Teachers Name: Michael Pechon

Unit 3: What makes America

unique? Unit 4: How does our
Legislative Branch work?

Week: 3/7/2016-3/11/2016
Course/ Period: Civics 1,2,4
Curriculum Mandates:
SSR
Evidence Based Writing Assignment
Monday

AIM &
Objectives

Teacher Out

Daily Formative
Assessment
(ex: Exit Slip)

Teacher Out

Lesson Scope

Agenda

Time

Tuesday
AIM: What do I need to know to be successful on the Unit 3 test
tomorrow?
Objective: SWBAT explain what they need to know to be successful
on the Unit 3 test tomorrow.
Completed study guide

CFUs

Agenda

Time

Review yesterdays essay.

Students finish watching
"The Island" and write a
paper.

Conduct a review for the test

using a Study Guide.

CFUs

10

Review essays.

80

Talk moves
Cold calls

Homework: Review Study Guide

and class notes for test
tomorrow.
Instructional
Strategies
Differentiation

CCSS/ GLEs

Direct Instruction; AECR ; Primary Sources

Direct instruction, AECR, partners ; Primary Sources

Struggling
Ask weaker students "leading" questions to bring them "step by
step" to the depth of understanding necessary.

Struggling
Ask weaker students "leading" questions to bring them "step by
step" to the depth of understanding necessary.

Advanced
Ask stronger students higher level questions during class
discussions to challenge them and increase depth of thought.
C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.5,

Ask stronger students higher level questions during class discussions

to challenge them and increase depth of thought.
C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.5,

Advanced

Wednesday
AIM &
Objectives

Daily
Formative
Assessment
(ex: Exit
Slip)
Lesson
Scope

Thursday

Friday

Aim: What did I learn in Unit 3?

Objective: SWBAT demonstrate what they
learned in Unit 3.

Aim: How does the Legislative Branch of

Congress work?
Objective: SWBAT explain how the Legislative
Branch of Congress works.

Unit Test

Homework

Agenda
Students come in
and take test.
SSR for those that
finish early.

Time
90

CFUs
Test

Agenda

Time

CFUs

Aim: What happens to the Congress if the

population grows and people move
around the country?
Objective: SWBAT explain what happens
when people move around the country
and the population grows.
Exit ticket

Agenda

Review with students

previous days test.

15

Talk moves

Review student
homework

Introduce new Unit

about How the
Legislative Branch
works.

Talk moves
Cold calls

Review
yesterday's lesson
about the
Legislature

25

Watch video

Show students a video

of how Congress
works.
Discuss and complete
worksheets from
ICivics that explains
the Legislative Branch

30

Talk moves
Cold calls

10

Talk moves
Cold calls

Review days lesson.

Homework: AECR,
Describe why the
Congress has to be
the one to declare war
can be a "separation
of power" issue.

Time
15

Talk moves
Cold calls

30
Introduce Article 1
of the Constitution
and lead a
discussion about
the powers of
Congress.

Talk moves
Cold calls

15

Talk moves
Cold Calls

Display a .gif map

about population
growth over 200
years and discuss
how it effects
Congress.

Talk moves
Cold calls

Review days
lesson.

15

Exit Ticket

Homework: None
Assessment

Direct instruction, partners, AECR, close reading

Talk moves
Cold calls

10

Exit Ticket

Instructiona
l Strategies

CFUs

Direct instruction, partners

Differentiati
on

Struggling
Ensure struggling students get all allowed
accommodations.
Advanced

CCSS/ GLEs

C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.5,

Struggling
Ask weaker students "leading" questions to bring
them "step by step" to the depth of
understanding necessary.
Advanced
Ask stronger students higher level questions
during class discussions to challenge them and
increase depth of thought.
C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.5,

Struggling
Ask weaker students "leading" questions
to bring them "step by step" to the depth
of understanding necessary.
Advanced
Ask stronger students higher level
questions during class discussions to
challenge them and increase depth of
thought.
C.1.1, C.1.2, C.1.4, C.1.5,