Harwich	High	School	Social	Studies	Dept
	U.S.	Government	Curriculum
				June	2006
Submitted	By	John Dickson
Learning Standard	Lesson Number	Student Learning Outcomes	Instructional Strategies	Text/Materials	Assessment	Mission Statement and Expectations for Learning
USG 1.1	1.01	Students will connect news events from the summer to the study of government, and consider an overview what will be covered in the study of government through this course, connecting this overview to our mission statement and expectations for learning	Group brainstorm on recent events, review of course description, discussion	Course description, Classroom policies	Summer News Story Assignment (opt.), Particpation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 1.2	1.02	Students will consider the idea of anarchy, and understand the terms government, politics, the state, and political philosophy in connection with Wolff's idea	Group reading, discussion, notes	Wolff, In Defense of Anarchism	Wolff worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.1	1.03	Students will discuss the difference between power and authority, the concept of legitimate authority (v. de facto states), the elements of autonomy (free will, reason, responsitbility for our actions), and the conflict between authority and autonomy.	Why do Homework exercise, What it means to be responsible for our actions exercise, discussion, notes	Wolff, In Defense of Anarchism	Wolff worksheet, Participation in Discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 1.4	1.04	Students will explain the concept of the State of Nature, Hobbes' argument for equality, Hobbes' view of human nature, Hobbes' description of the State of Nature as a State of War (no industry, no right/wrong), and Hobbes' argument for dictatorship	My view of human nature exercise, Group reading and discussion of Hobbes, notes	Hobbes, Leviathan	Hobbes worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 1.5, USG 1.7, USG 2.3	1.05	Students will contrast Locke's view of the State of Nature and Human Nature with Hobbes', to understand Locke's ideas about the purpose and goals of government and his argument for a constitutional democracy	Hobbes/Locke comparison exercise, Lecture and discussion of Locke's ideas	Locke, Of Civil Government	Locke Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.3	1.06	Students will understand the basic structure of chimpanzee society and to make connections with human society, human nature, and the State of Nature	Guided notes on chimp society, discussion	Chimp slideshoe, chimp behavior video	Guided notes on chimp society	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.4	1.07	Students will understand the structure of the analytical essay, will begin to formulate their own political philosophy, and will brainstorm and outline their essay	Read and discuss Essay Writing Guide, assign/work on Political Philosophy essay	Essay Writing Guide, Political Philosophy Essay Assignment	Poitical Philosophy essay	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS, Soc
USG 1.3, USG 1.4, USG 2.3, USG 3.1	1.08	Students will discuss the definition of government, its origins and purposes, and its various forms	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 1	Chapter 1 Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.6, USG 2.2, USG 2.4, USG 2.6	1.09	Students will understand and discuss the basic concepts of democracy (individual rights, equality, majority rule, minority rights, compromise, freedom)	What democracy means to me exercise, notes, discussion	Magruder, Chapter 1	Chapter 1 Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 1.4	1.10	Students will synthesize their learning from the Political Philosophy unit and prepare for a unit test	Philosophers comparison, go over test review sheet	Test Review Sheet	Test Review Sheet	AL, EC, CT
	1.11	Students will demonstrate  their learning from the Political Philosophy unit	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 1.9, USG 2.1	2.01	Students will connect British landmark documents and the Revolutionary war to the founding of American Democracy	Read/criticize early documents, discussion	Magruder, Chapter 2	Magruder, Chapter 2	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.2, USG 2.3, USG 2.5, USG 2.9	2.02	Students will critique the Articles of Confederation, discuss the biases of the Framers, and to understand the arguments of the Federalists and the Antifederalists	Articles of Condederation exercise, discussion, notes	Magruder, Chapter 2, Federalist 51, Pennsylvania Minority reading	Magruder Chapter 2 worksheet, Federalist 51 Worksheet, Pennsylvania Minority Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.2, USG 2.3, USG 2.5, USG 2.6, USG 3.1, USG 4.3	2.03	Students will read, understand and discuss the Constitution, its elements and structure, and learn the Preamble Song	Read the Constitution, Learn the Preamble Song	Constitution Guided worksheet	Constitution Guided worksheet	AL, CT, Civ
USG 2.2, USG 2.3	2.04	Students will discuss and understand specific elements within the Constitution (e.g., Commerce Clause)	Review and discussion of key clauses	Constitution Guided worksheet	Constitution Guided worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.4, USG 2.10, USG 3.3, USG 3.14	2.05	Students will understand and discuss the six basic principles of the Constitution (checks and balances, etc.) and the process of formal and informal amendment	Notes, discussion on basic principles, review of amenments	Constitution Guided worksheet, Magruder Chapter 3	Constitution Guided worksheet, Magruder Chapter 3	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.5, USG 2.7, USG 2.8, USG 3.11, USG 5.10	2.06	Students will read and discuss several cases pending before the Supreme Court having to do with constitutional issues, will choose one case, and will write an essay arguing one side of the case	Review of selected pending Supreme Court cases, Assign Constitutional Argument Essay	Selection of pending cases, Constitutional Argument Essay	Constitutional Argument Essay	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS
	2.07	Students will synthesize their learning from the Constitution unit and prepare for a unit test	Go over Unit Review Sheet	Unit Review Sheet	Unit Review Sheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8, USG 2.10	2.08	Students will demonstrate  their learning from the Constitution unit	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 3.7, USG 5.4	3.01	Students will understand the nature and role of political parties in the US, why we have a two-party system, and the basic ideology of the Democratic and Republican parties	My own ideology exercise, review of Democratic and Republican platforms, notes, discussion	Magruder Chapter 5, Platform summaries	Magruder Chapter 5, Ideology exercise sheet	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 3.7, USG 4.5, USG 5.4	3.02	Students will prepare and present the platforms of various political parties in groups, and will understand the basic ideology of all political parties presented to the class	Political Parties Group Presentations	Platforms of Political Parties, Presentation guide, Magruder Chapter 5	Magruder Chapter 5, Presentations, Political Parites Ideology Chart	AL, EC, CR, CT, SC
USG 1.8, USG 5.1, USG 5.2	3.03	Students will discuss right to vote, the expansion of that right over US history, and the issue of voter participation and non-voting today	Voter Registration, discussion, notes	Magruder Chapter 6, Registration Cards	Magruder Chapter 6	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 5.2, USG 5.5, USG 5.9	3.04	Students will understand the influences on voter behavior, will interview their family, friends and neighbors about their voting behavior, and will analyze the results of that survey	Voter survey, discussion, essay assignment	Voter Surveys, Survey Analysis, Magruder Chapter 6	Magruder Chapter 6, Voter Surveys, Survey Analysis Essay	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS, SC, Soc, Civ
USG 5.3	3.05	Students will discuss how elections work in the United States, the important role of the nomination process, and the influence and regulation of money and contributions to political campaigns	Discussion, notes	Magruder Chapter 7, Current Events resources	Magruder Chapter 7	AL, EC, CT
USG 5.4, USG 5.6	3.06	Students will understand and analyze in depth the most recent (or current) national election	Ballot exercise, current events resources - articles/video, notes, discussion	Articles/video, maps, etc.	Ballot exercise	AL, EC, CR, CT
USG 2.6, USG 5.8	3.07	Students will discuss the various media and their influence on politics, and the concpet of public opinion	Sampling of media information on elections/politics	Magruder Chapter 8, de Tocqueville guide	Magruder Chapter 8	AL, EC, CT
USG 5.2, USG 5.3	3.08	Students will discuss the nature and influence of interest groups, and will research and present information on a particular interest group	Interest Group research exercise, presentations, discussion	Research Assignment (Library, internet), Magruder Chapter 9	Research Assignment, Magruder Chapter 9	AL, EC, CT
USG 5.3, USG 5.4	3.09	Students will achieve a deeper understanding of the campaign process through a satire of a Vermont poltical campaign	Watch "Man with a Plan" and complete worksheet	Video	Worksheet	EC, CT
	3.10	Students will synthesize their learning from the Political Participation unit and prepare for a unit test	Go over Unit Review Sheet	Unit Review Sheet	Unit Review Sheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8, USG 2.10	3.11	Students will demonstrate their learning from the Political Participation unit	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 2.6, USG 3.9	4.01	Students will contemplate the role of Congress in our system and the nature of the job of a Congressperson through a classic film	Watch "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and complete worksheet	Video	Worksheet	EC, CT
USG 2.6	4.02	Students will learn about the basic structure of Congress and the general characteristics of its members	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder Ch 10	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.6, USG 2.8, USG 3.9, USG 5.10	4.03	Students will experience the process of passing bills through a Model Congress exercise in which they will consider and pass changes to the Student Handbook in a bicameral legislature	Each student writes a bill, divide the class into houses and committees, guide bills through the process	Bill forms, process guide, essay assignment	Participation, essay critiquing the process	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS, SC, Soc, Civ
USG 3.2, USG 3.5	4.04	Students will learn about the powers of Congress - formal and informal, Constitutional and practical	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder Chapter 11	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.5, USG 3.2, USG 3.13	4.05	Students will listen to a Supreme Court Case on the powers of Congress and critique the arguments on both sides	Listen to "Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S.", complete worksheet	"May It Please the Court" Audio	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.9	4.06	Students will reinforce learning about how a bill becomes a law	Review summary of the process, watch video	Video "I'm just a bill", handout	Participation, material on test	EC, CT
USG 2.6, USG 3.9	4.07	Students will understand the organization of Congress and the process of passing bills	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 12	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.6	4.08	Students will learn about the role of the House Speaker, and about local legend Tip O'Neill	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	Video:"Mr. Speaker"	Worksheet	EC, CT
USG 2.6	4.09	Students will look at gerrymandering and discuss effects on current politics	Review, discuss district maps, articles	Massachusetts district map, recent article	Participation, material on test	AL, EC, CT
	4.10	Students will review and synthesize their learning about Congress in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	4.11	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of Congress	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 2.6, USG 3.2, USG 3.3, USG 3.6	5.01	Students will learn about the various roles of the President and the process of selecting a President	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 13	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.6, USG 3.6	5.02	Students will review the history of the Presidency, grade each President, and consider factors in the relative success of a President	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	Video "The Presidents", worksheet	Worksheet, essay	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.6, USG 3.6	5.03	Students will research a President and write an essay about the relative success of their presidency	Library research, essay assignment	Library project and essay assignment	Essay	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS
USG 3.2, USG 3.5, USG 4.1, USG 4.3	5.04	Students will learn about the powers of the Presidency, formal and informal, Constitutional and practical	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 14	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 4.1, USG 4.2, USG 5.10	5.05	Students will consider hypothetical presidential crises in groups as members of a presidential cabinet	Form groups, adopt strategies for each crisis, share with the class	Crisis forms	Participation, crisis forms	AL, EC, CT, SC
USG 3.6, USG 3.12	5.06	Students will consider the nature of the Presidency through analysis of the current events with the most recent Presidency	Read articles, present viewpoints, discuss	Articles, discussion form	Discussion form	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 3.6	5.07	Students will watch and analyze the current State of the Union Speech (or Inauguration speech)	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	Video of speech	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 3.6	5.08	Students will learn about the history, growth, structure and powers of the federal bureaucracy, and the services agencies provide to citizens	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 15	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
	5.09	Students will review and synthesize their learning about the Presidency in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	5.10	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of the Presidency	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 3.4, USG 3.13	6.01	Students will learn about the structure of the federal court system, and the jurisdicton of the various courts within it	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 18	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.2, USG 3.13, USG 5.7	6.02	Students will read and discuss Supreme Court cases on flag burning and search/seizure in schools	Read and discuss cases	Case summaries: Texas v. Johnson, TLO v. New Jersey	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8, USG 2.10, USG 3.13, USG 5.7, USG 5.10	6.03	Students will form groups, pick an area of civil liberties, choose a Supreme Court case, prepare arguments on both sides, present the arguments to the class in a mock Supreme Court session, and write an essay presenting their side of the case	Prepare and present arguments in groups	Selections of cases in various civil liberties ares	Participation, Presentation grade, Essay	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS, SC, Soc, Civ
USG 2.7, USG 2.10, USG 3.2, USG 3.11, USG 3.13, USG 5.7	6.04	Students will learn about civil liberties and first amendment freedoms, including landmark cases	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 19	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.5, USG 3.2, USG 3.13, USG 5.7, USG 5.10	6.05	Students will review a series of landmark Supreme Court cases, reading and discussing case summaries, voting on a decision, then recording the Supreme Court's decision in each case	Read and debate cases, record decisions	Landmark Case Summmaries	Participation, material on unit test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.1, USG 2.10, USG 3.2, USG 3.11, USG 3.13, USG 5.7	6.06	Students will learn about civil liberties through due process, individual freedoms, and the rihgts of the accused	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 20	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.2, USG 3.11, USG 3.13, USG 5.7	6.07	Students will listen to and discuss a landmark Supreme Court case on search and seizure	Listen to "Terry v. Ohio", discuss, complete worksheet	"May It Please the Court" Audio	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.2	6.08	Students will discuss civil liberties and police actiosn with the School Resource Officer	Prepare questions, discuss issues	Overview notes	Prepared questions, participation	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
USG 2.5, USG 2.7, USG 2.10, USG 3.11	6.09	Students will learn about civil rights though a historical review of cases and legislation, and the citizenship process	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 21	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 2.5, USG 2.10	6.10	Students will review the landmark events of the Civil Rights Movement - e.g., Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock 9, Birmingham Campaign, Selma to Montgomery March	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	"Eyes on the Prize" Video selections	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Soc
	6.11	Students will review and synthesize their learning about the Judiciary, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	6.12	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of the Judiciary, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 1.3, USG 1.4, USG 1.7	7.01	Students will read about a fictional totalitarian state as an example of dictatorship in comparative government, and contemplate the inherent dangers of government power	Read novel, complete worksheets, class discussion	1984, by George Orwell	Worksheets on each of three books within the novel	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
USG 1.4, USG 1.7	7.02	Students will review and discuss the role of the Two Minutes Hate within the novel 1984, and connect to similar elements of modern society	Review section in book, class discussion	1984	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
USG 1.4, USG 1.7	7.03	Students will review and discuss the control of the past and the term "doublethink" and connect to similar elements of modern society	Review section in book, class discussion	1984	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
USG 1.3, USG 1.4	7.04	Students will learn about other democratic systems in Great Britain, Japan, Mexico,and Russia	Guided notes, discussion	Material from Magruder, Chapter 22	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.3, USG 1.4	7.05	Students will research a country, and analyze its system of govrernment in an essay	Library research, essay assignment	Library project and essay assignment	Essay	AL, EC, CR, CT
USG 4.1	7.06	Students will learn about comparative economic systems: capitalism, socialism, and communism	Guided notes, discussion	Material from Magruder, Chapter 23	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 4.2, USG 4.8	7.07	Students will consider and discuss the sogans of the Party in 1984:  War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery, and connect to similar elements of modern society	Review section in book, class discussion	1984, notes on Book Two, Chapter IX	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 1.3, USG 1.4, USG 1.7	7.08	Students will consider and discusss the issue of torture and government power and connect to similar elements of modern society	Review section in book, class discussion	1984	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
USG 1.4, USG 1.7, USG 1.8	7.09	Students will review the cycles of democracy and dictatorship in history and connect to 1984 as both a warning and a prophesy	Consider graph, class discussion	Cycles of History Graph, 1984	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT
USG 1.7, USG 1.8	7.10	Students will review the connections between 1984 and modern society, particularly through a warning sheet from Mr. Larsen	Create list of connections, discuss Mr. Larsen's list	Larsen handout	Participation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc, Civ
	7.11	Students will review and synthesize their learning about 1984 and Comparative Government in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	7.12	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of 1984 and Comparative Government	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 1.10, USG 3.2, USG 3.3, USG 3.8, USG 3.10	8.01	Students will learn about the structure of state legislatures, executives, and local governments	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 24	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.2, USG 3.4, USG 3.5, USG 3.6, USG 4.8, USG 3.9, USG 3.11, USG 3.12, USG 5.1, USG 5.2, USG 5.3, USG 5.6, USG 5.9	8.02	Students will form groups, choose a topic on Massachusetts Government (Executive Branch, Legislature, Court System, State Constitution, State elections and parties, State agencies), research their topic, prepare handouts of essential facts, and present these to the class	Library research, class presentations	Library project assignment and background materials	Group participation and presentation grades	AL, EC, CR, CT, PS, SC, Soc, Civ
USG 3.1, USG 3.2, USG 3.3, USG 3.8	8.03	Students will learn about the services and powers of state and local governments, especially court systems	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 25	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 3.8, USG 3.10	8.04	Students will learn about the structure of government in the Town of Harwich	Read handout, complete worksheet	"Town of Harwich" handout	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 3.8, USG 3.10, USG 3.12, USG 5.2, USG 5.3, USG 5.5, USG 5.6, USG 5.9	8.05	Students will review the annual warrant for Harwich Town Meeting, including a review of Proposition 2 1/2, and write an essay on one article	Read and discuss each article in the warrant	Town Meeting Warrant, Essay Assignment	Participation in discussion, essay	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 3.12, USG 5.2, USG 5.4	8.06	Students will review the results of town meeting and the town election	Review votes	Town meeting results	Participation in discussion, extra credit for participation in town meeting	AL, EC, CT, Civ
USG 3.2, USG 3.3, USG 3.4, USG 3.6, USG 3.8, USG 3.9, USG 3.11	8.07	Students will compare various aspects of federal, Massachusetts, and Harwich governments	Guided notes	Guided notes worksheet	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Civ
	8.08	Students will review and synthesize their learning about State and Local Government in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	8.09	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of State and Local Government	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS
USG 4.1, USG 4.3, USG 4.4, USG 4.5, USG 4.6, USG 4.7	9.01	Students will learn about the history of American foreign policy, as well as the structure of agencies and decision making in foreign policy	Read text, complete worksheet, class discussion	Magruder, Chapter 17	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT
USG 4.1	9.02	Students will review and memorize the geography of the Middle East	Complete and study a Map of the Middle East	Middle East Maps	Completed Map, Map Quiz	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 4.2, USG 4.3, USG 4.8, USG 4.9	9.03	Students will review the history of the Cold War, including Korea, Vietnam, and the Revolutions of 1989 and 1991, and will review the history of post-Cold War American foreign policy, leading up to an essay on what our foreign policy should be today	Review and discuss class notes	Class notes and maps, Essay assignment	Participation in discussion, Essay	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 4.2, USG 4.6	9.04	Students will consider the legacy of Vietnam, the two paradigms that emerged after, and their conflict as applied to the conflicts in the Balkans, and connect to policy in Iraq	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	Video: "Give War a Chance"	Worksheet	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 4.1, USG 4.7, USG 4.8, USG 4.9	9.05	Students will review the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict	Review and discuss class notes	Class notes and maps	Particpation in discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc
USG 4.2, USG 4.7, USG 4.8, USG 4.9	9.06	Students will review the history of the conflict between the U.S. and Iraq and debate the current situation	Watch Video, complete worksheet, discuss	Video:  "The Invasion of Iraq"	Worksheet, Participation in Discussion	AL, EC, CT, Soc
	9.07	Students will review and synthesize their learning about Foreign Policy in a test review	Review notes, review terms	Notes, Review terms	Unit Test	AL, EC, CT
USG 2.8	9.08	Students will demontrate knowledge and understanding of Foreign Policy	Unit Test	Unit Test	Unit Test	EC, CT, PS