Fall 2014-2015 Calendar
DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT
August 26 - Read pages 1-8 and answer discussion (part I. of half sheet)
August 27 - bring 3x5 notecards to class
August 28 - return student information sheet
August 28 - Part II. of half sheet due (internet research on 2012 election)
August 29 - Ch. 1 Notecards due - have them in class.
September 2 - Have Ch. 1 read and be ready for Ch. 1 QUIZ!
September 3 - Complete Analysis of Declaration of Independence
September 5 - Quiz on The Declaration of Independence
September 10 - Ch. 2 Essential Questions due
September 11 - Marbury v. Madison Brief due
September 12 - Ch. 2 Reading Quiz
"What does the Constitution mean to me" Poster due.
September 16 - Ch. 3 Note Cards
September 18 - Ch. 3 Quiz
September 22 - Ch. 2 and 3 TEST (taking up ch. 2 & 3 briefs - Marbury, McCulloch, Gibbons)
September 26 - ALL Ch. 4 Briefs are due! - Texas v. Johnson, Gideon v. Wainwright, Lemon v. Kurtzman, and Engel v. Vitale, Gitlow v. New York, Schenck v. U.S., NAACP v. Alabama, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona.
YOU DO NOT have to note card these cases!
September 30 - Ch. 4 Note Cards (23 terms and the other 14 Supreme Ct. Cases that were not briefed = 37 note cards)
September 29 - Quiz on Bill of Rights
October 1 - Ch. 4 Reading Quiz (pages 98-118)
October 3 - Ch. 5 Briefs - Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education
October 6 - Ch. 5 Briefs - Korematus v. US, Reed v. Reed, Regents of University of California v. Bakke
October 8 - Ch. 4 TEST
October 13 - Ch. 5 Note Cards (16 terms + 2 SC cases not briefed = 18 note cards total)
October 14 - last day for Unit 1 Test Corrections (Ch. 2/3) during Smart Lunch
October 14 - Ch. 5 Quiz pages 140-157
October 15 - Ch. 5 Critical Thinking / Reflections (your opinions part should be done)
October 21 - Ch. 5 Test
October 27 - Ch. 6 Note Cards due
October 28 - Ch. 6 Quiz
Nov. 3 - Ch. 7 Quiz and Note Cards due
Nov. 5 - TEST on Ch. 6 and 7 (turn in Ch. 7 questions)
Nov. 10 - Ch. 8 Note Cards due
Nov. 12 - Ch. 8 Quiz
Nov. 19 - Ch. 9 Note Cards are due. Be ready for Ch. 9 Quiz.
Nov. 24 - Ch. 11 Questions due
Nov. 25 - Ch. 11 Note Cards due
Dec. 2 - Ch. 9 and 11 Test
Dec. 3 - Have Congress Comparison Chart complete (House v. Senate)
Dec. 4 - Congressional Committees Questions and Chart due (bottom half of worksheet) AND #s 1 and 2 on Ch. 12 Critical Thinking Questions
Dec. 5 - Presentations "How a Bill Becomes A Law", Have Ch. 12 questions 3-5 completed.
Dec. 8 - ALL 8 questions due! - "Critical Thinking Questions on Congress - Ch. 12"
Dec. 9 - Ch. 12 Note Cards on Congress due
Dec. 9 - Ch. 12 Quiz on Congress
Dec. 10 - Ch. 13 Essential Questions Part I on the Presidency (#s 1-8 due)
Dec. 11 - ALL of Part I questions due (should just have to do #s 9-12)
Dec. 12 - Work on Part II questions
Dec. 15 - Ch. 13 Note Cards and all of part II questions due on the Presidency
AND Ch. 13 QUIZ (all true/false) will be this day.
Dec. 17 - TEST on Ch. 12 and 13 (Congress and the Presidency)
Dec. 18 - Questions #1 and 2 due - Ch. 16 Judicial Branch
Dec. 19 - Federal Courts chart due by end of class (holiday theme - EC)
Jan. 5 - Ch. 16 Note Cards due (23 total / includes 2 Supreme Court cases)
Jan. 7 - Misc Note Cards due (13 total)
Jan. 8 - Last Test (Ch. 16 Judicial Branch / Electoral College / misc. note cards)
August 26 - Read pages 1-8 and answer discussion (part I. of half sheet)
August 27 - bring 3x5 notecards to class
August 28 - return student information sheet
August 28 - Part II. of half sheet due (internet research on 2012 election)
August 29 - Ch. 1 Notecards due - have them in class.
September 2 - Have Ch. 1 read and be ready for Ch. 1 QUIZ!
September 3 - Complete Analysis of Declaration of Independence
September 5 - Quiz on The Declaration of Independence
September 10 - Ch. 2 Essential Questions due
September 11 - Marbury v. Madison Brief due
September 12 - Ch. 2 Reading Quiz
"What does the Constitution mean to me" Poster due.
September 16 - Ch. 3 Note Cards
September 18 - Ch. 3 Quiz
September 22 - Ch. 2 and 3 TEST (taking up ch. 2 & 3 briefs - Marbury, McCulloch, Gibbons)
September 26 - ALL Ch. 4 Briefs are due! - Texas v. Johnson, Gideon v. Wainwright, Lemon v. Kurtzman, and Engel v. Vitale, Gitlow v. New York, Schenck v. U.S., NAACP v. Alabama, Mapp v. Ohio, Miranda v. Arizona.
YOU DO NOT have to note card these cases!
September 30 - Ch. 4 Note Cards (23 terms and the other 14 Supreme Ct. Cases that were not briefed = 37 note cards)
September 29 - Quiz on Bill of Rights
October 1 - Ch. 4 Reading Quiz (pages 98-118)
October 3 - Ch. 5 Briefs - Scott v. Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education
October 6 - Ch. 5 Briefs - Korematus v. US, Reed v. Reed, Regents of University of California v. Bakke
October 8 - Ch. 4 TEST
October 13 - Ch. 5 Note Cards (16 terms + 2 SC cases not briefed = 18 note cards total)
October 14 - last day for Unit 1 Test Corrections (Ch. 2/3) during Smart Lunch
October 14 - Ch. 5 Quiz pages 140-157
October 15 - Ch. 5 Critical Thinking / Reflections (your opinions part should be done)
October 21 - Ch. 5 Test
October 27 - Ch. 6 Note Cards due
October 28 - Ch. 6 Quiz
Nov. 3 - Ch. 7 Quiz and Note Cards due
Nov. 5 - TEST on Ch. 6 and 7 (turn in Ch. 7 questions)
Nov. 10 - Ch. 8 Note Cards due
Nov. 12 - Ch. 8 Quiz
Nov. 19 - Ch. 9 Note Cards are due. Be ready for Ch. 9 Quiz.
Nov. 24 - Ch. 11 Questions due
Nov. 25 - Ch. 11 Note Cards due
Dec. 2 - Ch. 9 and 11 Test
Dec. 3 - Have Congress Comparison Chart complete (House v. Senate)
Dec. 4 - Congressional Committees Questions and Chart due (bottom half of worksheet) AND #s 1 and 2 on Ch. 12 Critical Thinking Questions
Dec. 5 - Presentations "How a Bill Becomes A Law", Have Ch. 12 questions 3-5 completed.
Dec. 8 - ALL 8 questions due! - "Critical Thinking Questions on Congress - Ch. 12"
Dec. 9 - Ch. 12 Note Cards on Congress due
Dec. 9 - Ch. 12 Quiz on Congress
Dec. 10 - Ch. 13 Essential Questions Part I on the Presidency (#s 1-8 due)
Dec. 11 - ALL of Part I questions due (should just have to do #s 9-12)
Dec. 12 - Work on Part II questions
Dec. 15 - Ch. 13 Note Cards and all of part II questions due on the Presidency
AND Ch. 13 QUIZ (all true/false) will be this day.
Dec. 17 - TEST on Ch. 12 and 13 (Congress and the Presidency)
Dec. 18 - Questions #1 and 2 due - Ch. 16 Judicial Branch
Dec. 19 - Federal Courts chart due by end of class (holiday theme - EC)
Jan. 5 - Ch. 16 Note Cards due (23 total / includes 2 Supreme Court cases)
Jan. 7 - Misc Note Cards due (13 total)
Jan. 8 - Last Test (Ch. 16 Judicial Branch / Electoral College / misc. note cards)