SOCIAL SCIENCE WEEKLY LESSON PLAN FORMAT

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Unit Title Unit 2- Political Ideologies and Beliefs
Subject AP Government and Politics Grade 12 Week of 10/17/22-10/21/22
Essential/Driving
 How are American political beliefs formed and how do they evolve over time?
/Historical Question
 How do political ideology and core values influence government policy making?
and/or Theme
Day M T W R F
Practice Quantitative Practice Quantitative Civic Action Project Civic Action Project
Lesson Topic/Title Unit 2 Exam
Data Analysis FRQ’s Data Analysis FRQ’s Root Cause Worksheet Action Plans
Students will take a
brief 15 question
Continuing from
vocabulary quiz within Students will meet in
yesterday’s lesson, Students will spend Students will meet in
the first 10 minutes of their Civic Action
students will work in the entire class period their project groups to
class. Students will Project groups and
groups of 3-4 to taking a multiple- complete a worksheet
begin practicing individually complete
compare their choice Unit Exam and detailing the action(s)
Objectives analyzing quantitative the Root-Cause
conclusion sentences writing a five they are going to take
data analysis questions Worksheet to narrow a
and gain more practice paragraph FRQ on to address their
and writing the potential issue they
writing each of the quantitative data chosen issue on the
accompanying FRQ’s wish to research for
four components of a analysis. project.
to prepare for the project.
FRQ.
Wednesday’s Unit
Exam.
Content Standards HSS. 12.3 Students HSS. 12.3 Students HSS. 12.3 Students HSS.12.2 4. Understand HSS.12.2.4. Understand
and ELA Common evaluate and take and evaluate and take and evaluate and take and the obligations of civic- the obligations of civic-
Core State Standards defend positions on defend positions on defend positions on mindedness, including mindedness, including
what the fundamental what the fundamental what the fundamental voting, being informed voting, being informed
values and principles of values and principles of values and principles of on civic issues, on civic issues,
civil society are (i.e., the civil society are (i.e., the civil society are (i.e., the volunteering and volunteering and
autonomous sphere of autonomous sphere of autonomous sphere of performing public performing public
voluntary personal, voluntary personal, voluntary personal, service, and serving in service, and serving in
social, and economic social, and economic social, and economic the military or the military or
relations that are not relations that are not relations that are not alternative service. alternative service.
part of government), part of government), part of government), ELA.Grades.11-
their interdependence, their interdependence, their interdependence, ELA.Grades.11- 12.WHST. 7. Conduct
and the meaning and and the meaning and and the meaning and 12.WHST. 7. Conduct short as well as more
importance of those importance of those importance of those short as well as more sustained research
values and principles for values and principles for values and principles for sustained research projects to answer a
a free society. a free society. a free society. projects to answer a question (including a
question (including a self-generated
ELA.Grades.11-12.RH. 2. ELA.Grades.11-12. RH.2. CCSS.11-12.WHST.1 b. self-generated question) or solve a
Determine the central Determine the central Develop claim(s) and question) or solve a problem; narrow or
ideas or information of ideas or information of counterclaims fairly and problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry
a primary or secondary a primary or secondary thoroughly, supplying broaden the inquiry when appropriate;
source; provide an source; provide an the most relevant data when appropriate; synthesize multiple
accurate summary that accurate summary that and evidence for each synthesize multiple sources on the subject,
makes clear the makes clear the while pointing out the sources on the subject, demonstrating
relationships among the relationships among the strengths and demonstrating understanding of the
key details and ideas. key details and ideas. limitations of both understanding of the subject under
claim(s) and subject under investigation.
CCSS.11-12.WHST.1 b. CCSS.11-12.WHST.1 b. counterclaims in a investigation.
Develop claim(s) and Develop claim(s) and discipline-appropriate
counterclaims fairly and counterclaims fairly and form that anticipates
thoroughly, supplying thoroughly, supplying the audience’s
the most relevant data the most relevant data knowledge level,
and evidence for each and evidence for each concerns, values, and
while pointing out the while pointing out the possible biases.
strengths and strengths and
limitations of both limitations of both
claim(s) and claim(s) and
counterclaims in a counterclaims in a
discipline-appropriate discipline-appropriate
form that anticipates form that anticipates
the audience’s the audience’s
knowledge level, knowledge level,
concerns, values, and concerns, values, and
possible biases. possible biases.
 CCSS.Grades.11-
12.WHST.5. Develop
and strengthen writing
as needed by planning,
revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a
new approach, focusing
on addressing what is
most significant for a
specific purpose and
audience
Identify, analyze, Identify, analyze,
describe, quantitative, describe, quantitative,
Vocabulary N/A N/A N/A
trends, patterns, trends, patterns,
conclusion. conclusion.
5 minutes. I will
10 minutes. Students
review the four
will individually take a 10 minutes. As we do
components of a We will spend the first
15-question vocab every Friday, we will
quantitative data Students will have two 10 minutes of class
quiz that involves conduct our ‘’Good
analysis FRQ (identify, minutes to put away conducting our current
matching the key term Things’’ where
describe, connect, and materials and be events to tie in the
with its’ correct students share one
Lesson Intro conclude). I will provided the packet aspect of civic-
definition. Students good thing that
introduce and describe for the unit exam and mindedness and the
are allowed an happened to them
the final two paper for the FRQ importance of staying
additional retake for throughout the week
components of the portion. informed on
quizzes but must take or one thing they are
FRQ, which students civic/world issues.
their first attempt looking forward to.
will begin practicing
right now in class.
with today.
Content Delivery 35 minutes. I will 40 minutes. The N/A 30 minutes. Students 40. Students will be
lecture via Google content will be will have the majority able to access
Slides to discuss the presented via Google of the class to meet examples of last
expectations of a FRQ Slides during an with their project semester’s civic action
for this class. This FRQ interactive lecture. members. Each projects to see
involves students This is similar to what student will be handed examples of quality
 the root cause
work and gain an
worksheet to fill out on
understanding of what
their own. This
is to be expected from
provides an
these projects (what is
opportunity for every
analyzing data and was done yesterday the end goal?). As they
student to reflect and
writing sound where students will be view past examples,
consider the research
observations/argumen given sample FRQ’s project groups must
they have conducted
ts using the and be asked whether debate and discuss
and express any
information being they personally would their own intended
thoughts on an issue
presented. For the award the actions that they must
they feel most
body of this lesson author/writer with full complete by also
passionate on. After 10
students will have credit or not. Students looking back at the list
minutes, students will
access to my Google have experience with of approved actions
then place their own
Slides and individually these activities they may choose to
worksheets on the
answer questions that because we did the complete. Students
center of the table and
deal with identifying same for our first FRQ will collaboratively fill
discuss and
and describing the in Unit 1. In addition, out the action plan
collaborate their
information shown on we will go over the worksheet and
individual answers to
the data. The last two same samples from individually be
assess for any
components of the yesterday to review responsible for
similarities or possible
FRQ (connecting and and practice writing completing the Google
topics they can choose
applying) will be conclusions for each Form reflection to
for the final project. 20
discussed tomorrow. graph/map/visual. voice their individual
minutes will be spent
thoughts, comments,
comparing ideas
questions, and/or
before filling out a final
concerns regarding the
version of their chosen
project.
topic/issue.
Student Engagement Whole period. The During Lecture. All students will take Throughout the Throughout the
bulk of this lesson is a Students will work the unit exam. period. A majority of period. Students will
lecture but students with table groups to the class time will be be spending the
must interact with the compare their spent in their project entirety of the class in
slides by answering homework assignment groups collaborating their project groups
different sections as well as and debating a analyzing examples of
based on the color communicating possible topic to be past student work and
chair they are sitting whether our sample further explored. completing the action
 plan worksheet.
Individually, students
are responsible for
in. Students will also
answering and
share and compare
However, individual submitting the Google
their responses in
assignments such as Form reflection where
table convos to
the first round of the students answer what
determine if they are
writers would earn full root cause worksheet was done in class,
correctly identifying
credit for the FRQ’s. also provides a what was decided on,
and describing the
platform for individual individual
information as they
student voice and contributions, and
will be required to do
agency. identifying their next
so for Wednesday’s
steps for the project
exam.
and when they intend
to complete those next
steps.
5 minutes. I will
5 minutes. I will summarize what was
quickly preview learned throughout the 1 minute or less, I will
tomorrow’s agenda, lesson and remind remind students that
explaining to students students that we will 5 minutes. I will go the remainder of the
that the next step of be testing tomorrow. group-to-group to project will be
1 minute. Students will
the quantitative data This means all Unit 2 collect their completed outside of
be given a one minute
Lesson Closure analysis FRQ is to form assignments must be worksheets and record class and
warning and turn in
a conclusion based on submitted for credit what their chosen independently and the
their testing materials.
their observations and lastly I will topic is for the final final products will be
from the first two provide tips for project. due when we return
steps. I will introduce students as to how from Thanksgiving
the homework they can prepare and break.
assignment as well. study for the unit exam
tomorrow.
Assessments Students’ notes on the The practice FRQ along The summative The formative The formative
Google Slides and with the conclusion assessment will be the assessment will be the assessment will be the
practice FRQ’s will paragraphs will serve Unit 2 Exam and Root Cause Worksheet Action Plan Worksheet
serve as an informal as formative accompanying FRQ. students individually as well as the Google
assessment for this assessments for the complete. Reflection Form.
 lesson. In addition, the
vocabulary quiz taken
at the start of class acts lesson.
as a formal
assessment.
All lesson materials All lesson materials
are uploaded on a are uploaded on a
As we did last
daily basis to ensure daily basis to ensure
semester, students
widespread widespread
who are ELs or SSNs
accessibility. SSNs are accessibility. SSNs are
To accommodate SSNs do not have to partake
given additional time given additional time
and ELs I will model an in the final
to prepare their to prepare their
example of how to presentation but are
answers during class answers during class ELs and SSNs may be
compose the root still responsible for
discussions and ELs discussions and ELs given additional time
cause worksheet. completing the project
are given side by side are given side by side to take the exam such
Additional scaffolding and taking action with
translations, peer translations, peer as before or after
will occur as I go their group members.
scaffolding, and scaffolding, and school or during a later
around and visually For this lesson, all past
additional time as well. additional time as well. class period if
monitor how students examples and other
Students with IEPs or Students with IEPs or acceptable to other
fill out the chart. I will materials are uploaded
504 plans are 504 plans are teachers. Per our class
Accommodations for be sure to let students onto our class
accommodated as accommodated as policy ELs and SSNs
ELs and SSNs know it’s ok if they ekadence page,
appropriate and given appropriate and given may be allowed to
cannot fully fill out the including examples
additional supportive additional supportive retake certain
chart. The purpose of from last semester’s
materials such as materials such as portions/sections of
the group worksheet EL students and SSNs.
videos, hardcopy videos, hardcopy the unit exam
assessment/compariso Group work is to
samples of graphs to samples of graphs to depending on
n is to provide ensure students obtain
study and practice on, study and practice on, students’ individual
additional support to peer and teacher
and given extended and given extended needs and
ELs and SSNs or any support through
deadlines or modified deadlines or modified circumstances.
student who has conversations, while
assignments. assignments.
difficulty deciding a SSNs and ELs may be
Collaborative learning Collaborative learning
topic. given additional time
helps promote the helps promote the
to turn in the Google
exchange and exchange and
Form reflection if
clarification of content clarification of content
necessary.
material among material among
students. students.
  Google Slides
 Root Cause
 Google Slides  Chosen Action
Worksheet
Resources  Google Slides  Pencil  Unit Exam Worksheet
 Pencils/Pens
 Vocab Quiz  Paper  Reflection
 Google Slides
Form