Mock Election 2024: Meet the Candidates 👋

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the process of nominating candidates
• Describe how political parties choose presidential candidates

⏰ What We Did

• Received the "Election 2024" packet and reviewed the two presidential candidates that will appear on the ballot for a mock election
• Completed the "Meet the Candidates" worksheet

⚙️ Resources

• Election 2024 Booklet (S-1)
• Meet the Candidates (A-2)

Lessons 1 & 2 Lesson Review 1️⃣2️⃣

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review the key concepts covered in Lessons 1 and 2 of Civics

⏰ What We Did

• Completed both Lesson 1 Lesson Review from R 19 Sept 2024 and Lesson 2 Lesson Review from yesterday's class

💻 Homework

• Both Lesson Reviews will be collected at the beginning of class on T 1 Oct 2024

Lesson 2 Lesson Review 2️⃣

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review the key concepts covered in Lesson 2 of Civics

⏰ What We Did

• Began the Lesson 2 Lesson Review

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 2 Lesson Review (LR-2)

Mock Election 2024: Meet the Candidates 👋

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠
Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the process of nominating candidates
• Describe how political parties choose presidential candidates

⏰ What We Did

• Received the "Election 2024" packet and reviewed the two presidential candidates that will appear on the ballot for a mock election
• Completed the "Meet the Candidates" worksheet

⚙️ Resources

• Election 2024 Booklet (S-1)
• Meet the Candidates (A-2)

Choosing Candidates 🗳

Today's class was led by a guest teacher (COVID-19) 🦠

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain the process of nominating candidates
• Describe how political parties choose presidential candidates

⏰ What We Did

• Using the notes from Lesson 2, Part 3, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define self-nomination, write-in candidate, caucus, direct primary, closed primary, and open primary.
2. Describe four ways in which candidates can be nominated.
3. Explain in your own words how presidential candidates are nominated.
4. Evaluate "The amount of money candidates spend on a campaign should not be limited." Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

Finding Your Political Ideology 💭

🎯 Learning Targets

• Summarize the history of political parties in the United States
• Describe the role of third parties in our democracy
• Compare the organization and basic beliefs of the two major parties
• Explore how people choose which political party to support
• Explain how party strength has changed

⏰ What We Did

• Focusing on the beliefs of the two major political parties and how people choose which political party to support, completed a political ideological survey

⚙️ Resources

• Finding Your Political Ideology (A-1)
• Finding Your Political Ideology: Pros and Cons
• The American Ideological Left and Right (H-1)

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 2, Part 3: Choosing Candidates, before class tomorrow

The Role of Political Parties 🔎

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how political parties help government function
• Describe the ways that political parties link citizens to their government

⏰ What We Did

• Distribute "Civics ✮ Lesson 2 Instructional Notes" packet
• Watch and take notes on Lesson 2, Part 1: The Role of Political Parties
• Use the Lesson 2, Part 1 notes to answer the following questions in complete sentences

1. Define political party, nominate, platform, planks, and canvass.
2. List four ways in which political parties help government.
3. What are some ways in which political parties help citizens get involved in government?
4. Analyze How can political parties be seen as the oil that makes the machinery of American democracy work?

• Attended a short assembly for next week's Homecoming activities

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 2 Instructional Notes
• Lesson 2, Part 1: The Role of Political Parties

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 2, Part 2: Our Two-Party System, before class on Monday

Lesson 1 Lesson Review 1️⃣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Review the key concepts covered in Lesson 1 of Civics

⏰ What We Did

• Took a quiz on Lesson 1, Part 3: Why We Have Laws
• Began Lesson 1 Lesson Review

⚙️ Resources

• LR1 - Civics ✮ Lesson 1 Lesson Review

Where Our Laws Come From 👩‍⚖️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how laws made by legislatures differ from guidelines established by judges' decisions
• Explore the history and importance of legal codes
• Analyze our Constitution and state constitutions as sets of laws
• Describe how laws are carried out by government agencies
• Explain why laws are sometimes changed

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From
• Using the notes from Lesson 1, Part 4, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define statutes, common law, and legal code.
2. What are the two main ways that our laws are made?
3. How are constitutions and legal codes similar and different?
4. Why do laws made by our legislatures sometimes become out of date?
5. Evaluate What is one law that you think should be changed? Explain why.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From

Where Our Laws Come From 👩‍⚖️

Today is Constitution Day 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how laws made by legislatures differ from guidelines established by judges' decisions
• Explore the history and importance of legal codes
• Analyze our Constitution and state constitutions as sets of laws
• Describe how laws are carried out by government agencies
• Explain why laws are sometimes changed

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From
• Using the notes from Lesson 1, Part 4, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define statutes, common law, and legal code.
2. What are the two main ways that our laws are made?
3. How are constitutions and legal codes similar and different?
4. Why do laws made by our legislatures sometimes become out of date?
5. Evaluate What is one law that you think should be changed? Explain why.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 4: Where Our Laws Come From

Why We Have Laws 📜

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how laws help bring order to society
• Describe how laws protect safety, property, and individual freedoms
• Explore ways that laws protect society as a whole
• Define the common purpose of laws
• Analyze the link between laws and morals

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 3: Why We Have Laws
• Using the notes from Lesson 1, Part 3, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define laws, morals, and civil disobedience.
2. Describe four of the main reasons we have laws.
3. Give one example of a law that protects both the individual and society as a whole.
4. Explain how laws are related to morals.
5. Synthesize Choose a law that you consider to be particularly important and predict what would happen if that law no longer existed.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 3: Why We Have Laws

Forms of Government 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Describe the classic forms of government
• Explain how national power is organized differently in unitary, federal, and confederal systems
• Contrast presidential and parliamentary systems

⏰ What We Did

• Watched and took notes on Lesson 1, Part 2: Forms of Government
• Using notes from Lesson 1, Part 2, answered the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define direct democracy, republic, monarchy, and dictatorship.
2. How are democracies and republics similar and different?
3. How is power organized in a unitary system?
4. What are the potential disadvantages of a presidential system?
5. Critical Thinking If you were designing a plan of government for a new country, would you create a presidential or a parliamentary system? Explain your answer.

⚙️ Resources

• Lesson 1, Part 2: Forms of Government

9/11: America Remembers 🇺🇸

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will interpret primary and secondary sources regarding the basic facts, perpetrators, victims, the history, timeline of events, and effects of the events of September 11, 2001

⏰ What We Did

• Finished watching a CNN-produced video on the response of the United States government to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

9/11: America Remembers 🇺🇸

Late Start Day 🕣

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will interpret primary and secondary sources regarding the basic facts, perpetrators, victims, the history, timeline of events, and effects of the events of September 11, 2001

⏰ What We Did

• Watched a CNN-produced video on the response of the United States government to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001

⚙️ Resources

• 9/11: America Remembers (CNN)

The Purposes of Government 🏛

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain what government is
• Identify the major characteristics all states share
• Describe the major functions of government
• Summarize the three theories of rule

⏰ What We Did

• Distribute "Civics ✮ Lesson 1 Instructional Notes" packet
• Watch and take notes on Lesson 1, Part 1: The Purposes of Government
• Use the Lesson 1, Part 1 notes to answer the following questions in complete sentences

1. What is government?
2. What are the four characteristics of a state?
3. What are the major functions of government?
4. How is natural law related to natural rights?
5. Compare How do Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau understand the state of nature and the social contract differently?

⚙️ Resources

• Civics ✮ Lesson 1 Instructional Notes
• Lesson 1, Part 1: The Purposes of Government

Civics Binder Set-up 🗂

🎯 Learning Targets

• Students will become familiar with the organziation system of Civics

⏰ What We Did

• Assign students to desks, to assist the teacher in matching names to faces
• Distribute five-tab dividers and assign each tab with a specific Civics purpose
• Distribute and discuss the course syllabus

Civics Semestser Pre-Assessment ✏️

🎯 Learning Targets

• Gauge student prior knowledge on Civics concepts and set a measurable baseline

⏰ What We Did

• Complete an initial assessment of Civics standards and benchmarks

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 1"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Website Tour 💻

🎯 Learning Targets

• Gain familiarity with the course website, identifying its layout and features
• Identify traits of individual strengths within both others and self

⏰ What We Did

• Introduce the class to their website and identify its key features
• Complete a strengths-spotting exercise

⚙️ Resources

• Three Good People

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 1"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Team Building 👥

🎯 Learning Targets

• Encourage student engagement, promote social interaction, and create a welcoming atmosphere

⏰ What We Did

• In teams/groups, participate in a general trivia game to develop academic relationships

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 1"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024

Welcome Back, Dragons! 🐲

🎯 Learning Targets

• Encourage student engagement, promote social interaction, and create a welcoming atmosphere

⏰ What We Did

• Provide a brief overview of Civics
• Guage student prior knowledge of American Government by answering civics questions found on the USCIS naturalization test

⚙️ Resources

• United States Citizenship

💻 Homework

• Purchase a 1"+ three-ring binder before class on M 9 September 2024