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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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18/26   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

28/27   Interpreting the Bill of Rights Handout

           Transparencies on the Bill of Rights

           Our Bill of Rights:  Critical Thinking Activities  Handout

8/28   Our Bill of Rights:  Critical Thinking Activities  Handout (continued)

 8/29   Laptop Cart:  The News on the Internet   Handout 

 9/1     No School

 9/2     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 9/5

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

  9/3     Videotape:  Say What? 

  9/4     Read Bill of Rights in Action:  Political Cartooning and the Citizen-King    

           Handout  Due 9/10                     

           Library:  Political Cartoons         Handout

  9/5   Present Yellow Journals

 Library: Research for Debates  Due 10/8

  9/8     Library Research:  Cartoon Exhibit   Handout     Rubric      Due 9/9

  9/9     Students show Political Cartoons and Cartoon Exhibit

19/10   Library Research for Debates (Topic List Handout)  

 9/11     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  Where Do I Belong? 

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19/12     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  Where Do I Belong? 

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19/15     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  where Do I Belong?  

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19/16     WEBQUEST:  Political Parties:  Where Do I Belong?       

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