Lesson Pacing Guide
Plan for The Week of: February 13, 2017
Name:
Jenn Sporer
Topic:
Period 3: AP GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Essential Questions:
*Describe the ideas behind the American Revolution and their role in shaping the US Constitution.
*Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and how they led to its failure.
*Categorize the issues at the Constitutional Convention and outline the resolutions reached on each type of issue.
*Assess whether the Constitution establishes a majoritarian democracy and how it limits the scope of government.
Goals:
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Bell Ringers #10- #14 (3-4 AP Exam Multiple Choice Questions)
Daily Current Events Discussion based off of the BBC One Minute World News & Business Reports, This Day in
History, the headlines on Fox News, CNN, etc.
Continue reading Chapters 2 & 3 in both textbooks
Continue Chapters 2 & 3 online with MyPoliSci Lab (Pre-Test, Study Plan, Media Assignments, Formative
Assessments, Post-Test & Final Exam) – all due on Friday, February 17th.
Chapters 2 & 3 Notes for both textbooks & discussion surrounding the video clips, surveys and simulations
Assessment Prompts:
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Collaborative 10 Question Quiz on Current Events of this week (Friday)
2.1 Describe the ideas behind the American Revolution and their role in shaping the Constitution.
2.4 Categorize the issues at the Constitutional Convention and outline the resolutions reached on each type of issue.
2.6 Compare and contrast the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in terms of their background and their positions
regarding government.
Woll, Chapter 1: “Second Treatise on Civil Government,” “Founding Fathers: Reform
Caucus in Action,” pp. 3–30
Woll, Chapter 1: “Federalist Papers,” “How Not to Read the Constitution,” pp. 41–49
Woll, Chapter 2: “Federalist 39,” “Merits of the Federal System,”
Woll, Chapter 3: “Antifederalists,” pp. 95–98
MyPoliSciLab: Media Assignments, Formative Assessments, Post Test & Chapters 2 & 3 Final Exam
Key Vocabulary:
constitution, political posturing, litigation, indentured servants, French and Indian War (7 Years War), Declaration of
Independence, Common Sense (1771) by Thomas Paine, polemical, John Locke’s The Second Treatise of Civil Government
(1689), natural rights, consent of the governed, limited government, transient, antiquity, equality, Articles of Confederation,
unanimous consent, commerce, Shay’s Rebellion, factions, New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, Connecticut Compromise, writ of
habeas corpus, separation of powers, checks and balances, republic, Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Federalist Papers,
ratification, Bill of Rights, Equal Rights Amendment, Marbury vs. Madison, judicial review
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Review this week’s expectations
Offer new information
Facilitate class discussion
Materials:
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BBC One-Minute World News & Business Reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/10462520)
Text: George C. Edwards, Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry. Government in America: People, Politics,
and Policy, 2012 Election Edition. (New York: Pearson).
Supplement to the Text: MyPoliSciLab (www.mypoliscilab.com), which includes practice tests, multimedia activities,
and more to reinforce your understanding of the textbook.
Reader: Woll, Peter. American Government: Readings and Cases, 19th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2011.
Standards:
5.1.12.B. Employ historical examples and political philosophy to evaluate the major arguments advanced for the necessity of
government.
5.1.12.D. Evaluate state and federal powers based on significant documents and other critical sources.
• Declaration of Independence • United States Constitution • Bill of Rights • Pennsylvania Constitution
5.2.12.C. Evaluate political leadership and public service in a republican form of government.
5.3.12.A. Analyze the changes in power and authority among the three branches of government over time.