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  • Course Outlines
    • Modern U.S. History
    • U.S. History (1850-1945)
    • Geography Exploratory
    • Project Pages
    • U.S. History (1400-1865)
  • Curriculum Design Samples
  • Teaching Portfolio

2/25-3/1

2/24/2013

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Monday
  • Historical Background
  • Assign: Questions to Consider Worksheet (Due: Tues. 2/26, beginning of class)
  • Assign: Gun Reform Bill Draft (Due: Wed. 2/27, beginning of class)
  • Review Bill Drafting Method: Princeton Model Congress 
  • Students should consider:
                                  -Gun Problems and Solutions Brainstorming Activity
                                  -Questions to Consider Worksheet
                                  -Sample Bill #1
                                  -Sample Bill #2
  • Gun Reform Bill Project

Tuesday
    • Snow Day!

Wednesday
  • Snow Day!

Thursday
  • Due: Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Review Bill Drafting Method: Princeton Model Congress 
  • Students should consider:
    •                                   -Gun Problems and Solutions Brainstorming Activity
                                      -Questions to Consider Worksheet
                                      -Sample Bill #1
                                      -    Sample Bill #2
    • Gun Reform Bill Project

Friday
  • Due: Gun Reform Bill Draft
  • Congressional Committee Meeting: Gun Reform Bill
  • Students present bills to class
  • Class discusses pro's and con's of each bill
  • Then the class drafts a Gun reform bill to pass on to Congress

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  • Introduce the 4th Amendment
  • 4th Amendment: Search and Seizure Activity
  • Supreme Court Simulation

Monday
  • Introduce the 4th Amendment
  • 4th Amendment: Search and Seizure Activity
  • Supreme Court Simulation
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  • 8th Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
  • 8th Amendment Introduction
  • Watch Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 
  • Complete Video & Discussion Guide
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2/18-2/22

2/18/2013

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Monday
  • No School!

Tuesday
  • Assign: Historical Background
  • Assign: Gun Reform Bill (Mon. 2/25)
  • Assign: Questions to Consider Worksheet (Fri.  2/22)
  • Funny Picture
  • Gun Reform Bill Project
  • Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Teaching Sandyhook
  • Intro to 2nd Amendment

Wednesday
  • Students continue to work on Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Please use 10 articles to complete the assignment above, using at least 1 article for every question.

Thursday
  • Students continue to work on Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Please use 10 articles to complete the assignment above, using at least 1 article for every question.

Friday
  • Due: Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Review Bill Drafting Method: Princeton Model Congress 
  • Students should consider:
                                  -Gun Problems and Solutions Brainstorming Activity
                                  -Questions to Consider Worksheet
                                  -Sample Bill #1
                                  -Sample Bill #2
  • Students begin draft of bill (reminder: due Mon. 2/25)
  • Gun Reform Bill Project
Monday
  • Due: Gun Reform Bill 


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2/11-2/15

2/10/2013

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Monday:
  • Assign: Historical Background
  • Due: Freedom of Speech Primer
  • 1st Amendment Presentations
  • Pass back tests
  • Mr. Kelly's Midterm Evaluation
  • Intro to 2nd Amendment
  • Intro to 2nd Amendment (blanks)

Tuesday:
  • Sandy Hook lesson and Activity
  • Questions to Consider Worksheet
  • Gun Control Brainstorming solutions and problems
  • Intro to 2nd Amendment
  • Intro to 2nd Amendment (blanks)
  • Teaching Sandyhook

Wednesday:
  • NO SCHOOL!
  • Good luck, wrestlers!

Thursday:
  • No class!

Friday:
  • NO SCHOOL!
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2/4-2/8

2/3/2013

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 Monday
  • Assign: Historical Background
  • 1st Amendment Lesson
  • Brainstorm
  • Assign: 1st Amendment Primer (Due: Mon. 2/11)

Tuesday
  • 1st Amendment Primer Workday
  • Resources: 1st Amendment Lesson
  • Checkpoint: 2 credible sources by end of period

Wednesday
  • 1st Amendment Primer Workday
  • Resources: 1st Amendment Lesson
  • Checkpoint: 2 credible sources by end of period


Thursday
  • Last day to work on 1st Amendment Primer
  • Resources: 1st Amendment Lesson
  • Checkpoint: prepare presentation to work on at home

Friday
  • Historical Background Due
  • 10 min: Freedom of Assembly: Westboro Baptist Church
  • 10 min: Westboro Baptist Church Video Clip
  • 5 min: Westboro Baptist Church Website (not linked)
  • 5 min: Westboro and Bikers Blog Post
  • 5 min: Freedom of Assembly Details
  • 5 min: Friday Surprise!
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