Assignments and Master Schedule
Pts / Assignments / Economic Suggestions / Constitution and Branches Suggestions / State and Local, and Law Suggestions4 / Crossword covering 2 sections
Worksheet covering 2 sections
All end of section questions for 2 sections / Chapters 18-26 vocabulary any section made into a crossword. Any worksheet or end of section questions from Chapters 18-26 / Chapters 2-4, 6-8, or 10-11 vocabulary any section made into a crossword. Any worksheet or end of section questions from Chapters 2-4, 6-8, or 10-11 / Chapters 1, 5, 9, or 12-17 vocabulary any section made into a crossword. Any worksheet or end of section questions from Chapters 1, 5, 9, or 12-17
6 / Chapter of Notes
Full Ch. Worksheet
Creative Poster over a concept / Poster over Cost Benefit analysis (create a company and a product and explain how many products should you create using a cost benefit analysis)
Poster over supply and demand changes (draw a demand graph and a supply graph then show a change in right or left movement using demand changes on P. 575 and supply changes on P. 585 / Poster covering Constitutional plans and compromises (Explain how constitution was developed through proposed plans and finalized compromises with visual aids)
Poster of roles of the president (draw or put together the seven roles of the president as heads with different hats or different pictures that remind you of the president in that role) / Poster break down of branches titles and roles (explain differences and similarities between executive, legislative, and judicial branches from national to state to local in a flow chart)
Graph showing organization of Court system (explain who is doing the judging, what decisions are involved, and jurisdiction)
10 / Create a timeline
Write a short essay
Major concept project / Essay on how different types of businesses function
Essay or flow chart of how the FED and Government use Fiscal and Monetary policy to control the economy / Cause and affect chart between G.B. and colonist leading to American revolution
American revolution timeline / Essay explaining a person experiencing the justice system from arrest to Supreme court
Law timeline from beginning to now.
15 / Create a technology based project covering an entire chapter / Power point / Prezy / Combination of power point and prezy
20 / Present 2 chapters using technology to the class / Needs to have a
Interactive materials
A crossword / power point or a
like a worksheet / Prezy and some
Or a quiz and/a
Papers:
All papers must be at least five pages long, double spaced, 12 font, new times roman, and 1” margins. They must be turned in on time or they are 20% off for every day late.
Economics paper:
Invent a country. Give it a name, a location, a climate, and a type of economy. Make sure that location, climate, and economy work together. For example, a country near the North Pole would not have a hot and humid climate. Describe who owns the means of production, how enterprise is regulated, and what part the consumer plays in the economy. Discuss what success and problems the country has had, and be sure to examine what part supply and demand plays in each of those roles. Also cover importing and exporting and how you get along with countries through the help of organizations like WTO or NAFTA.
Congressmen Paper:
Go into great depth on how a person becomes a congressman. Be sure to talk about the campaigning process, voting process, and the requirements according to the constitution. Then explain the differences between all of the committees that congressmen can join, and how they get assigned to certain committees. Then describe their many powers like money powers, commerce powers, military powers, and foreign powers. The powers they have are they implied or expressed and what is the difference. Finally discuss how congressmen get their jobs done and what is their main goal in their work. Look into congress staff, committee staff, support services, casework, and pork-barrel projects.
Citizen and political party Paper:
Explain what a U.S. citizen is by discussing what an alien and illegal alien is. Then explain what duties, rights, and responsibilities we have as U.S. citizens. Explain how America unity through such things as patriotism, but how we are separated by such things as political parties. Then describe what political parties do, what a plank is, and what a platform is.
Legal System Paper:
Explain what happens to an accused person from arrest to jail in great detail. Be sure to explain the rights of the accused. Also explain the difference between federal courts and state courts, and how person knows which court system they are going into. Also explain the difference between Civil law and Criminal law. Finally, discuss how a person becomes a judge and how long they have the job for.
Taxation and Budget paper:
Explain how the National government prepares the federal budget and what a budget is. Discuss their revenues and expenditures in extreme detail. Then examine the current budget and discuss what you think is good about it, and what you would change about it. Then discuss how this research will help you develop your own personal budget.
Early Government paper:
Describe how the United States of America broke away from Great Britain. Then describe how the U.S developed their government and whose ideas did they take from to help develop the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence (John Locke). Then explain what the House of Burgesses was, what it was the first example of, and how it changed America. Then explain what the Mayflower Compact was, what it was the first example of, and how it changed America. Finally, describe what you think life would be like in the U.S. if we had not developed our own Government.
Master Schedule:
Presentation Days Available quizzes
Week 1: Chapters 18, 19 and 26
September
Week 2: chapters 20 and 26 7th Chapters:
14th 18-26
Week 3: Ch.21
Test 1 Sept. 21 (covering Ch. 18-21 and 26)
Presentation days Available quizzes
Week 4: Chapters 22 and 23
September
Week 5: Chapters 24 and 25 21st Chapters:
28th 18-26
Week 6: Review economics October
5th
Oct. 9th all assignments, vocabulary, and quizzes due.
Test 2 Oct. 10th (covering chapters 18-26)
Presentation days Available quizzes
Week 7: Chapters 2 and 3 October
12th Chapters:
Week 8: Chapters 3 and Constitution 19th 2-4, 6-11
26th
Week 9: Constitution and Chapter 4
Test 3 Nov. 2nd (covering Chapters 2-4 including constitution)
Presentation days Available quizzes
Week 10: Chapters 6 and 7 November
9th Chapters:
Week 11: Chapters 8 and 9 16th 2-4, 6-11
30th
Week 12: Chapters 10 and 11 December
7th
Week 13: Chapters 1 and 5
Dec. 9th all assignments, vocabulary, and quizzes due.
Test 4 Dec. 10th (Covering Chapters 1-11)
Presentation days Available quizzes
Week 14: Chapters 12 and 13 December
14th Chapters:
Week 15: Chapters 14 and 15 21st 12-16
Janruary
Week 16: Chapter 16 4th
Week 17: Review for final
Jan. 10th Essay papers, all assignments, vocabulary, and quizzes due.
Final exam