Our new unit is Revolution in Government. We have talked about revolutions in religion, art and music/culture and now it is governments turn.
Monday students will be introduced to the political spectrum. They will learn what a liberal, conservative, reactionary and radical is. They will see these terms on a continuum from right to left.
The students will take a personal test and discover if they are liberal or conservative on issues.
Tuesday we will go over the quiz answers and score it. We will discuss some of the questions. Students will be introduced to nine types of government. They will create hand signals to represent each type of government. Students will be given a Homework packet that will be due next Tuesday.
Wednesday will find us going over the hand signals and practicing them. Students will then be in groups creating a pamphlet on the nine types of government.
Can you guess which type of government goes with each picture.
a.
c.
e.
g.
Thursday students will finish pamphlet on the nine types of government. They will also practice the hand signals for the 9 types of government. Students will be introduced to the enlightenment and the ideas of where modern republics came from.
Answers: a = monarchy; b = communism; c = democracy; d = theocracy; e. = parliment; f = republic g= totalitarian.
Friday we will have a quiz on the 9 types of governments. We will finish the notes on Enlightenment and the discussion of why we had to change government from a monarchy.
