Essential Question: How can I participate as an active citizen of this community?
Skill Objective: Look up words when necessary and practice the reading to learn
Content Objective: Identify he purpose of the sections of the US constitution

All handouts can be found at Anatomy of the US Constitution

- Activator- Preamble Re-Write / Read with a purpose
- Anatomy of a Constitution Readings
- Comprehension worksheets

Essential Question: How can I participate as an active citizen of this community?
Skill Objective: Employ critical insights on the Federal FY14 budget.  Make applications from a reading to your world.
Content Objective: Students will leave with a basic understanding of the federal budget deficit.


- Define Debt.
- Watch the John Oliver Clip on Student Debt as a real world connection
- Analyze the Federal FY14 Budget as a strategic reading
- Watch the Crash Course on understanding the Federal Deficit 
- Work in groups to complete the Federal Budget Challenge

Unit 6 Exam on Cognition

Essential Question: How can I participate as an active citizen of this community?
Content Objective:  Students will leave able to identify how various governments directly impact their lives.
Skill Objective: Students will note how the handout models a graphic representation of a complex subject

Graphic Organizer of the levels of government in your life.

Agenda

- Pass in your paragraph on your Career Academy Plan.  Complete for HW and pass in tomorrow if it is not complete.
- Read the Ledger Article Handout and complete a Strategic Reading Template
- Complete the Town Government Structure Worksheet
- Find your Town Councilor on the Town Government Quick Reference Sheet