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Tuesday, Oct. 16

Who is your candidate?
Answer questions about the issues to see who you are most aligned with.
Pick a game to review vocab!
Political parties drag and drop
Mass Media Review

Current Events

Constitution Day

Constitution Facts Quiz
Fascinating facts
Read about some interesting Constitution information
Who signed the Constitution?
Biographical information about the signers
First Amendment Quiz

Games Galore

Ms. Roach!
Dare to compare?
answer review questions and see how you do compared to other 8th graders across the country!
Rockingham
SOL review
has a review game for each unit of study
iCivics
great game site with simulations and interactive activities
Review games
SOL Pass
Updated Rockingham
Review Flashcards
all topics
Variety of Games
Quia games
Various SOL Review Quizzes

Video links

You can vote however you like
Become legendary...
Michael Jordan inspires us to become legendary
Protect your dreams
Yes we can
Raise Your Hand
Funny ESD video
Pass it on
American Soldier
Veteran's Day tribute
Unbelievable football
Just awesome!
Too Late to Apologize
Declaration of Independence
No more kings!
Declaration and Revolution cartoon
Captain Kirk reads the Preamble
Barney Fife tries to recite the Preamble
Preamble
It's so easy a two year could do it!
Mass Media
Song and images of how the mass media influences our society
Preamble Song
Schoolhouse rock!
Checks and Balances
short video from Facts of Congress
Three Branches Rap
The Presidents in 2 minutes

Framework

Framework

2a Fundamental Political Principles

2b Documents

Interactive Constitution
search the document by key word or topic
Document facts
review the Bill of Rights and play the games in the left sidebar
Documents and cases
list and links to the major documents and cases
In the news
links to news stories concerning the Bill of Rights
Articles vs. Constitution
Which is better? Review the info on the site to find out!
Constitution: Wikipedia Article
Bill of Rights
Charters of Freedom
Review of different influential documents
Document an Foundations MatchingQuiz
Virginia Declaration of Rights
read the full document!
History Channel: Declaration of Independence
Links and videos
Congress for kids: Constitution
Learn about the Constitution and answer questions.
Document rags to riches
Document Choices
Constitutional Jeopardy

2c Preamble

Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics
Preamble: Wikipedia Article
School House Rock- VIDEO
watch the video!

2d Amending Constitutions

Process picture
scroll down to see the picture of the process

CE 3 all topics review

3a Citizenship and Naturalization

How to become a US citizen
Could you pass the test?
Complete the quiz to see if you have what it takes to pass the citizenship test!
Citizenship match up and concentration games
3a Study Map
review the terms and information that you are responsible for knowing
Citizenship game choice

3b Rights and Freedoms

First Amendment Explanation
Read about your First Amendment rights!
First Amendment Quiz
3b Study Map
review the terms and information that you are responsible for knowing
First Amendment Cloze

3c Duties of Citizens

What are the duties of a citizen?
read the article to find out!

3d Responsibilities of Citizens

Match up

3e Service to the Community

4a-g Character Traits of a Effective Citizen

Character Trait Quiz
Study Map
look over this study guide to be familiar with the character trait terms
Rags to Riches game
Basic social skills review
School Daze
follow your schedule and map to make it to class on time!
Beat the Bully
Rumor Control
Are you a gossip?!?!?
Wheel Houz
Create a wheel that describes you
Trait flashcards
Trait matching
Trait concentration
Trait word search

National Executive Branch

POTUS
Learn about all of the Presidents of the United States

5a Functions of political parties

5a Study Map
review notes for 5a
Political Parties and Elections Matching quiz
Who so you side with?
CE 5 Review

5b Similarities and Differences

5b Study Map
review notes for 5b
Parties, Platforms, and Planks
website that describes the issues and the history of the political parties
Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

5c Mass Media and Political Parties

5c Study Map
review notes for 5c
T.V. attack ads and the voter
review information about how candidates use t.v. to influence your vote
The Living Room Candidate
watch commercials from politcal campaigns. Which ones do you like?
5c flash card review
Rock the Vote
Webquest
Political Cartoon

5d Camapaign Finance

5e Voter Registration

5f Electoral College

270 to win!
Electoral College maps and simulations!

5g Participation in Elections

CE 5 Political Party Review

6a Powers of the Branches of Government

Powers of the Branches
rags to riches
Branches of Government
article and links
6ab vocab review games
Powers of the Branches
games about the 3 branches
Roles of the Branches
multiple choice
Branches Matching

6b Checks and Balance

Checks and Balances Game
rags to riches
Checks and Balances
article from Fact Monster
6ab vocab review part 2
Checks and Balances
Rags to Riches

Legislative Branch

Kids in the House
Democracy Kids
Official site of the U.S. House of Representatives
Official site of the U.S. Senate
How a bill becomes a law
article from Fact Monster
Legistorm
Tells you what the Legislative Branch is up to!
Legislative Battleship
Legislative Battleship

Executive Branch

Official site of the White House
Congress for kids: Executive Branch
Use this site to answer introductory questions about the Executive Branch
Which hat?
Annual Budget
This is an awesome visual of the budget breakdown!

Judicial Branch

7b Federalism

7a State Government

7c State Lawmaking Process

Virginia General Assembly
Use this link to research your state representatives
VA Capitol Virtual Tours
This is awesome!

7d State Executive Branch

8abc Local Government

CE 10a Court Organization

Landmark Supreme Court Cases
read about the important cases
U.S. Federal Courts
great info about all of the Federal cases
State courts match up
Federal and state courts
review quiz
State Courts: Cloze
Fill in the blanks
Federal Courts: Cloze
fill in the blanks
Federal Courts: Match
Court Review Questions
Court System Multiple Choice Review

CE 10b Judicial Review

Supreme Court Info
Factmonster!
Choose your game!

CE 10c Civil and Criminal Case procedures

CSI web adventures
can you solve the case?

CE 10d Due Process

CE 10 Review of all topics

11a Economic Terms

Zooconomy
Make economic decisions to try and run a successful zoo!
Flashcards with audio
look below the cards for other games and quizzes!
Vocab term quiz
11a Study Map 1
11a Study Map 2
Fling the Teacher Vocab
Lemonade Stand
Financial Soccer
economic terms and money literacy
Financial Football
Term matching
Term word search
Term multiple choice
Term Rags to Riches

11b Types of Economies

11c United States Economy

Classroom Resource Links

Specific Day Plans

Monday, December 6, 2010

The Free Lance Star
Fredericksburg, VA
Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond, VA
The New York Times
New York, NY
The Washington Post
Washington, D.C., national paper
USA Today
National paper
Miami Herald
Miami, FL

Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

Quiz
write down your score and turn in
Rockingham
Play the games listed in SOL 3/4

Virtual Tours

White House Interactive Tour
White House Art Tour
White House Museum
Senate: Art & History
Senate: Capitol Camera
House: Virtual Tours & Artifacts
U.S. Supreme Court: Virtual tour
Capitol Building
select an area from the side bar then click "slides" at the top
Capitol Architect
must have headphones
Capitol Rotunda
Click and drag-- don't get dizzy! TOur each room then click the pictures at the bottom for another room.

Courts in the Classroom

Courts in the Classroom

14 Careers and Occupations

12 Government and the Economy

13 Competition, Marketplace, Taxation

Review Questions

SOL Review