Newton High School

Weekly Lesson Plan

Rams Rise
Teacher: Jon Wilson
Weekly Plan
Lesson __ of __
Standard(s)

Tuesday
4 of 8
SSCG9 The
student will
explain the
differences
between the
House of
Representatives
and the Senate,
with emphasis
on terms of
office, powers,
organization,
leadership, and
representation
of each house.
SSCG10 The
student will
describe the
legislative
process
including the
roles played by
committees and
leadership.
SSCG11 The
student will
describe the
influence of
lobbyists
(business, labor,
professional

Unit Title: Legislative Branch

Course/Periods: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Wednesday
5 of 8
SSCG9 The
student will
explain the
differences
between the
House of
Representatives
and the Senate,
with emphasis on
terms of office,
powers,
organization,
leadership, and
representation of
each house.
SSCG10 The
student will
describe the
legislative
process including
the roles played
by committees
and leadership.
SSCG11 The
student will
describe the
influence of
lobbyists
(business, labor,
professional
organizations)

Friday
7 of 8
SSCG9 The
student will
explain the
differences
between the
House of
Representatives
and the Senate,
with emphasis
on terms of
office, powers,
organization,
leadership, and
representation of
each house.
SSCG10 The
student will
describe the
legislative
process including
the roles played
by committees
and leadership.
SSCG11 The
student will
describe the
influence of
lobbyists
(business, labor,
professional
organizations)

Thursday
6 of 8
SSCG9 The
student will
explain the
differences
between the
House of
Representatives
and the Senate,
with emphasis
on terms of
office, powers,
organization,
leadership, and
representation of
each house.
SSCG10 The
student will
describe the
legislative
process including
the roles played
by committees
and leadership.
SSCG11 The
student will
describe the
influence of
lobbyists
(business, labor,
professional
organizations)

8 of 8
SSCG9 The
student will
explain the
differences
between the
House of
Representatives
and the Senate,
with emphasis on
terms of office,
powers,
organization,
leadership, and
representation of
each house.
SSCG10 The
student will
describe the
legislative
process including
the roles played
by committees
and leadership.
SSCG11 The
student will
describe the
influence of
lobbyists
(business, labor,
professional
organizations)

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organizations)
and special
interest groups
on the
legislative
process.

Lesson EQ

Activating
Strategy

Describe the
process through
which a bill
becomes a law.
How can this
process be
disturbed by
partisan
politics?
School House
Rock-Im Just a
Bill. This will
give students a
base
understanding
of the
legislative
process.

and special
interest groups
on the legislative
process.

How is the
leadership of
Congress
organized and
how might this
impact the
legislative
process
depending on the
balance of power
in the legislature?
Students will
unpack standard
10, identifying
key terms and
concepts as well
as important
parts of speech
that will help in
their
understanding of
the information.
Students will
come to the
interactive board
and use the
EPSON pens to
unpack the

and special
interest groups
on the legislative
process.
How is the
leadership of
Congress
organized and
how might this
impact the
legislative
process
depending on
the balance of
power in the
legislature?
Students will
create a What It
Is/Isnt/Looks
Like regarding
the legislative
process and
leadership
impact.

and special
interest groups
on the legislative
process.

and special
interest groups
on the legislative
process.

What are
lobbyists and
who do they
represent? What
type of impact
may they have
on the legislative
process?

How does
Congress
manage to carry
out all of its
functions as
prescribed by
the Constitution
with all of the
influences that
are exerted upon
it?

Students will
unpack standard
11, identifying
key terms and
concepts as well
as important
parts of speech
that will help in
their
understanding of
the information.
Students will
come to the
board to unpack
the standard for
the class, using
the EPSON

Students will
view CNN
Student News
and identify
issues related to
Congress and the
legislative
process followed
by a class
discussion.

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interactive
projector and
pens to do so.

standard for the

class.

Academic
Vocabulary
(How will you
incorporate
Vocabulary)

Instruction
(Must have 2-3
modes of
instruction)
Cognitive
Strategies

Students will
identify key
vocabulary
terms from their
notes and
engage in
Quizlet vocab
activities on
their iPads
Students will
read and
annotate notes
on the
legislative
process wither
individually or
in small groups,
identifying key
terms and
concepts
necessary to the
standard.
After annotating
the notes,
students will
engage in
vocabulary
activities using
the Quizlet app
on the class
iPads. Students

Students will
identify key
vocabulary terms
from the standard
and develop
definitions for
them based in
their own
language.
Students will read
a summary of the
leadership
positions in
Congress and
discuss in small
groups the
different
responsibilities
each holds.
After reading and
discussing,
students will
create a graph
detailing the
hierarchy of
leadership
positions in
Congress as well
as providing a
description of
each position.

Students will
take the key
terms learned
from the
previous day and
incorporate them
into their What It
Is/Isnt/Looks
Like.
Students will
continue to work
on and complete
the presentation
in Prezi detailing
the hierarchy of
positions in
Congress.
Upon completing
the graph,
students will
discuss and
analyze the
possible effects
of partisan
politics on the
elective process.
They will write a
one paragraph
summary of their
discussion on the
last slide of their

Students will
identify key
vocabulary terms
from their notes
and incorporate
them into
flowcharts using
their own words.
Students will
read and
annotate notes
on lobbyists and
their impact on
the legislative
process,
identifying key
terms and
concepts in the
notes as well as
providing
descriptions of
each in their own
words.
After they are
done with the
notes, they will
partner up with
another student
and use their
iPads to create a

Students will
review flashcards
from the
previous day in
preparation for
their quiz.
Students will
participate as a
class in a Kahoot
review game.
Students may
use their
cellphones or
iPads in order to
participate
After the Kahoot
game, students
will have 10
minutes to
access their
Quizlet account
and review
vocabulary.

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will access their
Quizlet accounts
and participate
in the activities
which have
been created for
this unit in
Quizlet to
assess their
vocabulary
skills.

Summation

Extending
Strategies

Technology
Integration

Students will
engage in thinkpair-share with
a partner
regarding which
terms students
struggled with
the most in
Quizlet and
what they can
do it learn it.
Students can
create their own
School House
Rock jingle for
the legislative
process.
Students will
use the interact
board to

This will be done

using Prezi as
students will use
the laptop carts
to access the
internet and
create a
presentation on
the hierarchy of
leadership and
how each position
impacts the
government.

Prezi. Once the

students have
completed their
Prezi, it will be emailed to the
teacher.

digital timeline
of the legislative
process.
Students may
create a
timeline,
flowchart, or
Prezi to detail
each step in the
process.

Ticket out the

door asking
students higher
level DOK
questions to
gauge their
understanding of
the material.

Students will email their

paragraphs to a
partner and peer
review each
other in order to
help one another
understand the
legislative
hierarchy.

Ticket out the

door asking
students higher
level DOK
questions to
gauge their
understanding of
the material.

Students will
take a quiz over
standards 9, 10,
and 11 on their
iPads through
the Quizlet
portal.

Students can
research the
specific leaders in
Congress and
insert them into
their legislative
process
flowcharts.
Students will use
laptops to
research

Students can
research the
specific leaders
in Congress and
insert them into
their legislative
process
flowcharts.
Students may
use laptops to
research

Students can
create visual
representations
to go with the
definitions they
create for their
flashcards.

Students can
create visual
representations
to go with the
definitions they
create for their
flashcards.

Students will use

the interact
board to

-CNN Student
News
-Kahoot review

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Assessment
Check Questions
used throughout
lesson
(1 from each
DOK Level)

annotate notes
with the entire
class and the
student
microphone to
share their
ideas from the
notes. Students
will also use
iPads and
Quizlet to
engage in
prebuilt
vocabulary
lessons.

legislative
leaders and
develop hierarchy
charts in Prezi.

legislative
leaders in order
to properly
create Prezis on
the legislative
hierarchy.
Additionally,
students will email their
presentations to
each other for
peer review.

-Can you
identify the
steps in the
legislative
process?
-How would you
compare the
legislative
process in the
House and the
Senate?
-Can you predict
what would
happen to the
legislative
process if
another party
took power in

-Can you identify

the different
leadership
positions in
Congress?
-How would you
compare and
contrast the
different
leadership
positions and
their
roles/responsibilit
ies?
-Can you predict
what would
happen to the
legislative

-Can you identify

the different
leadership
positions in
Congress?
-How would you
compare and
contrast the
different
leadership
positions and
their
roles/responsibili
ties?
-Can you predict
what would
happen to the
legislative

annotate notes
with the entire
class and the
student
microphone to
share their ideas
from the notes.
The interact
board will also
be used to
unpack the
standards.
Students iPads
will used to help
create a timeline
of the legislative
process.
-Can you identify
the significance
of lobbyists in
the legislative
process?
-How would you
compare and
contrast
different
lobbyists and
their interests?
-Can you predict
what happens
when multiple
lobbyists try to
influence the
same
Congressmen?

using iPads and

cellphones
-Quizlet on iPads
for review
-Quizlet on iPads
for quiz

-Can you identify

the steps in the
legislative
process?
-How would you
compare and
contrast the
different
leadership
positions and
their
roles/responsibili
ties?
-Can you predict
what happens
when multiple
lobbyists try to
influence the

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Congress?

process if the
leadership
changed?

process if the
leadership
changed?

same
Congressmen?