Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Government Lesson Plan

Angel is using a few different resources to obtain one high school credit of government this year.  This semester she's using Exploring Government by Ray Notgrass pretty much as written.  We've used books by Notrass in the past for World History through My Father's World.  You can read more about that here

Exploring Government has 75 lessons divided into 15 units.  A unit is intended to be completed in 5 days.  Each unit provides an activity, which is typically a writing assignment that gets the student thinking about what they've been reading/studying.  For example, after studying how Congress functions in regard to who the members are, what they do and how they do it, the student is to do the following activity....

"Here is an opportunity for you to think about something you don't like about how our government operates and to express yourself on it in a positive way.... Write a two to three page speech in which you outline the problem, tell how things ought to be, and suggest a practical way in which things can change.  Imagine that you are to give this speech before a civic club, homeschool debate society, or some other organization."

Exploring Government provides optional quizzes and exams.  Also, an additional book titled We Hold These Truths offers a collection of historic documents, essays, and  speeches in American government.  The student is expected to read excerpts as assigned in the text.  We Hold These Truths is a nice compliment to the course.

Exploring Government provides 1/2 of a credit of American Government.  Because we wanted Angel to have a full year of American Government, she'll also be reading Never Before in History and Under God.   Both of these books are recommended by My Father's World.   I've outlined our plan below.  However without the resources used, it will not make much sense.  Feel free to tweak it and make it your own.  


Government

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Notgrass Exploring Government
Unit 1 Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
2
Activity & Quiz
Unit 2 L6
L7
L8
L9
3
L10
Activity & Quiz
Unit 3 L11
L12
L13
4
L14
L15
Activity & Quiz
Unit 4 L16
L17
5
L18
L19
L20
Activity & Quiz
Unit 5 L21
6
L22
L23
L24
L25
Activity & Quiz
Units 1-5 Exam
7
Unit 6 L26
L27
L28
L29
L30
8
Activity & Quiz
Unit 7 L31
L32
L33
L34
9
L35
Activity & Quiz
Unit 8 L36
L37
L38
10
L39
L40
Activity & Quiz
Unit 9 L41
L42
11
L43
L44
L45
Activity & Quiz
Unit 10 L46
12
L47
L48
L49
L50
Activity & Quiz
Units 6-10 Exam
13
Unit 11 L51
L52
L53
L54
L55
14
Activity & Quiz
Unit 12 L56
L57
L58
L59
15
L60
Activity & Quiz
Unit 13 L61
L62
L63
16
L64
L65
Activity & Quiz
Unit 14 L66
L67
17
L68
L69
L70
Activity & Quiz
Unit 15 L71
18
L72
L73
L74
L75
Activity & Quiz
Units 11-15 Exam
19





20
Never Before in History
Read Pi – 11a
Never Before in History
Read P11b-18
Never Before in History
Read P21-28a
Never Before in History
Read P28b-37

21
Never Before in History
Read P39-48a
Never Before in History
Read P48b-57
Never Before in History
Read P59-65a
Never Before in History
Read P65b-71

22
Never Before in History
Read P73-76a
Never Before in History
Read P76b-85
Never Before in History
Read P87-94
Never Before in History
Read P97-107

23
Never Before in History
Read P109-113a
Never Before in History
Read P113b-116a
Never Before in History
Read P116b-121a
Never Before in History
Read P121b-124

24
Never Before in History
Read P127-134a
Never Before in History
Read P134b-141a
Never Before in History
Read P141b-145a
Never Before in History
Read P145b-151

25
Never Before in History
Read P153-158a
Never Before in History
Read P158b-164
Never Before in History
Read P165-170a
Never Before in History
Read P170b-179

26





27
Under God Read Intro
Read Romans 13:1-7 & Pledge of Allegiance
Under God Read Ch1
Under God Read Ch 2
Under God Read Ch 3
Unit 1 Project & Test
Recite Pledge of Allegiance & Star Spangled Banner
28

Under God Read Ch4
Under God Read Ch5
Under God Read Ch6
Unit 2 Project & Test
29

Under God Read Ch7
Memorize Preamble
Under God Read Ch8
Under God Read Ch8
Under God Read Ch8
30
Unit 3 Test A; Project Lapbook
Recite Preamble
Under God Read Ch9
Under God Read Ch9
Under God Read Ch10
Under God Read Ch11
31
Unit 3 Test B; Lapbook
Under God Read Ch12
Under God Read Ch12
Under God Read Ch12
Unit 3 Test C; Lapbook Due
32
Under God Read Ch13
Under God Read Ch13
Under God Read Ch14
Under God Read Ch14
Unit 4 Test; State Scapbook
33

Under God Read Ch15
Under God Read Ch15
Under God Read Ch16
Under God Read Ch16
34
Under God Read Ch17
Under God Read Ch17
Under God Read Preparing For the Future; Unit 5 Test
Under God Read Ch18
Under God Read Ch18
35
Under God Read Ch 19
Under God Read Ch 19
Under God Read Ch20
Under God Read Ch20
Unit 6 Test
36





Notgrass Exploring Government – Complete daily reading and questions

Never Before in History – Complete daily reading

Under God – Complete daily reading; answer “Do you remember what you read?” questions; review “For Further Thought” questions; define any new/unfamiliar “Words to Study”; discuss and choose one unit project to complete

1 comment:

  1. Melissa, the link for Under God no longer works. Could you tell me the author of this book? Thank you!

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