Harrison High School: Lesson Plans Week-At-A-Glance
WEEK:
13
Monday
Essential Question:
What are the monetary
policy tools used by the
Federal Reserve?
Standard:
SSEMA2
GOAL:
Tuesday
Election Day
Wednesday
Essential question:
What is covered under
1st Amendment
freedom of speech?
Thursday
Essential Question:
What is money
creation?
Friday
Essential Question:
Which part of the 1st
Amendment is the most
important?
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Standard:
SSCG3: The student will
demonstrate knowledge of the
United States Constitution.
SSCG6: The student will
demonstrate knowledge of civil
liberties and civil rights.
a. Examine Bill of Rights
and First Amendment
Freedoms.
Standard:
SSEMA2
Standard:
SSCG3: The student will demonstrate
knowledge of the United States
Constitution.
SSCG6: The student will demonstrate
knowledge of civil liberties and civil
rights.
a.
Examine Bill of Rights and
First Amendment Freedoms.
Objectives:
Objectives:
Objectives:
Students will be able to
-Describe what speech is
protected by the 1st
Amendment and what speech
is not.
-Identify pure speech and
symbolic speech.
-Explain the importance of the
Tinker vs Des Moines supreme
court decision.
Students will be able to:
Describe the process of money
creation.
Discuss how the Federal Reserve
serves the federal government.
Understand why some monetary
policy tools are favored over
others.
Students will be able to apply the
freedoms of the 1st Amendment and
the Bill of Rights to a variety of
scenarios and determine if
actions/situation is protected or not
protected by Bill of Rights/1st
Amendment.
Activities:
Review election results
Activities:
Activities:
Federal reserve activity:
Computer lab
San Francisco Fed Chairman game
Cooperative Education: Groups
Bill of Rights Scenario work sheet.
Students will explain the role and
functions of the Federal Reserve
Objectives:
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Students will be able to:
. -Explain how the Federal Reserve
uses three basic tools to implement
monetary policy.
-Understand why some policies are
favored over others.
-Understand how monetary policy
works.
-Describe two distinct approaches to
monetary policy.
Activities:
St. Louis Federal Reserve comic book
activity.
Differentiation: Students will be put
into groups of three with varying
ability levels so peer coaching and
help can take place.
Case Study: Banking, Monetary
Policy, and the Great Depression
HW- Worksheet- Federal reserve
No School
Notes; Freedom of Speech
Case studies: Supreme court cases
examining 1st Amendment.
Differentiation: Students divided into
groups of 3-4 by varying ability. This
will allow for cooperative education
between students in groups.
Computer lab case study: Sunnylands
Civics : Tinker vs Des Moines
HW-Pick a supreme court case
study and answer summary
questions over case.
Students will explain the role and
functions of the Federal Reserve
Video on Federal Reserve
1st Amendment Test
John Stossell video clip: Censorship
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