- Strath Haven Middle School
- 8th Social Studies
Lucas, Mr. - Social Studies/Language Arts
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WELCOME TO SOCIAL STUDIES 2017 - 2018
- I am happy to be with you as we explore Government, Civil Rights, and becoming an informed and active citizen.
Course Syllabus
DISCOVERY EDUCATION SS TECHBOOK LINK
New Discovery Education Access Link: https://wallingford.discoveryeducation.com
Units of Study (but not limited to):
- Forms of Government
- Foundations of American Government
- US Constitution / Articles of Confederation
- Constitutional Convention
- Rise of Political Parties
- Legistative Branch
- Executive Branch
- Judicial Branch
- Bill of Rights
- Religious Clauses
- Freedom of Expression
- Criminal Amendments
- Civil Rights Era
***PLEASE NOTE - THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN EXACT ORDER AS THEY ARE COVERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR***
My Favorite ThingsStudent InterviewJunior Scholastic Article ResponsesWeek of September 11, 20179/11 - A turning point in HistoryHistory of Democracy in about 4 minutes Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbN9kx6YHQQForms of Government Quizlet:Video: Democracy vs. Republichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKAs8Po24IWeek of September 18, 2017Week of October 2, 2017Founding Fathers Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=013aa1q6QgMWeek of October 9 / 16, 2017Week of October 23, 2017LEGISLATIVE BRANCHBranches of Government:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOS7RGpvNVsNumber of Representatives by State:https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_RepresentativesLegislative Branch Online Games:http://congressforkids.net/games/makinglaws/billsonmove_intro.htmhttps://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/15c.htmhttps://www.icivics.org/games/lawcrafthttp://www.wartgames.com/themes/government/legislativebranch.htmlhttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htmHow a bill becomes a law:http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4702https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vm7oaoOuUhttps://votesmart.org/education/how-a-bill-becomes-law#.WBi9_dUrK1sWeek of October 30, 2017MP 2 ProjectWeek of November 6, 2017ImpeachmentWeek of November 13, 2017Legislative Branch Quizlet:Week of November 27, 2017Article 2: The Executive BranchExecutive Branch Online Games:Week of December 4, 2017Order of Presidential Succession:Acronyms of Departments within Executive BranchWIN THE WHITE HOUSE GAME:Week of December 11, 2017Executive Branch Review Quizlet:Executive Branch Test on Wednesday, December 13JUDICIAL BRANCH UNITOnline games- Scroll down to Civics and Constitution
https://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-right
https://www.icivics.org/games/executive-command
http://www.courtsed.org/courts-in-the-classroom/
Week of February 12, 2018
TED TALK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1fvr9rGgSg
Week of February 26, 2018
Quiz on Thursday -- be prepared to also be able to use the word in a sentence from a word bank
Quizlet link:
https://quizlet.com/272715784/civil-rights-era-words-to-know-flash-cards/?new
Week of March 5, 2018
Mystery Game:I Civics Games:Civil Rights Games (various):Create a Civil Rights Presentation:Decoding Games:Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Quizlet link:https://quizlet.com/148027999/unit-1-lesson-1-vocabulary-flash-cards/Founding Fathers Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=013aa1q6QgMUnit 2 - Lesson 1 Quizlet for test:https://quizlet.com/151631813/unit-1-lesson-1-assessment-flash-cards/?newJohn Locke vid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZiWZJgJT7IUnit 2 Lessons 2 & 3 Vocabulary Quizlet:https://quizlet.com/154909035/unit-1-lessons-2-3-vocabulary-flash-cards/?newGovernment Webquest:https://www.icivics.org/web-quests/three-brancheshttp://zunal.com/process.php?w=116621http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=116621http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/seced/webq/Social%20Studies/Government/https://www.icivics.org/games/bill-of-rightshttp://constitutioncenter.org/billofrightsgame/http://texaslregames.org/games_web_eng/BOR/billofrights.htmlhttps://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/engage/student-resources/play-games/https://jeopardylabs.com/play/the-bill-of-rights3https://www.quia.com/cb/501356.htmlhttps://www.icivics.org/games/do-i-have-righthttp://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/thats-your-rightJohn Locke video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aPnKCDArdECivic Virtue video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLLhmMXy2DsG Wash and Cincinnatus compare video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBUEaF9pjqIBranches of Government:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOS7RGpvNVsBaron de Montesquieu biographyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYt2su5nLO4How a bill becomes a law:http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4702https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vm7oaoOuUhttps://votesmart.org/education/how-a-bill-becomes-law#.WBi9_dUrK1sOnline Games and Activities:https://www.icivics.org/gameshttp://congressforkids.net/games/makinglaws/2_makinglaws.htmhttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htmhttp://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/branches_government.htmhttps://www.brainpop.com/games/branchesofpower/http://texaslregames.org/games_web_eng/branches_game/branches_game.htmlLegislative Branch Test Part 2 Quizlet:https://quizlet.com/170006279/legislative-branch-part-2-flash-cards/?newSpeech Presentation Paper due: 12/14Executive Cabinet Departments Alphabet Soup Quiz (study packet)Executive Branch Online Games:http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/all-games-and-interactiveshttp://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/gamesSpeech PresentationsField TripGeo BeeJudicial Branch Quizlet:https://quizlet.com/179407887/judicial-branch-vocabulary-flash-cards/?newhttp://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/social_studies.shtml- Check out the many activities -- especially Civics and Constitution
https://sites.google.com/site/gameonlearning/social-studies-ms-games- Check out Road to the Capitol game
https://www.icivics.org/games- many games here -- good variety
http://www.courtsed.org/courts-in-the-classroom/Gault 1967:http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-re-gaultOther Landmark Supreme Court Cases to review:http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwwx-YY5f0UNon Violent Protest Examples:http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1887394,00.htmlhttp://www.voanews.com/a/nonviolencekey-to-civil-rights-movement/1737280.htmlhttp://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0115/Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-8-peaceful-protests-that-bolstered-civil-rights/Montgomery-bus-boycott-1955-56http://mentalfloss.com/article/29040/13-peaceful-protests-and-whether-they-workedhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carter-announces-olympic-boycottMystery Game:https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/civil-rights-movement-game-1-history-mystery-activity/I Civics Games:https://www.icivics.org/gamesCivil Rights Games (various):http://www.wartgames.com/themes/american/civilrights.htmlCreate a Civil Rights Presentation:http://www.neok12.com/pictures/Civil-Rights-Movement.htmDecoding Games:http://gailterp.com/2015/01/games-about-the-civil-rights-movement/Civil Rights Unit Test**please be familiar with the following**Misc. Information from Civil Rights Era:- bus boycott
- 1968 Olympics
- lunch counter sit ins
- Black Panthers
- MLK, Jr.
- Malcolm Little aka Malcolm X
- Bloody Sunday
Short Stories and Poems from the Civil Rights Movement / Erahttp://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org/10-short-stories-poems-black-history-monthDEBATE PROJECT BEGINShttps://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-famous-political-debate-momentshttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/five-key-debate-moments-that-altered-the-course-of-american-history/Argument Wars:https://www.brainpop.com/games/argumentwars/https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/20/5-digital-games-that-teach-the-art-of-persuasion/Search a bill:http://www.ncsl.org/Getting young people to vote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlYpMGI6iNQhttps://www.icivics.org/games/activatehttps://www.icivics.org/games/argument-warshttps://www.icivics.org/games/counties-workhttps://www.icivics.org/gameshttp://www.state.nj.us/hangout_nj/games_billgame.htmlhttps://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/games
