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Gold Courses
Civics
Gold 1
 Room 208
     
Date   Assignment Name   Due Date   Description
1/7   Syllabus, Jaywalking, Chapter 1.1 notes       Becoming US Citizen
1/9  

Hand in Jaywalking, Finish Ch. 1.2 notes; Assign Citizenship Crossword

   1/11   Becoming US Citizen
1/11   Hand in Crossword; Take Jaywalking Quiz; 1.3 notes; Assign Ch. 1 packet   1/15   Becoming US Citizen
1/15   Correct packet; Hand out Study Guide and Review for test; Test next class and Naturalization Quiz   1/17   Becoming US Citizen
1/17   Ch. 1 Test and Naturalization Quiz; Assign Ch. 2 packet; 2.1 notes if time allows      

Becoming US Citizen
1/22   2.1/2.2 notes; Correct Ch. 2 packet; Mayflower Compact Activity; Start Colonial Government packet       13 Colonies
1/24   Finish 2.2 notes; Complete Colonial Government Packet in Class; Take CG Quiz; Assign Britain Changes Policies       13 Colonies
1/28   2.3 Notes; Britian Changes Policies and 2-3/2-4 WS; Ch. 2 Quiz next class   1/30   13 Colonies
1/30   Go over Britain Changes Policies; Correct 2-3/2-4; Take Ch. 2 Quiz; Assign Ch. 3 packet   2/1   13 Colonies
2/1   Correct Ch. 3 packet; Assign Critical Period and Word Search       Building of US Constitution
2/5   3.1 notes; Hand in Word Search; work on Critical Period (due 2/7); Start Chapter 3 Projects - due 2/11       Building of US Constitution
2/7   3.2 notes; Correct Criticial Period; work on projects; Assign 3-2/3-3 WS   2/11   Building of US Constitution
2/13   Projects Due; 3.3 notes; Correct 3-2/3-3 WS; Assign 3-4 and Reteach   2/19   Building of US Constitution
2/19   Correct 3-4/Reteach; 3.4 notes; Hand out Study Guide; Jeopardy for review   2/21   Building of US Constitution
2/25   Chapter 3 Test; Assign Chapter 4 packet       Constitution/Amendments
2/27   4.1 & 4.2 notes; Court Cases       Consitution and Amendments
3/5  

4.3/4.4 notes; Gideon's Trumpet; section 4.4 assignment

       Consitution/Amendments
3/11   Gideon's Trumpet; Assign Chapter 4 Review       Constitution/Amendments
3/13   Chapter 4 Reading Guide; Red Cross Reading; Chapter 4 Quiz   3/14   Constitution/Amendments
3/15   6.1/6.2 notes; Assign Congress Scavenger Hunt - due 3/19   3/19   Legislative Branch
3/19   6.3/6.4 notes; Chapter 6.3/4 WS; Assign Chapter 6 Review   3/21   Legislative Branch
3/21   Chapter 6 Review; Chapter 6 Quiz; 7.1/7.2 notes   3/21   Legislative Branch
3/25   Electoral College; Assign Ch.7 packet; 7.3/7.4 notes   3/27   Executive Branch
3/27   Ch. 7 Quiz; The American President       Executive Branch
4/2   The American President; Ch. 8 Pre-Quiz       Executive Branch/Judicial Branch
4/4   8.1 notes; Assigned Ch. 8 Projects - due April 16       Executive Branch
4/12   8.2 notes; work on projects       Exeuctive Branch
4/16   8.3 notes; work on projects       Executive Branch
4/18   8.4 notes; last work day on projects; due April 22       Executive Branch
4/22   Ch. 8 Projects are due; Assign Ch. 8 study guide and 8 Reteach       Executive Branch
4/24   Hand in Study Guide and 8 Reteach; Ch. 8 Test; Assign Ch. 9 packet; 9.1 notes       Political Parties
4/26   "It's a Party" in class Activity; Party Graphic Organizer due in class       Political Parties
4/30   Correct ch. 9 packets; 9.2 notes; Assign Ch. 9 study guide       Political Parties
5/2   Ch 9 Quiz, Chapter 17 packet       Internet and Citizenship
5/6   Digital Life 102 ; 17.1 notes       Internet and Citizenship
5/8   17.2 notes; "What's the Big Deal About Internet Privacy?"       Internet and Citizenship
5/10   17.3 notes; Assign 17-2/17-3 WS - correct in class; Assign 17 Reteach and Semester Test Crossword       Internet and Citizenship
5/14   Work on study guide and review crossword puzzles       Semester Review
5/20   Review in class       Semester Review
5/21   Jeopardy/Review       Semester Review
5/24   Semester Test        
             
             
 
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Plan
Gold 3
 Room 208
     
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Geography
Gold 4
 Room 208
Date   Assignment Name   Due Date   Description
1/7   Syllabus, Map Quiz; World Map assignment; Start Latitude and Longitude       Mapping
1/9   Hand in World Maps; Take Map Quiz; Ch. 1 notes; SD Map Activity; finish Latitude and Longitude   1/11   Mapping
1/11   Hand in Latitude and Longitude; Finish SD Maps; Begin Room maps       Mapping
1/15   Work on Room Maps; Due 1/17; Assign Ch. 1 pkt   1/17   Mapping
1/17   Correct Ch. 1 pkt; Ch. 1 Quiz; Assign Ch. 2 pkt; Hand in Room Map #1 and Room Map #2   1/22   Mapping
1/22   2.1/2.2 notes; 2-2 WS in class       Physical Earth
1/24   2.3 notes; Water Cycle Internet Activity   1/28   Physical Earth
1/28   Go over Water Cycle Activity;Review; Study Guide; Ch. 2 Quiz next class        
1/30   Ch. 2 Quiz; 3.1 notes; Video; Activity       Climate and Weather
2/2   Tornado Video       Climate and Weather
2/5   3.2/3.3 notes; Assign Study Guide and Review       Climate and Weather
2/7   Ch. 3 Test; Start Ch. 4 - Cultures of the World      

Cultures
2/13   Population Pyramid activity - due 2/15   2/19   Cultures
2/19   Population Pyramid due; 4.2 notes; 4.2 assignment; 4-3/4-4 handout   2/21   Cultures
2/21   Hand in 4-2, and 4-3/4-4 assignment; Assign Ch. 4 Review; Ch. 4 Quiz next class   2/25   Cultures
2/25   Chapter 4 Quiz; Ch 5/6 notes; US map assignments   2/27  

North America
2/27   Ch. 6 notes; Hand in US maps; Assign Reteaching Ch. 6 WS       North America
3/1   Canada notes; North America quiz; Assign Canada map; Ch 7 1&2 WS       North America
3/5   Hand in Canada map; Google Earth Assignment; finish ch. 7 notes       North America
3/11   Google Earth Assignment; Assign North America Review/Study Guide; Test next class       North America
3/13   North America Review due; North America Quiz; South America Discovery       North America
3/15   Macchu Picchu; Google Earth Assignment       South America
3/19   South America mapping assignment; Ch. 8 notes       South America
3/21   South America Economy; ch. 9 notes;South America map quiz; assigned South America Review       South America
3/25   South America review Due; South America quiz; TPS Report (in class)       Europe
3/27   Europe/Ch. 12 notes; Chapter 12.1/2 WS; Europe Physical map; Europe Political Map assigned       Europe
4/2   Ch. 13 notes; Europe Political Map; Bosnica Conflict Article; TPS report; Quiz next class       Europe
4/4   Europe map quiz; Siberia video; Ch. 14 notes; Europe Review WS assigned; Europe quiz net class       Europe
4/8   Europe Quiz; Siberia Video       Russia
4/12   Russia/Siberia, Video, Reading Guide       Russia
4/16   Chernobyl video; Ch. 15 notes       Russia
4/18   Test over Russia; start Asia       Southeast Asia

4/22

   Ch. 27 notes; DMZ video; Asia Latitude and Longitude Assignment       Southeast Asia
4/24   Ch. 28 notes; Begin China Rises Video; Assign 26-28 packet       Southeast Asia
4/26   Correct packet; Review/Study Guide; Finish China Revealed       Southeast Asia
4/30   Ch. 26-28 Test; Assign Middle East mapping assignment; Desert Seas Video       Middle East
5/2   Ch. 17 notes; Assign 17 WS; Dubai Video       Middle East
5/6   Correct Ch. 17 WS; Ch. 18.1/18.2 notes; North Africa Video, Mecca Video; 18.1/18.2 Guided Reading WS - due in class       Middle East
5/8   18.3/18.4/18.5 notes; Guided Reading WS due in class; OPEC video       Middle East
5/10   Ch 19 notes; Ch. 19 packet - due next class       Middle East
5/14   Correct Ch. 19 packet; Assign Semester Test Study Guide and Sem Test Crossword       Review
5/16   Review        
5/20   Jeopardy Review        
5/22   Semester Test        
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

Black Courses
 
Geography
Black 1
 
Date   Assignment Name   Due Date   Description
1/8   Syllabus, Map Quiz; World Map assignment; Start Latitude and Longitude       Mapping
1/10   Hand in World Maps; Take Map Quiz; Ch. 1 notes; SD Map Activity; finish Latitude and Longitude   1/11   Mapping
1/14   Hand in Latitude and Longitude; Finish SD Maps; Begin Room maps       Mapping
1/16   Work on Room Maps; Due 1/17; Assign Ch. 1 pkt   1/17   Mapping
1/18   Correct Ch. 1 pkt; Ch. 1 Quiz; Assign Ch. 2 pkt; Hand in Room Map #1 and Room Map #2   1/22   Mapping
1/23   2.1/2.2 notes; 2-2 WS in class       Physical Earth
1/25   2.3 notes; Water Cycle Internet Activity   1/28   Physical Earth
1/29   Go over Water Cycle Activity;Review; Study Guide; Ch. 2 Quiz next class        
2/4   Ch. 2 Quiz; 3.1 notes; Video; Activity       Climate and Weather
2/6   Tornado Video       Climate and Weather
2/8   3.2/3.3 notes; Assign Study Guide and Review       Climate and Weather
2/12   Ch. 3 Test; Start Ch. 4 - Cultures of the World      

Cultures
2/14   Population Pyramid activity - due 2/14   2/19   Cultures
2/14   Population Pyramid due; 4.2 notes; 4.2 assignment; 4-3/4-4 handout   2/21   Cultures
2/20   Hand in 4-2, and 4-3/4-4 assignment; Assign Ch. 4 Review; Ch. 4 Quiz next class   2/25   Cultures
2/22   Chapter 4 Quiz; Ch 5/6 notes; US map assignments   2/27  

North America
2/26   Ch. 6 notes; Hand in US maps; Assign Reteaching Ch. 6 WS       North America
2/28   Canada notes; North America quiz; Assign Canada map; Ch 7 1&2 WS       North America
3/4   Hand in Canada map; Google Earth Assignment; finish ch. 7 notes       North America
3/6   Google Earth Assignment; Assign North America Review/Study Guide; Test next class       North America
3/12   North America Review due; North America Quiz; South America Discovery       North America
3/14   Macchu Picchu; Google Earth Assignment       South America
3/18   South America mapping assignment; Ch. 8 notes       South America
3/20   South America Economy; ch. 9 notes;South America map quiz; assigned South America Review       South America
3/22   South America review Due; South America quiz; TPS Report (in class)       Europe
3/26   Europe/Ch. 12 notes; Chapter 12.1/2 WS; Europe Physical map; Europe Political Map assigned       Europe
3/28   Ch. 13 notes; Europe Political Map; Bosnica Conflict Article; TPS report; Quiz next class       Europe
4/3   Europe map quiz; Siberia video; Ch. 14 notes; Europe Review WS assigned; Europe quiz net class       Europe
4/5   Europe Quiz; Siberia Video       Russia
4/15   Russia/Siberia, Video, Reading Guide       Russia
4/17   Chernobyl video; Ch. 15 notes       Russia
4/19   Test over Russia; start Asia       Southeast Asia

4/23

   Ch. 27 notes; DMZ video; Asia Latitude and Longitude Assignment       Southeast Asia
4/25   Ch. 28 notes; Begin China Rises Video; Assign 26-28 packet       Southeast Asia
4/29   Correct packet; Review/Study Guide; Finish China Revealed       Southeast Asia
5/1   Ch. 26-28 Test; Assign Middle East mapping assignment; Desert Seas Video       Middle East
5/3   Ch. 17 notes; Assign 17 WS; Dubai Video       Middle East
5/7   Correct Ch. 17 WS; Ch. 18.1/18.2 notes; North Africa Video, Mecca Video; 18.1/18.2 Guided Reading WS - due in class       Middle East
5/9   18.3/18.4/18.5 notes; Guided Reading WS due in class; OPEC video       Middle East
5/13   Ch 19 notes; Ch. 19 packet - due next class       Middle East
5/15   Correct Ch. 19 packet; Assign Semester Test Study Guide and Sem Test Crossword       Review
5/17   Review        
5/21   Jeopardy Review        
5/23   Semester Test        
           

 
             
             
             
             
             
             
       

 

    
       

 

    
       

 

    

 
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Geography
Black 3
 Room 208

 

Date   Assignment Name   Due Date   Description
1/8   Same assignments and due dates as B1        
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

 


Civics
Black 4
 Room 208
     
Date   Assignment Name   Due Date   Description
1/8   Syllabus, Jaywalking, Chapter 1.1 notes       Becoming US Citizen
1/10  

Hand in Jaywalking, Finish Ch. 1.2 notes; Assign Citizenship Crossword

   1/11   Becoming US Citizen
1/14   Hand in Crossword; Take Jaywalking Quiz; 1.3 notes; Assign Ch. 1 packet   1/15   Becoming US Citizen
1/16   Correct packet; Hand out Study Guide and Review for test; Test next class and Naturalization Quiz   1/17   Becoming US Citizen
1/18   Ch. 1 Test and Naturalization Quiz; Assign Ch. 2 packet; 2.1 notes if time allows      

Becoming US Citizen
1/23   2.1/2.2 notes; Correct Ch. 2 packet; Mayflower Compact Activity; Start Colonial Government packet       13 Colonies
1/25   Finish 2.2 notes; Complete Colonial Government Packet in Class; Take CG Quiz; Assign Britain Changes Policies       13 Colonies
1/29   2.3 Notes; Britian Changes Policies and 2-3/2-4 WS; Ch. 2 Quiz next class   1/30   13 Colonies
2/4   Go over Britain Changes Policies; Correct 2-3/2-4; Take Ch. 2 Quiz; Assign Ch. 3 packet   2/1   13 Colonies
2/6   Correct Ch. 3 packet; Assign Critical Period and Word Search       Building of US Constitution
2/8   3.1 notes; Hand in Word Search; work on Critical Period (due 2/7); Start Chapter 3 Projects - due 2/11       Building of US Constitution
2/12   3.2 notes; Correct Criticial Period; work on projects; Assign 3-2/3-3 WS   2/11   Building of US Constitution
2/20   Projects Due; 3.3 notes; Correct 3-2/3-3 WS; Assign 3-4 and Reteach   2/19   Building of US Constitution
2/22   Correct 3-4/Reteach; 3.4 notes; Hand out Study Guide; Jeopardy for review   2/21   Building of US Constitution
2/26   Chapter 3 Test; Assign Chapter 4 packet       Constitution/Amendments
2/28   4.1 & 4.2 notes; Court Cases       Consitution and Amendments
3/4  

4.3/4.4 notes; Gideon's Trumpet; section 4.4 assignment

       Consitution/Amendments
3/6   Gideon's Trumpet; Assign Chapter 4 Review       Constitution/Amendments
3/12   Chapter 4 Reading Guide; Red Cross Reading; Chapter 4 Quiz   3/14   Constitution/Amendments
3/14   6.1/6.2 notes; Assign Congress Scavenger Hunt - due 3/19   3/19   Legislative Branch
3/18   6.3/6.4 notes; Chapter 6.3/4 WS; Assign Chapter 6 Review   3/21   Legislative Branch
3/20   Chapter 6 Review; Chapter 6 Quiz; 7.1/7.2 notes   3/21   Legislative Branch
3/26   Electoral College; Assign Ch.7 packet; 7.3/7.4 notes   3/27   Executive Branch
3/28   Ch. 7 Quiz; The American President       Executive Branch
4/3   The American President; Ch. 8 Pre-Quiz       Executive Branch/Judicial Branch
4/5   8.1 notes; Assigned Ch. 8 Projects - due April 23       Executive Branch
4/15   8.2; work day on projects; due April 23       Executive Branch
4/17   8.3 notes; work day        
4/19   8.4 notes; last work day on projects; due April 22       Executive Branch
4/23   Ch. 8 Projects are due; Assign Ch. 8 study guide and 8 Reteach       Executive Branch
4/25   Hand in Study Guide and 8 Reteach; Ch. 8 Test; Assign Ch. 9 packet; 9.1 notes       Political Parties
4/29   "It's a Party" in class Activity; Party Graphic Organizer due in class       Political Parties
5/1   Correct ch. 9 packets; 9.2 notes; Assign Ch. 9 study guide       Political Parties
5/3   Ch 9 Quiz, Chapter 17 packet       Internet and Citizenship
5/7   Digital Life 102 ; 17.1 notes       Internet and Citizenship
5/9   17.2 notes; "What's the Big Deal About Internet Privacy?"       Internet and Citizenship
5/13   17.3 notes; Assign 17-2/17-3 WS - correct in class; Assign 17 Reteach and Semester Test Crossword       Internet and Citizenship
5/15   Work on study guide and review crossword puzzles       Semester Review
5/17   Review in class       Semester Review
5/21   Jeopardy/Review       Semester Review
5/23   Semester Test        
             
             
             
             
             
             
     
 
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