Social studies week of august 31 st

Social Studies

Week of November 30th

Monday: a look at Big Business

Students decide

Homework: Read textbook, pages 420-624

on 624-in notebook- do 1a 2a and b

Tuesday :Review homework

Class Activity- Triangle Fire

Chicago Fire

Homework: Response to Triangle Fire worksheet

Wednesday: Film segment: City of the Century- Chicago

a look at turn of the century

Thursday: Current Events

Homework: A Look at the Progressives Issues and Answers worksheet

Friday: Complete Chapter

Discuss Progressive Responses

Jeopardy Teams

Social Studies Week of November 16

Monday: Review for Test- all of Chapter 17

Test Wednesday

Study Sessions on Thursday 8:15

Homework- Begin to study for test

Tuesday: Current Events

Homework- Study

Wednesday: Test

Homework- Read text pages 614-619 also complete Social Darwinism Survey

Thursday: Class Discussion and debate of Social Darwimism and Text

Homework- 20th century lifestyles worksheet

Friday: Pullman Strike- in class

New Jeopardy Teams

Social Studies Week Of Nov. 9

Monday : In class, respond to primary sources of Native American Leaders.
Assignment: Read textbook pages 584-589
Answer questions 2B and 5 on 289

Tuesday: Discuss DBQs and Test questions
Analyze photos of "Indian Schools" before and after
Assignment: No Homework

Wednesday: Current Events full period
Assignment: Read textbook 590-599
and respond to primary sources
and map of Great Plains

Thursday: Go over homework
Class discussion- The American Cowboy
fact or fiction
Assignment: Outlaws on the Great Plains

Friday: Review all work and primary
source material
FINAL JEOPORDY EVENT

*Novels- are ready- Are you going to read one?

Social Studies Week of October 19th

Monday: Getting ready for the final push - Constitution exam on 10/29
HW: finial packet - Judicial Branch; due on Wednesday

Tuesday: Current Events and presentations on Dinner Party
HW: complete packet

Wednesday: Review - correct packet; work on Amendment issues
HW: Analise ONE Supreme Court Case - Due Thursday/Friday

Thursday/Friday: Flip flop classes
Review Supreme court cases - What Amendments?

Weekend: start organizing your Constitution Folder

Tuesday: Complete notes on legislative branch
Assignment: make your own test on Executive and Legislative branches (30+ questions) due Thursday

Wednesday: Group work- create your bill- follow guidelines
Assign: sample test due tomorrow, bill due 10/19

Thursday: *STUDY SESSION AT 8:15* Current events, take each other's tests.
Assign: study for test tomorrow

Friday: Legislative Branch- Constitution Pre-Test- this is just to help you prepare for the big Constitution Test.

*CHALLENGE ACTIVITY* Resume' for Congress person.
2 bills you are working on, Committees etc.

*remember: constitution test- Thursday Oct. 29

Social Studies Week of October 5th

Monday: Highlight and check all notes for current events test

Assignment: Work on your notes start to study

Tuesday: Intro to Legislative Branch, all students - Legislative Packet Film on working of Congress

Assignment: Worksheet

Wednesday:
test Review - 8:15

Assignment: Study for test

Thursday:Current events test #1

Assignment: N/A

Friday: Congressional Issues and Jargon, Jeopardy, Extra Credit

Assignment: Have a good weekend :)

Social Studies Week of September 28th

Monday: Take a look at the Supreme Court for this session
Ex: Prisoner photos, religious symbols, etc.

Assignment: N/A

Tuesday: Who Checks on the President?

Assignment: Worksheet Review

Wednesday: Go over the worksheet
Complete Executive Branch Odds and Ends notes

Assignment: President Popularity paper
Due. Friday

Thursday: Current Events - Hot and Current Issues
Discussion/Note taking

Assignment: N/A

Friday: Share Presidential Papers
Jeopardy Game
Complete Current Events

Assignment: Have a good weekend!

Social Studies, Week of September 21st

Monday: Presidential Balance of Power
Significance of the Vice president

Assign: Checking the Power of the President, due Tuesday

Tuesday: Review of the Cabinet
Introduction to Einstien letter to F.D.R.

Assign: Analyze and respond to Einstein letter, due Thursday

Wednesday: Quiz of Cabinet- 2 examples for each cabinet position

Thursday: Current Events
Class Discussion/Notetaking

Assign: Presidential Decision
Panama Canal
Due Friday

Friday: Go over assignments
Jeopardy Current Event Completion

*Tuesday 8:15 Study Session for Cabinet only

Social Studies Week of September 15th

Monday: Projects Due!
Share Roles of the President with the class
Go over Duties of the President
Assign: The Cabinet-What do you think these jobs entail?
**Quiz on Thursday-Roles and Duties**

Tuesday: Introducing the Cabinet - Were you Right?
Assign: Cabinet Worksheet

Wednesday: Review for Quiz
Current Events

Thursday: Quiz
Current Events

Friday: Complete Current Events
Jeopardy (all three weeks of classes)

* Reminder- My Advisory PADS lunches on Thursday
Remember your food assignment- Thank You!

social studies week of august 31 st

Monday -Hot topic - Undocumented workers -read and respond- 3 questions due on Wednesday

Tuesday- complete discussion of interest group activity

homework reminder due tomorrow

film - Strange Events in History

Wednesday -Class discussion and presentation of responses to Undocumented workers debate

homework- presidency worksheet due thursday

Thursday -Roles of the president - What does he do ?????

Homework - Examine presidency today- due friday

Friday - current events introduction

If time allows - make JEOPARDY teams