1.3 Access, assess, and
synthesize information
from disparate sources.
"Avalon Project - Virginia Declaration of Rights." Avalon Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/virginia.asp>.
"Branches of Government." Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.rightsofthepeople.com/education/government_for_kids/35/government/branches.php>.
Candler, Laura. "Teaching Social Skills." Teaching Social Skills. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/socialskills.php>.
"Charters of Freedom - The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights." National
Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web.
15 Apr. 2014. <http://archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html>.
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education. "History and Social Science Enhanced Scope and
Sequence: Civics and Economics." Department of Education VIrginia. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar.
2014. <http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/scope_sequence/
history_socialscience_scope_sequence/2008/scopeseq_histsoc_civics_econ.pdf>.
"Document Analysis Worksheets." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and
Records Administration, n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. <http://www.archives.gov/
education/lessons/worksheets/>.
Grandville High School English Department. "A Guide to Writing a Research Paper in MLA
Format." Grandville K12. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2014. <http://www.grandville.k12.mi.us
/Resources/PDF/GPS/Student%20Resources%20Research%20Paper%20Packet%202011.pdf>.
"Mediating Expository Text." Reading Online - Articles. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.readingonline.org/articles/bertelsen/>.
"Preamble." National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution/preamble/preamble>.
"Reading Primary Sources: An Introduction for Students." Reading Primary Sources: An Introduction for
Students. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/745>.
Russell, Tony. "Welcome to the Purdue OWL." Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide. N.p., n.d.
Web. 13 Apr. 2014. <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/>.
Stephens, Elaine C., and Jean E. Brown. A Handbook of Content Literacy Strategies: 125 Practical
Reading and Writing Ideas. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, 2005. Print.
"The Bill of Rights Game." Annenberg Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. <http://www.
annenbergclassroom.org/page/the-bill-of-rights-game>.
"The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom - Religious Freedom Page." The Virginia Act For
Establishing Religious Freedom - Religious Freedom Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html>.
Virginia Company of London Charter.
"Virginia Declaration of Rights." Virginia Declaration of Rights. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.virginiadeclarationofrights.com/>.
"Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776." Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr.
2014. <http://www.constitution.org/bcp/virg_dor.htm>.
"Virginia Memory: Virginia Declaration of Rights." Virginia Memory. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/shaping_the_constitution/doc/decla
ration_rights>.
Excerpts from the Constitution of the United States
Article. I. Section. 1.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall
consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section. 2.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of
the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the
most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and
been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that
State in which he shall be chosen.
.....
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power
of Impeachment.
Section. 3.
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the
Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
.....
No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a
Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he
shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless
they be equally divided.
Day
Topic
SOL
Activities
Homework
Unit Requirement
1
Introduction to Principles of
Government
CE.2a
CE.6b
Pretest, Vocab intro, Vocab activity,
vocab review
Finish vocab activity
Vocab intro
writing
2
Vocab Review
CE.2a
CE.6b
Vocab review, writing activity, vocab
activity, presentations, exit slip
none
Vocab review
writing
3
Writing Mini Lesson Part 1
CE.1d-e
CE.2a
Writing Instruction, Overview of
research/paper assignment
Begin thinking about
research topic
(writing instruction)
differentiation
4
Writing Mini Lesson Part 2 /Research
CE.1d-e
CE.2a
Research time, outline and thesis
review by teacher
Finish paper
Technology
Writing
reading
differentiation
5
Primary and Secondary sources and
the Constitution
CE.2b-c
Paper discussion, PowerPoint,
Preamble re-write, Video/Game
none
Reading
6
Separation of Powers and Checks
and Balances
CE.2b
CE.6a-b
PowerPoint, Co-op activity,
presentations
Review notes
Reading, cooperative
learning,
7
The VA Co of London Charter and
the Constitution
CE.2b
Review, Reading activity, graphic
organizer, discussion
Review notes
Reading
8
The VA Declaration of Rights and the
Constitution
Ce.2b
Review Bill of Rights,
PowerPoint/Activity, Graphic Organizer
Review notes
Reading
9
Virginia Primary Documents
CE.2b
Webquest, writing assignment
Finish writing
assignment
Writing, technology
10
Unit Summary
CE2.a-c
CE6.b
Pre-test, group activity review/writing
activity, presentations
Study for test next
week
Writing