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 B-2 B-4 will have a test on Protestant, Art and Science Revolutions. After the test, students will be talking about Who Should Survive This will lead us to a discussion of society, natural laws and the social contract.Students will also get a homework packet. Students will get homework packet that will be due on Friday the 11th. See below
Tuesday A-2 students will work on Who Should Survive. After they 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.
Students will get a Homework packet that will be due on Monday the 14th.
Wednesday B-2 and B-4 will work on the political spectrum
Then 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.
Thursday A-2 will work on the nine types of government.
Can you guess which type of government goes with each picture.
a.
c.
e.
g.
Answers: a = monarchy; b = communism; c = democracy; d = theocracy; e. = parliment; f = republic g= totalitarian.
Friday B-2 and B-4 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. B-2 will be passing in the homework packet.
