Thursday 1/30

US Government:
Senator Letters (Nat and State)

8th History:
5 Paragraph Essay Discussion
Essay planning period

10th:
Invention Presentations

Tuesday 1/28 (First Day of 2nd Semester)

Government:
Letters to Senators (State and National)

8th History:
Chapter 6 Test
Chapter 7 Preview, Section 1

10th History:
Chapter 7 Section 1 and 2 Lecture
Project reminder: Due Thursday 1/30

Friday 1/24 (Monday No School for Students)

Citizenship
-Cont. Civil Rights Presentation/Lecture
-Writing Assignment

DC Poli Sci
-Semester Final

7th Geography
-Chapter 23 Test

Thursday 1/23

Government:
Letters to State Rep and US Senator Lab
-cont. next class

8th History:
20 Dec. of Indep. Terms Test
Finish Chapter 6 Powerpoint
Assign: p. 188 4-16 Review
Test 6 on Tuesday 1/28

10th History:
Invention Project Lab (All period)

Wednesday 1/22

Citizenship:
Naturalization Test/Final
Oath

DC Political Science:
Final Test Planning Guide
Idaho Legislative "Issue" Letter
Final 1/24

7th Geography:
Complete notes on Chapter 23
Testing Items
Test Friday 1/24

Tuesday 1/21

Government:
Semester 1 Final

8th History:
Finish Chapter 6 Powerpoint
**Reminder: (20 Declaration Terms Test Thursday)

10th History:
Computer Lab Research: (Industrial Revolution Project)

Friday 1/17 (Monday - Dr. King Day)

Citizenship:
Dr. King Letters from Birmingham Jail (12 questions)
I have a dream: (Writing assignment: Group)

DC Government:
Seth Turnlund; U of I Linguist Presentation

7th Geography:
Chapter 23 South Asia

Thursday 1/16

Government:
-Final Test Prep

8th History:
PSAT Exam (all period)

10th History:
Begin Chapter 7 Industrial Revolution
              -begin research on IR project 1780-1880

PLC Wednesday 1/15 (Short Schedule)

Citizenship:
Continued discussion of Civil Rights
    -13th and 14th Amendment
    -Jim Crow Laws
    -assignment: 12 questions from Letter from Birmingham Jail

DC Poli Sci:
Special Interest Groups
   -propoganda
   -lobbying
   -funding

   final prep this Friday!!! Don't miss!

7th Geography:
Chapter 23 Powerpoint notes/discussion

Tuesday 1/14

US Gov't:

Present findings for chosen "Interest Groups"

Cont. Chapter 9 Lecture/Discussion/Notes

8th History:

Turn in Loyalist Patriot Essays

Complete Section 1 and 2 assignment (1-4 each)

Cont. Lecture on Chapter 6 Section 3

10th History:

Collect homework from Friday

Complete and turn in 5 paragraph fictional story (Late 1700's)

Continue Chapter 6 notes

Monday 1/13

Citizenship:
Civil Rights Movement
-Plessy v. Ferguson
-Letters from Birmingham Jail

DC Political Science:
All School Writing Assessment

7th Geography:
Chapter 23 (review India notes, begin Pakistan notes)
Complete South Asia Map

Thursday 1/9

Citizenship:
Semester Exam Study Guide: Lab (all period)

DC Poli Sci:
Special Interest Group Presentations (all period)

7th Geography:
Chapter 18 Test
Chapter 23 Power point notes

Wednesday 1/8/14

Government:
-Quiz (Recognizing Bias)
-Special Interest Project
      * Choose 3 Interest Groups
      * Prepare a power point based on your research
      * 2 of the groups = 1 slide per group
      * 1 of the groups = 2-3 slides more in depth

Project due Tuesday 1/14


8th History:
Chapter 5 Test return
Essay fix - Friday
Chapter 6 Section 1 Notes


10th History:
Chapter 6 Section 1 Discussion (Jefferson/Hamilton)
Quiz Friday (Why did GW choose these two men to be on his cabinet?)

Tuesday 1/7 (Quarter/Semester Ends 1/24)

Citizenship:
-Complete 30 Million Project
-US Citizenship Test (100 questions; Due 1/13)

DC Poli Sci:
-complete Special Interest Group Powerpoint Project
Due Thursday!!!

7th Geography:
Chapter 18 Review p. 522 1-20 due Thursday

Back from Break! Monday 1/6

Government:
Chapter 9 Interest Groups
-Discussion Section 1 (Definition, Concerns, etc.
-Quiz "Bias" Wednesday 1/8

8th History:
Idaho Meth Project Presentation

10th History:
PSAT Results Meeting
Chapter 6
-GW "firsts" as president
-Section 1 notes