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Monday

• Daily Goals:
  
• Historical Background
• GET A STAMP! Articles of Confederation Pro's and Con's (p. 4)
  GET A STAMP! Compare strong/weak central governments (p. 6-7).
  • Daily Goals: Compare/Contrast Weak/Strong Central Government
  Class:
  
  • Warm-up with Study Buddy: Critical Thinking Question (p. 7)
  • Use class discussion of Critical Thinking Question to fill out Strong/Weak Governments Chart (p.6)
  • Articles of Confederation: Strong or Weak? Sentence Frames
  Guided Practice
  
  • Read: Blue Book Ch.7.3, p.  139-140; Virginia & New Jersey Plans
  • Read: Blue Book Ch.7.4, p.141; Compromise Committee
  Independent Practice
  
• Compare/Contrast Strong/Weak Central Govt., (p.7 bottom)

Tuesday

• Snow Day!

Wednesday

• Snow Day!

Thursday

• Daily Goals: Separation of Powers, 3 branches of government
• Warm up: Do Now (p. 8)
• Separation of Powers Intro (p.8)
• Great Compromise Graphic Organizer
• Branches of Government Graphic Organizer
• Setup Graphic Organizer

Red Book:

• Article I, Legislative Branch: Article I, Section 8, p. 300-301
• Article II, Executive Branch: Article II, Section 2, p. 304
• Article III, Judicial Branch: Article III, Section 2, p. 305

Friday

• Daily Goals: Separation of Powers, 3 branches of government
  
• Warm up: Do Now (p. 8)
• Separation of Powers Intro (p.8)
• Great Compromise Graphic Organizer
  
• Branches of Government Graphic Organizer
• Setup Graphic Organizer
Red Book:

• Article I, Legislative Branch: Article I, Section 8, p. 300-301
• Article II, Executive Branch: Article II, Section 2, p. 304
• Article III, Judicial Branch: Article III, Section 2, p. 305

Monday

• GET A STAMP!  Separation of Powers (p. 8-9)
  
• GET A STAMP! Branches of Government (p. 10-11)
• Do Now: Why does the U.S. Constitution establish Separation of Powers?
• Three Branches of Government Application (p.10-11)
  
• Students work with Study Buddies to complete (p. 10-11)
• Students use Key Words (help students find Key Words in Branches of Government Graphic Organizer)
• Students use Branches of Government Graphic Organizer

Tuesday

• Assign: Constitution 5.1 Study Guide
• Assign: Constitution 5.1 Quiz  (Mon. 3/4)
• Handout Unit 5.1 Constitution Study Guide
• Play Trash Basketball Review: Constitution Quiz #1
• Students work on Constitution 5.1 Study Guide