Hour

Day 1

26 June (R)

Day 2

27 June (F)

Day 3

30 June (M)

Day 4

1 July (T)

Day 5

2 July (W)

1

§         student handbook

§         expectations & calendar

§         intro Service-Learning Activity (SLA)

§         discussion: election 2008 candidates

§         notes: Constitution, federal system and checks & balance

§         discussion: China Act & how a bill becomes a law

§         Groups: work on cloning simulation

2

§         take ideology quiz and score ideology “quiz”

§         notes: ideology & the political spectrum

§         notes: ideological issues

§         notes: rights & responsibilities of citizenship

§         notes: citizenship

§        intro Congress (Congress ppt)

§         notes: powers & responsibilities

§         notes: leadership

§         notes: bill → law

§         Schoolhouse Rock

§         notes: lobbying & special interest groups

§         notes: “how Congress spends money”

Library

(Cloning Simulation)

3

§         groups: take citizenship test

§         intro cloning simulation

§         Library: McCain v. Obama: Where do the candidates stand on the issues?

4

§         Score citizenship test

§         The West Wing – The Stackhouse Filibuster

Library

(Cloning Simulation)

§         Groups: work on cloning simulation

Homework

§         Journal: “what is your ideology?”

§         Journal: Election 2008 candidates

§         read: American Youth & Voting

journal: American youth & voting

§         read: McCain’s 7 Steps to Beating Obama

§         journal: Discuss Obama’s 5 steps to beating McCain

§         journal: Schoolhouse Rock comparison

§         China Trade Act – How a bill really becomes a law analysis

§         SLA Contract due

§         read: cloning info & continue research

§         cloning simulation: speeches/questions

Hour

Day 6

3 July (R)

Day 7

7 July (M)

Day 8

8 July (T)

Day 9

9 July (W)

Day 10

10 July (R)

1

Cloning Simulation:

SIG Conferences

§         Quiz: Ideology, Congress, and Citizenship

§         discuss: powers of the president

§         The West Wing – Galileo

§         Chart on powers of the president

§         discuss: cabinet positions

notes on media

§         discuss: Marbury v. Madison

§         study time

2

Cloning Simulation:

Hearing

§         discuss: Chart on powers of the president

§         notes: propaganda and politics

§         discuss: West Wing & presidential powers

§         presentations:  propaganda posters

§         Quiz: media, propaganda, executive branch & judicial branch

3

§         group work: Cabinet responsibilities & chart

§         intro Supreme Court

§         notes: the judiciary

§         intro Bill of Rights (natural/legal rights)

§         ranking rights & responsibilities

4

§         Groups: study guide

§         intro Executive Branch

§         notes: powers & responsibilities

§         Library: Electoral College Assignment

§         journal: judiciary (USSC retirements)

§         deciding what to decide

§         pass out books & start homework

Homework

§         cloning simulation: speeches/questions

§         study for quiz: Constitution, Congress, & SIG

§         essay: do we ask too much of the president?

§         develop a campaign poster (propaganda)

§         journal: “Is the media too biased?”

§         Marbury v. Madison

§         study for quiz: media, propaganda & executive branch

§         1^st Amendment Questions (freedom of religion)

§         1^st Amendment Questions (Speech 1-7)

Hour

Day 11

11 July (F)

Day 12

14 July (M)

Day 13

15 July (T)

Day 14

16 July (W)

Day 15

17 July (R)

1

§         discuss: freedom of religion

§         discuss: freedom of speech

§         discuss: Fourth Amendment situations

Debate:

Capital Punishment

Law and Order

§         discuss: Seventh & Eighth Amendment

2

§         discuss: freedom of speech

§         1^st Amendment situations

Review for Final Exam

3

§         flag burning video & journal

§         discuss: flag burning

§         discuss: Fourth Amendment

Library

(Capital Punishment)

§         discuss: 5^th & 6^th Amendments

Final Exam

4

§         notes: 2^nd &  3^rd Amendments

§         start homework

§         notes: 9^th & 14^th Amendments

Homework

§         First Amendment questions (the rest)

§         Fourth Amendment questions

§         Fourth Amendment situations

§         Seventh & Eighth Amendment questions

§         SLA Paper

§         Debate preparation

§         Fifth & Sixth Amendment questions

§         Exam prereading packet & study guide

§         Study for final exam

Have a Great Summer!