Weekly Lesson Agendas for the Week of March 3, 2009
Monday:
1. Begin Bell Work.
2. Begin Great Depression Listening Exercise.
3. WWII’s Economic Impact in AZ
Tuesday:
1. Bell work.
2. Notes: Women in the War.
3. Closure Activity
Wednesday:
1. Bell Work
2. Minorities in the War Notes
3. Ira Hayes Reading.
Thursday:
1. Bell work.
2. Readings:
a. Navajo Code Talkers.
b. Relocation Camps in AZ
3. Closure.
Friday:
1. Finish Readings.
2. Begin WWII in Europe
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Due Dates for the Week of February 23, 2009
Monday 2/23
1. Bell work -
2. Discuss bell work
3. Announcements
4. Continue Video
5. Holocaust Artifacts or Interactive Survivors DVD.
Tuesday 2/24
Marana High School Counseling Registration
Wednesday 2/25
1. WWI Quiz 1
2. Finish Video
3. Finish Artifacts
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Due Dates for the Week of February 16, 2009
Monday: 2/16
1. Fill out study guide (WWII Quiz – 1 is next Tuesday, no notes or study guides).
2. Notes: The Roots of Anti-Semitism.
Tuesday: 2/17
1. Survival in a Concentration Camp and Auschwitz Notes.
2. A Workbook Tour of the Holocaust - Day One.
Wednesday: 2/18
1. Finish Workbook Tour - Day One.
2. A Workbook Tour of the Holocaust - Day Two
Thursday: 2/19
1. Workbook Tour Presentations.
2. Not So Current Event Carrousel Walking Tour.
Friday: 2/20
Holocaust Artifacts – Show and Tell (Yikes that sounds really fluffy and kindergarteny).
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Monday 2-9
1. Bell work
2. Continue 4 Causes Notes
3. Begin Dictators Notes
4. Closure
Tuesday 2-10:
Marana High School Counselors
Wednesday 2-11:
1. Bell work:
2. Continue Dictators Notes
3. Begin Pearl Harbor Notes
4. Closure
Thursday 2-12
1. Listen to Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy Speech
2. Pearl Harbor Video Clip
Friday 2-13
“How WWII, Ended the Great Depression,” A listening exercise
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Monday 2/2:
1. Bell work – List three things that you know about World War I. List three things that you want to know about World War I.
2. Q & A Session – add three new questions two your paper.
3. World War I Review Notes.
Tuesday 2/3:
1. Fill in WWI Review Sheet answers.
2. Continue WWI Review Notes.
3. Closure
Wednesday 2/4:
1. Fill in WWI Review Sheet answers.
2. Finish WWI Review Notes
3. Closure
Thursday 2/5:
1. BW – Complete open note test
2. Begin Notes – 4 causes of WWII.
3. Notes “Hitler’s Rise to Power”
Friday 2/6:
1. Notes on Dictators.
2. Review activity.
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Monday 1/26:
1. BW: Review your notes about credit and think about Friday’s discussion about credit. List three pieces of advice that you would give someone about credit cards.
2. Discuss BW.
3. Review Procedures.
4. Read pages 517 and 518
5. Complete Questions on Saving Money from the Green Sheet
6. Finish Federal Reserve System Reading and Questions.
7. Begin Econ Study Guide #3
Tuesday 1/27:
1. Bell work: TBA
2. Continue Study Guide and Review
3. Notes on World Trade.
Wednesday 1/28:
1. Study
2. Quiz
3. Finish World Trade Notes.
4. Continue Free Trade Notes
Thursday 1/30:
1. Bell work:
2. Finish Free Trade Notes
3. Study Guide #4
4. Reminders: partial open note quiz on Monday
Friday 1/31:
Ms. Gallo
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Agenda for the Week of January 20, 2008
Tuesday 1/20:
1. First 10-15 minutes
-----a. Turn in BW from last week.
-----b. Finish study guide
-----c. Study
-----d. Look at graded work
2. Take quiz
3. Continue Business Cycle Lesson
4. Begin Federal Reserve Lesson
Wednesday 1/21:
1. Anticipation Questions (as a class)
2. Starter Questions
3. Federal Reserve Lesson
4. Macroeconomics Questions
Thursday 1/22:
1. Read pages 517 and 518 in the Economics section of the Civics book.
2. Answer the questions about saving money.
3. Review the saving money questions.
4. Read the handout about forms of credit.
Friday 1/23:
1. Begin Study Guide #3
2. Group review game.
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of January 12, 2009
Monday:
1. Bell work: Entrepreneur summary #1
2. Finish Notes on Macroeconomics
3. Review
Tuesday:
1. Study.
2. Quiz.
3. Begin textbook scavenger hunt.
Wednesday:
1. Bell work: Entrepreneur summary #2
2. Begin Government Spending Notes.
3. Continue textbook scavenger hunt.
4. Review
Thursday:
1. Bell work: Entrepreneur summary #3
2. Finish Government Spending Notes.
3. Continue textbook scavenger hunt.
4. Review
Friday:
1. Bell work: Entrepreneur summary #4.
2. Begin quiz #2 study guide
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of January 5, 2008
Monday 1/5:
1. Econ Intro Bell work
2. Economics Intro Lesson “Wants v. Needs”
Tuesday 1/6:
1. Bell work on intro sheet
2. Review bell work
3. Begin Notes: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations
Wednesday 1/7:
1. Bell work on intro sheet
2. Review bell work
3. Continue notes: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations
Thursday 1/8:
1. Finish bell work on intro sheet
2. Review bell work
3. Begin Unit 1 Study Guide
Friday 1/9:
1. Finish Study Guide
2. “Look smart by knowing what microeconomics is” (NOTES)
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of December 15, 2008
Monday 12/15:
1. Continue Packet
2. Grade last week’s quiz
3. Listen to Ch. 7.2, take notes and discuss
Tuesday 12/16
1. Grade and discuss packet
2. Open book assignment
3. Begin Movie
Wendnesday 12/17
Begin Movie TBA
Thursday 12/18
Continue Movie
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of December 8, 2008
Monday: 12/8
1. Begin “A Painless Journey through the Revolutionary War”
2. Continue “Dead Dudes of the American Revolution.”
Tuesday: 12/9
1. Continue “A Painless Journey through the Revolutionary War”
2. Finish Dead Dudes
3. Review
Wednesday: 12/10
1. Review for Test
2. Read “The New Government at Work.”
3. Begin Worksheet
Thursday: 12/11
1. Study time
2. Quiz
3. A.R. Time
4. Grade Quiz
Friday: 12/12
1. Review Worksheet
2. Continue Packet
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Lesson Agenda for the Week of December 1, 2008
MONDAY:
1. Finish Judicial Branch Notes
2. Begin Judicial Branch Packet
3. Judicial Branch Multiple Choice Questions
TUESDAY:
1. Grade Judicial Branch Packet
2. Begin Judicial Branch Index Card
3. Review Game
WEDNESDAY:
1. Judicial Branch Test
2. Solve the case
3. Dead Dudes of the American Revolution
THURSDAY:
1. Continue the Dead Dudes
2. Begin – A Painless Journey Through the American Revolution
FRIDAY:
1. Geography Bee Pre-Test
2. Continue the Painless Journey
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LESSON AGENDAS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24, 2008
MONDAY: 11/24
1. Finish Executive Branch Notes
2. Executive Branch Drawing
3. INDEX CARD
TUESDAY: 11/25
1. Quiz
2. Finish Executive Branch Drawing
3. Begin Judicial Branch
WEDNESDAY: 2/26
1. Begin Judicial Branch
2. VIDEO
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Lesson Agenda for the Week of November 17, 2008
Monday:
1. Meet in Committees
2. Mock Congress
3. Begin Executive Branch Notes
Tuesday
1. Mock Congress
2. Continue Executive Branch Notes
Wednesday
1. Vetoes and overrides
2. Continue Notes
3. Begin Executive Branch Packet
4. Quiz Review
Thursday
1. Grade Packet
2. Executive Branch Homework
Friday
1. Executive Branch Homework
2. Campaign Drawing
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Monday: 11/10
1. Review Quiz – legislative branch
2. Finish legislative branch notes
3. Begin legislative branch packet
Tuesday: 11/11 I am giving you the day off because you are such great students
Wednesday: 11/12
1. Begin Bill Writing Assignment
2. Write Bills
Thursday: 11/13
1. Grade Legislative Packet
2. Continue Writing Bills
3. Review for Quiz
Friday: 11/14
1. Legislative Branch Quiz
2. Write Bills
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of 11-3
Monday: 11/3
Guest Speaker Ms. Gallo
Tuesday 11/4
1. Paper ballot vote
2. CPU Lab vote
3. Legislative Branch Vocab
Wednesday 11/5
District Technology Test
Thursday 11/6
Election Results - MMS Mock Election v. General Election Results
Friday 11/7
Legislative Branch Notes (YEAH, A new unit!)
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Thursday 10-30
Continue Propostions
Begin learning about Congressional Candidates
Friday 10-31
Finish Congressional Candidates
Pros and Cons
Lesson Agendas for the Week of 10-27
Monday: 10/27
“The Great Debate”
Tuesday 10-28
Finish “The Great Debate”
Wednesday 10-29
Propositions
1. Record what it will do in your own words
2. Pros and Cons
Thursday 10-30
Continue Propostions
Begin learning about Congressional Candidates
Friday 10-31
Finish Congressional Candidates
Pros and Cons
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Weekly Lesson Agendas for the Week of October 20, 2008
Monday 10-20:
1. Political Party Survey
2. Political Party Notes
Tuesday 10-21
1. Meet the candidates
2. Watch debate
Wednesday 10-22:
1. Finish debate
2. Begin create your own political party
Thursday 10/23:
1. Begin propositions
2. Continue create your political party
Friday 10/24:
1. Continue propositions
2. Continue create your political party
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of October 6, 2008
Monday 10/6:
1. Finish Unit 4 Notes
2. Study Notes
3. Review Game
Tuesday 10/7:
1. Discussion – the Five Freedoms and their Limitations.
2. Five Freedoms and Right to Vote Committees and Freedom Cards
3. Committee Presentations
Wednesday 10/8:
1. Unit 4 Test
2. Continue Election Packet
Thursday 10/9:
Begin Unit 5 Notes: The Legislative Branch of Government
Friday 10/10:
1. Continue Unit 5 Notes: The Legislative Branch of Government
2. Continue Election Packet
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of September 29, 2008
Monday 9/29: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Teacher inservice day!)
Tuesday 9/30:
1. Begin Election Packet
2. Unit 4 Notes Continued
Wednesday 9/31:
1. Continue Election Packet
2. Continue Unit 4 Notes
Thursday 10/1:
1. Continue Election Packet
2. Continue Unit 4 Notes
Friday 10/2: TBA
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of 9/22
Monday 9/22:
2nd PERIOD: Constitutional Convention Activity
PERIODS 3, 5, 6 & 7
1. Review Notes
2. Review Game
3. Practice Test
Tuesday 9/23:
Unit 3 Test
1. Organize and Staple Graded Papers by Date
2. Fill Out Portfolio Cover Sheet
3. Read A.R. Book
Wednesday:
1. Bell work: Use the Atlas to list the latitude and longitude of the following world cities:
-Budapest, Guangzhou, Havana, Montreal, Oslo, Reykjavik, Shanghai. Tokyo, Volgograd, Zurich
2. Review Bell work
3. Begin Unit 4 Notes
4. Review
Thursday 9/25: Continue Unit 4 Notes
Friday 9/26: Continue Unit 4 Notes
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of September 12, 2008
Monday 9/17:
1. Bell work: Use your knowledge of the compass rose and relative location to describe where the following places can be found:
-the state of Wyoming; Columbus, Ohio, Pierre, South Dakota (page 6)
-Bagdad, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina, Tel Aviv (page 24)
2. Continue Unit 3 Notes
3. Unit 3 Review Quiz
Tuesday 9/18:
1. Unit 3 Notes
2. Begin Unit 3 Homework
Wednesday 9/20:
1. Bell work: Using your knowledge of cardinal directions and relative location, use the following places as a starting point to describe the relative location of a place that is nearby:
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Coppenhagen, Lisbon, Prague, Warsaw.
2. Continue Homework
Thursday 9/21:
Bell work: Estimate the approximate latitude and longitude of each of the following Southeastern cities:
Bangkok, Hai Phong, Kuala Lumpur, Phnum Penh, Saigon, Vientiane, Yangon.
1. Continue Unit 3 Notes
2. Unit 3 Homework
Friday: 9/22
1. Quiz
2. Continue Unit 3 Homework.
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of September 9, 2008
Monday 9/9:
1. Review for Unit 2 test.
2. Take test.
3. Finish Articles of Confederation Essay
4. Read your A.R. Book
Tuesday 9/10:
1. Bell work (was originally for last Thursday) – Describe the cardinal direction of the islands in the list below in terms of their relative location to the places listed to their right
Seychelles Africa
Cape Verde Africa
Madagascar Africa
Falkland Islands Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jamaica Haiti
Sri Lanka Bangladesh
2. Begin Unit 3 Notes.
3. Closure
Wednesday 9/11:
1. Make a list of everything that comes to your mind about September 11, 2001.
2. Listen to 9/11 Timeline and take notes.
3. Mr. Walker’s experience.
4. Listen to song clips. Write down any thoughts or feelings that you experience while listening to the
clips.
5. Conclusions.
Thursday 9/12:
1. Bell work: Describe the cardinal directions of the following cities…
A. Australia: Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth
B. United States: Albany, Baton Rouge, Boise, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Montgomery, Yuma.
2. Continue Unit 3 Notes.
3. Closure
Friday 9/13:
1. Bell work: Describe the cardinal direction of the following American cities.
-Concord, Helena, Little Rock, Minneapolis, Montpellier, Pierre, Pittsburg, Richmond, Salt Lake City
2. Begin Unit 3 Homework.
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of September 2, 2008
Tuesday 9/2:
1. Bell work: Use the pages in the atlas and the coordinates that are located on the back of the atlas to find out where these places are located:
Bucharest, Cape Town, Karachi, Minsk, Manchester, Monterrey, Nairobi, Riyadh, Sarajevo, Tehran
2. Continue Unit Two Notes
3. Class Share
Wednesday 9/3:
1. Bell work: Use the pages in the atlas and the coordinates that are located on the back of the atlas to find out where these places are located:
Alexandria, Auckland, Delhi, Istanbul, Jakarta ,Johannesburg, Lyon, Mogadishu, Perth, Taipei, Yangon
2. Continue Unit Two Notes
3. Class Share
Thursday 9/4:
1. Bell work: Describe the cardinal direction of each of these islands. Describe their relative location to the place to the islands right side in the list below…
Seychelles Africa
Cape Town Africa
Madagascar Africa
Falkland Islands Buenoes Aires, Argentina
Jamaica Haiti
Sri Lanka Bangladesh
2. Introduce Articles of Confederation Writing Assignment
3. Begin Writing
Friday 9/5:
1. Continue Writing
2. Finish Notes
3. Review
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of August 25, 2008
Monday 8/25:
1. BW in Atlas: Make a list of the ten Provinces and three Territories of Canada. Write the capital city next to each Province/Territory
2. Continue Unit 2 Notes
3. Review/Closure
Tuesday 8/26:
1. BW in Atlas: Make a list of the five Great Lakes of North America. Add five other lakes in the United States to the list.
2. Roots of American Democracy - foundations pre-test.
3. “Unrest in Colonial America” Reading paper and Questions
Wednesday 8/27:
1. BW – Review of Notes
2. Continue Unit 2 Notes
3. Vocabulary Practice Test
Thursday 8/28:
1. BW in Atlas
2. Reading – “Colonial Unrest – 1760-1775.”
3. Review
Friday 8/29:
1. BW – Vocab retake quiz
2. Continue Unit 2 Notes
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Lesson Plan Agendas for the Week of August 18, 2008
Monday 8/18:
1. Bell work in atlas.
2. Continue Unit Notes
3. Recreate your notes assignment.
Tuesday 8/19:
1. Bell work in atlas
2. Finish Unit One Notes
3. Recreate your notes
Wednesday 8/20:
1. Continue to recreate your notes
2. Review game
Thursday 8/21:
1. Study time.
2. Unit one test.
3. Essay question
Friday 8/22:
1. Bell work in atlas
2. Begin Unit Two Notes.
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Tentative Due Dates for the Week of August 11, 2008
Monday 8-11:
1. Continue Unit One Notes
2. Listen to “A Caveman Story” (find the copies in the binder)
3. Discuss and Complete Parts I and II on the Question Sheet (find the copies in the binder)
4. Discuss the symbolism of the story.
Tuesday 8-12:
1. Bell work in almanacs.
2. Continue to discuss the symbolism of “A Caveman Story.”
3. Review the writing assignment. (Located on the back of the question sheet)
4. Begin writing.
Wednesday 8-13:
1. Bell work in almanacs.
2. Continue Unit One Notes.
3. Continue writing.
Thursday 8-14:
1. Continue Unit One Notes.
2. Continue writing.
Friday 8-16:
1. Rank order exercise: “What do you prefer?” (Find copies in the binder)
2. Discussion of rank order.
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Lesson Agendas for the Week of 8-4
Monday: 8/4
1. Seating, Agenda, and Note cards
2. Teacher/Class Introduction
3. Classroom rules, expectations and policies
4. Procedures
5. Questions?
6. Homework: Complete “Who Are You” survey.
Tuesday: 8/5
1. Finish classroom rules, expectations and policies.
2. Procedures and policies continued:
-grading, make-up work, hall passes, tardy policy,
supplies
3. “Who Are You” survey – peer introductions.
Wednesday: 8/6
1. Finish rules, expectations and policies.
2. Quiz on rules.
3. Name game.
4. “Who are you?” presentations to class.
Thursday: 8/7
1. Finish “Who are you?” presentations to class.
2. Begin Unit One Notes: “What is Civics?”
Friday: 8/8
1. Read/discuss Handbook pages.
2. Continue Unit One Notes!!
