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Problems of American Democracy (Period 5th, 6th, and 7th)

Course Description

The class on Problems of American Democracy is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the challenges and issues facing the United States today. It focuses on various aspects such as geography, politics, society, and science and technology. The course emphasizes the analysis of issues and situations to foster positive appreciation and desired resolution. Students will engage in skill development, including the interpretation and application of maps, graphs, charts, political cartoons, primary documents, and other social studies tools.

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Week 6, 1st Nine Weeks

This week in Problems of American Democracy we will be finishing up Topic 2 with a vocab test on Tuesday and a unit test on Friday. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:
 
Monday: Bell Ringer #23: Students will answer the following question: What jobs might European American women living in cities perform? What jobs might European American men living in cities perform? Students will write a one paragraph response to the prompt and be prepared to share with the class. We will continue today on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500 - 1750) Lesson 6: Colonial Society on page 116 of our textbook. Students will cover sections in Lesson 6 today: Education in the Colonies and How Did New Ideas Influence the Colonies? (slides 68 - 71). After completing the lecture for today students will complete the Lesson Check located on page 120 of their textbook. Students will write the questions and answers for questions 1-5, and a one paragraph response to question #6, the writing workshop. This paper may be turned in if completed before the end of the class period. If the questions are not completed in class students may finish them for homework.

Students will have a vocabulary test tomorrow on Topic 2, List 2 Vocab!!

Tuesday: Bell Ringer: Students will not have a bellringer today. They will be given 5 minutes to look over their vocab before the test. Students will take their final vocabulary test for Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500-1750) today. Students will take their Topic 2 List 2 Vocab test today using Pear Assessment in their Canvas. Students can use the entire class period if needed for this test. After completing the vocab test today, students will be given a NewsELA article, The first legislative assembly took place in Jamestown, Virginia, 1619 to read and answer the questions for. Students will answer the 2 writing prompts with a paragraph of information and answer the multiple-choice questions as well. They will also need to show how they annotate the text and what method they are using. (per Ms. Gaylord) If the article is not completed in class students may finish it for homework.

Wednesday: Bell Ringer #24: Students will answer the following question: Why didn’t all children go to school in the colonial era? Students will write a one paragraph response to the prompt and be prepared to share with the class. We will begin today on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500 - 1750) Lesson 7: Colonial Trade and Government on page 121 of our textbook. Students will cover sections in Lesson 7 today: Mercantilism and the English Colonies, Trading Across the Atlantis, What Were the Foundations of Representative Government?  (slides 72 - 76). After completing the lecture for today students will complete the Lesson Check located on page 125 of their textbook. Students will write the questions and answers for questions 1-5, and a one paragraph response to question #6, the writing workshop. This paper may be turned in if completed before the end of the class period. If the questions are not completed in class students may finish it for homework. 

Thursday: Bell Ringer #25: Students will answer the following question: Identify an effect of the triangular trade on each group: colonial merchants, planters in the West Indies, and Africans. Students will write a one paragraph response to the prompt and be prepared to share with the class. We will continue today on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500 - 1750) Lessons 1-7. We will be finishing up this chapter for a chapter test on Friday.  Students will complete the Review and Assessment questions located on page 127 of the textbook. Students will write the questions and answers for each question. If the students do not complete the Review and Assessment questions on page 127, they will need to finish them for homework. Students will have a unit test on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500-1750).

Friday: Bell Ringer: No bell ringer today. Students will have a test today on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500-1750). We will begin our test today on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America (1500 - 1750) as soon as we get in the classroom. Students will take this test on Savvas. After completing their test, students will be given a copy of the vocabulary tor Topic 3: The Revolutionary Era (1750-1783). This vocab will be due next Friday, Sept 26th.Students will begin defining when they submit their test. Work on vocab over the weekend!!