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Week _____3____ Main goal(s)/enduring understanding(s) for this week: Use research for gun right vs. gun control debate; focus on9th Amendment and its controversial topics (women, sexuality, race). Review unit in preparation of test essay

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Lesson topic(s) forthe day

Research in preparation for

debate

Debate on 2ndAmendment

**Performance

Assessment**

9th amendment 9th Amendmentreflection

Final Review

Relationship to

previous learning

US history/PoliticalScience

(Government)/

Current Issues


(Government)/

Current Issues


(Government)/

Current Issues


(Government)/

Current Issues

UShistory/Political

Science

(Government)

Content, skills,

and/or values

addressed

(Essential

Questions)

To what extent does

government controlfreedom?

How is the 2nd

Amendmentapplied today?

To what extent does


- Gun law

controversy in juxtaposition with

2nd Amendment

To what extent does


- 9th Amendment

definition- Women’s rights

- Civil Rights

Movement

To what extent does


Comparing hot topic

issues in other countries

(ex: gay rights in

other countries;women’s rights; race

issues)

How has freedom

changed over time?

Materials used - Computer lab -Notes from - Definition of 9th - Articles about US -Poster boards



- Guiding questionshandout for

research

(in preparation of

the debate)

research thestudents collected

the past two days in

the computer lab

Amendment- Historical articles

referencing women

and civil rights

Gay rights- Articles about

legalizing gay

marriage in other

countries- Obama’s view? - “Same Love” by

Macklemore lyrics

- Song to listen tofrom YouTube

-Markers-Blog & Blog

Access

-Computer

(Accessible toStudents)-10 Folders

(Containing

AmendmentMaterial)

-Handout of Bill of Rights

Instructional

strategies

- Let students use

the computer lab toresearch topics

about gun

laws/currentevents/etc/

- Encouragestudents to take a

side about gun laws

- Teacher will

facilitate debate- Students will

choose a side

regarding thisquestion:

Gun control vs.Gun Rights

(see rubric)

- Discuss the

meaning of the 9thAmendment and

how citizens and the

government interpretit

- Focus on womenand civil rights today

- Discuss current

events on the topicof gay marriage

- Use media clips

and articles- Listen to and

analyzingMacklemore’s lyrics

-Problem-Solving

as to whether amendments

should be kept,

changed, or discarded

-Group Discussionto validate

reasoning of

finalizedamendment

Checks for

understanding/mea

surement of

learning

-Students areactively gathering

information andfacts to support the

side they have

chosen

See Debate Rubricin Appendix

- Students listenedand actively

participated indiscussion about

women and civil

rights

- Students listenedand actively

participated indiscussion about the

lyrics provided in

class to relate to gay

-Blog to commenton two other

group’s finalizedamendments



-Students are takingnotes and writing

down the facts and

information they

have found-Students finishresearch in

preparation for the

debate tomorrow

- During thediscussion, the

students will reflect

upon the historical

and current eventarticles given at the beginning of class.

rights- Reflected upon the

clips and videos

presented in class to

talk about the globalissue of gay rightsand the right to

marry

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