Week of 5/21

Monday: Students will complete a math review to prepare for their final exam.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle for their final exam.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game.

Thursday: Students will take their final exam and turn in their textbooks.

Week of 5/14

Monday: Students will read and define key terms for chapter 22.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle.

Wednesday: NCP students will take their quiz on chapters 20-22.  CP Students will play a review game.

Thursday: CP Students will take a quiz on chapters 20-22.

Friday: FUN DAY--NO CLASS.

Week of 5/7

Monday-Tuesday: Students will work on and complete a mock job interview activity.

Wednesday: Students will take a quiz on chapter 19.

Thursday: Students will read and define key terms from chapter 20.

Friday: Students will read and define key terms from chapter 21.

Week of 4/30

Monday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 18 test.

Tuesday: Students will take a test on chapter 18.

Wednesday: Students will receive and complete a job application for homework.  They will also read and define key terms from chapter 19-1.

Thursday: Members of the US Army National Guard will be in class to speak with students.

Friday: Students will read and define key terms from chapters 19-2 & 19-3.

Week of 4/23

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss the stock market.

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading assignment about Warren Buffett.

Wednesday: Students will start create accounts and compete in a stock market game.

Thursday: Students will complete a worksheet requiring them to do some online research and stock-related math.

Friday: Students will play a review game.

Week of 4/16

Chapter 17 Notes: ch 17.pdf

Chapter 18 Notes: ch. 18--Civics.pdf

Monday: Students will take notes on chapters 18-1 & 18-2.

Tuesday: Students will complete activities on the website www.themint.org.

Wednesday: Students will complete a personal budgeting assignment.

Thursday: Students will discuss and complete a worksheet for determining the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on lines of credit.

Friday: Students will take notes on chapter 18-3.

Week of 4/9

Monday: Students will take a test on chapter 16.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss main ideas from chapter 17.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment requiring them to read and evaluate key concepts from Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto."

Friday: Students will take a quiz on chapter 17.

Week of 4/2

Monday-Tuesday: No School

Wednesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 16 test.

Thursday: Students will complete a review packet concerning Supply/Demand Curves & Marginal Analyses.

Friday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 16 test.

Week of 3/26

Monday: Students will review and correct their homework from Friday.  NCP Students will receive new assignment and be given class time to complete it.

Tuesday: CP Students will complete a current event article summary.  NCP students will review and correct their homework.

Wedneday: 5th Period will play "Pit."  7th and 8th Periods will not have class.

Thursday-Friday: No school.

Week of 3/19

Monday: Students will play the game "In the Pizza."

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will take complete a Tennis Ball Marginal Analysis activity.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss the concept of the marginal analysis.

Friday: Students will complete a marginal analysis worksheet.

Week of 3/12

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss supply and demand (chapter 16-3).

Tuesday: Students will complete a packet of problems requiring them to analyze and evaluate the laws of supply and demand.

Wednesday: Students will review their supply and demand packets.

Thursday-Friday: Students will play the game "In the Pizza" to illustrate the concepts of market equilibrium and supply and demand.

Week of 3/5

Monday: CP Students will take their midterm exam.  NCP students will play a game of Catan.

Tuesday: CP Students will play a game of Catan.  NCP students will begin a tax return assignment.

Wednesday: Students will complete a practice 1040EZ form.

Thursday: Students will complete a 1040EZ form for a test grade.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 16-1.

Week of 2/26

Monday: Students will complete a review puzzle.

Tuesday: Students will play a review game.

Wednesday: Students will take a test on the criminal justice system.

Thursday-Friday: CP Students will prepare for their midterm exam/final exam (dual enrollment students).  NCP Students will take their criminal justice test and will play the card game "The Pit" on Friday.

Week of 2/19

Monday: Students will finish taking notes and discussing the criminal law process.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will watch an episode of Law & Order and discuss important legal concepts from the episode.  They will also be assigned a homework assignment about recidivism and prison institutionalization.

Thursday: Students will watch a documentary on a maximum security prison with emphasis placed on how the prison balances punishment and rehabilitation.

Friday: Students will work on a Google Classroom assignment requiring them to research and persuade a viewer of the appropriateness of the death penalty.

Week 2/12

Monday: Students will complete their research and preparation for their mock Supreme Court trial.

Tuesday: Students will read an article and answer questions about prison reform in America.

Wednesday: Students will hold their mock Supreme Court trials.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss the criminal law process.

Friday: Students will watch an episode of Law & Order and discuss important legal concepts from the episode.

Week of 2/5

Judicial Branch Notes: Judicial Branch.pdf

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss the Supreme Court process.

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading assignment in which they must analyze and evaluate various Supreme Court cases.

Wednesday-Friday: Students will research, prepare, and present cases in a mock Supreme Court trial.

Week of 1/29

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss the Federal Court system and Supreme Court.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will watch and answer comprehension/discussion questions about President Trump's State of the Union address.

Thursday-Friday: Students will research and create presentations about an assigned Supreme Court case.

Week of 1/22

Monday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their unit test.

Tuesday: Students will take a test on political parties and the electoral process.

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will create accounts and join Mr. Clark's "Google Classroom."  They will also complete a writing prompt about the controversial "DACA" program.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss different types of law.

Week of 1/15

Politcal Party Notes: Political Parties revised Jan 2018.pdf

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will watch Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech and complete a comprehension and analysis assignment.

Wednesday: Students will complete a reading assignment requiring them to analyze and evaluate different reform options for the Electoral College.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss the history of voting in the United States.

Friday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their unit test.

Week of 1/8

Monday: Students will complete an online research assignment requiring them to find information about some of America's 3rd parties.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss the electoral process and the Electoral College.

Wednesday: Students will play an election game to illustrate the use of the Electoral College on www.icivics.org.

Thursday: Students will complete an assignment requiring them to analyze the Electoral College election results from the 2016 Presidential election.

Friday: Students will complete an online reading assignment requiring students to analyze and evaluate different alternatives to the Electoral College.

Week of 1/1

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will complete a political party survey on www.isidewith.com.  

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss history and platforms of important American political parties.

Friday: Students will complete an online research assignment requiring them to find information about some of America's 3rd parties.

Week of 12/18

Monday: Students will complete a reading assignment requiring them to evaluate and create foreign policy decisions for a fictional US President.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 6 test.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 6.

Friday: 5th period only: Christmas Crossword Puzzle

Week of 12/11

Monday: Students will complete an assignment in which they must research the members of President Trump's Cabinet.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will write a historically factual but fictional interview with a past American President.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment that analyzes the worst President's in American history.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss Presidential foreign policy.

Executive Branch Notes: Executive Branch.pdf

Week of 12/4

Monday-Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss the roles & powers of the President/Executive Branch.

Wednesday: Students will watch a documentary on Nixon's Watergate scandal.

Thursday: Students will finish watching the Watergate documentary and take notes and discuss the components of the President's Executive office.

Friday: Students will complete an online research assignment requiring them to research and find information about President Trump's Cabinet members.

Week of 11/27

Monday: No School

Tuesday-Wednesday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their upcoming chapter 5 test.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 5.

Friday: Students will complete a current events reading assignment.

Week of 11/20

Monday: Students will present, discuss, debate, and vote on their bills.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 5 tests.

Wednesday: 5th period only: Students will play the game Settlers of Catan.

Thursday-Friday: No School.

Week of 11/13

Chapter 5 Notes: chapter 5 Civics #2.pdf

Monday: Students will finish taking notes and discussing chapter 5-2 & 5-3.

Tuesday: Students will complete a reading assignment about the tax reform bill being debated in the US House & Senate.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 5-4 (How a Bill becomes a law).

Thursday-Friday: Students will take part in a class simulation in which they will break into committees and attempt to create a bill to be voted upon by their classmates.  Goal is to simulate the bill/law process.

Week of 11/6

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 5-1 (Organization of Congress).

Tuesday: Students will complete a Congressional Internet Research activity in which they must find certain demographic and political information about our state and Federal legislators.

Wednesday: Students will complete an article summary on any news article concerning a piece of legislation or Congressional issue.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 5-2 & 5-3 (Powers & Limitations of Congress).

Friday: No school

Week of 10/30

Monday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Tuesday: CP students will create 20 review questions with answers to be used for their review game on Wednesday.  NCP students will complete a review quiz on www.quizlet.com and must pass it for mastery to earn credit.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 4.

Friday: Students will be given a "stock market day" in order to make purchases and research stocks.

Week of 10/23

Monday: Students will watch a video and discuss the main ideas found in "Life Without the Bill of Rights."

Tuesday: Students will take a short quiz on the Bill of Rights.  Afterwards students will take notes and discuss Amendments 11-27.

Wednesday: Students will complete a packet of analysis questions about the Constitutional Amendments.

Thursday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Friday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 4 test.

Week of 10/16

Monday: 

CP classes: Students will discuss Tuesday's Government Outreach field trip.

NCP class: Students will begin a persuasive essay assignment concerning gun control.

Tuesday: 

CP classes: Students will attend the Government Outreach field trip.

NCP class: Students will finish their persuasive essay assignment.

Wednesday: Students will take notes and discuss Amendments 2-5.

Thursday: Students will complete a reading assignment concerning search & seizure cases in schools.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss Amendments 6-10.

Week of 10/9

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Students will continue discussing the 1st Amendment (Free Speech).

Wednesday: Students will complete a Supreme Court free speech reading assignment in which they must summarize SCOTUS decisions in regards to free speech issues.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss freedom of religion.

Friday: Students will complete a persuasive argument outline about gun regulation & 2nd Amendment.

Week of 10/2

Monday: Students will complete a reading assignment in which they must read portions of the US Constitution and answer questions and complete outlines of major concepts.

Tuesday: Students will complete a review puzzle to prepare for their chapter 3 test.

Wednesday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 3 test.

Thursday: Students will take a test on chapter 3.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss the major concepts of the 1st Amendment (Free Speech).

Week of 9/25

Chapter 3 Notes: chapter 3 civics.pdf

Monday: Students will read and paraphrase each of the 28 rights granted to Pennsylvanians in the PA Declaration of Rights.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention.

Wednesday: Students will read and answer questions about the Federalist Papers.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss the major concepts found in the US Constitution.

Friday: Students will complete a reading assignment in which they must read portions of the US Constitution and answer questions and complete outlines of major concepts.

Week of 9/18

Monday: Students will play a review game.

Tuesday: Students will take their chapter 2 test.

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will register and create their Stock Market Game portfolios.

Friday: Students will play the stock market themed card game "The Pit."

Week of 9/11

Chapter 2 Notes: Ch. 2 Civics.pdf

Monday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-2.

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-3.

Wednesday-Thursday: Students will film and present dramatic readings of the Declaration of Independence.

Friday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 2 test.

Week of 9/4

Monday: Labor Day--No School

Tuesday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-1.

Wednesday: Students will learn and discuss the rules of the economics board game, Catan.

Thursday: Students will play the game Catan to illustrate a number of economic concepts such as supply/demand, interdependence, bartering/trading, and valuation.

Friday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 2-2.

Week of 8/28

Monday: Students will take notes on and discuss chapters 1-3 & 1-4.

Tuesday: Students will create accounts on the study/review website www.quizlet.com.

Wednesday: Students will read, evaluate, and summarize a current events article.

Thursday: Students will play a review game to prepare for their chapter 1 test.

Friday: Students will take a test on chapter 1.

Week of 8/21

Chapter 1 Notes: chapter 1.pdf

Monday: No School.

Tuesday: Students will have various first day activities including taking a short pre-test and completing the Clark political ideology inventory.doc.

Wednesday: Students will review their CPII and will also register for a quizlet account.

Thursday: Students will take notes and discuss chapter 1-3 (Citizenship).  They will complete a short writing prompt concerning the cartoon/parable "Freedom River."

Friday: Students will create accounts and nations on the nation simulator www.nationstates.net.