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Social Studies Department

 

New York Times

  Standards addressed in this unit include:  5.1.12.E 5.1.12.M;  5.4.12.B;  7.3.12.E;  8.1.12.A;   8.1.12.B;   8.1.12.C;  8.1.12.D;   8.3.12.A;  8.3.12.B;  8.3.12.C;   8.3.12.D;  8.4.12.A; 8.4.12.B;  8.4.12.C and  8.4.12.D                                                            

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11/22   Intro to class Handout

           Classroom Rules Handout

           Monday News Report Rubric    Handout

           Journal Writing       Handout

           Discuss Current Events

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          Assignment:  What is the Bill of Rights?  Handout

21/23   Interpreting the Bill of Rights Handout

           Transparencies on the Bill of Rights

           Our Bill of Rights:  Critical Thinking Activities  Handout

1/24   Our Bill of Rights:  Critical Thinking Activities  Handout (continued)

 1/25   Laptop Cart:  The News on the Internet   Handout 

 1/28   Video Segment:  What is History?

          Read and discuss Bill of Rights in Action:  Pulitzer, Hearst and the “Yellow Press”           Handout

         Laptop Cart:  Create Yellow Journals Handout  Due 2/1 

         Assignment:  Yellow Journalism article next Monday to count as Weekly Journal    Handout

  1/29     Videotape:  Say What? 

  1/30    Read Bill of Rights in Action:  Political Cartooning and the Citizen-King    

           Handout  Due 2/4                     

           Library:  Political Cartoons         Handout

  1/31    Library Research:  Cartoon Exhibit   Handout          Due 2/4

  2/1     Present Yellow Journals

 Library:  Debate Research  Rubric  Due 10/11

  2/4     Students show Political Cartoons and Cartoon Exhibit

12/5    Library Research for Debates (Topic List Handout)  

12/6     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  Where Do I Belong? 

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12/7     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  where Do I Belong?  

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12/8     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  Where Do I Belong?       

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              Assignment:  Read  Bill of Rights in Action:  The Bush Doctrine  Handout