ESSENTIAL

LEARNING

OUTCOMES

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

 5/7

Page

134 

 Students will Identify characteristics of a democracy.

Students will define the basic civic values such as justice, honesty, self-discipline, due process, equality, and majority rule with respect for minority rights are expressed in the constitutions and laws of the United States, Canada, and nations of Latin America.

Students will explain what are the basic civic values that are expressed in the constitiution.

1.  Define characteristics of democracy.

2.  Explain what are basic civic values.

3.  How are the constitutions and laws similar in Canada and nations of Latin America.

Tues

5/8

Page 

134

Students will compare the different types of democracies found in Western Hemisphere nations.

Students will present their essays on the how the are similar and different.

  Students will state how the rights of citizens in the United States are similar to and different from the rights of citizens in other nations of the Western Hemisphere.

1.  What are the rights of citizens in the US?

2.  Compare and contrast these rights with the Western Hemisphere.

3.  State your opinion.

Wed

5/9

Page

134

Students will learn how the government is made up. 

Students will use the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights in their explanations.

 Students will compose a letter to a younger brother or sister explaining what we in the United States today mean by the terms power, authority, governance, citizenship, and law.

1.  Describe the Declaration of Independence.

2.  What is the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Constitution?

3.  Why and when was it written?

Thurs

 5/10

Page

134

Students will compare and contrast constitutions of Western Hemisphere nations (how they are alike and different).

Students will give details on how the constitution was alike and different using a Venn Diagram

Students will compare and contrast the constitutions of the Western Hemispheres. 

1.  How are the constitutions in the Western Hemisphere help its people?

2.  Compare its effect on the people of the Western Hemisphere.

3.  Describe in details.

Fri

5/11 

Page

134

Students will define the function of each branch of government.

Students will compare and contrast the way governments affect the lives of people in different nations of the hemisphere.

Students will write down ideas on the effects of the government in people’s lives. 

1.  Why is a government important?

2.  What are the effects on people?

3.  How is this year’s election different from elections before?

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests and Quizzes (50%):

Classwork/ Participation (20%):

Homework (15%):

Projects/ Portfolios (15%):

Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction:

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System