January 27th - January 31st

Week 4 Plans:

1. Monday January 27th 

• Chapter 2 Section 1
• Basic Concepts of Government 
• Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights
• Work on group project: Create a Founding Document 

2. Tuesday January 28th

• Bell Question: What English founding document do you think was the most influential to American government? Why?
• Chapter 2 continued 
• The English Colonies in America 
• Bicameral and Unicameral systems 
• CNN Student News 
• Wrap up group project: Create a Founding Document 

3. Wednesday/Thursday January 29th and 30th 

• Bell Question: Name 2 kinds of colonies that were first started in the US and give a brief description of them. 
• Present group project founding documents 
• Review Chapter 2 
• Current Events: Olympic Games Article and Questions
• Ramsay's Economics Video 

4. Friday January 31st 

• Georgia - The Country 
• Pictures from Georgia's Civil War in the 1990's and comparisons to 2013 
• Slideshow of photos 

January 21-24 Lesson Plans

Week 3 - January 21-24th, 2014

Tuesday: January 21st 

• Review of Social Contract Theory and Federal Government
• Travel Pictures 

Wednesday/Thursday: Current Events January 22nd-23rd

• Monty Python, Peasant/King Scene 
• CNN Student News 
• Online "Can you pass a citizenship test" group quiz 
• Savings - Ramsey Finance Video 
• Hand back Test #1 
• Give outline rubric for Project #1 Founding Documents 

Friday: January 24th 

• 10 minutes, group work on Founding Document Project #1 
• Vocab chapter 2 - work in groups to identify and define vocabulary from Chapter 2
• Vocab team quiz game 

Welcome!

Welcome to the first edition of my government class!  This semester I will trying many things and practicing the art of teaching.  We will discuss the origins of government, the making of the American government, politics today, current events, and anything else you could possibly think of related to government. 

On this website, you can find announcements, excellent resources, assignments from class, projects, and anything else you may need to assist you in the class.  If you have been absent, this is an excellent place to look! If you're working on a project, you can find ideas through the resource page. 

If you need anything, you may email me at Kristen.Nichols@humble.k12.tx.us.