Civics



"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."  ~Abraham Lincoln

**__Class Activities__** 9/9 - 9/23- 10/8- 11/13-   **__Interactive Student Notebook__** __**Helpful Links**__ [|Citizenship Quiz] -Find out if you could pass the naturalization exam. [|White House] -Take a tour, see the President's schedule, find out his stance on the issues, and link to the other branches [|Play by the Rules] - a crime prevention model for teaching state and territory specific law to middle school students, teachers, and parents.
 * Date || Activity || Description || Page Number ||
 * 8/21 || Set Up || Label Table of Contents, First 20 pages, and Cover Sheet ||  ||
 * 8/23 || My World Make || Draw from Memory a world map labeling Continents and Oceans || 1 ||
 * 8/25 || What is Civics || Puzzle, notes, and Functions of government chart (pg 8 civics book) || 2-3 ||
 * 8/28 || Levels of Governments || Pyramid of Levels of Government/blank || 4-5 ||
 * 8/29 || Types of Government || Types of Government Foldable and Bumper Sticker || 6-7 ||
 * 9/3 || Who's a Citizen || Citizenship by Birth Notes and Drawing of a Citizen || 8-9 ||
 * 9/4 || Naturalization Process || Steps in Naturalization Process and Letter || 10-11 *graded ||
 * 9/6 || Aliens in America || Notes about Aliens in our Country/ Answer to 5 questions on board || 12-13 ||
 * 9/12 || English Heritage || Web of 5 English Influences on our Government/ Mayflower Compact || 14-15 ||
 * 9/17 || A Call for Independence || Reactions chart/ Protest sign || 16-17 ||
 * 9/19 || Declaration of Independence || Question strip/ text message about freedom || 18-19 ||
 * 9/20 || State Constitutions || notes from board/ blank || 20-21 ||
 * 9/23 || Articles of Confederation || work sheet summary/ illustrate summary || 22-23 ||
 * || The Delegates to the Convention || web of attenders/Secrecy rule || 24-25 ||
 * || The Compromise || Chart on Virginia & New Jersey Plan/ Letter to compromise || 26-27 ||
 * || More Compromises || Other Compromises/ Federalists & Anti-Federalists || 28-29 *graded ||
 * 10/4 || The Constitution || Preamble Paraphrase & Constitution Parts Worksheet/ puzzle || 30-31 ||
 * 10/10 || Making Changes || Notes on Amending Constitution & Illustrate 5 Amendments/Paragraph about freedoms & Illustration || 32-33 ||
 * 10/11 || Interpreting the Constitution || Five notes from the board || 34 ||
 * || Constitutional Principles || Worksheet Graphic Organizer of 5 Fundamental Principles found in Constitution || 35 ||
 * 10/15 || Frist Amendment || Chart on Freedoms in First Amendment & Limits/ Poster to advertise 5 First Amendment Freedoms w/ Illusration & Color || 36-37 ||
 * 10/16 || Protecting Our Rights || 5 Terms to define/ Notes from overhead on 5th and 6th Amendment pg. 104 || 38-39 ||
 * 10/17-18 || Protecting Other Rights || 8th Amendment notes/ Yellow foldable paraphrasing Amendments 2-10 || 40-41 ||
 * 10/21 || Civil War Amendments || Chart on 13, 14, & 15th Amendments/Paragraph on what U.S. would be like without these Amendments. || 42-43 ||
 * 10/22-23 || Civil Rights || Chart on Amendments 17,19,23,24,& 26/Graphic Organizer worksheet on Civil Rights Legislation || 44-45 ||