Civics 7th grade
November 2016
Monday
November 14, 2016
EQ:
What are the concepts of
natural rights, separation of
powers, and social contract?
Foundations of Government
Tuesday
Wednesday
November 15, 2016
November 16, 2016
Early Release
EQ:
EQ:
How did the ideas of the
How did the ideas of the
Enlightenment influence the
Enlightenment influence the
Declaration of Independence &
Declaration of Independence &
Constitution?
Constitution?
Benchmarks:
Benchmarks:
SS.7.C.1.2
SS.7.C.1.2
Benchmarks:
SS.7.C.1.1
Unit EQ:
How do we support the argument for independence using political, social, religious, and economic
beliefs in the colonial period?
Bellringer:
Bellringer:
Bellringer:
Who do you think were the
What does influence mean?
How do you think the
biggest influences on our
documents from yesterday
Founding Fathers?
influenced our government?
Learning Goal:
Learning Goal:
Learning Goal:
You will understand the
You will understand the
You will understand the
political, social, religious, and
political, social, religious, and
political, social, religious, and
economic influences and
economic influences and
economic influences and
beliefs that led to the
beliefs that led to the
beliefs that led to the
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
and development of the
and development of the
and development of the
United States.
United States.
United States.
Measureable objective:
Measureable objective:
Measureable objective:
You will be able to identify
You will be able to identify
You will be able to identify
Enlightenment thinkers and
Enlightenment thinkers and
Enlightenment thinkers and
key documents that influenced key documents that influenced key documents that influenced
the Founding Fathers.
the Founding Fathers.
the Founding Fathers.
HOTQ:
HOTQ:
HOTQ:
Why do people create
Why was this document
How did these documents
governments?
important?
influence our government?
Why do you think liberty is a
natural right
Agenda:
Agenda:
Agenda:
Thursday/Friday
November 17/18, 2016
Notes
EQ:
How does federalism limit the
power of the federal
government?
Tutoring available upon
request.
Accommodations:
Available in a separate
file
Benchmarks:
Bellringer:
What is federalism?
Agenda:
Notes:
-Academic Assistance is
available after school
on Thursdays until 5pm
with signed permission
slip.
-History Fair Sources
Due Nov 28th (9 total)
-Book Report Due Dec
5th
Standards:
SS.7.C.1.1: Recognize
how Enlightenment ideas
including Montesquieu’s
view of separation of
powers and John Locke’s
theories related to
natural law & how
Locke’s social contract
influenced the Founding
Fathers.
SS.7.C.1.2: Trace the
impact that the Magna
Carta, English Bill of
Rights, Mayflower
Civics 7th grade
November 2016

Enlightenment Tutorial

Influential Documents
Chart

Evaluating the Impact
on Government

RWA #1
Investigative Activity(homework):
Vocabulary, Remediation Assignment, History Fair Research, Book Report
Reflection/Exit survey:
How did Montesquieu influence
our government?
Reflection/Exit survey:
Which document do you think
was the most important to
history?
Reflection/Exit survey:
Which document do you think
had the biggest influence on
our government?
Compact, and Thomas
Paine’s Common Sense
had on colonists’ views of
government.
Reflection/Exit survey:
Do you think the federal
government should have
interfered?
Vocabulary:
Consent of the governed, Enlightenment, Individual liberty, Natural law, Natural rights, Social contract, Separation of powers, Checks & balances, Common Sense,
Compact, Due process, English Bill of Rights, Limited government, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Self-government, Representation, Abolish, Assent, Despotism,
Endow, Grievance, Oppression, Rectitude, Self-evident, Tyranny, Unalienable rights, Usurpation
Resources and Links:
http://www.nhd.org
www.icivics.org
www.floridacitizen.org
https://platform.everfi.net/registration/login
Writing
Writing activities that help
students understand the
content
Inquiry
Questioning strategies
that help students
understand the content
Writing-to-Learn
• summaries • lab reports
• letters • journals
• developed answers to
questions
Process writing
• rough draft
• peer editing and revising
• final copy
• using a rubric as evaluation
On-demand/Timed writing
Higher level questioning
in classes
• Costa’s Level 1: Students
find the answers right there
in the text.
• Costa’s Level 2: Students
must figure out the answer
from information in the text.
• Costa’s Level 3: Students
Collaboration
Working together with a
partner or in a group of
students to understand, to
problem solve, or to
complete a task/project
~Think Pair Share
~Refining Cornell notes
with a partner
~Sharing ideas with a
partner or in a group
~Jigsaw
~Carousel/Gallery Walk
~Problem solving in groups
~Projects in groups
Organization
Organization strategies that
help students succeed in
academic & social situations
Reading
Any strategies in reading
that help students
understand the content
~Binder
~Organizational Tools
~Use of Calendar/Planners
~Thinking Maps
~Project Planning
~DBQ Document Sheets
~Vocabulary Word Maps
~Common Board
~Teach Time Management
Reading to Learn
Before reading activities
• vocabulary activities
• accessing prior knowledge
• previewing text features
• making predictions
During reading activities
• marking the text
• annotating the text
• reciprocal reading
Civics 7th grade
November 2016
• writing that is completed in apply what they have
class within a set amount of
learned or use what they
time
have learned to evaluate or
• grade is evaluated using a
create.
rubric
Cornell Notes
Higher level questioning
• taking notes on the most
in tutorials in AVID
important information on the elective classes
right
Socratic seminar
• writing higher level
Philosophical chairs
questions about the notes on Fishbowl discussions
the left
• summarizing
• using the notes to study
Reflective writing
• students write about what
they have learned and what
they still don’t understand
Foundations of American Government Learning Scale
• Cornell notes
• graphic organizers
After reading strategies
• summarizing
• Socratic seminar
• Philosophical chairs
• writing
• group projects
4 – In addition to 3, you will be able to go beyond what was taught with in-depth inferences and applications, such as comparing these ideas to the ideas of
other countries.
3 – In addition to 2, you will be able to evaluate the impact of these ideas/documents and analyze the reasons for declaring independence.
2 – In addition to 1, you will be able to explain the concepts of natural rights, separation of powers, and social contract.
1 – You will be able to identify Enlightenment thinkers and key documents that influenced the Founding Fathers.