MONDAY - Today, you are members of the Georgia General Assembly. You will propose legislation, debate it in committee, put a house the vote, and send your bill to the governor.
TUESDAY - Read about Georgia's Executive branch in chapter 15.1. Then, answer the essential questions for this section of the unit. Download Essential question 15.1
HW: Begin reviewing the legislative and executive branches for Thursday's test
WEDNESDAY - Learn more about the departments and agencies that help Georgia's governor enforce the laws. Can you match the department head with their job description? Download Elected officials matching table student version. Then, identify the state agencies and answer some questions about each. Download State agencies student version 2010
HW: Finish any work not completed in class, study for tomorrow's test on the legislative and executive branches of Georgia.
THURSDAY - Demonstrate your mastery of the legislative and executive branches of Georgia with today's test. Then, begin reading about the Judicial Branch in chapter 15.3. Define all the red vocabulary words and create 8 questions and answers (Q & As) for this section.
HW: Complete any work not completed in class
FRIDAY - It's DBQ time - your job today is to use primary documents to determine "How the Constitution Guarded against Tyranny." Sound like fun? As a class, we will analyze the documents. On your own, you will write a thesis statement using the chicken foot as your guide. Your thesis statement will be due Monday.
AC - Since this is your third DBQ, you will analyze the documents during class on your own (feel free to ask me any questions). At home, you will write your thesis statement and your thesis paper. Your DBQ will be due on 12/16.
HW: DBQ!!!!!