1.3 Access, assess, and synthesize information from disparate sources.

"Avalon Project - Virginia Declaration of Rights." Avalon Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr "Branches of Government." Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr Candler, Laura. "Teaching Social Skills." Teaching Social Skills. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr "Charters of Freedom - The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 15 Apr Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education. "History and Social Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence: Civics and Economics." Department of Education VIrginia. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar "Document Analysis Worksheets." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 15 Apr Grandville High School English Department. "A Guide to Writing a Research Paper in MLA Format." Grandville K12. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar "Mediating Expository Text." Reading Online - Articles. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr "Preamble." National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr

"Reading Primary Sources: An Introduction for Students." Reading Primary Sources: An Introduction for Students. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr Russell, Tony. "Welcome to the Purdue OWL." Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Apr Stephens, Elaine C., and Jean E. Brown. A Handbook of Content Literacy Strategies: 125 Practical Reading and Writing Ideas. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon, Print. "The Bill of Rights Game." Annenberg Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr "The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom - Religious Freedom Page." The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom - Religious Freedom Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr Virginia Company of London Charter. "Virginia Declaration of Rights." Virginia Declaration of Rights. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr "Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776." Virginia Declaration of Rights, N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr "Virginia Memory: Virginia Declaration of Rights." Virginia Memory. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr

Excerpts from the Constitution of the United States Article. I. Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Section. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

DayTopicSOLActivitiesHomeworkUnit Requirement 1 Introduction to Principles of Government CE.2a CE.6b Pretest, Vocab intro, Vocab activity, vocab review Finish vocab activity Vocab intro writing 2Vocab Review CE.2a CE.6b Vocab review, writing activity, vocab activity, presentations, exit slip none Vocab review writing 3Writing Mini Lesson Part 1 CE.1d-e CE.2a Writing Instruction, Overview of research/paper assignment Begin thinking about research topic (writing instruction) differentiation 4Writing Mini Lesson Part 2 /Research CE.1d-e CE.2a Research time, outline and thesis review by teacher Finish paper Technology Writing reading differentiation 5 Primary and Secondary sources and the Constitution CE.2b-c Paper discussion, PowerPoint, Preamble re-write, Video/Game noneReading 6 Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances CE.2b CE.6a-b PowerPoint, Co-op activity, presentations Review notes Reading, cooperative learning, 7 The VA Co of London Charter and the Constitution CE.2b Review, Reading activity, graphic organizer, discussion Review notesReading 8 The VA Declaration of Rights and the Constitution Ce.2b Review Bill of Rights, PowerPoint/Activity, Graphic Organizer Review notesReading 9Virginia Primary DocumentsCE.2bWebquest, writing assignment Finish writing assignment Writing, technology 10Unit SummaryCE2.a-c CE6.b Pre-test, group activity review/writing activity, presentations Study for test next week Writing