On page 176 answer the political cartoon question.
Discussed Ch. 5 and 6
Turned in Current Events

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Starter #2: On page 153 answer the "Five Stages of Expanding Suffrage" question for each event. There is a total of 5.

Turned in current events

Handed out Ch. 6 assignment

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Starter #1 - Analyze the timeline on pages 134&135 and complete the "Analyzing Timelines" question.
Turned in Ch 5 assignment
Watched John Adams video and did video worksheet.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Starter: On page 116 answer question 4 a,b,c,d (put this on a separate sheet of paper.)
Ch. 3&4 test
Handed out Ch 5 assignment due Tuesday

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Starter #3: Read documents on pg. 117 in book and answer the 3 questions that follow.
Turned in Ch 4 assignment
Debate

Friday, February 17, 2012


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOh-rpvjYg&noredirect=1
Starter #2: Watch this video and write 2-3 sentences about whether or not you believe politicians really do this. Also explain why or why not.

Turned in Ch 3 assignment
Discussed laws - had an in class activity
Discussed and turned in current events
Ch 4 assignment handed out - Due 2-22-12

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Starter: Using the graphg on page 69 answer the following questions:
1- What does Article I, II, III, do?
2- What is the purpose of the Preamble?

Work on Ch 3 Study guide

Discuss Ch 3 Section 1 Study Guide

Group Activity


Friday, February 10, 2012