Agenda Week of 4/15/24
We are now to the first week of TCAP testing! Please make sure LAPTOPS ARE CHARGED NIGHTLY. Also, if you have not done so already, please send in any snack donations for after testing each day. So far we only have one donation of chips for our homeroom.
NOTE: AS OF THIS EVENING ALL LATE WORK AND TESTS HAVE BEEN GRADED AND ENTERED IN POWERSCHOOL. AFTER TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH, THESE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ENTERED AS ZEREOS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INTERIM GRADE RELEASE THURSDAY. PLEASE HAVE ALL MISSING WORK COMPLETED PRIOR TO TUESDAY.
Monday-Review of Growth of a Young Nation
Tuesday-DAY 1 TCAP & Review of Sectionalism & Reform
Wednesday-DAY 2 TCAP & Continued Review of Sectionalism & Reform
Thursday-Day 3 TCAP & Review Jacksonian Era
Friday-TCAP Makeup Testing & Review Continued of Jacksonian Era
***Keep in mind that the textbook is always available to you online by going through Clever and clicking Gallopade.
The seminar class will follow this format. This will be subject to change.
Week 1:
*Unit 1: What Were the Founders' Basic Ideas about Government?
Students will understand:
-What the colonies were like in the 1770s.
-The need for government
-A republican government
-A constitutional government
-If we can organize government to prevent the abuse of power.
Week 2:
*Unit 2: What Shaped the Founders' Thinking about Government?
Students will understand:
-How constitutional government developed in Great Britain.
-What experiences led to the American Revolution.
-The basic ideas about government in the Declaration of Independence
-The events of the American Revolution and how the government worked during that time
-The way the states governed themselves after the Revolution
Week 3:
*Unit 3: What Happened at the Philadelphia Convention?
Students will understand:
-Who was at the Philadelphia Convention and how they organized it
-How conflict about representation in Congress arose and how the Framers resolved it
-How the Framers resolved the conflict between the North and South
-How the Framers resolved the issue of the balance of power in the Legislative Branch
-How it was decided how much power the executive and judicial branches would have.
Link to the We The People Curriculum:
