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November 8 November 9 Legislative Branch Legislative Branch Role of Congress Role of Congress Structure & House v. Senate Powers of Congress requirements (WS) (Jigsaw Activity) Day in the Life of a Congressperson (video/lists) November 12 November 14 November 15 November 16 Legislative Branch Legislative Branch Veterans Day How a Bill Becomes Law Representatives & Legislative Branch Quiz No School (flowcharts) Congressional district Explore AZ legislation & write Maps (WS) your own bill (computer lab) Gerrymander Activity (WS) November 22 Thanksgiving Break No School November 23 Thanksgiving Break No School
November 19 November 21 Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Role of Judicial Branch Supreme Court Balance (WS) Judicial Branch Flowchart Supreme Court Case Grid (WS) (PPT & WS) Federal, State, Local Courts (Jigsaw Activity); Trial vocabulary
November 26 November 28 November 29 November 30 Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Major Rulings of 2010- Gideons Trumpet (video, Top 10 Rights Activity Judicial Branch Quiz 2011 term (handout) & combine classes) (ppt) groups table discussion Gideons Trumpet discussion & HW: Study for quiz questions (WS)
8th Grade Civics/Government: S3C2PO2; S3C3PO1, PO2, PO3, PO5, PO6, PO7
Social Studies/Reading, grade 6-8: #1-4, 7, 10 Social Studies/Writing, grade 6-8: #1-4, 6-10
Copyrighted Materials Textbook: Glencoe Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You (2005) (pp. 136-157, 190-206). New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Video: Day in the Life of a Congressman (ABC News) Websites: SC Rulings for 2011 Term: CNN.com; ttp://www.aclu.org/scotus/2011-supreme-court-term Video: Gideons Trumpet (1980). Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions. Teacher-created Resources House v. Senate requirements.doc Judicialbranchflowchart.doc How A Bill Becomes Law.pdf SupremeCourtBalance.doc HouseFlowCards.doc SCCaseGrid.doc SenateFlowCards.doc GideonsTrumpet.doc RepresentativeReq.doc & Congressional district Maps.pdf Top10Rights.ppt Gerrymander.pdf Quiz#5a.doc Quiz#3.doc PowerPoint slide for Judicial Branch flowchart