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American Government

AP Human Geography

Monday

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Tuesday

Standard(s):

• SSCG3(c): Explain the fundamental principles of the United States Constitution, including limited government, the rule of law, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and popular sovereignty

Learning Target:

• I will analyze how the US Constitution addresses the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Success Criteria:

• I can identify the 6 fundamental principles of the United States Constitution 

• I can explain the principle of limited government as it states that no government is all powerful and has to operate under the consent of the governed

• I can explain the principle of rule of law as it states that no person or government is above the law 

• I can explain the principle of federalism as it states that it is the method of distributing power amongst national and regional governments 

• I can explain the principle of separation of powers as it states that each of the three branches of government have separate powers and responsibilities 

• I can explain the principle of checks and balances as it is a system that ensures that powers are not abused 

• I can explain the principle of popular sovereignty as it states that people are sovereign and have all the power  

Lesson/Activity

Pirate Prep; Anatomy of the Constitution and answer questions in differentiated formats 

Articles of Constitution Task Bank Activity

Standard(s):

• SPS-2 Changes in population have long- and short-term effects on a place’s economy, culture, and politics.

Learning Target:

• SPS-2.B Explain how the changing role of females has demographic consequences in different parts of the world.

• SPS-2.B.1 Changing social values and access to education, employment, health care, and contraception have reduced fertility rates in most parts of the world. 

• SPS-2.B.2 Changing social, economic, and political roles for females have influenced patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration, as illustrated by Ravenstein’s laws of migration.

Success Criteria:

• I can explain how the changing role of females has demographic consequences in different parts of the world.

• I can understand how the changing social values and access to education, employment, health care, and contraception have reduced fertility rates in most parts of the world. 

• I can understand how changing social, economic, and political roles for females have influenced patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration, as illustrated by Ravenstein’s laws of migration.

Lesson/Activity:

Pirate Prep: FRQ introduction; FRQ Analyze; FRQ Practice; Unit 2.8 Vocabulary and reading

Wednesday

Standard(s):

• SSCG5(d):  Analyze the Supremacy Clause found in Article VI and the role of the US Constitution as the “supreme law of the land.” 

• SSCG5 (e): Describe the roles of Congress and the states in the formal process of amending the Constitution.

• SSCG6: Analyze the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured.

• SSCG7(a): Define civil liberties as protections against government actions (e.g., First Amendment)

Learning Targets:

• I will analyze the Supremacy Clause found in Article VI of the US Constitution 

• I will analyze the role of the US Constitution as the “supreme law of the land.” 

• I will describe the roles of the US Congress and the states in the formal process of amending the US Constitution 

• I will analyze the meaning and the importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured 

Success Criteria:

• I can define supremacy 

• I can identify the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the US Constitution 

• I can explain how the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the US Constitution gives the national government power over state and local government 

• I can identify that Article VI of the US Constitution states that the US Constitution is the “supreme law of the land” 

• I can define what it means for the US Constitution to be the “supreme law of the land” 

• I can explain the role of the US Congress in the Amendment process as it relates to the proposal process 

• I can explain the role of the states in the Amendment process as it relates to the ratification process 

Lesson:

Pirate Prep; Review over Principles of Govt; Separation of Powers/ Checks and Balances Articles of Constitution

Principles Recap Activity/Kahoot/Quizlet

Standard(s):

• IMP-2 Changes in population are due to mortality, fertility, and migration, which are influenced by the interplay of environmental, economic, cultural, and political factors.

Learning Target: 

• IMP-2.C Explain how different causal factors encourage migration

• IMP-2.C.1 Migration is commonly divided into push factors and pull factors.

• IMP-2.C.2 Push/pull factors and intervening opportunities/obstacles can be cultural, demographic, economic, environmental, or political. 

Success Criteria: 

• I can explain how different causal factors encourage migration.

• I can understand how push/pull factors and intervening opportunities/obstacles can be cultural, demographic, economic, environmental, or political.

Lesson/Activities: 

Pirate Prep: FRQ (Analyze); FRQ Review question from yesterday; FRQ structure (Thesis).; Unit 2.10 vocabulary and reading.

Resources: Mr. Sinns Task Verbs; EDPuzzle Unit 2.7 & 2.8

Thursday

Standard(s):

• SSCG6: Analyze the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured.

• SSCG7(a): Define civil liberties as protections against government actions (e.g., First Amendment)

Learning Targets:

• I can identify each of the Bill of Rights as the first ten amendments of the US Constitution 

• I can identify each of the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights 

• I can explain why having these rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights will benefit the citizens of the United States of America

Success Criteria

• I will analyze the meaning and the importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured 

Lesson/Activity

Pirate Prep; Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer

BOR in the News

Standard(s):

• IMP-2: Changes in population are due to mortality, fertility, and migration, which are influenced by the interplay of environmental, economic, cultural, and political factors.

Learning Target: 

• IMP-2.D: Describe types of forced and voluntary migration. 

• IMP-2.D.1: Forced migrations include slavery and events that produce refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers. 

• IMP-2.D.2: Types of voluntary migrations include transnational, transhumance, internal, chain, step, guest worker, and rural-to-urban.

Success Criteria:

• I can describe the types of forced and voluntary.

• I can describe forced migrations including slavery slavery and events that produce refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers. 

• I can identify the types of voluntary migrations including transnational, transhumance, internal, chain, step, guest worker, and rural-to-urban.

Lesson/Activities: 

Pirate Prep FRQ Practice Test Question; Unit 2.11 vocabulary and reading.

Resources: Mr. Sinns How to Write an FRQ;

EDPuzzle 2.9 & 2.10

Friday

Standard(s):

• SSCG6: Analyze the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured.

• SSCG7(a): Define civil liberties as protections against government actions (e.g., First Amendment)

Learning Target(s):

• I can identify each of the Bill of Rights as the first ten amendments of the US Constitution 

• I can identify each of the rights guaranteed by the BIll of Rights 

• I can explain why having these rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights will benefit the citizens of the United States of America

Success Criteria:

• I will analyze the meaning and the importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured 

Lesson/Activity

Pirate Prep; Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer  (Complete)

BOR in the News

Standard(s):

• IMP-2 Changes in population are due to mortality, fertility, and migration, which are influenced by the interplay of environmental, economic, cultural, and political factors.

Learning Target(s):

• IMP-2.E Explain historical and

contemporary geographic effects of migration.

• IMP-2.E.1 Migration has political, economic, and cultural effects.

Success Criteria:

• I can explain the  historical and

contemporary geographic effects of migration.

• I can know that migration has political, economic, and cultural effects.

Lesson/Activities: 

Pirate Prep: FRQ Practice Test Question #2; Analyze Migration Maps Activity; Unit 2.12 vocabulary and reading.

Resources: 

Analyze Migration Maps PPT