HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL



HAMPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

LESSON PLAN

Grade: 8th Subject: Social Studies

Week of: November 14-18, 2011 (wk#15)

Teachers: Hendrix, St. Germaine, Oden, Nolder, Payne, Slater, Wills

|Monday |

|Key Vocabulary: constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, sovereignty, federalism, elections, political parties, citizenship |

|Materials: textbook, interactive notebook, BLM pgs, assessments |

|Standards Addressed: |

|SS8CG1 The student will describe the role of citizens under Georgia's constitution. |

|Explain voting qualifications and elections in Georgia. |

|Explain the role of political parties in government. |

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|Topics Covered: Foundations of Government |

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|Essential Questions: |

|What are the qualifications to vote in GA? (CG1d) |

|What role do political parties play in our government? (CG1e) |

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|Prime Time: Students will write questions in interactive notebook then find the answers by researching in their textbooks. |

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|Instructional Strategies/ Activities: |

|Monday: |

|Copy standard in interactive notebook: SS8CG1d and e |

|Read pages 578-583 |

|Notes-- written in interactive notebook: CG1d and e |

|Complete Writing Activity |

|Cloze Activity |

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|Differentiated Strategies: |

|Graphic organizer |

|Interactive notebook |

|Writing assignment |

|Use a picture of an elephant and a donkey to symbolize Republican and Democratic party. |

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|Reading/ Writing Activity: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS |

|Students use their writing skills to create a brochure to convince young people just about to finish high school to register and to vote. They should outline the |

|importance of voting in the brochure. |

|Compose letters to the editor of a local newspaper encouraging the community to vote and offering reasons why their vote is important. |

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|Summarization: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS |

|Notes on reading |

|Thumbs up/down on questions. |

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|Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, |

| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday |

|Key Vocabulary: constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, sovereignty, federalism, elections, political parties |

|Materials: textbook, interactive notebook, BLM pgs, assessments |

|Standards Addressed: |

|SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia. |

|Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia. |

|Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council- manager forms of city government. |

|Describe the functions of special-purpose governments. |

|Evaluate the role of local government working with state agencies to administer state programs. |

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|Topics Covered: Foundations of Government |

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|Essential Questions: |

|What are the differences in functions and purposes of city and county governments in Georgia? (CG5a) |

|How are the three major forms of Georgia’s city governments alike and how are they different? (CG5b) |

|What are the functions of special purpose governments? (CG5c) |

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|Prime Time: Students will write questions in interactive notebook then find the answers by researching in their textbooks. |

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|Instructional Strategies/ Activities: |

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|Read pages 564-567 (SS8CG5a) |

|Read pages 568-569 Levels of Taxes |

|Read pages 570-574 City Government & Special Purpose Districts |

|BLM pgs. 177-180 |

|Notes– in interactive notebook |

|Outline for local governments-students fill in blanks |

|City government power outline- use with page 570-573 |

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|Differentiated Strategies: |

|Guest Speakers |

|Venn diagram- comparing governments |

|Students create a tree diagram of how the powers pass through the county from mayor/council to the people. |

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|Reading/ Writing Activity: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS |

|Have each students select a concern that is within the jurisdiction of the local government. Students can then write a letter to the local government asking them |

|to look into the concern. Tell students: Whenever you present a “problem”, suggest some ways to fix the problem. Examples of problems: Roads with pot holes, |

|stop signs are not easily seen, lights that don’t work, public parks are unusable, etc… Brainstorm with students, let them come up with ideas!!!! |

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|Summarization: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS |

|Notes on reading |

|Thumbs up/down on questions. |

|Shared writing assignments |

|Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, Application, Evaluation |

|Friday |

|Key Vocabulary: constitution, separation of powers, checks and balances, sovereignty, federalism, elections, political parties |

|Materials: textbook, interactive notebook, Prime time quiz |

|Standards Addressed: |

|SS8CG5 The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia. |

|Explain the origins, functions, purposes, and differences of county and city governments in Georgia. |

|Compare and contrast the weak mayor-council, the strong mayor-council, and the council- manager forms of city government. |

|Describe the functions of special-purpose governments. |

|Evaluate the role of local government working with state agencies to administer state programs. |

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|Topics Covered: Foundations of Government |

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|Essential Questions: |

|What are the differences in functions and purposes of city and county governments in Georgia? (CG5a) |

|How are the three major forms of Georgia’s city governments alike and how are they different? (CG5b) |

|What are the functions of special purpose governments? (CG5c) |

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|Prime Time: |

|QUIZ |

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|Differentiated Strategies: |

|Oral presentations, group response, independent research |

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|Instructional Strategies/ Activities: |

|CURRENT EVENTS |

|Review Current Event requirements with students. |

|Finish standard CG5 |

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|Summarization: |

|Students will present their current events. |

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|Reading/ Writing Activity: Current Event- write two paragraphs about event |

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|Level of Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, Evaluation |

Weekly Assessments:

• Formative test

• Quiz on Prime Time

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Learning Targets:

The students will understand:

• When there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.

• The student will understand that technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society.

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