Week Four

First of all, remember that I've posted your grades outside of my room. If you forget your randomly assigned number that is paired with your grade, come see me and I'll remind you what it is.

Day One: PowerPoint Presentation - The Beginning of the Cold War. (Notetaking, Discussion) Homework assignment to compare and contrast Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan assigned. Due Thursday/Friday.

Day Two: QUIZ!!!, Lecture/Notes on The Cold War at Home (Notetaking, Discussion, Document Analysis)

Day Three: Group Work Project - Events of the Cold War. (Reading Comprehension, Information Organization, Working as a Group)

Day Four: Finish Group Work Project - Events of the Cold War. View video clips on different events as summary.

Homework Due Monday, Sept. 22!

Homework this weekend is to complete the second Vocab Sheet. 

Make sure you complete both sections of the sheet. The "In my own words" section should be a summary of the definition as if you were telling someone on the street about the term. The picture/symbol section can be anything you can think of that will help you remember the term. 

Remember, if you have your sheet completed to be checked Monday, you can use it as a cheat sheet on the quiz on Tuesday. 

You know that homework is worth 10% of your grade, but also remember that it is usually the basis for our beginning class discussion. Make sure it gets done!!!

Third Week

This week we will be finishing up our introductory unit on the beginnings of Government and beginning our unit on Democracy.

Day One - Vocabulary Sheet Homework Due. PowerPoint presentation on the beginnings of American Government: The Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact.

Day Two - QUIZ!!!! Handout and discussion on early democracy.

Day Three - Democracy in America.

Day Four - Communism.

Week Two

Well, we made it through our first week together. Here's what I have planned for the second week.

Monday - Why Government? A reading and discussion activity focusing on the need for government and the way government has evolved through history.

Tuesday - Forms of Government. Lesson regarding all the different ways governments are set up around the world.

Wednesday - Early American Government. Lesson regarding the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses and how they both still influence us today.

Thursday/Friday - Comparison of Government Poster. Our first project!!! We will be comparing two forms of government through artwork and words.

Our first quiz will be at the beginning of next week and will be over all the material we cover this week. Homework assignments will be assigned as the week progresses.

Homework - Due Monday Sept. 8

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY!!!

On a sheet of paper, list five SPECIFIC ways the government affects you or your life. For each one, explain what you think the purpose of the government controlling that aspect is.

Ex: The state government says I have to wear a seatbelt while driving. I think they do this because it’s more safe to wear a seatbelt and one thing the government is supposed to do is protect the citizens.

Welcome Back!

Welcome to a new year at Queens Preparatory Academy! As part of your ongoing Social Studies curriculum, this year you will be studying United States Government and Economics. We will usually be seeing each other four times a week. There will be one quiz or test every week and I aim to have at least two projects every marking period. Most projects will be done in class. The first week is going to look a little bit different because, as we didn't have school on Monday, we will only be meeting three times. It will go like this:

Tuesday: Introduction to class, Most Important Event Assignment

Wednesday: In class review of Most Important Event Assignment, Writing Assignment

Thursday/Friday: Preassessment (this will be in the format of a test and is given to see what you remember from last year and what I need to work on this year)

I am looking forward to a successful year.