What We Did In Class This Week

 Week 1 of Dem Cit

 

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Activity 1   Find someone who - get aquainted--follup into 3 step interview & report out (intrroduce) Chalk talk - as you enter, write "what was not said" and who didn't say it from your campaing ad assignment on the board. CT: Word up - write words on the board you don't understand from section 1 Read Locke's 2nd Treatise on Government - document words you don't know using Rallytable
Objective   Rules and procedures plus get aquainted Understand the meaning of citizenship Set the foundation of our government Compare/contrast Locke's with Jefferson's writing

Reading

  Discussion on text and article reading "Word up" vocab discussion on chapter 1 Foundations of government- Chapter 1 Declaration of Independence
Activity 2   PPT - Classroom Procedure: Your turn-Rallytable rules you would implement (pairs) Weed out practical ones (quads)

Jay Walking - Citizenship/Take Citizenship test. (3 color group quiz format)

Citizenship test quick check - group report out

Compare and Contrast diagram: Locke's 2nd Treatise and the Declaration of Independence
Writing   Minute paper - Why do we need rules in a democratic society? Minute paper -Who makes the rules in a democratic society? T-chart note taking: how to and do Supporting arguments for compare and contrast diagram
Activity 3   Watch campaign ad - Chalk talk brainstorm: What is NOT being said?

Quizlet vocab preview for first 3 chapters. Discuss citizenship project

Foundations Tenable - Ten Words Vid Gist summary for Section 2
Assignment   Watch campaign ad - write: What is NOT being said? Read Chapter 1, Section 1, Sect.2 and 3

Watch Foundations vid and note the ten terms and definitions

Quick check: vocab sect. 3.Re-read Chapter 1
Test     Citizenship Test   Chapter 1 pop quiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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