Monday, May 12th - HISTORY FAIR at 7 PM! Suggestions from peer evaluation reviewed and executed, Expectations review, and Expectations quiz. Tuesday, May 13th - Local History Bingo, History Fair newspaper article, Project Rubric back, CAKE or FRUIT Wednesday, May 14th - no class due to early out. Thursday, May 15th - citizenship and responsibilities - notes and activity Friday, May 16th - Pillars of Citizenship Packet introduction - video clip Last week in Social Studies Monday, May 5th - paper revision and general work day for HISTORY PROJECT Tuesday, May 6th - no school for students (WORK ON YOUR DISPLAY) Wednesday, May 7th - displays should be starting to roll in .... Mason City Mapping with historical pictures and a grid system. Spatical learning and critical thinking using history and geography Thursday, May 8th - Finish up MC Mapping and view portions of Music Man to find the historical references with guidance. Friday, May 9th - Peer review of displays with written critiques Monday, April 28th - Sketch or story board with explanation of possible 3D display ideas. Reviewed with Mrs. Espe for suggestions/improvements. More time to write, if needed. Tuesday, April 29th - Question and answer session about concerns/ideas. Research checked for grade. Visual idea generation. Wednesday, April 30th - I.C. to write paper or type up visual display descriptors. Thursday, May 1st - paper finalization and sketch display shared/critiqued by peers and adults Friday, May 2nd - Paper due and Iowa's Tallgrass Prairies shown as an example of how history is everywhere; nothing can escape the effects of history; and how everything is a link in the implications chain. 
Monday, April 21st - File folders full of local history topics found by past students are reviewed for current students projects.
Tuesday, April 22nd - File folders full of local history topics and 1st DRAFT WRITING TIME.
Wednesday, April 23rd and Thursday, April 24th - Time to research in I.C. computer lab for national and state history ties. Research guide should be completed by the end of this week.
Friday, April 25th - Iowa's Henry Wallace - inventor, entrepreneur, and politician
Long ago in Social Studies
Monday, April 14th - Research Guide options given, U.S. History ties to individual topics researched in the classroom with various resources. Tuesday, April 15th - expectations of behavior on the field trip restated and role played, expectations of how to research in the archives shown, stated, and practiced.
Wednesday, April 16th - Hyena and Meerkat groups will be going on the field trip. Hyenas are with Mrs. Espe to research in the archives and go on a historical walking tour. Meerkats will be with Mr. Vorba to tour MacNider Art Museum and Music Man Square. Gazelles stay with Mrs. Kaufman to research in old newpaper clippings and review how to site various sources.
Thursday, April 17th - Gazelle and Meerkat groups will be going on the field trip. Meerkats are with Mrs. Espe to research in the archives and go on a historical walking tour. Gazelles will be with Mr. Vorba to tour MacNider Art Museum and Music Man Square. Hyenas stay with Mrs. Kaufman to research in old newpaper clippings and review how to site various sources.
Friday, April 18th - Hyena and Gazelle groups will be going on the field trip. Gazelles are with Mrs. Espe to research in the archives and go on a historical walking tour. Hyenas will be with Mr. Vorba to tour MacNider Art Museum and Music Man Square. Meerkats stay with Mrs. Kaufman to research in old newpaper clippings and review how to site various sources.
Monday, April 7th - Terry Harrison and Linda Willeke Guest Speakers.
Tuesday, April 8th - Topic explanation - choose your top 5 choices and your 2 'please no' choices. Cannon House history example with 'sights and sounds'.
Wednesday, April 9th - 2 block day with English - 4th and 5th hours only, 6th with Science
Thursday, April 10th - 2 block day with English - 5th and 6th hours only, 4th with Science
Friday, April 11th - 2 block day with English - 6th and 4th hours only, 5th with Science
1st session - Topic choices revealed, Showing of previous projects, suggestions of different ideas, community contacts, and timeframe references.
2nd session - Mason City Local History DVD to watch and glean information for their research.
Monday, March 31st - Government articles - Changing Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, and Campaign Trail. War Powers, if time permits. Questions to answer
Tuesday, April 1st - The process of jury deliberations. Students are all in the pool of possible jury selection, asked questions by 'lawyer's' and then selected to participate. Start of '12 Angry Men' - who are the jurors, what is the case, how to serve on the jury.
Wednesday, April 2nd and Thursday April 3rd - '12 Angry Men' Students will follow juror members and their reasoning for their decisions while deliberating the case. Guide to fill out.
Friday, April 4th - Government Quiz Start of the history project - overview, topic list, and handouts with rubric.
3rd Quarter
March 17th, 18th, 19th, and possible 20th
Presidential Cabinet Meeting - students will present a governmental issue as if they are a cabinet official. Intro, issue pros & cons, stance, action/solution, positive & negative consequences of action, conclusion and then be ready for audience questions. You must support your stance with statistics, facts, expert opinions, and personal stories (anecdote). 100 points hang in the balance.................
Friday, March 21st -Governmental Issues Review and possible Jeopardy game.
Monday, March 10th - View a mock cabinet meeting as an example, collaborate with others, collect more data, and rough draft writing
Tuesday, March 11th - Visual Aid ideas and implementation for the Cabinet Meeting
Wednesday, March 12th - Research in IC 141 for SOLUTIONS to the issue
Thursday, March 13th - Research in the IC 141 for all loose ends that need to be addressed. Issue, pros, cons, stance, statistics, facts, expert opinions, personal stories, solutions, and how to implement your idea.
Friday, March 14th - Speech writing, notecard development, practice, peer assess, polish and perfect.
Monday, March 3rd - 3 branches of government notes/lecture, Executive Branch = President, cabinet, and millions of agencies! Webbing or a flow chart of the offices and agencies.
Tuesday, March 4th - Introduction, expectations, and rubric of the Presidential Cabinet meeting project, Department picking and possible topic discussion in pairs.
Wednesday, March 5th - Research in 141 IC lab for the Presidential Cabinet Project.
Thursday, March 6th - Collaboration with partner on the material gathered yesterday, filling out the individual research guide, and mini meetings with Mrs. Espe.
Friday, March 7th - Research in 141 IC lab for the Presidential Cabinet Project.
Monday, February 25th - No school due to a snowstorm
Tuesday, February 26th - (3 hour block/4th period) finish vocabulary, preamble breakdown and discussion, Rights & Responsibilities of a citizen lecture, notes, and activity. Voting, Volunteering, Jury Duty, and more.......The American Promise from the National Council of Social Studies with guide (freedom, responsibility, participation, choices, information)
Wednesday, February 27th - Constitution Scavanger Hunt (22 productivity points)
Thursday, February 28th - (3 hour block day/period 5) finish vocabulary, preamble breakdown and discussion, Rights & Responsibilities of a citizen lecture, notes, and activity. Voting, Volunteering, Jury Duty, and more.......The American Promise from the National Council of Social Studies with guide (freedom, responsibility, participation, choices, information)
Friday, February 29th - LEAP DAY! (3 hour block/ 6th period) finish vocabulary, preamble breakdown and discussion, Rights & Responsibilities of a citizen lecture, notes, and activity. Voting, Volunteering, Jury Duty, and more.......The American Promise from the National Council of Social Studies with guide (freedom, responsibility, participation, choices, information)
Monday - President's Day - no school
Tuesday, February 19th - Finish Budget sheets with chance cards
Wednesday, February 20th - Intro to government- web what is gov'ts purpose as a class, 'what have you done for me lately' small groups, gov't systems notes
Thursday, February 21st - Role play how each type of government would handle different scenarios drawn from a hat. Skittles activity.
Friday, February 22nd - Pop Quiz over systems of government, Vocabulary for Government
Monday, February 11 - Interests Inventory for students possible careers. (10 productivity points) Start of the BUDGET process - 'What items really cost!' a worksheet and guide to discuss with the head of your household - due Thursday, February 14.
Tuesday, February 12 - Explanation of 'What's your destination?' project. Read over the 11 path choices, each student picks one and then completes the student choices worksheet. (10 productivity points)
Wednesday February 13 - Consequences of your choice both positive and negative. Students read a chart and plug numbers into a budget sheet. (10 productivity points)
Thursday, February 14 - continue budget process - add numbers from the 'what items really cost' worksheet. Balance must be positive! Chance Card throws a monkey wrench into things and we all must adjust. Budget sheet (15 academic points) 
Happy V Day!
Friday, February 15 - Two articles from Upfront Magazine Dollar Doldrums and Battle at the Tank with questions due at the end of the hour. (10 productivity)
Two weeks ago in Social Studies
Monday, February 4th - Interviewing circles and technique activity
Tuesday, February 5th - Instructions for Interview, Teacher interviews of willing participants with student critiques. (10 productivity)
Wednesday, February 6th - Last minute questions and review. Rundown of what and where for tomorrow.
Thursday, February 7th - Interviews with community members (50 academic points)
Friday, February 8th - Intro to real world budget simulation
