Wednesday, May 29: Today was our Supreme Court Simulation. We had three cases presented and the Supreme Court came up with a ruling for each.
Due: McCulloch v. Maryland, The "Supreme" in Supreme Court In Class: Supreme Court Simulation Participation Homework: All work due Friday Friday, May 30: No class due to Day of Service. Extra Credit: Research a Supreme Court case and answer the following questions. The depth of your answers will determine the number of points you receive. 1. What is the case about? 2. What constitutional issues does the case deal with? Why are those the issues? 3. What is the precedent for this case? 4. What do you think the ruling should be? Why? 5. What did the Supreme Court decide in real life? Why was that their decision?
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Tuesday, May 21: Students took the unit test on local government and citizenship. If absent, see Ms. Nay ASAP. They then were given roles for the Supreme Court simulation.
Due: Citizen Me In Class: Unit Test Homework: None Thursday, May 23: Students had time to prep the Supreme Court simulation. If they were ready, we began. Otherwise, the simulation will be next class (Wednesday). Due: None In Class: Sim Prep Homework: Be ready for simulation Monday, May 13: We learned about municipal governments. As a class we read about municipal governments. Students were then assigned to research cities/towns, counties, school boards, or special districts and complete the notes section from last class about them. The students then jigsawed, sharing their answers. They then either played Counties Work on iCivics or worked on the homework.
Due: County Governments In Class: Municipal Governments notes (turned in) Homework: Municipal Government packet Wednesday, May 15: Students learned about government participation today. They completed a paper assignment about involvement in government. When completed, they got onto icivics.org and played one of the following: Counties Work, Responsibility Launcher, or Activate. Due: Municipal Government packet In Class: Participation in Government assignment Homework: None Friday, May 17: We continued the discussion of citizen participation in government. We then reviewed for the test next class. Due: None In Class: Citizen Me Homework: Study Tuesday, May 7: We learned about state governments today, and focused specifically on Utah, comparing the federal government to the Utah state government. Students took notes on the comparison. They then completed the State Legislatures reading and assignment.
Due: What States Do In Class: State government notes Homework: State Legislatures Thursday, May 9: Today we discussed more local governments and how they work. Due: State Legislatures In Class: Participation Homework: Local Government Monday, April 29: First, students presented on how the US has used protectionist measures. We then read an introduction to international organizations. Next, we finished the International Trade Terms paper. Then students were given an international organization to learn about and then help their peers complete a chart for. We will complete the chart next class. For homework, students were given a worksheet to complete about an international organization the US is currently a member of.
Due: Protectionist measures presentation In Class: Presentations, International Trade Terms, International Organizations Chart Homework: International Organization Worksheet Wednesday, May 1: First, we discussed the role of the US in international trade. We then reviewed for the test next class period. In the last part of class, we discussed how election results are evaluated. Due: International Organization Worksheet In Class: Review Homework: Study for test Friday, May 3: Students took their test on the US Internationally. If absent, see Ms. Nay ASAP to take the test. Students were then introduced to state governance. Due: None In Class: US Internationally Unit Test Homework: None Tuesday, April 23: Today we discussed the foundations of international trade. We discussed opportunity cost, absolute advantage, comparative advantage, and bilateral trade agreements through some mini-sims. Students practiced finding comparative advantage between countries and forming bilateral agreements. We also define capitalism, free trade, and protectionism.
Due: None In Class: Vocabulary, Comparative Advantage Simulation Handout Homework: Comparative & Absolute Advantage Enrichment Thursday, April 25: We added to our vocabulary means of interaction in trade, defining: tariff, sanction, embargo, quota, subsidy. Students were assigned a term to find a real example of US use of the term and then present it to the class. We then completed an overview of US history of trade, defining international organizations the US is involved in. Due: Comparative & Absolute Advantage Enrichment In Class: Completed International Trade Foundations page, Mini presentation Homework: Complete presentation Monday, April 1: Students took notes about the history of US Foreign Policy. Slides are on the documents page if absent. They then played "Crisis of Nations" on icivics.org.
Due: Foreign Policy In Class: History of US Foreign Policy Notes Homework: None Wednesday, April 3: We finished our notes on the history of US Foreign Policy. Students then did a little research into current foreign policy. Next, students were divided into teams for the mini-sim. They were given a scenario and they must research and prepare a recommendation for the President on how to act. Due: None In Class: History of US Foreign Policy Notes, Mini-Sim Recommendation Homework: Mini-Sim Recommendation Friday, April 5: Students presented their recommendations to the President. However, some of the scenario changed from last class, so they must quickly adapt their recommendation for the most current events. Due: Mini-Sim Recommendation In Class: Mini-Sim Recommendation Homework: What is US Foreign Policy today? Report Tuesday, March 26: We concluded our Senate Simulation today. The remaining students gave their advocacy speeches and the students voted. With the remaining time students wrote their Senate Report.
Due: None In Class: Senate Simulation Homework: Senate Report Thursday, March 28: Today we learned about US Foreign Policy. Due: Senate Report In Class: Foreign Policy discussion Homework: Foreign Policy Monday, March 18: Students had more time to work on writing out their formal bills and preparing their advocacy speeches.
Due: Speeches In Class: Formal bills & speeches Homework: Bills and speeches ready for committees Wednesday, March 20: Students met in their committees, presenting their bills and discussing which bills to keep, which ones to amend, and which ones to discard. Due: Formal bills & advocacy speeches In Class: Committee meetings Homework: Bills ready to be presented on Senate floor Friday, March 22: Today we held our official Senate session. Bills were introduced, discussed, and voted on. Students took notes on their voting. Due: Bills for Senate In Class: Voting record Homework: None Tuesday, March 12: Students first took the Unit 2 (Constitution) Test. They then came up with 5 bill ideas.
Due: None In Class: Unit Test Homework: 5 bill ideas Thursday, March 14: Students chose one bill idea to focus on, researched, and wrote a speech about their bill. Due: Bill ideas In Class: Research & advocacy speech Homework: Speech |