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- 3/7/2025
Brunswick High School Weekly Lesson Plan Template Week of: March 3-March 7 *for additional curriculum information, please visit the district's resource High School Resource Guides or Georgia Standards of Excellence American Govt Monday SSCG8a: Cite the formal qualifications for representatives and senators listed in the Constitution. SSCG8b: Describe the election process for representatives and senators and how the 17th Amendment impacted the election of senators. SSCG8c: Compare the terms of office for each chamber of Congress and explain the Founders’ intent. Learning Target: I will cite the formal qualifications for representatives and senators listed in the US Constitution I will describe the election process for US House of Representatives and US Senators I will describe how the 17th Amendment impacted the election of US Senators I will compare the terms of office for each chamber of the US Congress and explain the intent of the framers of the US Constitution Success Criteria I can identify the formal qualifications for US House of representatives I can identify the formal qualifications for the US Senators I can describe the election process of the US House of Representatives I can describe the election process of the US Senate I can describe how the 17th Amendment changed how the people of the US directly elect the US Senators I can identify the terms of office for the US House of Representatives I can identify the terms of office for the US Senate I can explain the framers’ intent of developing an upper house is that the US Senate will be a continuous body that is elected every six years I can explain the framers’ intent of developing a lower house is that the US House of representatives will be elected every two years Lesson: Pirate Prep; Google Slides presentation: Structure of US Congress; Congress in a Flash Reading Tuesday SSCG8 (d) Compare and contrast the powers of each chamber of Congress (e.g., power of the purse, 16th Amendment, treaties, etc.) Learning Target: I will compare and contrast the powers of the US House of Representatives and US Senate I can identify the powers belonging to the US House of Representatives I can identify the powers belonging to the US Senate Lesson: Pirate Prep, Google Slides Powers of Congress Article I Scavenger Hunt Wednesday SSCG8 (d) Compare and contrast the powers of each chamber of Congress (e.g., power of the purse, 16th Amendment, treaties, etc.) Learning Target: I will compare and contrast the powers of the US House of Representatives and US Senate I can identify the powers belonging to the US House of Representatives I can identify the powers belonging to the US Senate Lesson: Pirate Prep, Google Slides Powers of Congress Article I Scavenger Hunt (complete) Test Remediation/Make ups Thursday SSCG8 (e) Explain the steps in the legislative process. Learning Target: I will explain the steps in the legislative process in how a bill becomes a law Success Criteria: I can identify the process to present a bill I can determine the review process before a bill becomes a law I can determine what causes a bill to die in committee I can determine what causes a bill to pass in committee I can determine the role of the President in passing or vetoing a bill Lesson: Pirate Prep; How A Bill Becomes A Law Graphic Organizer Fill In ; Bill to Law Activity I’m Just a Bill; Crash Course videos Friday SSCG8 (e) Explain the steps in the legislative process. Learning Target: I will explain the steps in the legislative process in how a bill becomes a law Success Criteria: I can identify the process to present a bill I can determine the review process before a bill becomes a law I can determine what causes a bill to die in committee I can determine what causes a bill to pass in committee I can determine the role of the President in passing or vetoing a bill Lesson: Pirate Prep; How A Bill Becomes A Law Graphic Organizer Fill In ; Bill to Law Activity Missing Work Make Up Day Achieve: All About Congress