6th+Grade

'12-'13 6th Grade Social Studies
 * **Semester 1**
 * **Quarter 1**
 * **Week 1**
 * **What is Government?**
 * Brainstorm, AG pg 7
 * AG 8 & 9
 * Week 2
 * Kinds of Government
 * Brainstorm, AG 10
 * AG 11-13


 * Week 3
 * The Constitution of the USA
 * How did the Constitution create a federal system of government?
 * How did the people approve the new Constitution?
 * How did Congress organize the new government?
 * AG 14
 * [|Constitution Webquest]
 * AG 15-16
 * AG 17, 18
 * **Week 4**
 * **The Bill of Rights & You**
 * AG 19Personal Liberty
 * How does the Constitution protect Personal Liberty?
 * What is the scope of the Bill of Rights?
 * [|Do I Have a Right]
 * Week 5
 * 3 Branches
 * AG 20-22
 * AG 23, 24
 * [[file:President Wksht.pdf]]


 * Week 6
 * Checks & Balances
 * AG 25-27
 * AG 28, 29
 * Week 7
 * Divisions of Branches
 * AG 30-32
 * AG 33, 34
 * AG 35
 * Week 8
 * How a Bill Becomes a Law
 * Video, AG 36
 * AG 37-39
 * Bill Videos & Posters
 * Week 9
 * Electing a Government
 * AG 40-42
 * AG 43-44
 * AG 46-47
 * Week 10 - Midterm
 * AG 45, 48-49
 * Follow an Election - CYV 62
 * **Cast Your Vote**
 * Week 11
 * Background Information
 * Voting, Elections
 * Who Can Vote?
 * Federal, State, Local Government
 * Week 12
 * Elected Leaders
 * Leaders, President & Vice President
 * If You Were President Game
 * Senators, Representatives
 * Road to the Capitol
 * Governor & Lt. Governor
 * State Legislators
 * Mayor & Council
 * Guest Speakers
 * Week 13 & 14
 * The Election Process
 * Political Parties, Choosing Candidates
 * Primaries & Caucuses, Political Conventions
 * Campaigns & Advertising
 * Fundraising
 * Polls, Polling Place
 * Electoral College
 * Election Day
 * Democracy is Hard Work
 * Week 15 & 16
 * Conduct an Election
 * Assessment CYV 3
 * Week 17 & 18
 * Project
 * **Semester 2**
 * **Quarter 3**
 * **The Constitution**
 * **Week 1**
 * The Constitution & The United States
 * The Articles of Confederation & the Constitutional Convention
 * Week 2
 * The Convention Leaders
 * Constitutional Compromises and Ratifying the Constitution
 * Week 3
 * Supreme Court Decisions & Constitutional Amendments
 * Week 4
 * Geography - The 13 Original States
 * Weeks 5 & 6
 * written Language & Oral Language
 * Week 7
 * Working with Timelines
 * Weeks 8 & 9
 * Famous People Research
 * Quarter 4
 * Week 1
 * Readers Theater

Economics/Financial Literacy
 * Week 2
 * [|Budget Game]
 * Week 3
 * Week 4
 * Week 5
 * Week 6
 * Week 7
 * Week 8
 * Week 9