UNIT 1 Civics: Foundations of Government: Each day is marked with the assignment given on that
day, if not specified the assignment is due the next class day.
Chapter 1
CAP Day 1: Finish Who Represents You
CAP Day 2: CAP Topic due tomorrow. Read p. 227 (textbook) & Election Central paper on how to
conduct a poll
CAP Day 3: Work on poll questions
CAP Day 4: Chpt 1 Sec 1 for quiz and Bring book tomorrow, Completed Poll and Poll Analysis is due the
day after Foundations Principles Unit (5 days away)
Day 1: None, complete poll and analysis in four days, bring book
Day 2: Classification of Government paper using Chapter 1 Section 2
Day 3: finish webquest, Read chapter 1 section 3
Day 4: finish study guide, ch 1 test tomorrow
Day 5: ch 1 test today, Complete poll and analysis by tomorrow
CAP Day 5: proposal due tomorrow. Bring Book
CAP Day 6: iCivics Colonial Influences sheet and complete worksheet about influential
documents, letter due at the end of foundations unit 2 origins (6 days)
Chapter 2
Day 1: Read pages 36 - 40 and do activities A and C after reading “Hey King Get Off Our Backs” Bring
Book
Day 2: So What Are You Going To Do About It? Wkst, Bring Book
Day 3: Bring Book
Day 4: Read Chapter 2 Section 4 and complete Creating the Constitution wkst, Bring Book
Day 5: study guide, test tomorrow
Day 6: ch 2 test today read ch 3 sec 1 and complete “The Constitution” handout, bring book, CAP Letter
due tomorrow
Chapter 3
Day 1: Checks and Balances handout, bring book
Day 2: Anatomy of the Constitution packet and game for review, bring book
Day 3: Interpreting the Bill of Rights handout
Day 4: current event: find article on Constitution (not due until end of Legislative unit)
Day 5: bring book, ch 4 sec 1 and complete handout Reading Comp. “federalism divided”
Day 6: study guide and test tomorrow
Day 6: Ch 3 test today, read chapter 10 section 1
UNIT 2 Civics: Legislative Branch
Day 1: Read ch 10 section 2, Bring book
Day 2: read ch 10 section 3, bring book
Day 3: read pg. 354-55 about how a bill becomes a law
Day 4: Finish ch 12 section 4 (The Bill in the Senate, reading comp)
Day 5: Read chapter 10 section 4 and define/understand delegate, trustee, partisan, and politico and
quiz on how a bill becomes a law for Day 7
Day 6: Read chapter 10 section 4 and define/understand delegate, trustee, partisan, and politico and
quiz on how a bill becomes a law
Day 7: Chapter 9 Section 3 on Interest Groups at Work
Day 8: Current event due at the end of the unit
Day 9: Review
Day 10: Work on Bill
Day 11: Read ch 11 section 1 and 2 on expressed powers and look at chart on page 313 of implied
powers
Day 12: Study Guide, test tomorrow!
Day 13: Legislative Unit test, finish current events
Day presenting Current Events (one for Legislative and one for Foundations)
UNIT 3 Civics: Executive Branch
Day 1: Read Chpt 14 Sec 2
Day 2: Current Event due at end of next unit
Day 3: Chpt 14 Sec 4 Reading Comprehension Legislative and Judicial Powers
Day 4: Finish State of the Union Activity, Bring Book
Day 5: Opinion Paragraph on the Budget/Government Spending
Day 6: Quiz tomorrow on the duties/responsibilities of the cabinet departments
Day 7: Work on Project
Day 8: Work on Project
Day 9: Work on Project
Day 10: Work on Project
Day 11: Work on Project, bring book and headphones
Day 12 Read page 381 “Securing the Nomination” to the end of the section
Day 13: Election Administration in PA Worksheet
Day 14: Presidential Paper due and party tmrw!!
Day 15: Presidential PARTY!!, write the reflection paper, bring headphones
Day 16: Chapter 18 Section 1 Reading Comprehension handout, bring book
UNIT 4 Civics: Judicial Branch
Day 1: Read chapter 18 section 2 and do the reading comprehension wkst (Bring book)
Day 2: Read 546-548 and takes notes, bring book
Day 3: read chapter 19 section 3 and do reading comprehension wkst,
Day 4: start KWL (one question or topic you know/would like the speaker to talk about tomorrow)
Day 5: Guest Speaker, finish KWL
Day 6: Review
Day 7: Review
Day 8: study for test, study guide, Jury paper
Day 9: test, work on Current events if extra time
Day presenting Current Events (one for Executive and one for Judicial)
UNIT 5 Civics: State and Local Unit
Day 1: Read Chapter 25 Section 1 – Answer “What are two ways that local govts might affect your dayto-day life? Describe two examples.
Day 2: Research and start group Citizenship Project
Day 3: Citizenship Project
Day 4: Citizenship Project Due TOMORROW ½ way through class
Day 5: Read chapter 25 section 4 and take notes
Day 6: Current Event on State and Local
Day 7: Read Chapter 17 Section 1, Bring Book
UNIT 7 Civics: International Relations
Day 1: Foreign Policy Goals Homework sheet
CAP Work Day 7 on presentations
Day 2: Finish COT handout for homework – there will be an evaluation tomorrow on this handout
Day 3: Finish Future Foreign Policy Paper
Day 4: Finish Foreign Assistance Worksheet
Day 5: Read the rest of Chpt 17 Sec 4 for a quiz
Day 6: Current Event on International Relations
Day 7: Present Current Events
Day 8: Pick one IGO and one NGO and write a short (2-4 paragraph) comparison/contrast essay on their
purposes and functions.
Day 9: Finish Final Foreign Policy Assessment
Final Cap work day #8 on presentations
CAP Presentations (#9 and #10)
Day #9: presentations, self assessment
Day #10: presentations, reflection page