Civics & Citizenship Lessons
11/10: Political Parties
1. Chapter 5 Essay Question: Is the two party system helpful or harmful to democracy?
2. Chapter 5 vocabulary (due before test)
11/11: Political Parties
1. Political Party notes (1st two sections)
2. Note sheet
11/12: Political Parties
1. iCivics: One Big Party? (see me for materials)
11/13: Political Parties
1. Political Party webquest
11/14: Achieve 3000
1. Read article assigned for today and take quiz
11/17: Political Parties
1. Political Party notes (Sections 3 & 4)
2. Note Sheet
11/18: Political Parties
1. Political Spectrum Quiz
2. Plot yourself on a political spectrum
11/19: Field Trip
11/20: Political Parties
1. Democrats vs. Republicans
2. Discussion
11/23: Political Parties
1. Outline
2. Thesis work time
11/24: Political Parties
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Essay Test
12/1: Voting
1. New Question: How has the franchise expanded over the course of American history?
2. Chapter 6 Vocab
12/2: Voting
1. Chapter 6 notes (sections 1 & 2)
2. Note sheet
12/3: Voting
1. Expansion of suffrage timeline project (due 12/10)
2. Rubric
12/4: Voting
1. Project work time
12/8: Voting
1. Project work time
12/9: Voting
1. Project work time
12/10: Voting
1. "Many Rivers to Cross" video
2. Exit Ticket
3. Homework: Thank you letter to civil rights leaders
12/11: Voting
1. Notes
12/12: Achieve
1. Achieve 3000
1/5: Media
1. Chapter 8 Vocab
2. Essential Question: Are teenagers politically active? Why or why not?
1/6: Media
1. Chapter 8 notes
2. Chapter 8 note sheet
1/7: Media
1. Create poll question
1/8: Media
1. Review poll questions
2. Poll instructions
1/9: Achieve 3000
New Semester!
1/26: Citizenship
1. Essential Question: Should citizenship be considered a right or a privilege? Explain.
2. Vocabulary
1/27: Citizenship
1. Textbook p. 632-638
1/28: Citizenship
1. Finish reading
2. Start Naturalization Film
1/29: Citizenship
1. Finish Movie
1/30: Achieve 3000
1. A Dream for Many
2/3: Citizenship
1. Watch: Which Way Home (Available on Netflix)
2. Movie assignment
2/4: Citizenship
1. Finish movie
2/5: Citizenship
1. Discussion on movie
2. Greeting cards for new citizens
2/6
1. Achieve: Thanks but no thanks
2/9: Quiz
1. Review
2. Essay Outline (see below)
I. Intro (3-4 sentences)
A. Hook/Thesis (Answer to the essay question)
B. Define citizenship
C. Differentiate between right and privilege
II. Body Paragraph (3-4 sent.)
A. Explain your answer (2 reasons why citizenship should be right or privilege)
III. Conclusion (3-4 sentences)
A. Why do people want to become U.S. citizens?
B. restate your thesis
11/4: The Five Stages of the Expansion of the Electorate
11/13: The Five Stages of the Expansion of the Electorate
1. Five Stages Project: Utilizing your notes from Monday's class, create a timeline featuring the five stages of expansion. Each stage must have a description of what happened during that stage and also be accompanied by a picture. There should also be additional dates added to timeline to help give each stage context (ex. Civil War, WWII, Vietnam War. etc.)
Due Tuesday
11/5: The Five Stages of the Expansion of the Electorate
1. Work time for Project
11/6: The Five Stages of the Expansion of the Electorate
1. Work Time for Project
11/7: Voter ID
1. Reading
2. Author Says/I Say Chart
3. Debate
11/8: Five Stages of the Expansion of the Electorate
1. Project Work time
11/11: Citizenship
1. iCivics: Citizen Me
Explore the different levels of citizenship
11/12: Voting
1. Voting Requirements PowerPoint
2. Voting Requirements Note Sheet
11/13: Voting
1. Video: Electoral Dysfunction
11/14: Voting
1. Video: Electoral Dysfunction
11/15: Voting
1. Voting Behavior PowerPoint
2. Voting Behavior Note Sheet
11/18: Immigration
1. Video: Which Way Home
11/19: Immigration
1. Video: Which Way Home
11/20: Voting
1. Activity: Solutions to Increase Voting
1. PowerPoint Notes
11/20: Why Don't People Vote
1. Discussion
2. Ways to increase voter turnout activity
11/26: Voter Behavior
1. PowerPoint Notes/Homework Questions (due tomorrow)
11/27: The Public Sphere
1. Public Sphere article (read as a class)
2. Worksheet (due Thursday)
11/28:Which Way Home
1. Which Way Home (video)
2. Which Way Home Reflection (due Monday)
11/29: Which Way Home
1. Finish watching video
12/2: Immigration
1. Immigration PowerPoint
2. Immigration Note Sheet
12/3: Immigration
1. Congratulations card for naturalized citizens
12/4: Immigration
1. Discussion
12/5: Immigration
1. Video: The Naturalized
12/6: Immigration
1. Finish video
12/9: Political Parties
1. Political Party Notes
11/30: Media Bias
1. Media Bias PowerPoint
2. Bo Morrison Article comparison
3. Assignment: Spin the article assigned to make President Obama look good or bad.
12/3: Media Bias
1. Media Bias PowerPoint
12/7: Interest Groups
1. Interest Group Article and Worksheet
12/10: Super PACs
1. Video clip on Super PACs
2. Super PAC & Citizens United Articles
3. Political Cartoon Analysis (Due Thursday)