4th Quarter: 3/16-5/21
*All homework assignments will be posted on this page. Links to the actual classwork/homework pages to print out or look at will be posted under the "documents" tab. I will also put the due dates in red. Thanks!*
Week 10: 5/18-5/21: The Last Week of School!!
Mon 5/18: Wet & Wild Incentive Trip
Classwork: Go to Wet & Wild-Leave at 8:30 and return around 4:30
Homework: None
Tues 5/19: Promotion Practice & Assemblies
Classwork: Promotion Practice at Yavapai College from 9-12/Yearbook Signing/Awards & Pep Assemblies
Homework: none
Wed 5/20: Team Day
Classwork: Team building capture the flag games/Watch Forever Strong
Homework: none
Thurs 5/21: 1/2 Day-Last Day!!!
Classwork: GMMS Balloon Release on Field
Homework: none
Week 9: 5/11-5/15: The War on Terrorism
Mon 5/11: OEF & OIF Guest Speakers
Classwork: War on Terrorism Guest Speakers
Homework: None
Tues 5/12: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Classwork: Notes/Middle East Maps
Homework: none
Wed 5/13: Final Test Study Day
Classwork: Study Guides
Homework: Study Guides
Thurs 5/14: Final Test
Classwork: 4th Quarter Final Test
Homework: none
Fri 5/15: War on Terrorism Video
Classwork: Watch War on Terrorism Video
Homework: none
Week 8: 5/04-5/08: The War on Terrorism
Mon 5/04: Cesar Chavez & The Farm Workers Movement
Classwork: Cesar Chavez reading w/ questions / Cesar Chavez Documentary
Homework: Cesar Chavez reading questions-due tomorrow!
Tues 5/05: The 1980's
Classwork: Watch Century, America's Time: A New World
Homework: none
Wed 5/06: The Persian Gulf War
Classwork: Iraq War Text Analysis
Homework: none
Thurs 5/07: The War on Terrorism
Classwork: Middle Eastern Geography Maps & War on Terrorism Notes
Homework: none
Fri 5/08: The War on Terrorism
Classwork: Finish War on Terrorism notes & Create questions for OEF & OIF guest speakers Monday
Homework: none
Week 7: 4/27-5/-01: Vietnam War
Mon 4/27: Vietnam War
Classwork: Watch Century: Approaching Apocalypse
Homework: none
Tues 4/28: Vietnam War
Classwork: Vietnam War Videos
Homework: none
Wed 4/29: Career Day
Classwork: Career Day Guest Speakers
Homework: Study for Vietnam War Quiz Tomorrow!
Thurs 4/30: JFK Assassination
Classwork: Vietnam War Quiz & JFK Assassination Analysis & Watch Century Starting Over
Homework: none
Fri 5/01: American Indian Movement (AIM)
Classwork: AIM Reading & Wounded Knee Siege Video
Homework: AIM Text Questions-due Monday!
Week 6: 4/20-4/24: Vietnam War
Mon 4/20: Vietnam War & 8th Grade Photos
Classwork: Vietnam War Text Analysis
Homework: none
Tues 4/21: Road Court Prep & JFK Assassination
Classwork: Juvenile Probation Officer Guest Speaker & JFK Assassination Examination
Homework: none
Wed 4/22: Vietnam War Protest Movements
Classwork: Protest Movement Songs & Videos
Homework: Extra Credit If You Dress Up For Court Tomorrow!
Thurs 4/23: Road Court
Classwork: Watch real juvenile court in library during social studies
Homework: none
Fri 4/24: Teen Maze Field Trip
Classwork: Teen Maze Field Trip
Homework: none
Week 5: 4/13-4/17: Vietnam War/AZ Merit Testing
Mon 4/13: AZ Merit Testing/Decades Projects
Classwork: AZ Merit Testing in 1st period/Normal 4th Period/Decades Projects
Homework: none
Tues 4/14: AZ Merit Testing/Decades Projects
Classwork: AZ Merit Testing in 1st period/Normal 4th Period/Decades Projects
Homework: none
Wed 4/15: Vietnam War
Classwork: Vietnam War Notes
Homework: None
Thurs 4/16: AZ Merit Testing/Decades Projects
Classwork: AZ Merit Testing in 1st period/Normal 4th Period/Decades Projects
Homework: none
Fri 4/17: Vietnam Guest Speakers
Classwork: Vietnam War Veteran Guest Speakers
Homework: none
Week 4: 4/6-4/10: The Civil Rights Movement/Vietnam War
Mon 4/06: The Civil Rights Movement
Classwork: Civil Rights Quiz/Begin watching Prom Night in Mississippi
Homework: none
Tues 4/07: Civil Rights Movement
Classwork: Finish watching Prom Night in Mississippi
Homework: none
Wed 4/08: Field Trip to PHS/ Kennedy Assassination
Classwork: My 1st-3rd periods go to play at PHS/ My 6th & 7th periods-Kennedy Assassination
Homework: None
Thurs 4/09: Introduction to the Vietnam War
Classwork: Watch Century Americas Time: Unpinned
Homework: none
Fri 4/10: Science AIMS & Begin Decades Projects
Classwork: Science AIMS & Begin research for decades projects
Homework: none
Week 3: 3/30-4/3: The Civil Rights Movement
Mon 3/30: The Civil Rights Movement
Classwork: Korean War Quiz/People & Organizations of the Civil Rights Movement Notes
Homework: Civil Rights Vocabulary-due Monday 4/6
Tues 3/31: Civil Rights Movement
Classwork: Video: Brown vs Board, Freedom Riders & Emmett Till
Homework: Civil Rights Vocabulary-due Monday 4/6
Wed 4/01: Martin Luther King Jr.
Classwork: I Have A Dream Speech close reading/Assassination video
Homework: Civil Rights Vocabulary-due Monday 4/6
Thurs 4/02: Civil Rights Movement
Classwork: Watch Century Americas Time: Poisoned Dreams/Crossword-due Monday!
Homework: Civil Rights Vocabulary & Civil Rights Crossword-due Monday 4/6
Fri 4/03: No School!
Week 2: 3/23-3/27: The Cold War
Mon 3/23: The Korean War
Classwork: Inside North Korea Video
Homework: none
Tues 3/24: The Korean War
Classwork: Korean War Notes & Battles Interactive Map
Homework: none
Wed 3/25: Korean War
Classwork: Korean War Text Analysis
Homework: none
Thurs 3/26: Cuban Missile Crisis
Classwork: PHS Registration & Cuban Missile Crisis Video
Homework: none
Fri 3/27: Cuban Missile Crisis & Bay of Pigs
Classwork: Finish Cuban Missile Crisis Video & Bay of Pigs Map
Homework: none
Week 1: 3/16-3/20: The Cold War
Mon 3/16: The Cold War Intro
Classwork: Notes, Berlin Wall Art
Homework: Cold War Vocabulary-due Monday!
Tues 3/17: The Berlin Wall
Classwork: Berlin Wall Video w/ writing assignment
Homework: Cold War Vocabulary-due Monday!
Wed 3/18: Communism & McCarthyism
Classwork: Propaganda Films
Homework: Cold War Vocabulary-due Monday!
Thurs 3/19: McCarthyism
Classwork: Dr. Seuss Butter Battle Book Video & Analyze Political Cartoons
Homework: Cold War Vocabulary-due Monday!
Fri 3/20: The 1950's
Classwork: Watch Century America's Time: Happy Daze-sheet due at end of class
Homework: Cold War Vocabulary-due Monday!
3rd Quarter: 1/05/15-3/09/15
*All homework assignments will be posted on this page. Links to the actual classwork/homework pages to print out or look at will be posted under the "documents" tab. I will also put the due dates in red. Thanks!*
Week 8: WWII
Monday 2/23: Pacific Battles
Classwork: Pacific Battles Charts & Videos
Homework: None
Tuesday 2/24: Pacific Battles
Classwork: Pacific Battles Charts & Videos
Homework: None
Wednesday 2/25: The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Classwork: Atomic Bomb Reading & Video
Homework: WWII Study Guide-due Monday!
Thursday 2/26: Atomic Bomb: VJ Day
Classwork: Atomic Bomb Video
Homework: WWII Study Guide-due Monday!
Friday 2/27: VE Day/Nuremberg Trials
Classwork: Nuremberg Trials Activity/Videos
Homework: WWII Study Guide-due Monday!
Week 7: WWII
Monday 2/16: No School!
Tuesday 2/17: Weapons of WWII
Classwork: Videos, Group Activity, Weapons Charts
Homework: None
Wednesday 2/18: Abc's of WWII
Classwork: Create Abc's Books with Group-due Friday!
Homework: Abc Books-due Friday!
Thursday 2/19: Abc's of WWII
Classwork: Create Abc's Books with Group-due Friday!
Homework: Abc Books-due Friday!
Friday 2/20: Code Talkers
Classwork: Videos, Reading w/ questions
Homework: Code Talker Reading Questions-due Monday!
Week 6: WWII: The Home Front & European Battles
Monday 2/9: The Home Front
Classwork: Pearl Harbor Quiz, Watch Century America's Time: Home Front-sheet due today!
Homework: None
Tuesday 2/10: The Home Front
Classwork: Discuss & examine primary documents regarding the draft, rationing, Rosie the Riveter & propaganda
Homework: Bring Leaders of WWII Charts to class Wed-due Wed!
Wednesday 2/11: Allied Leaders
Classwork: Leaders power point; Epals
Homework: None
Thursday 2/12: Stalingrad & Italy
Classwork: Stalingrad play; Tuskegee Airmen Video
Homework: none
Friday 2/13: D-Day & The Battle of The Bulge
Classwork: Reading & videos
Homework: D-Day Reading Questions-due Monday!
Week 5: 2/02-2/06: U.S. Involvement in WWII
Monday 2/2: Intro to Pearl Harbor
Classwork: Holocaust quiz; Pearl Harbor video; epals
Homework: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas video guide-due tomorrow!
Tuesday 2/3: Pearl Harbor
Classwork: Station Rotation
Homework: None
Wednesday 2/4: Pearl Harbor
Classwork: Analyze FDR Speech
Homework: None
Thursday 2/5: Pearl Harbor
Classwork: Mind Maps
Homework: Mind Maps-due Friday!
Friday 2/6: Japanese Internment Camps
Classwork: Document analysis; reading w/ questions
Homework: Reading questions due Monday!
Week 4: 1/26-1/30: The Holocaust
Monday 1/26: Intro to the Holocaust
Classwork: Hitler's Final Solution; Pyramid of Hate
Homework: Holocaust Poem-due next Monday!
Tuesday 1/27: The Holocaust
Classwork: Station Rotation
Homework: Holocaust Poem-due next Monday!
Wednesday 1/28: Epals
Classwork: Set up and write to epals
Homework: Holocaust Poem-due next Monday!
Thursday 1/29: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Classwork: Watch movie
Homework: Holocaust Poem-due next Monday!
Friday 1/30: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Classwork: Watch movie
Homework: Holocaust Poem-due next Monday!
Week 3: 1/19-1/23: WWII: Geography, Causes & Leaders
Monday 1/19: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
Tuesday 1/20: European & Asian Geography
Classwork: WWII European Map, Asian Map & Reading
Homework: None
Wednesday 1/21: Epals (Pen Pals)
Classwork: Set up and write to epals
Homework: None
Thursday 1/22: Causes of WWII
Classwork: Review WWI, reading
Homework: None
Friday 1/23: Leaders of WWII
Classwork: Notes, Which leader activity, email epals
Homework: None
Week 2: 1/12-1/16: Microeconomics
Monday 1/12: Microeconomics: Personal Budget Project
Classwork: Personal Budget Project
Homework: Signed Parent Letter-due Friday!
Tuesday 1/13: Microeconomics: Personal Budget Project
Classwork: Personal Budget Project
Homework: Signed Parent Letter-due Friday!
Wednesday 1/14: Microeconomics: Personal Budget Project
Classwork: Personal Budget Project
Homework: Signed Parent Letter-due Friday!
Thursday 1/15: Microeconomics: Personal Budget Project
Classwork: Personal Budget Project
Homework: Signed Parent Letter-due tomorrow!
Friday 1/16: 1929 Stock Market Crash & Great Depression Review
Classwork:
Homework: Personal Budget Project-due Monday!
Week 1: 1/05-1/09: Macroeconomics
Monday 1/05: 2nd Semester Pre-Benchmark Test
Classwork: Pre-Benchmark Test
Homework: Bring social studies binder with writing utensils, folder and paper tomorrow!
Tuesday 1/06: Intro to economics
Classwork: Types of economies notes & partner activity; vocabulary
Homework: Economics vocabulary (with sentences)-due Friday!
Wednesday 1/07: Supply & Demand
Classwork: Wants vs needs partner activity; supply & demand video & scenarios
Homework: Economics vocabulary (with sentences)-due Friday!
Thursday 1/08: Economic International Dependence
Classwork: Economic problems notes & video
Homework: Economics vocabulary (with sentences)-due tomorrow!
Friday 1/09: Economics of Clothing & International Dependence
Classwork: Video-Tracking Your Clothing; Group reading analysis
Homework: None
2nd Quarter: 10/13/14-12/19/14
*All homework assignments will be posted under the "homework" tab. Links to the actual homework pages to print out or look at will be posted under the "documents" tab. I will also put the due dates in red. Thanks!*
Week 10: 12/15-12/19: CSI Projects
Mon 12/15: CSI Projects
Tues 12/16: CSI Projects/Benchmark Test
Wed 12/17: CSI Projects/Benchmark Test
Thurs 12/18: CSI Trials All Day-Parents Welcome to Attend!
Fri 12/19: 1/2 Day
- Locker clean out
- Holiday treats & games
Week 9: 12/08-12/12: CSI Prep
*Last day for late work to be turned in for all core classes is this Friday, 12/12!!!*
Mon 12/08: Galileo Math & Reading Testing
- Students go to 1st period for 2 hours of testing
- Students go to normal 3rd & 4th periods
- Students go back to 1st period for 2 more hours of testing
Tues 12/09: Guest Speakers & Documentary
- 1st period all classes come together for prosecuting attorney guest speaker
- 2nd-6th periods watch Catching Killers CSI documentary
- 7th period all classes come together for police officer guest speakers
Wed 12/10: CSI Jobs
- Discuss job descriptions and choose jobs for projects
- Discuss project expectations and grading rubric
Thurs 12/11: CSI Prep: Search & Seizure
- Reading
- Partner Activity
- Scenarios
Fri 12/12: CSI Projects Begin!
- 1st-3rd periods work on projects
- 6th & 7th periods-benchmark test prep
Week 8: 12/01-12/05: The Judicial Branch
Mon 12/01: Judicial Branch
- Types of law
- Three levels of courts reading
Tues 12/02: Judicial Branch Review Day
- Study guides
- Review games
Wed 12/03: Judicial Branch Test
- May bring a device for after the test\
Thurs 12/04: CSI STEAM Project Prep
- Kinds of crimes
- Misdemeanors vs Felonies group activities
Fri 12/05: CSI STEAM Project Prep
- Steps in a trial
- Stories or illustrations-due Monday!
Week 7: 11/24-11/28: The Judicial Branch
Mon 11/24: Juvenile Court
- Notes
- Juvenile Court
- Gerry Gaunt Case
Tues 11/25: Supreme Court Cases
- Notes
- Supreme Court Cases Mind Maps
Wed 11/26: No School
Thurs 11/27: No School
Fri 11/28: No School
Week 6: 11/17-11/21: Amendments & The Judicial Branch
Mon 11/17: 25th-27th Amendments
- Notes
- Kennedy Assassination & the 25th Amendment
Tues 11/18: Amendments Review
- Study Guides
- Review Games
Wed 11/19: Amendments Test
Thurs 11/20: Intro to the Judicial Branch
- Notes
- Vocabulary Jigsaw
Friday 11/21: Judicial Branch
- Notes
- Class reading
- Crosswords
Week 5: 11/10-11/14: The Amendments
Mon 11/10: Alien Bill of Rights
- Guest Speaker Jeannette Brambilla
Tues 11/11: No School for Veteran's Day!
Wed 11/12: Bill of Rights Review
- Bill of Rights Hand Trick (under documents)
- Which Right Is It?
- Bill of Rights Quiz Tomorrow!
Thurs 11/13: 11th-15th Amendments
- Quiz-The Bill of Rights
- Notes
- The Doll Test
Fri 11/14: 16th-24th Amendments
- notes
- Literacy Test & Poll Taxes
Week 4: 11/03-11/07: The Bill of Rights
Mon 11/03: 2nd-6th Amendments
- Notes
- Search & Seizure Case Analysis
- Vocabulary-due Thursday!
Tues 11/04: 5th & 6th Amendments
- Gideon vs Wainwright case analysis & video
- Miranda vs Arizona case analysis & video
Wed 11/05: 4th Amendment
- Guest Speaker Officer Hoffman
Thurs 11/06: 7th-10th Amendments
- Notes
- Death Penalty Gallery Walk
- Begin Death Penalty Essay-due Friday 11/14
Fri 11/07: The Bill of Rights
- Work on Death Penalty Essay (only day in class we will work on it!)
- Essay is due Friday 11/14!!
Week 3: 10/27-10/31: The Bill of Rights
Mon 10/27: Voting & Executive Branch Test
- All 1st period meet to listen to candidate debates then do final voting
- Executive Branch Test-open note
Tues 10/28: Intro. to the Bill of Rights
- Why do we need a Bill of Rights?-reading
- Create Venn Diagrams Anti-Federalists vs Federalists
- Gallery Walk Quote analysis: Anti-Federalist vs Federalists
Wed 10/29: Freedom of Religion
- Notes
- Apply the Lemon Test to situations
Thurs 10/30: Freedom of Speech
- When is speech free video
- Notes
- Freedom of Speech in music
Fri 10/31: Freedom of Speech
- Analyze Supreme Court cases
Week 2: 10/20-10/24: Political Parties & Elections
Mon 10/20: Create Political Parties
- Choose Candidates
- Campaigns-Create posters, commercials & speeches
Tues 10/21: Creating Campaigns
- Students may bring a device today to create campaign materials
Wed 10/22: Finish Campaigns
- Students may bring a device today to create campaign materials
Thurs 10/23: Candidate Speeches
- Video taped for other classes to see
- Those classes that have less speeches will play Jeopardy review game for test Monday
Fri 10/24: Elections
- Watch speeches and commercials
- Primary election
- Candidate debates (all classes together)
- Election
Week 1: 10/13-10/17: Executive Branch
Mon 10/13: Review of Executive Branch
- 3 branches organizers
- Hats of the President Review
- Line of Succession Story Writing
Tues 10/14: Introduction to Political Parties
- Liberal vs Conservative Quiz
- Video: Why we have political parties
- Political Parties Group Activity
Wed 10/15: Political Parties
- Group Activity
Thurs 10/16: Elections & The Electoral College
- Electoral College Simulation
- School House Rocks Electoral College Video
- How elections work charts w/ powerpoint
Fri 10/17: Mock Election Set Up
1st Quarter: 08/04/14-10/03/14
*All homework assignments will be posted under the "homework" tab. Links to the actual homework pages to print out or look at will be posted under the "documents" tab under the "more" tab. I will also put the due dates in red. Thanks!*
***Last day for late work for 1st Quarter is Tuesday 9/30!!!
Week 9: 9/29-10/03
Mon 9/29: Introduction to the Executive Branch
- Notes
- KWL Charts
- President Facts
Tues 9/30: Special Presentation by Mr. Helwig: Bullying & Sexual Harrassment
Wed 10/01: Executive Departments
- Teach the class reading activity
Thurs 10/02: Hats of the President
- Jigsaw Activity
Fri 10/03: Executive Branch Document Analysis
- Analyze political cartoons
- 1st Quarter Benchmark Test (not for a grade)
Week 8: 9/22-9/26
Mon 9/22: No School for Staff Development
Tues 9/23: Bill Writing (to try to pass into laws in our Mock Congress)
Wed 9/24: Mock Congress
Thurs 9/25: Bingo Test Review Game
Fri 9/26: Legislative Branch Test
Week 7: 9/15-9/19
Mon 9/15: Intro to the Legislative Branch
- Notes with power point
- Legislative branch reading analysis with worksheet-due today!
Tues 9/16: House of Representatives vs The Senate
- Notes with power point
- Senate vs House team activity
- Gallery Walk: Senate vs House
Wed 9/17: Powers of Congress
- Notes with power point
- Notes from reading
- Impeach me activity
Thurs 9/18: How a bill becomes a law
- Notes with power point
- Watch School House Rocks-I'm Just a Bill
- Graphic Organizer
Fri 9/19: How a bill becomes a law
- Bill into law puzzle
- Crossword Puzzle-due Monday
Week 6: 9/08-9/12
Mon 9/08: 3 branches of government
- Finish tree projects-due Tuesday
Tues 9/09: Checks & Balances
- Who has the power activity
Wed 9/10: 9/11 Presentation
Thurs 9/11: 9/11 Video (1st, 2nd & 3rd hours)
Fri 9/12: 9/11 Video (4th, 6th & 7th hours)
Week 5: 9/01-9/05
Mon 9/01: No School-Labor Day!
Tues 9/02: Test-Citizenship & Government
- Test
- Organize Binders
- Discuss Grades
Wed 9/03: Federalism
- Notes with power point
- Federalism videos
- Federalism Cards
Thurs 9/04: Three Branches of Government
- Notes
- 3 branches charts
- Checks and balances worksheet
Fri 9/05: Three Branches of Government
- Notes
- Video-checks & balances-School House Rocks
- Begin 3 branches tree projects-we will work on these Monday too
Week 4: 8/25-8/29
Mon. 8/25: Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
- Notes
- Analyzing Primary Documents: The Federalists Papers-due Wed
Tues. 8/26: Picture Day!
Wed. 8/27: Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
- Quiz
- Play: Arguments from both sides
- Venn Diagrams-due today
Thurs. 8/28: Socratic Seminar: Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
Fri. 8/29: Test Review
- Review study guides
- Jeopardy Game
- Bring a device Tuesday for after the test!
Week 3: 8/18-8/22
Mon. 8/18: Constitution Preamble
- Notes
- Rewrite Preamble with partners
Tues 8/19: Constitution Influences
- Preamble license plate decoding
- Historical documents treasure hunt
Wed. 8/20: The Constitutional Convention
- Notes
- Wilderness Activity (learning to compromise)
Thurs. 8/21: Constitution
- Notes
- Research & create ABC's books of relevant terms regarding the Constitution
Fri. 8/22: Constitution
- Create ABC's books of relevant terms regarding the Constitution
Week 2: 8/11-8/15
Mon. 08/11: Purpose & types of governments
- Power point notes
- Corners activity
Tues. 08/12: Types of governments
- Station Rotation
Wed. 08/13: Declaration of Independence
- Notes
- Declaration interpretations with partner
Thurs. 08/14: Declaration of Independence
- Declaration Jigsaw
- Compare/contrast American & Indian Declarations of Independence
Fri. 08/15: Articles of Confederation
- Notes
- Find solutions to failures of the Articles of Confederation with groups
Week 1: 08/04-08/08
Mon. 08/04: Introductions & Procedures
Tues. 08/05: Expectations & Emergency Procedures
Wed. 08/06: Expectations & Why is History Important?
Thurs. 08/07: 1st Semester Pre-Test & Classroom Jobs
Fri. 08/08: Six Pillars of Character & Citizenship