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Government-9/27/13 Test in 4th period Appetizer: (Activator) Download The Supreme Court What is the Supreme Court? What do they do? Main Course: Warm up (appetizer/activator) on your papers Notes on Supreme Court Research: you will randomly select a court case and research and answer questions about it; you also need to note how the “Bench” (Supreme Court) voted on your particular case There are 2 of you for each case; first you will work individually on laptops or BYOD, then I will give you a chance to collaborate with

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WORLD HISTORY SEPT. 30TH - OCT. 2ND MONDAY, SEPT. 3OTH STANDARD: TRACE THE DEVELLOPMENT OF MESO-AMERICAN CULTURES AGENDA: 1. MESO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS DUE TODAY 2. START STUDY GUIDE FOR UNIT 3 TEST IMPROTANT NOTICE: PROGRESS REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED IN HOMEROOM TODAY . TUES. OCT. 1ST STANDARD: TRACE THE DEVELLOPMENT OF MESO-AMERICAN CULTURES AGENDA: 1. COMPLETE UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE WED. OCT.2ND STANDARD: AGENDA: 1. UNIT 3 TEST 2. PENCIL / SCANTRON HAPPY FURLOUGH DAYS!!

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Government-9-24-13 September 24, 2013 Appetizer: (without looking at your own charts) Answer on your warm-up papers with today’s date! 1-Which department is in charge of the IRS and the banks? 2-Which department is responsible for the running of our national parks? 3-Which department is the attorney for the government? 4-This department is responsible for all branches of the military. 5-This person and department travels all over the world and represents the U.S. at the U.N. Review the power point with the correct people shown as secretaries! J Envelope, please! You will randomly be given an envelope with a department inside. It is your responsibility to create an “advertisement” for your department on lineless paper I have provided. This will be graded! J Create an advertisement for your randomly selected department SSCG14 The student will explain the impeachment process and its usage for elected officials. SSCG14.a Explain the impeachment process as defined in the U.S. Constitution. SSCG14.b Describe the impeachment proceedings of Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Write a brief description of all parts of this standard-Pages 164 and 777

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Government-9-23-13 September 23, 2013 Appetizer: What do you consider to be the most important cabinet position? Tell me why. EQ: What are the 15 cabinet positions? Main Course: Warm up on your warm-up papers Discuss the cabinet positions Download President’s Cabinet I was at in-services 3 days last week-students watched "12 Angry Men" about the judicial system. We also are wrapping up Unit 2 on the 3 branches of government. Students wrote a summary on the movie.

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WORLD HISTORY SEPTEMBER 23RD - SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2013 MON. SEPT. 23RD STANDARD: THE IMPACT OF THE CRUSADES IN IN EUROPE AND JERUSALEM AGENDA: 1. PPT NOTES CRUSADES Standards: SSWH5 The student will trace the origins and expanision of the Islamic World between 600CE to 1300 CE. E. - Describe the impact of the Crusades on both the Islamic World and Europe. AGENDA WORK SESSION: 1. NOTES CRUSADES 2. VIDEO CLIP / CRUSADES CLOSING: 5 MINUTE SUMMARY TUES. SEPT. 24TH STANDARD: SSHW8 RISE OF AFRICAN KINGDOMS AGENDA: 1. BANTUS MIGRATIONS - MAP ACTIVITY 2. MANSA MUSA - GOLD KING OF MALI / READING COMP WED. SEPT. 25TH STD: SSWH8 - RISE OF MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS AGENDA: 1. nOTESS / READING ACIVITY FOR NEWSPAPER 2. NEWSPAPER PERFORMANCE TASK FOR MESOAMERICAN CULTURES. Closing/Summarizer: Group responsibilities. THURS. SEPT 26TH STD: SSWH8 AGENDA: 1. MESO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PERFORMANCE TASK INDIVIDUAL WORK Closing/Summarizer: Group responsibilities. FRI. SEPT. 27TH STD: SSWH 8 1. MESO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PERFORMANCE TASK INDIVIDUAL WORK Closing/Summarizer: Group responsibilities. AGENDA:

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Government-9/18/13 September 18, 2013 Appetizer: Write down 3 roles of the president and briefly explain EQ: What is the president’s cabinet? What are their jobs and who are they? Main Course: Discuss warm up (appetizer) Common Assessment will count-only the things I have taught so far Laptop activity or BYOD-you will make a chart with the 15 cabinet positions-it is in the book as well. You need to briefly describe what their job is and what the person’s name is that presently serves in Obama’s cabinet. Page 276 in the book to find the cabinet.

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Government-9-16-13 SSCG12 The student will analyze the various roles played by the President of the United States including Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Chief Executive, Chief Agenda Setter, Representative of the Nation, Chief of State, Foreign Policy Leader, and Party Leader. Please make sure your cell phones are in your pockets, purses, or book bags; not on desk or in your laps, unless we are looking something up together. No longer will I be nice about this! You will live without for 90 minutes! September 16, 2013 Appetizer: What are some formal qualifications for the president? EQ: What are the different roles (hats the president has to wear) the president has? Main Course: Pages 252-258-on your lineless paper create a graphic organizer or bubble map for the different hats (roles) the president has-you will have 30 minutes to do this. I will come around and check to make sure you are doing the assigned task. Then we will discuss the roles as a class

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WORLD HISTORY SEPTEMBER 16TH - SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2013 MON. SEPT. 16TH EQ: HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR THE UNIT TEST? AGENDA: 1. UNIT 2 TEST 2. MAKE-UP DAY 3. INTRODUCE ISLAMIC CULTURES TUES. SEPT. 17TH EQ: WHAT EVENTS LED TO THE RISE OF ISLAMIC RELIGION AGENDA: 1. COMMON ASSESSMENT #2 - COUNTS AS GRADE 2. INTRODUCTION OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION - READING FOR GROUP ASSIGNMENT ON WED. 9-18 3. ISLAMIC BROCHURE - INSTRUCTIONS WED. SEPT. 18TH EQ: WHAT EVENTS LED TO RISE OF ISLAMIC RELIGION & EMPIRES? AGENDA: 1. ORGANIZER - ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS 2. SMALL GROUPS - BECOME THE EXPERT ON THEIR TOPIC ABOUT ISLAM 3. QUIZ PANEL - OPERATES LIKE TELEVISION SHOW HI-Q STUDENTS WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ASSIGNED TOPIC IN A CHALLENGE MATCH AGAINST OTHER TEAMS (TOPICS). THURS. SEPTH 19TH EQ: HOW DID THE CRUSADES IMPACT BOTH CHRISTIAN & ISLAMIC CULTURES? AGENDA: 1. VIDEO SEGMENT - THE CRUSADES SULEI=YMAN VS. RICHARD 2. NOTES CRUSADE FRI. SEPT. 20TH EQ: HOW DOES THE CHRISTIAN / MUSLIM CONFLICT IMPAACT OUR LIVES TODYA? AGENDA: 1. COMPLETE ILSAM BROCHURE / ILLUSTRATED STORY BOARD. Posted at 07:49 AM | Permalink | Comments

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Government-9-13-13 September 13, 2013 Appetizer (Activator): What are the qualifications for President of the US (POTUS)? You will turn this in to me! Main Course: Quiz on legislative branch of government-IRESPOND and constructed responses-you may write on the back of your quiz! J When you finish your quiz, read pp 213-219- Chapter 8 Notes on qualifications for president Dessert: TOD: What is the standard you learned about today?

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Government-9-12-13 September 12, 2013 Appetizer: Which bill appeals to you and why? EQ: How does a bill become a law? Main Course: Finish presenting the last few bills (voting will take place at end of class as your TOD) Review legislative branch and checks and balances Review sheet on legislative(chapter 5) and checks and balances(chapter 4) This will be turned in for a grade Dessert: Vote on your favorite bill

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Government-9-11-13 September 11, 2013 Appetizer: Why did President Obama make a 15 minute speech to the nation last night? (If you watched it and wrote a brief summary, hand it in please!) Main Course: Present your “bill” to the class (“Congress”) Vote on your favorite one Handout on checks and balances (chapter 4 in the textbook) and summary on legislative branch-we did not get to this in 1st period. This needs to be turned in on your way out today (TOD)

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Government-9-11-13 September 11, 2013 Appetizer: Why did President Obama make a 15 minute speech to the nation last night? (If you watched it and wrote a brief summary, hand it in please!) Main Course: Present your “bill” to the class (“Congress”) Vote on your favorite one Handout on checks and balances (chapter 4 in the textbook) and summary on legislative branch-we did not get to this in 1st period. This needs to be turned in on your way out today (TOD)

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World History September 9th - September 13th, 2013 MON. SEPT. 9TH EQ; AGENDA: 1. CAFE CHOICE PROJECT - STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE 1 MENU ITEM FROM EACH OF THE MEAL SELECTIONS - APPETIZER, ENTREE. SIDE DISH, AND DESERT. 2. STUDENTS WILL USE MENU PACKET, TEXT AND NOTES TO COMPLETE CHOSEN MENU SELECTIONS. DUE DATE: CAFE MENU PROJECT IS DUE WED. SEPT. 11TH ANNOUNCEMENTS: GHSGT MAKE-UP TODAY - MATH LOOKING AHEAD: UNIT II TEST ON FRI. 9-13 TUES. SEPT. 10TH EQ: HOW DID JUSTINIAN RE-ESTABLISH THE POWER OF THE OLD ROMAN EMPIRE? AGENDA: 1. CAFE CHOICE PROJECT - STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE 1 MENU ITEM FROM EACH OF THE MEAL SELECTIONS - APPETIZER, ENTREE. SIDE DISH, AND DESERT. 2. STUDENTS WILL USE CAFE MEN, HAND-OUT PACKET, TEXT AND NOTES TO COMPLETE CHOSEN MENU SELECTIONS. DUE DATE: CAFE MENU PROJECT IS DUE WED. SEPT. 11TH ANNNOUNCEMENTS: GHSGT MAKE-UP SCIENCE LOOKING AHEAD: UNIT II TEST ON FRI. 9-13 WED. SEPT. 11TH EQ: WHY WOULD WE CONSIDER JUSTININA'S WIFE THEODORA, A FEMINIST TODAY? AGENDA: 1. CAFE MENU PROJECT DUE TODAY 2. START STUDY GUIDE FOR UNIT II TEST 3. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT - CLASSS QUIZ LOOKING AHEAD: UNIT II TEST ON FRI. 9-13 THURS. SEPT. 12TH EQ: WHY DO YOU THINK THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE DECLINED? HOW DID THE DECLINE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE COMPARE TO THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE? AGENDA: 1. COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FOR UNIT II 2. PYRAMID / TEAM CHALLENGE REFIEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS: GHSGT MAKE-UP - SOCIAL STUDIES LOOKING AHEAD: UNIT II TEST ON FRI. 9-13 FRI. SEPT. 13TH EQ: HOW DID THE DECLINE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE COMPARE TO THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE? AGENDA: 1. UNIT II TEST 2. SCORING SHEET / PENCIL AFTER TEST: INTRODUCE UNIT III READING COMP - PP. 350 - 365

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Government-9/9/13 September 9, 2013 Appetizer: What are the steps for a bill to become a law? EQ: What are some bills being considered by the HR and the Senate? Pebblebrook 2.0-Discoing to the beat of the HR and Senate! Main Course: Grab a laptop and start researching and having fun with bills being considered in the HR and the Senate. You have to turn in 3 bills from each by the end of the class. I want everyone to look at the draft for a bill stating the Syria crisis. Tell me what you think about the statement and verbage. Dessert: TOD-what surprising thing did you learn today about bills? Laptop Activity-Music of the Day-Discoing to the beat of the Congress (HR and Senate) www.house.gov Click on legislative activity Bills to be considered (text for bills) http://docs.house.gov/floor/ http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/b_threhttp://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DAV13973.pdfe_sections_with_teasers/active_leg_page.htm This site goes directly to bills! Notice Syria’s drafted bill: http://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DAV13973.pdf http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php Your task is to investigate 3 bills from HR (House of Representatives) and 3 from the Senate. Write down the #, who authored (who wrote it) and what the general idea of the bill is about. Your task is to use the entire period perusing the HR and Senate websites. Look up the Majority and Minority leadership by name. You will each hand this in to me at the end of the period. You will have the opportunity to share with your peers. Please do not list the 1st three you find; investigate, be thoughtful about this task. This is the beauty of a democracy and how bills do get passed. Have fun, but learn!

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WORLD HISTORY 09-03 / 09-06-2013 Standards: SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450CE to 1500CE. Analyze the importance of Justinian, include the influence of the Empress Theodora, Justinian’s’ code, and Justinian’s efforts to recapture the west. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire, the effect the Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev, and the rise of Constantinople as a center for law, religion, and the arts. Explain the Great Schism of 1054CE. Analyze the spread of the Mongols on Russia, China and the west, the development of trade, and European obseravtsons through the writings of Marco Polo. TUES. SEPT. 3RD STARTER: PUT DATES ON LIST IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND THEN IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE AGENDA: 1. NOTES - FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 2. COMPLETE ORGANIZER OR REASONS OF THE FALL OF ROME CLOSE: POST-IT WED. SEPT. 4TH STARTER: Opening Warm-up AND/OR Activator (highlight one): SSWH4 WORDLE – Vocabulary AGENDA: Student Writing in the Standards Students will be given 2 options for each standard. They will complete 2 standards today. 1. SCHOOL WIDEWSRITING DAY - 3RD PERIOD / WRITING RUBRIC 2. 2ND AND 4TH PERIODS - DBQ WRITING - FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE CLOSE: 3-2-1 THURS. SEPT. 5TH STARTER: DESCRIBE THE GREAT SCHISM BETWEEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND THE BUZANTINE CHURCH p. 188 AGENDA: 1. COMPLETE DBQ ESSAYS ( TEAM TAUGHT) 2. BEGIN NOTES ON THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE CLOSE: - LEGACY OF THE JUSTINIAN CODE FRI. SEPT. 6TH STARTER: AGENDA: Work Session: 1. Student Writing in the Standard 2. Students will be given 2 options for each standard. They will complete 2 standards today. CLOSE: SSWH4 STANDARD - SUMMARY SENTENCES

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Government-9/5/13 Appetizer: Which qualification is most important to you personally for Senators or Congressmen(women)? Main Course: Turn in body bio if you have not done so Download House and Senate Review notes from Wednesday Continue with notes on Congress Create a graphic organizer with the following terms: page 132ish in book- incumbent, gerrymander, Majority leader, minority leader, whips, standing committee, conference committee, joint committee, select committee

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Government-9/4/13 Download House and Senate September 4, 2013 Appetizer: How many Congressional districts does GA have? What does the word Congress mean to you? Do you know who your senators and congressmen are? EQ: What is the Senate and the House of Representatives? Main Course: Discuss appetizer Look up on your phones our 2 senators to Washington, DC Notes on Legislative branch Body Bio-what qualities should our senators and congressmen possess? Draw pictures, use adjectives, be creative, think outside the box! Dessert: Turn in your completed Body Bi

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nit 1 Test Students will work on Think-Tac-Toe to finish up unit 1 on foundations