4-8-2013

• Pick up a copy of the article “Voter turnout spotlights educational need” and the half sheet of questions.

• Read and answer questions.

• Agenda– Talking to the Text– Article questions– Homework: Assign position

papers; read article at home and take notes on it

• Objectives:– Students will demonstrate

analysis of voter turnout by talking to the text.

– Students will demonstrate understanding by reading and recording interpretations using context clues and talking to the text.

Put the post-it on pg 63 of your notebook and write the following:

Chp. 7 Essential Question

How fairAnd effective

Is the Electoral process?

This will be your essayQuestion for this

chapter. Each day, at the end of the Hour,

we will go back to this Page and brainstorm Ideas For answers to this Question. By the end of the

Chapter, you would have Already brainstormed

Everything you are going

To write about.

4-9-2013

• Take out your position article

• Review your notes on it

• Take out a sheet of paper

• Agenda:– Mandatory Voting laws

• Structured Writing Activity

• Objectives:– Students will demonstrate

evaluation of mandatory voting laws by justifying their position.

– Students will write a reflection about their position on mandatory voting laws by completing sentence stems.

Bellwork 11-6-2013

• In your opinion, should we pass mandatory voting laws? Why or Why not?

• Agenda:– Bellwork– Chapter 6 Quiz: 20

minutes [#1-20]– Chapter 7 Section 1 Notes

• Objectives:– Students will demonstrate

knowledge of the five nominating methods.

– Students will demonstrate understanding by taking notes using a structured notes template.

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Words* Same format as last chapter: word, definition, sentence, and

picture*

1. Nomination2. Caucus3. Direct primary4. Closed primary5. Open primary 6. Ballot7. Absentee voting

8. Precinct9. Polling place10. Political action

committee (PAC)11. Subsidy12. Hard money13. Soft money

11-7-2013• What are the

three reasons for why nomination is important .

• Agenda– Bellwork– Finish Section 1

• Announcements:– Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz next week

Tuesday 11-12– Chapter 7 Test next week Tuesday 11-

12

Students will demonstrate knowledge about the nominating process by describing the steps involved.

Students will demonstrate understanding by taking notes using a structures notes template.

4-12-2013What is the difference between a primary and a caucus?

• Agenda– Bellwork– Section 2 Notes

• Announcements:– Chapter 7 Vocab Quiz on

Monday 4-15-2013• Vocabulary Due

– Chapter 7 Test next week Wednesday 4-17-2013

Students will demonstrate knowledge about the nominating process by describing the steps involved.Students will demonstrate understanding by taking notes using a structures notes template.

11-11-2013Explain the following nominating processes: self-announcement and petition.

• Agenda– Bellwork– Vocabulary Quiz – Section 1-2 Notes

• Announcements:– Chapter 7 Test next on

THURSDAY 11-14-2013

Students will demonstrate knowledge about the nominating process by describing the steps involved.Students will demonstrate understanding by taking notes using a structures notes template.

11-12-2013Explain the THREE goals of a national convention.

• Agenda– Bellwork– Vocabulary Quiz – Section 2 Notes

• Announcements:– Chapter 7 Test next on

FRIDAY 11-15-2013

Students will demonstrate knowledge about the nominating process by describing the steps involved.Students will demonstrate understanding by taking notes using a structures notes template.

Bellwork 4-15-2013

• What is the difference between a precinct and a polling place?

• Who is in charge of making election laws?

• Agenda– Bellwork– Vocabulary Quiz – Section 3 Notes– Article: Campaign finance

• Announcements:– Tomorrow: BINGO– Chapter 7 Quest Wednesday

Students will demonstrate knowledge about campaign finance.Students will demonstrate understanding of campaign finance by writing notes using a structured notes template and reading an article.

11-13-2013

• List and explain duties of the Federal Election Commission

• Agenda:– Bellwork– Finish Chapter Notes– Notebook Fixups– BINGO

• Announcements:– Pass back all papers– Chapter 7 Quest

Friday• Students will demonstrate knowledge about the nominating process.

• Students will demonstrate understanding of nominating processes orally answering questions in a review BINGO game.

11-14-2013

• Differentiate between hard and soft money.

• Agenda:– Bellwork– Notebook Fix-ups– Election and Money

• Announcements:– Chapter 7 Quest Friday

• Students will demonstrate analysis about campaign finance.• Students will demonstrate understanding of campaign

finance by reading and article on Obama’s campaign and analyzing a graph and then answering questions.

4-17-2013You have five minutes to

review for the quiz. We start immediately. ____________________________________

Answer sheet:1.MLA heading [top left hand]2.Title: Chapter 7 Quest3.Number 1 to 22

• Agenda:– Chapter 7 Quest: 35

minutes timed– Chapter 9, 10, 11

PowerPoint Project Activity

• Teams• Assign Questions

4-18-2013

You are spending the hour working on answering all of the questions that you were assigned for your team. Your answers must all be done by the end of the hour

• Agenda:– PowerPoint questions– HOMEWORK: TYPE UP

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

• Announcements– WE WILL MEET IN THE

LIBRARY TOMORROW AND FRIDAY… GO STRAIGHT TO THE LIBRARY