Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 30, 2017

Week: 13

M	*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 25, 26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IhpH-x0xsQ&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=25 1. Continue Industrial Revolution note game Objective: identify inventors & inventions of the Industrial Revolution
T	*Bellringer activity (from Darrick) -- Morse code handout 1. Show Morse code video clip (my e-mail, trivia, "Technology...") 2. Finish note game Objective: identify inventors & inventions of the Industrial Revolution
W	1. Read "America Was the Dream" primary sources 2. Watch 2 minute video clip on Ellis Island: http://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island/videos#deconstructing-history-ellis-island 3. Industrial Revolution worksheet pages 22 & 23 *Pass out online textbook directions again Objective: appreciate the desire to become an American citizen
Th	-- use my illegal alien blowup doll --  *Grade worksheet 1. Tally students' countries of origin/analyze 2. Share/discuss "Growing Wealth Gap" transparency with class. 3. Read "Misery" in Search mag. on indent. servants --p. 8 Objective: consider the issues surrounding immigration
F	-- For trivia, watch Jay Leno - "Jaywalking" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJlY9C7YWzI 1. Discuss (yes, no, undecided signs) Illegal Immigration questions in My Documents, interview a parent... due Monday 2. Show statistics on immigration & photos of trash left behind: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/pdfs/by_decade/decade_line_chart.pdf https://www.truthorfiction.com/arizona-desert-trash/ Objective: recognize the pros and cons of illegal immigration

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 9, 2017

Week: 13

 

M	*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 21, 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXreztyGSQ&index=21&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe 1. Notes on differences between liberals/conservatives and Democrats/Republicans 2. “How Liberal or Conservative Are You" personal survey Objective: -- comprehend & determine my political viewpoints
T	1. Election vocabulary handout… Discuss 2. voting and elections power point 3. Registering to vote... use laptops to register/go through the process Indianavoters.in.gov 4. Notes on electoral College & voting trends (who votes for whom) Objective: -- debate issues & analyze voting trends
W	ISTEP testing in the morning (periods 1-4) 1. Watch 30 Days: "Jail" for the last three periods
Th	1. Election quiz 2. Begin Industrial Revolution note game Objective: explain background, causes & effects of the Industrial Revolution
F	1. Continue note game Objective: explain background, causes & effects of the Industrial Revolution

Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: October 9, 2017

Week: 12

 

M	*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 21, 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXreztyGSQ&index=21&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe 1. Notes on differences between liberals/conservatives and Democrats/Republicans 2. “How Liberal or Conservative Are You" personal survey Objective: -- comprehend & determine my political viewpoints
T	1. voting and elections power point 2. Registering to vote... use laptops to go through the process http://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz 3. Pass out election vocabulary, discuss Objective: -- debate issues & analyze voting trends
W	ISTEP testing in the morning (periods 1-4) 1. Watch 30 Days: "Jail" for the last three periods Objective -- visually inspect what incarceration is like
Th	1. Notes on electoral College & voting trends (who votes for whom) 2. Election quiz 3. Begin Industrial Revolution note game if time Objective -- identify important election information
F	1. Continue note game Objective: explain background, causes & effects of the Industrial Revolution

Weekly Lesson Plan

 

Date: October 2, 2017

Week: 11

	Description
M	*Continue with 2 Indiana Bicentennial Minute video clips 19,20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQB-EvS3ik&list=PL-xVwN6Ke-ajft0Y3 down tWHIGlD9L5AlFiKe&index=19 1. Close Reading activity: Andrew Jackson's first State of the Union address... December 8, 1830 (vocabulary & paragraph analysis) 2. "Jackson warns the Seminoles" reading -- answer 3 questions Objective -- consider the consequences of Geronimo's actions
T	1. Geronimo clips, answer questionnaire, & share additional info. 2. If time, journal entry: "If you were president, how would you have dealt with the Indian/settler issue?" Objective -- -- determine the effects of Geronimo's decisions
W	1. Photos of Geronimo: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-geronimophotos.html 2. Journal entry: "If you were Geronimo, would you have gone to the Reservation or kept fighting?" -- 1/2 page 3. Native American weekly quiz Objective -- identify the correct responses about Native Americans
Th	1. Begin 30 Days: Life on the Res. activity -- -- During it, list problems on the reservation Objective -- identify Native American problems today and develop solutions
F	1. Finish 30 Days activity & discuss problems & possible solutions Begin election mini unit 2."Why Don't People Vote?" Activity - list 3 reasons people do not vote & explain how to help each problem & discuss Objective: -- identify voter apathy issues and understand election terms.