Sunday, November 23, 2008

Week 16 Activities and Homework

Daily Activities and Homework, 11/24- 11/28:

M: Review for unit test (Constitution & gov’t). HW: study for test! See post below for review games.

T: Unit TEST on Constitution and gov’t. HW: none.

W: Discuss Great Depression and compare to current events. HW: none

TH: No school. Happy Thanksgiving!

F: No school.

Goals and Objectives:
Describe the process and methods of an election
Analyze ideas that the United States incorporated into its government
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Explain the process that led to the writing of the US Constitution
Analyze competing interests between large and small states

Social Studies Standards:
Describe the significance of the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (S1, C4, PO4)
Describe how Washington’s presidency, the Constitution, and political parties served to unite the 13 colonies into one nation (S1, C4, PO6)
Analyze principles on which the Constitution is based: limited government, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, checks & balances, limited government, governmental flexibility (S3, C2, PO1)

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