Monday, February 29, 2016

Day 26 Agenda (Monday 02/29/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY RELEASE
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY RELEASE
Motivation for the Week:
"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn."
- John Cotton Dana

Agenda
Periods 1&3
1) Federal Bureaucracy
Finished reviewing section 7.4 using the PowerPoint.



2) Roles of the President
In the computer lab, we played the "Executive Command" game online to get a feel for how hectic the different roles of the president can be.

Period 4
1) Federal Bureaucracy
Using the PowerPoint above, we reviewed section 7.4.

2) Roles of the President
Continued watching the movie "Dave" and working on the movie guide.

Homework
All Classes
Using Section 13.2 in the textbook, complete the "State Executive Branch" page in the packet.

Announcements
All Classes
TEST THURSDAY: (UNIT 3B) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
QUIZ TOMORROW: UNIT 3B VOCABULARY

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Day 24 Agenda (Thursday 02/25/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

Agenda
Periods 1&3
1) Bell Ringer


2) Foreign Policy
Went over last night's homework from Section 7.3.


3) Roles of the President
Continued watching the movie "Dave" to point out examples of the the different roles in the Application Activity.

Period 4
1) Bell Ringer


2) Roles of the President
We reviewed the Homework. We will be focusing on the different roles of the president more than any other aspect of the president this unit. Afterwards, we began watching the movie "Dave" to complete the Application Activity.

Homework
All Classes
Read Section 7.4 and complete the pages on "Presidential Helpers" in the packet.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Day 23 Agenda (Wednesday 02/24/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

Agenda
Periods 1&3
1) Bell Ringer


2) Roles of the President
We reviewed the Homework. We will be focusing on the different roles of the president more than any other aspect of the president this unit. (Period 1 ONLY)Afterwards, we began watching the movie "Dave" to complete the Application Activity.

Homework
All Classes
Read section 7.3 and complete "Tools of Foreign Policy" in the packet.

Even though Period 4 did not meet today because of early dismissal due to the potential for severe weather, please go ahead and complete the above homework.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Day 22 Agenda (Tuesday 02/23/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

Agenda
All Classes
1) TEST
(UNIT 3A) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

2) Vocabulary
Define terms from Unit 3B Guide

3) Presidential Basics
First we watched  short Crash Course and then an even shorter PowerPoint about the general information regarding the Presidency



Homework
All Classes
Roles of the President: Read section 7.2 in the textbook and complete "Roles of the President" in the packet.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Day 21 Agenda (Monday 02/22/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

Agenda
All Classes
1) Bell Ringer

2) State & Local Government
Reviewed homework from Thursday as well as added information about Local Government


3) Review
Played Kahoot! for Unit 3A

Homework
All Classes
Unit 3A Crossword Puzzle
Make sure your packet is complete, including 2 Bell Ringers

Announcements
All Classes
TEST TOMORROW: (UNIT 3A) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Watch for review questions later this evening on Twitter @caggiasocstud

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Day 19 Agenda (Thursday 02/18/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"When you hate the only one that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care."
- Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, quoting Medgar Evers in "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Agenda
All Classes
1) Bell Ringer

2) Congress
We continued to review Congress, including Committee Work, Privileges, the Work of, and completed with Crash Course #7: Congressional Committees




Homework
All Classes
None new, make sure to catch up.

Announcements
All Classes
TEST TUESDAY: (UNIT 3A) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
QUIZ TOMORROW: UNIT 3A VOCABULARY

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Day 18 Agenda (Wednesday 02/17/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"When you hate the only one that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care."
- Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, quoting Medgar Evers in "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Agenda
All Classes
1) Formative Assessment (Period 1 ONLY)
Unit 3

2) Congress
Crash Course #2: Bicameral Legislature



Organization of Congress: reviewed information from Thursday Night's HW


Homework
All Classes
No New Homework, catch up if you are behind.

Announcements
All Classes
TEST TUESDAY: (UNIT 3A) COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
QUIZ FRIDAY: UNIT 3A VOCABULARY

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Day 17 Agenda (Tuesday 02/16/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"When you hate the only one that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care."
- Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, quoting Medgar Evers in "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Agenda
All Classes
1) Civil Rights
We finished watching "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

2) Congress
We began to review the data about Congress from Thursday night's homework

Homework
All Classes
Read section 13.1 and Complete "State Legislature" in the packet

Friday, February 12, 2016

Day 16 Agenda (Friday 02/12/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability NEXT Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentOpen Tutorial
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentBy Appointment
Motivation for the Week:
"When you hate the only one that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care."
- Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers, quoting Medgar Evers in "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Agenda
Period 1
1) Civil Rights
We continued to watch "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Periods 3&4
1) Common Formative Assessment
Unit 3

2) Civil Rights
We continued to watch "The Ghosts of Mississippi"

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Day 15 Agenda (Thursday 02/11/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentRELEASE
Motivation for the Week:
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass

Agenda
All Classes
1) Review
Kahoot!

2) TEST

(UNIT 2) THE CONSTITUTION

3) Civil Rights
Continued watching "The Ghosts of Mississippi" from Tuesday to complete the Application Activity for the movie.


Homework
All Classes
Read sections 6.1&6.3 and complete the Federal Legislature page in the packet

Announcements
All Classes
Tomorrow is Early Release. Bell Schedule:
Period 1: 7:25-8:26
Period 2: 8:32-9:34
Period 3: 9:40-10:41
Period 4: 10:47-11:48

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Day 14 Agenda (Wednesday 02/10/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentRELEASE
Motivation for the Week:
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass

Agenda
All Classes
1) QUIZ
Unit 2 Vocabulary

2) Types of Powers
Using student input we review and discussed last night's homework

Homework
All Classes
Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle
Make sure your packet is complete, including the 1 Bell Ringer from this unit

Announcements
All Classes
Test Tomorrow: (Unit 2) The Constitution

Monday, February 8, 2016

Day 12 Agenda (Monday 02/08/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentRELEASE
Motivation for the Week:
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass

Agenda
All Classes
1) QUIZ
Goals & Principles of the Constitution

2) Bill of Rights
Discuss some of the details of the Bill Rights from Friday Night's Homework


Homework
All Classes
Read Section 4.3 in the textbook and complete the page "More Amendments" in the packet.

Announcements
All Classes
TEST THURSDAY: (UNIT 2) THE CONSTITUTION

QUIZ TUESDAY: STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION


QUIZ WEDNESDAY: UNIT 2 VOCABULARY


Sunday, February 7, 2016

Day 11 Agenda (Friday 02/05/16)

Mr. C's SMART Lunch Availability This Week
LunchMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
ACLOSEDBy AppointmentCLOSEDBy AppointmentEARLY
BCLOSEDOpen TUTORIALCLOSEDBy AppointmentRELEASE
Motivation for the Week:
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass

Agenda
All Classes
1) Goals & Principles of the Constitution
We opened the period using the Application Activity to identify things the government does that fit in with the six goals and five principles in the Constitution.

2) Structure of the Constitution
We reviewed Thursday's Homework taking student suggestions for board notes.


Homework
All Classes
Read sections 4.1 & 4.2 in the textbook and complete the Bill of Rights Chart in the packet.

Announcements
All Classes
Busy week ahead!
TEST THURSDAY: (UNIT 2) THE CONSTITUTION

QUIZ MONDAY: GOALS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION



QUIZ TUESDAY: STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION


QUIZ WEDNESDAY: UNIT 2 VOCABULARY