Civics & Society ACP Quick Links Remind
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The Week of April 8-12
Monday, April 8th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. NY Times
2. Sample Ballot
3. Quizlet Review
4. Study guide
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Tuesday, April 9th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Study guide
2. Jeopardy
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Wednesday, April 10th
Falkowski at Blood Drive
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Thursday, April 11th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Test
HW:
Friday, April 12th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Voting Simulation!
HW: None.
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. NY Times
2. Sample Ballot
3. Quizlet Review
4. Study guide
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Tuesday, April 9th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Study guide
2. Jeopardy
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Wednesday, April 10th
Falkowski at Blood Drive
HW: Prepare for test (complete study guide) on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) for Thursday, April 11th
Thursday, April 11th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Test
HW:
Friday, April 12th
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases and the bureaucracy
Procedure:
1. Voting Simulation!
HW: None.
The Week of March 25-29Monday, March 25
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. NY Times 2. Significance of this photo 3. PowerPoint Day 11 4. Title IX Videos 5. Age discrimination 6. Supreme Court Project HW: 1. Prepare for test (complete study guide) after spring break on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) 2. Work on Supreme Court Project for Wednesday, March 27 by the time class starts Tuesday, March 26 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Review 2. Finish up Supreme Court Project 3. Work on study guide HW: 1. Prepare for test (complete study guide) after spring break on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) 2. Work on Supreme Court Project for Wednesday, March 27 by the time class starts Wednesday, March 27 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Review Supreme Court Project HW: 1. Prepare for test (complete study guide) after spring break on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) Thursday, March 28 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Review HW: None. Friday, March 29 No School |
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The Week of March 18-22Monday, March 18
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the Fifth and Sixth Amendments regarding criminal rights Procedure: 1. NY Times 2. PowerPoint Day 7 3. Graphic Organizer 4. Supreme Court Project 5. Review HW: Work on Supreme Court Project Tuesday, March 19 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Quizlet 2. PowerPoint Day 8 3. Is this a violation of the 8th Amendment? 4. Is this a violation of the 4th Amendment? 5. Supreme Court Project HW: Quiz on Friday on SCOTUS cases Wednesday, March 20 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Literacy Test Key 2. Selma Clip 3. PowerPoint Day 9 4. Supreme Court Project HW: Quiz on Friday on SCOTUS cases Thursday, March 21 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Do Now: Admission Selections 2. Affirmative Action Video 3. Affirmative Action Without Race 4. PowerPoint Day 10 5. Title IX Videos 6. Review HW: Quiz on Friday on SCOTUS cases Friday, March 22 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning amendment SCOTUS cases Procedure: 1. Quiz 2. Supreme Court Project HW: 1. 1. Prepare for test (complete study guide) after spring break on SCOTUS cases (SCOTUS PowerPoint) and the bureaucracy (Bureaucracy PowerPoint) 2. Work on Supreme Court Project for Wednesday, March 27 |
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The Week of March 11-15Monday, March 11
No School Tuesday, March 12 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Evaluate a Supreme Court case based on the Bill of Rights 2. Explain the role of freedom of expression with respect to students' rights Procedure: 1. Tinker v. Des Moines 2. PowerPoint Day 4 3. Tinker Tour Video 4. Morse v. Frederick 5. Texas v. Johnson 6. Supreme Court Project - questions HW: Supreme Court Project Wednesday, March 13 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the First Amendment with respect to free speech and obscenity laws Procedure: 1. Trademark and Free Speech 2. Hazelwood First Amendment Case 3. I Love Lucy - Define Obscenity 4. PowerPoint Day 5 5. Supreme Court Project HW: Thursday, March 14 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the Second Amendment and state regulations upon gun ownership Procedure: Pi Day 1. Breaking Down the 2nd Amendment - NY Times 2. McDonald v. Chicago Background Video 3. PowerPoint Day 6 4. NJ Laws on the Second Amendment A. Score Card By Second Amendment B. NRA Rankings 5. New York SCOTUS case 6. Supreme Court Project HW: Friday, March 15 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Quizlet Review 2. Work on Supreme Court Project HW: |
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The Week of March 4-8Monday, March 4-5
Falkowski at Model UN Competition at St. Peter's University 1. Begin working on Q3 Supreme Court Project (I will be available via email for all questions). Locate three quality websites and place in an MLA format (see sample). No wikipedia! HW: Submit three quality websites in MLA format for Wednesday, March 8 Wednesday, March 6 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Review the Bill of Rights: How Well Do You Know the 1st Amendment? 2. PowerPoint Day Day 1 3. Q3 Supreme Court Project HW: Thursday, March 7 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Religious Overview 2. SCOTUS Case on Cross in Maryland 3. PowerPoint Day 2 4. Engel v. Vitale Background Case 5. Mock Case 6. Summative Review: Bill of Rights Depiction HW: Friday, March 8 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss to the role of the Free Exercise Clause with respect to the First Amendment Procedure: 1. State of the Union 2. Do Now: SCOTUS - Schools/Religion 3. Free Exercise Clause Example 4. PowerPoint Day 3 5. Summative Review: Supreme Court Project - questions HW: Supreme Court Project |
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The Week of February 26-March 1Monday, February 26
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze methods to stabilize the national debt Procedure: 1. Review welfare programs 2. Guidelines - Fiscal Ship -- Complete Handout After Completion HW: 1. Complete welfare infographic using Canva for Tuesday, February 27. 2. Finish Guidelines - Fiscal Ship -- Complete Handout After Completion Tuesday, February 27 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze methods to stabilize the national debt Procedure: 1. Guidelines - Fiscal Ship -- Complete Handout After Completion 2. Why it's hard to stabilize the debt - video on medicare HW: 1. Complete welfare infographic using Canva for Tuesday, February 27. 2. Finish Guidelines - Fiscal Ship -- Complete Handout After Completion Wednesday, February 28 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Review infographic using Canva 2. Growing up Poor in America: What should be the proper role of government here? Relate to your means-test programs. Think about how a liberal and conservative would approach poverty. HW: None. Thursday, February 29 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Growing up Poor in America: What should be the proper role of government here? Relate to your means-test programs. Think about how a liberal and conservative would approach poverty. 2. Debrief HW: None. Friday, March 1 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the importance of the Bill of Rights 2. Identify individual freedoms contained within the Bill of Rights Procedure: 1. Turkeys and Bureaucracy 2. Kahoot Bureaucracy Review 3. Stabilize the Debt Review 4. Review of the Bill of Rights 5. PowerPoint Day 1 6. Case Studies HW: |
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The Week of February 19-23Monday, February 19
No School HW: Complete Bureaucracy of a Pizza for Tuesday, February 20 Tuesday, February 20 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning the bureaucracy Procedure: 1. President's Day 2. Review Bureaucracy of a Pizza 3. Graphic Organizer 4. Summative Review: Kahoot HW: Prepare for quiz on Wednesday, February 21 Wednesday, February 21 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Explain the role of entitlements in the United States Procedure: 1. US Debt Clock - http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 2. Use of Entitlements Article (Handout) - Demographics 3. Who receives food stamps by state 4. Bureaucracy PowerPoint Day 6 5. Work Requirements for Welfare 6. Summative Review: Corporate welfare? HW: Thursday, February 22 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze and demonstrate mastery of content concerning the bureaucracy Procedure: 1. Quiz HW: None. Friday, February 23 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Evaluate major sources of spending in the US's budget Procedure: 1. Do Now: Entitlement Political Cartoon 2. Bureaucracy PowerPoint Day 7 3. Locate one welfare program and create an infographic using Canva: a. describe its purpose/what it does b. who is eligible c. cost of the program spent each year d. should it be eliminated? explain in the Schoology discussion area e. submit to Schoology discussion f. click for sample 4. Summative Review HW: Complete welfare infographic using Canva for Tuesday, February 27 |
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The Week of February 12-16Monday, February 12
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze how regulation impacts various industries Procedure: 1. NY Times Quiz 2. Review projects 3. Bureaucracy PowerPoint Day 4 4. Restaurant inspector 5. Review Bureaucracy of a Pizza HW: Tuesday, February 13 No School Wednesday, February 14 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze how regulation impacts various industries Procedure: 1. FCC and Obscenity -- Super Bowl 2. Bureaucracy Nightmare? 3. Bureaucracy and Safety 4. Bureaucracy of a Pizza --- Answer Sheet HW: 1. Take a picture of something in your household or life that is regulated. Explain in one sentence and post onto Schoology for Friday, February 16. 2. Complete Bureaucracy of a Pizza for Friday, February 16. Thursday, February 15 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze how regulation impacts various industries Procedure: 1. Bureaucracy in the School: Make a Copy - Submit to Schoology (one per group) 2. Finish Bureaucracy of a Pizza HW: 1. Take a picture of something in your household or life that is regulated. Explain in one sentence and post onto Schoology for Friday, February 16. 2. Complete Bureaucracy of a Pizza for Tuesday, February 20 Friday, February 16 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Analyze how regulation impacts various industries Procedure: 1. Review Regulation of YOU - Review discussion posts 2. Colorado Regulation, for example 3. Weight and Measures 4. FDA and Lucky Charms 5. Foods banned in other countries 6. Bureaucracy PowerPoint Day 5 7. Bureaucracy Too Far? 8. Bureaucracy of a Pizza HW: Complete Bureaucracy of a Pizza for Tuesday, February 20 |
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The Week of February 5-9Monday, February 5
Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Examine the role of the merit system in the American bureaucracy Procedure: 1. NY Times Quiz 2. Do Now: Merit 3. PowerPoint Days 1 & 2 4. Diplomat's Appointments: https://www.cc.com/video/8oq0a5/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-diplomat-buyers-club 5. Current Events HW: Tuesday, February 6 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Distinguish between the various types of bureaucracies Procedure: 1. Do Now: Boeing and the FAA 2. PowerPoint Day 3 3. Around the Room - Classify the bureaucracy 4. Summative Review HW: None. Wednesday, February 7 1. Choose ONE independent regulatory agency from this list and create a Google Slide presentation in your own words completing the following (this is an individual project): A. 10-slides detailing its overview, size of agency, functions impact on citizens, and at least one slide about it in the news. B. Be organized, detailed, and include images to enhance your presentation. Be sure to proofread. This will count as a quiz grade. C. Submit presentation to Schoology HW: All of the above due by Friday at 11:59 PM as time is given in class. Thursday, February 8 1. Choose ONE independent regulatory agency from this list and create a Google Slide presentation in your own words completing the following (this is an individual project): A. 10-slides detailing its overview, size of agency, functions impact on citizens, and at least one slide about it in the news. B. Be organized, detailed, and include images to enhance your presentation. Be sure to proofread. This will count as a quiz grade. C. Submit presentation to Schoology HW: All of the above due by Friday at 11:59 PM as time is given in class. Friday, February 9 1. Choose ONE independent regulatory agency from this list and create a Google Slide presentation in your own words completing the following (this is an individual project): A. 10-slides detailing its overview, size of agency, functions impact on citizens, and at least one slide about it in the news. B. Be organized, detailed, and include images to enhance your presentation. Be sure to proofread. This will count as a quiz grade. C. Submit presentation to Schoology HW: All of the above due by tonight at 11:59 PM as time is given in class. |
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Extra
Wednesday, June 1 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of interest groups on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Quizlet Live (Financial Literacy Review) 2. PowerPoint Day 1 3. Review tests 4. Summative Review HW: Thursday, June 2 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of the media on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Interest Group Advertisements 2. PowerPoint Day 2 3. Interest Group Assignment (List of Interest Groups) 4. Summative Review HW: Friday, June 3 Objectives: Students should be able to: 1. Discuss the impact of the media on the election and policy-making process. Procedure: 1. Do Now: Review 2. PowerPoint Day 3 3. Interest Group Assignment (List of Interest Groups) 4. Summative Review HW: |
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