Date A / B Assignment
Sept. 8 / 9 Class expectations
Current Event game
Sept. 10/11 Fact sheet assignment
Written notes on heritage of America
Handout on Articles of the Confederation
Government books handed out
Summarize 7 articles of U.S. Constitution
Sept. 14/15 Written notes on plans for a new government
Virginia-Pilot newspaper review for future
CE current event) quizzes
Summarize 27 amendments to the U.S.
Constitution
Work on fact sheet
Sept. 16/17 Fact sheet due (no exceptions if enrolled
September 7 / 8)
Written notes on four features of state
constitutions
Open book quiz Chapter 2
Finish summarizing 27 amendments to U.S.
Constitution
Sept. 18/21 Review for test
Notes review
Crossword puzzle
YLI – Constitution Week
Sept. 22/23 Test on Heritage of America
C.E. game
Sept. 24/25 Go over returned test
Written notes on government and citizenship
Homework assignment
Sept. 28/29 Typed notes on types of governments
Worksheet on communism
Letters home assignment (in class)
Homework assignment
Sept. 30/Oct. 1 Current event quiz
Written notes on how citizenship is acquired
Citizenship test example
Citizenship worksheet
Oct. 2 / 5 Open book quiz Chapter 1
Review for test
Oct. 6 / 7 Test on Governments and Citizenship
C.E. game
Oct. 8 / 9 Written notes on federal judiciary system
Written notes on court administration and
Supreme Court makeup
Handout on Supreme Court procedure and
definitions
Begin work on 13 historical Supreme Court
cases
Oct. 10/11 Finish Supreme Court cases
Oct. 14/15 Current event quiz
Go over Supreme Court cases
Oct. 16/17 Watch Gideon v. Wainwright video with notes
taken during video for a 2-page summary
paper
Oct. 18/21 Finish video
Review for test
Oct. 22/23 Test on Judicial Branch
Current event game
Collect government notebooks
Oct. 26-Nov. 9 Mock gubernatorial election
Handout with details
Nov. 3 NO SCHOOL / IN-SERVICE
Nov. 10/12 Begin new unit
Nov. 11 NO SCHOOL / VETERANS DAY
Nov. 13 1st nine weeks ends
*****All dates and assignments subject to change at teacher’s discretion*****
