Tuesday, January 31: Students presented their skits today for the Rule of Law. Students completed a worksheet after each skit. They then started playing Monopoly by the normal rules (capitalism).
Due: Skits In Class: Skits presented Homework: None Thursday, February 2: Students discussed the theories of capitalism, socialism, facism, and communism. If absent, look up the definitions of these terms. Students then played Monopoly, but the rules changed to understand the different economic systems and political theories. Due: none In Class: Participation Homework: none
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Monday, January 23: Lesson 1.2 - The Sovereign State
Today we discussed the definition of a state. Students read a document explaining the requirements to be called a state and completed a graphic organizer as they read together. We then corrected their graphic organizers to make sure everyone found the proper information. We took a mini quiz (just participation) on the content about what makes a state. Students then had time to finish the "Why Government?" assignment from last class. If there was time left, they worked on the Create a Sovereign State activity. If absent, the assignments are in the "Sovereign State" file on the Documents page. Due: Disclosure, Why Government?, Sovereign State Guided Notes (Graphic Organizer) In Class: Sovereign State Guided Notes, Create a Sovereign State Homework: None Wednesday, January 25: Lesson 1.3 - Who Rules? We discussed different types of governments today. Students brainstormed what types they know about with their table. We then read the document as a class. To check understanding, students participated in an active review, deciding what type of government applied to each description. They then practiced this themselves, completing the identification worksheet. With the remaining time, students finished their Create a Sovereign State. Due: Who Rules Worksheet In Class: Who Rules Worksheet, Create a Sovereign State Homework: Finish Create a Sovereign State Friday, January 27: Lesson 1.4 - Limiting Government Imagine a country ruled by one person. What problems might come up? Students discuss this question as a class. We read the Limiting Government reading p. 1 as a class and discuss. They fill out the graphic organizer on Five Limits of Government. As a class, we reviewed the information. They then read the story of Alberto Fujimori as a table (reading p. 2). They then completed the Worksheet pages on Limiting Government. Due: Create a Sovereign State In Class: Limiting Government Graphic Organizer and Worksheet Homework: Limiting Government Worksheet Thursday, January 19: Welcome to American Law and Government! This semester we will go in depth on America's Constitution and three branches of government.
Today we went over the Disclosure document. Please get this signed for next class. We then discussed why we have governments, and why we need them. We read about Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, completing a comprehension assignment. Students compared the views of Hobbes and Locke on a few key items. If absent, you can find this assignment in Unit 1, entitled "Why Government?" Due: none In Class: Why Government? Homework: Get Disclosure signed |