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DIGITAL AGENDA
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CLASS CALENDAR

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NOTEBOOK RUBRIC
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CORNELL NOTES SAMPLE
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STATION RUBRICS
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DISCUSSION STARTERS
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QUESTIONING
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HABITS OF MIND


Work Ethic & Expectations
Classroom Rules
Read/Understand
Silent reading and quiet questioning, apply all the reading strategies that you have been taught. If you do not understand what you have read, stop, reread, and define words until you understand.
If you need help, "Ask 3 then me."

Write/Make
Do and submit quality work, use evidence to support your claims, explain your reasoning, and follow all the directions.
If you need help, "Ask 3 then me."

Listen/Speak
During discussions, always use the language of history. If you are unsure how to do this, use the words on the word wall at the front of the classroom, the sentence starters provided, and/or your notes in your composition notebook. 

If you need help, "Ask 3 then me."

Theme #6: GOVERNMENT AND POWER

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Learning Stations & Lesson Links:

UNIT VOCABULARY DIRECTIONS
1 LEARNING STATION DIRECTIONS
2 LEARNING STATION DIRECTIONS
3 LEARNING STATION DIRECTIONS
vocabulary-6.pdf
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1_learning_station_readings.pdf
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american_presidents_links_and_resources.pdf
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presidents_illustration_pages.pdf
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sensory_image_directions.pdf
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DIGITAL PARALLEL TIMELINE, Project:

The rule of law in the United States is no doubt a powerful tool that keeps our country organized. In this partner project you will learn about the significant executive orders, laws, and supreme court cases that have shaped our country, for better or for worse.
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CHECKLIST & DIRECTIONS

old PResidents Discuss current events, Project

After learning about one of our past presidents, in the point of view of their president, students will discuss current presidential candidates, and try to convince or explain to other "president students" who they should elect as their next president of the United States.
DISCUSSION CHECKLIST
RESOURCES & LINKS
DEBATE FORM & DIRECTIONS

Unit description:

Questions: What are some characteristics of a president? How does the President of the United States use their powers to check and balance the powers of the other Branches of Government? Can a president abuse their powers? What happens when a president abuses their power?

Purpose: The purpose of this unit is to study how the government is organized, how it gets and maintains its power, and how people participate in the government to ensure that those elected and appointed to run the government do not abuse their powers.

Objectives: Scholars will.. listen to their peers and participate in academic discussions, assess their achievement by using instructional and analytical rubrics, use the Close Reading strategy to analyze a variety of texts, identify claims, evidence, and reasoning in a variety of texts, write using the CERS formate for argument/persuasive writing, write explanatory essays and responses, as well as evaluate current events using your historical background knowledge and logic.

CLASSROOM RESOURCES:

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HISTORY ALIVE TCI
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8th Grade History
Content Standards
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USERNAME: student.341093
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READING & WRITING
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READING & THINKING
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COMMON CORE
History Standards
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EDMODO
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VOCABULARY
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SECRET MISSIONS
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HOW TO SAY WORDS
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UNIT PLAYLISTS
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READING LEVELS
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DO SOMETHING.ORG

Finished with your work?

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iCIVICS GAMES: YOU NEED A COMPUTER FOR THESE GAMES
GAMES THAT CAN BE DONE ON THE iPAD:
1. Best of History Online Games
2. HIstory Channel Games
3. Kids.gov History Games
    (Approved by the President!)
4. Mission U.S.
5. Jamestown Adventure Click Here OR HERE
6. Lewis & Clark Adventure
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