+ Introduction to Civics & Economics Melodie Graham Fall
Semester 2011
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+ What is Civics? Citizenship Colonial history The founding of
the United States The Constitution and the Bill of Rights How
federal and state governments work -- executive, legislative &
judicial The American legal system Politics and elections
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+ What is Economics? Choices, scarcity, resources Kinds of
economic systems Supply and demand Economic competition Money,
credit, borrowing Personal financial literacy Business cycle
International trade Government economic policies
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+ Welcome to Civics & Economics! Mrs. Graham Contact
information: [email protected]
http://melodiegraham.weebly.com/ Essential Question: What are we
doing in hereand what will we be learning about today? Review
Syllabus What is Civics and Government? What are the expectations
and procedures inthe classroom? What are the expectations and
procedures inthe classroom? Materials, Notebooks, and Graphic Novel
(ohMy!) Ice Breaker: Card Match up (find the others to gettogether)
Introduce the person to the left of you. Complete Student
Identification Sheet Assign Textbooks Begin discussing Current
Events Current Events Bring Syllabus & purchase supplies: First
Notebook Quiz 8/11
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+ Essential Question: What does it mean to be a citizen of the
world? JOURNAL: Complete answer with a complete sentence: What are
rights? What are responsibilities? What is the difference?
http://www.history.com/videos/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-
american-citizen#what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-american- citizen SW
Complete Citizenship Pyramid Discuss Different Levels of Rights and
Responsibilities MORE JOURNAL ANSWERS: What if your neighbors yard
was full of trash and some of it started blowing into your yard?
What would you do? Call on random students to give their answers.
Complete GLOBAL YOU worksheet and PPT Begin Reading from the
textbook pages 5-8 Read John Locke page #12: Discussion Questions
Friday, August 5 Begin Unit #1 Objective:1.04 Bring Syllabus &
purchase supplies: First Notebook Quiz 8/11 Add Vocabulary to your
daily Journal: Government Constitution Sovereignty
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+ Add Vocabulary to your journal: Citizens Democratic mind
Great debate Republic Subjects Value Tension Essential Question:
What is the idea of America?
http://www.pearsoncurriculumk12.com/ideaofamerica/ Click Link and
watch introductory Video : Next Click : American Values Review
Situations in The Making of the Democratic Mind Part One: Review
Freedom & Equality Complete Debate Subjects: Have students
choose their position on the topic given #1-4 Part Two: Diversity
verse Unity: Student Discussion Questions: Where do you see
examples of Unity in America Where do you see examples of Diversity
in America Where do you see tensions between the two? Discuss 4
examples and have students decide between diversity or unity
Complete Debate Subjects: Have students choose their position on
the topic given #1-4 Part Three: Law & Ethics Complete Debate
Subjects: Have students choose their position on the topic given
#1-4 Ticket: Write paragraph outlined Monday, August 8 Begin Unit
#1 Objective:1.04 Bring Syllabus & purchase supplies: First
Notebook Quiz 8/11
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+ The Great Debate: Freedom vs. Equality: Key Terms :
citizenspeople who understand and act on the principle that they
can govern themselves and are invested in the well-being of their
nation and government. democratic mindthe idea that an individual
has the ability to hold two apparently contradictory values in high
esteem at the same time. great debatethe weighing of key value
tensions in judging historical events, namely law versus ethics,
private wealth vs. common wealth, freedom vs. equality, and unity
vs. diversity. republica system of representative government in
which political leaders are elected by and responsible to the
people. subjectspeople who do not truly govern themselves and are
not autonomous because they fall under the authority of a leader,
idea, or persuasions value tensionconflict between two equally
desirable goals.
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+ Essential Question: What does it mean to be an American? What
does it take to become a united states citizen? The U.S.
citizenship test is composed of 100 questions across five
categories: American government, systems of government, rights and
responsibilities, American history, and integrated civics. Ten
questions from the 100 are chosen randomly for the test-taker. To
pass, one must get at least six right. Your turn, take the test and
see if you could become a citizen too? O'Reilly & Stossel
Immigration Debate The Colbert Report: Arturo RodriguezArturo
Rodriguez invites Americans who think immigrant farm workers are
taking away jobs to work in the fields. The Colbert Report: Arturo
RodriguezArturo Rodriguez invites Americans who think immigrant
farm workers are taking away jobs to work in the fields. Tuesday,
August 10 Continue Unit #1 Objective:1.04 Review Vocabulary:
Citizenship Immigration Notebook Quiz 8/11 Students need to write
an essay comparing the difference between American immigrants
arriving here in 1790 and 2011. What are the differences, what are
the similarities, and what should be done today?
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+ Essential Question: What are the different types of
government? Journal: What is a sovereignty? Give at least one
example Review : The state of the state and complete worksheet
Review: Who Rules? Complete Worksheet Vocabulary Bingo: Notebook
Check Quiz tomorrow! Wednesday, August 10 Continue Unit #1
Objective:1.04 Complete Debate ideas, Outline Major Ideas, 2-4
minutes Notebook Quiz 8/11 Review Vocabulary: Government
Constitution Sovereignty Citizens Democratic mind Great debate
Republic Subjects Value Tension Citizenship Immigration