Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will know the roots and main characteristics of the most common types of government.
Circle: If you and a couple of friends could do anything you wanted for a day, what would you do?
Model Government Project: You will be working on the Model Government project in class today. The project is due before Christmas break.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Friday December 6, 2019 & Monday December 9, 2019
Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will know the roots and main characteristics of the most common types of government.
Circle: If you had to sing karaoke in front of the school, what song would you pick?
Government Overview: We will be doing a recap of the types of government we have been talking about.
Citizens: We will be talking about who can be a citizen, what rights citizens have, and what responsibilities citizens have in America today. https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/educators/naturalization-information
Taxes: We will be talking about who pays taxes and what forms of taxes we have in America. https://www.policygenius.com/taxes/types-of-taxes/
Military: We will be talking about what roles military's play in the world today.
America an Oligarchy?: Students will be doing their own research to figure out whether America is a Democracy or an Oligarchy. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/sep/26/america-oligarchy-dominated-billionaires-big-money-series
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
Circle: If you had to sing karaoke in front of the school, what song would you pick?
Government Overview: We will be doing a recap of the types of government we have been talking about.
Citizens: We will be talking about who can be a citizen, what rights citizens have, and what responsibilities citizens have in America today. https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/educators/naturalization-information
Taxes: We will be talking about who pays taxes and what forms of taxes we have in America. https://www.policygenius.com/taxes/types-of-taxes/
Military: We will be talking about what roles military's play in the world today.
America an Oligarchy?: Students will be doing their own research to figure out whether America is a Democracy or an Oligarchy. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/sep/26/america-oligarchy-dominated-billionaires-big-money-series
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Wednesday December 4, 2019 & Thursday December 5, 2019
Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will know the roots and main characteristics of the most common types of government.
Circle: If you had to get a tattoo, where would it go and what would it be of?
Types of Government: We will be going over Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Tyranny in class today. We will be talking about the defining characteristics of each.
Newsela Article
Pro's & Con's: Students will be working to create a list of pro's and con's for each type of government.
Governments Today: We will be researching what present day countries have each type of government.
Is America an Oligarchy: We will be reading this article in class today https://bulletin.represent.us/u-s-oligarchy-explain-research/ and having a discussion.
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
Circle: If you had to get a tattoo, where would it go and what would it be of?
Types of Government: We will be going over Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Tyranny in class today. We will be talking about the defining characteristics of each.
Newsela Article
Pro's & Con's: Students will be working to create a list of pro's and con's for each type of government.
Governments Today: We will be researching what present day countries have each type of government.
Is America an Oligarchy: We will be reading this article in class today https://bulletin.represent.us/u-s-oligarchy-explain-research/ and having a discussion.
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
Monday, December 2, 2019
Monday December 2, 2019 & Tuesday December 3, 2019
Learning Target: Students will be learning how to create a classroom community. Students will know the roots and main characteristics of the most common types of government.
Circle: What is one highlight from your Thanksgiving break? Would you rather have a job you absolutely hate, but retire at age 40, or have a job you love but not retire until 65.
Nile River Papers: I will be passing back the Nile River Mini Q Essay's and students will have an opportunity to ask questions and to revise their papers.
Types of Government: We will be going over Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Tyranny in class today. We will be talking about the defining characteristics of each.
Is America an Oligarchy: We will be reading this article in class today https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/is-america-an-oligarchy and having a discussion.
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
Circle: What is one highlight from your Thanksgiving break? Would you rather have a job you absolutely hate, but retire at age 40, or have a job you love but not retire until 65.
Nile River Papers: I will be passing back the Nile River Mini Q Essay's and students will have an opportunity to ask questions and to revise their papers.
Types of Government: We will be going over Democracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Tyranny in class today. We will be talking about the defining characteristics of each.
Is America an Oligarchy: We will be reading this article in class today https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/is-america-an-oligarchy and having a discussion.
Exit Ticket: Which type of government do you think is most effective and why?
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