Week 1: Review Syllabus & Class Expectations, Chapter 1, Chapter 1 Worksheets, Current Events.

American Government Vocabulary Assignment

Week 2: Chapter 2, Chapter 2 Worksheets, Current Events, Quiz on Chapter 1&2, Bill of Rights Project.

Week 3: Chapters 3 & 4, Chapter 3 Worksheets, 27 Amendments Assignment, Patriot Act Assignment.

Week 4: Review for test, Test Unit 1, Chapter 5, Chapter 5 worksheets.

Week 5: Chapters 6-9, Chapter 6, 8-9 worksheets, Start Political Issues project. Political Issues Project

Week 6: Present projects, Review for test, Unit 2 test, Chapter 10, Chapter 10 worksheets, Assignment "Knowing Your Representatives & Senators".

Vocabulary Update: American Government Vocab List

Week 7: Chapters 11 & 12, Chapter 11 & 12 worksheets, Political topics debate.

Week 8: Chapters 13 & 14, Review for test, Test Unit 3, Vocabulary Due.

Week 9: Chapters 15-17, Unit 4 Worksheets, President Project presentations, Review for Final Exam.

Vocabulary Words: American Government Vocab List

Economics

Week 1: Chapter 1 & 2, scarcity assignment, decision making grid assignment, Chapter 1 & 2 worksheets, Quiz on chapter 1 & 2.

Week 2: Chapter 2 & 3, Chapter 2 & 3 worksheets, Identifying key terms from chapters 1,2 & 3, Review for unit test, Unit 1 test, Start Stock Market game.

Week 3: Chapter 4 & 5, Chapter 4 & 5 worksheets, article on the Stock Market, Daily tracking of stocks.

Week 4: Chapter 6 & 7, chapter 6 & 7 worksheets, Daily tracking of stocks, Review for test, Unit 2 test.

Vocabulary List: Economics Vocabulary List 2008

Week 5: Chapter 8, Chapter 8 worksheets, Project on Unions.

Week 6: Chapter 9, Chapter 9 worksheets, Stock market project due.

Week 7: Chapter 10, Chapter 10 worksheets.

Week 8: Chapter 11 & 12, Chapter 11 & 12 worksheets, Test Review, Unit 3 Test.

Vocabulary List: Economics Vocabulary List 2008

Week 9: Assignment on "The Pursuit of Happyness", Final exam review, Final Exam.