December 11 - 15

Monday:

SNOW DAY!

Tuesday:

1. Journal - Would you consider running for a position in local government?  Why or why not?
2. DIGI
3. Notes on Local Governments
4. Worksheets on Chapter 24
5. DIGI

Wednesday:

1. Journal - Is having city, county, state and federal governments too much government?  Why or why not?
2. Amendment Test
3. DIGI Review
4. Notes – Criminal Courts
5. Guided Reading 15.1 & 15.2
6. Guided Reading 15.3 & Law in America
7. DIGI Questions

Thursday:

1. Journal - Is it really necessary to have so many steps in a criminal prosecution?  Why or why not?
2. Vocab Quiz
3. DIGI Review
4. Notes – Civil Cases
5. Stossel Video on “Swimming and Lawsuits” (Stossel 2009)
6. Stossel Video on Product Liability (Stosssel 2014)
7. Chap. 15 Vocabulary/Cartoon
8. Chap 15 Skill Reinforcement/Reteaching Activity
9. DIGI

Friday:

1.  Test Unit 5
2. Notebooks Due

Amendment Test Review

Here it is:

Amendment Test Review

Dec 4-8

Monday:

1. Journal - Which of the President’s roles is most important?  Why?
2. DIGI Review
3. Notes – Judicial Branch
4. Guided Reading 11-3/Chap 11 Summary
5. Vocab/Speech Chap. 11
6. DIGI

Tuesday:

1. Journal – Does the appeals process in our judicial system allow too many chances to win a case?
2. Vocab Quiz
3. DIGI Review
4. Notes – Supreme Court
5. Worksheet Guided Reading 12.2 & 12.3
6. Worksheet Supreme Court Decision Making
7. DIGI Questions

Wednesday:

1. Test on Unit 4
2. Notebooks Due

Thursday:

1. Journal –
2. Notes – State Governments
3. Worksheet – Structure and Function of State Governments
4. Amendment Test Review
5. Cartoon/Guided Reading 23.2
6. DIGI Questions 

Friday:

1. Journal - Why do we need local and state governments?  Isn’t the federal government enough?
2. Test on Amendments