Monday Oct 31 (Happy Halloween)
We started our new unit on Federal, state, and local government today. All classes began a constitutional search which will be finished and discussed Tuesday. This exercise can be accomplished with a copy of the constitution.
Download Constitutional Search (enrichment activity-testable material is included in notes that follow)
We will concentrate on the Federal government for about a week before moving to a more detailed study of Georgia's government.
Wednesday Nov 2
All classes took notes from the overhead projector (federalism).We will finish taking and discussing this material Wednesday. Students should begin reviewing this material immediately. This unit on government is very detailed and students need to review the notes and vocabulary on a regular basis. A list of unit vocabulary as well as note section 1 are listed below.
Download Unit 3 Notes Federalism
Friday Nov 4
Students worked on the Jimmy Carter Bio Plaque in class today. The instructions are below and materials were distributed in class. This is due in final form beginning of class Wednesday (Students are off Tuesday for a teacher workday).
Monday Nov 7
Students in all classes are continuing to work on the Jimmy Carter project. It is due beginning of class Wednesday.
Download Bio plaque Jimmy Carter
Thursday Nov 10
All classes: Jimmy carter project grades should be posted soon.
AC classes completed an analysis of a 1st amendment case concerning free speech. We will start notes on state government on Friday (posted below). There was no written homework assignment for Friday.
On level classes took an open note quiz (10 questions) on the federalism notes posted on Nov 2. We also watched a short film on the Bill of Rights called "Future Fright". We will begin our note taking on state government Friday (posted below). there was no written homework assignment for Friday.
Download Cornell Notes State Government
Monday Nov 14
All classes re-wrote the preamble to the Ga. state constitution today.. Students should complete this assignment before class Tuesday if they have not finished as it will be collected for a grade.
Download Preamble to the Georgia Constitution
Thursday Nov 17
AC classes used the governor's budget website to gather information and record it in a graphic organizer. Friday students will complete that task and start answering questions from the same site.
On level classes used a worksheet to answer questions concerning the state budget.
Download Budget Analysis Ex. 2011
Tuesday Nov 29th
Students in all classes will complete the budget analysis in the computer lab. Students will then complete the graphic organizer of how a bill passes through the state legislature. This will be completed in class Wed. Also, all classes will start the Cornell notes part 2 (juvenile justice, local govt). They are posted below for students who want their own copy.
Download Bill becomes graphic org
Download Cornell Notes Unit 3 part 2 Local govt and citizenship
Wed nov 30th
All students should complete all Cornell Notes no later than class Friday. All classes will have a quiz on state govt. (3 branches) on Monday the 5th. The power point note responses are posted below and were covered in class with all classes.
Download The Government of Georgia Ex Branch
Download Legislative Judicial Branches
Tuesday Dec 6
All classes took a quiz monday which will be returned today. Allc lasses will work in class on the acrostic worksheet and their cornell notes on juvenile justice and local govt. AC classes should complete all cornell notes by Thursday. On level by Friday.We will have our next quiz on government early next week.
Friday Dec 9
All classes reviewed notes from our final topics in government. We will take I-Respond benchmark tests Monday and Tuesday (no grade) and have our final unit quiz on Wednesday (juvenile justice/local govt). The Unit3 test on government (federal, state and local) is scheduled for next Friday Dec. 16. Students should be looking over their notes every other night at this point. No written homework over the weekend.
Tuesday Dec 13
All classes have a quiz Wednesday on juvenile justice and local government. Unit test Friday. The study guide that was handed out in class is due Friday and counts as 10% of the Unit test grade.
