Lesson Plans for week of:
August 23, 2010
Block:
1
Semester:
2
S1
Teacher: Josh Fowler
3
4
S2
Subject: Government
Students will engage in:
Independent activities
Cooperative learning
Whole group instruction
Lecture
Hands On activities
Other:
Standards that will be implemented:
Standard USG-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the foundations of the American republic—its basic
democratic principles and its political systems.
USG-2.1 Summarize the basic principles of American democracy including popular sovereignty, the rule of law, the
balance of power, the separation of powers, limited government, federalism, and representative government as expressed
in the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. USG-2.2 Explain
philosophical influences on the development of American government, including the philosophy and practices of the
Greeks and the Romans; the ideals of the Judeo-Christian tradition; and the ideas of such European thinkers as John
Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, Thomas Hobbes, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.USG-2.3 Compare
fundamental values, principles, and rights that are in conflict with one another in the American political system and the
ways in which such conflicts are typically resolved, including conflicts that arise from diversity, conflicts between
individual rights and social stability, and conflicts between liberty and equality. USG-2.4 Summarize the significant ideals
of the American republic, the discrepancy between those ideals and the realities of American society, and ways that such
discrepancies might be reduced through social and political action. USG-2.5 Explain factors that have shaped the
distinctive characteristics of American society, including the belief in limited government, religious freedom, diversity of
the population, and relative social equality.
Daily Objectives:
Monday: TSWBAT explain why colonists expected representative government. TSWBAT relate how colonists united
against British laws, leading to the Declaration of Independence.
Tuesday: TSWBAT identify and explain the weaknesses and achievements of the Articles of Confederation.
Wednesday: TSWBAT describe the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution.
Thursday: TSWBAT Review for Origins of American Government Test
Friday: TSWBAT Origins of American Government Test.
Procedures:
Monday: 1) Daily Questions 2) PowerPoint on The Colonial Period and Uniting for Independence
3) Guided Reading Activity 2-1 4) Guided Reading Activity 2-2
Materials Used
PP
GRA 2-1
GRA 2-2
Tuesday: 1) Daily Questions 2) PowerPoint on The Articles of Confederation 3) Guided Reading
Activity 2-3 4) Section Review 2.3
PP
GRA 2-3
SR 2.3
Wednesday: 1) Daily Questions 2) Chapter Two Quiz 3) PowerPoint on The Constitutional
Convention 4) Chapter 2 Summary Activity
Quiz
PP
CSA
Thursday: 1) Daily Questions 2) Political Cartoon 2 3) Review for Origins of Government Test
PC 2
Test Review
Friday: 1) Origins of American Government Test 2) Introduction to President Project
Project
Video
Assessment/Evaluation:
Test
Quiz
Essay
Teacher Observation
Thinking Maps/ Literacy Strategies:
Monday: Flow map on British Royal Colonies' Government
Tuesday: Bubble Map on Powers of states under Articles of
Confederation
Wednesday: Flow map on Developing a Constitution
Question and Answer
Project
Journal Entries
Exit Slips
Other:
Thursday:
Friday: