Lesson Plans

Week of: Sept 30-Oct4

*for additional curriculum information, please visit the district's resource High School Resource Guides  or Georgia Standards of Excellence

American Govt

Monday

HURRICANE

Tuesday

HURRICANE

Wednesday

American Government Standards: 

SSCG3 (b). Analyze how the Constitution addresses the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

 Learning Target:

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

Success Criteria:

• I can identify the 5 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation 

• I can analyze the effect of each weakness of the AOC

• I can describe how Shays’ Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, including how it pushed the framers to house the Constitutional Convention of 1787 

Lesson/Activity: Pirate Prep/Cnn10;  Recap AOC/Reading Summary

AOC Escape room activity

Thursday

American Government Standards: 

SSCG3 (a).Analyze debates during the drafting of the Constitution, including the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Great Compromise, and the Commerce Clause.

 Learning Target:

I will analyze the debates during the drafting of the Constitution, including the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Great Compromise, and the Commerce Clause. 

Success Criteria:

• I can identify the 5 issues that were debated during the drafting of the US Constitution 

• I can identify both sides of the issues debated during the drafting of the US Constitution

• I can determine the compromises that arose from the debates during the drafting of the US Constitution such as: 

• The Great Compromise 

• Commerce Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise 

• Three-Fifths Compromise 

• Creating the Electoral College

Lesson/Activity: Pirate Prep; Convention Graphic Organizer; Comparing Plans at Convention Guided Reading  

Resources: Convention Crash Course video; Students of History

Friday

American Government Standards: 

SSCG3 (a).Analyze debates during the drafting of the Constitution, including the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Great Compromise, and the Commerce Clause.

LT: I will analyze the debates during the drafting of the Constitution, including the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Great Compromise, and the Commerce Clause. 

SC:

• I can identify the 5 issues that were debated during the drafting of the US Constitution 

• I can identify both sides of the issues debated during the drafting of the US Constitution

• I can determine the compromises that arose from the debates during the drafting of the US Constitution such as: 

• The Great Compromise 

• Commerce Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise 

• Three-Fifths Compromise 

• Creating the Electoral College

Lesson/Activity: Pirate Prep, Federalists vs Anti Feds Graphic Organizer; Choose a side: Bumper Sticker

Resources: CNN10/Achieve “Stubborn Rhode Island”