MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2016-2017 INSTRUCTIONAL PACING GUIDE High achieving students through a world class education Department Course Name Grade Level Instructional Reference Material(s) COHS/MPS Social Science CP&G 12 th Grade Various texts/resources CP&G Unit / Subject UNIT 1 Weeks 1-2 Principles of the Constitution Content Standard 12.1.5 12.4.2 12.1.6 12.7.3 CCSS Literacy / ELA Learning Objectives Academic Vocabulary Resources/Texts RI 1-4, 7 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in 1. Students will identify and explain the six fundamental principles in the U.S. Constitution 2. Students will differentiate between federal and state as to which entity has power over certain areas 3. Students will distinguish the different checks that each branch may use against the other. 4. Students will analyze cases and identify the different elements of judicial review. 5. Students will evaluate parts of the Constitution to determine which of the 6 Constitutional principles apply Federalism Separation of Powers Checks and balances Limited government Judicial Review Popular Sovereignty Politics Precedence Basic Government: The Beginning The Constitution Federalism Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances 2016-2017 Instructional Pacing Guide Page 1 of 5
UNIT 2 Weeks 3-4 Know Your Rights 12.2.1 12.2.5 12.5.1 12.5.4 order to address a question or solve a problem. W 2, 10 2. Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through effective selection, organization, and anlysis of content. RI 1-4 W 2 2. Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. SL 1 1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expression their own clearly and persuasively. 1. Students evaluate the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy) 2. Students will determine whether examples of speech are protected 3. Students will analyze examples of freedom of religion to determine their constitutionality 4. Students will identify due process rights 5. Students will analyze examples of search and seizure to determine if they are protected under the Fourth Amendment Seditious speech Defamation Obscenity Entanglement Clause Probable Cause Exclusionary Rule Warrantless searches ACLU: General Guidelines for Dealing With Police 2016-2017 Instructional Pacing Guide Page 2 of 5
UNIT 3 Weeks 5-6 How a Bill Becomes a Law 12.4.1 12.4.3 12.6.3 12.6.6 L 6 6.Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. RI 5 5. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument on whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging. SL 1 1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expression their own clearly and persuasively. 1. Students analyze Article I of the Constitution as it relates to the legislative branch, including eligibility for office and lengths of terms of representatives and senators; election to office; the roles of the House and Senate in impeachment proceedings; the role of the vice president; the enumerated legislative powers; and the process by which a bill becomes a law 2. Students will identify key facts regarding Congress 3. Students will summarize the steps in how a bill becomes a law 4. Students will create gerrymandered districts within a hypothetical state 5. Students will summarize the effects of money on politics Pigeonhole Committee Chairman Filibuster Rules Committee Conference Committee Veto Special Interest Group Lobbyist Gerrymander Money in politics Citizens United ruling Dark money 401(c)(3) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Congress: Parties and Other Issues Money in Politics 2016-2017 Instructional Pacing Guide Page 3 of 5
UNIT 4 Weeks 7-8 The President The Courts The Media 12.4.4 12.4.5 12.4.6 12.5.4 12.8.1 12.8.3 RI 1-4, 7 events 7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. interact and develop over the course of the text. 1. Students analyze Article II of the Constitution as it relates to the executive branch, including eligibility for office and length of term, election to and removal from office, the oath of office, and the enumerated executive powers. 2. Students summarize landmark U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of the Constitution and its amendments. 3. Students analyze Article III of the Constitution as it relates to judicial power, including the length of terms of judges and the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Discuss the meaning and importance of a free and responsible press and the roles of broadcast, print and electronic media, including the Internet, as a means of communication in American politics 4. Students will summarize the powers of the president 5. Students will identify the key Supreme Court cases and their importance 6. Students will summarize how media has polarized our politics Bully Pulpit Bureaucracy Appellate jurisdiction Polarization Credibility 4 th Estate Consolidation of media 5 Ways the Media Are Changing Politics 2016-2017 Instructional Pacing Guide Page 4 of 5
Term 1 UNIT 5 Weeks 9 Local & State Government 12.6.5 12.6.4 12.7.2 RI 3 1. Analyze and compare the powers and procedures of state and local government 2. Students will identify key facts about California government. 3. Students will identify key elements of Monrovia government 4. Students will summarize how zoning is used to manage city government 5. Students will differentiate the sources of revenue for state and local government Initiative Referendum Recall Council-Manager Line-ítem veto Civil service Eminent domain zoning Monrovia Government Information Pamphlet Zoning How to Fix California s Democracy Crisis 2016-2017 Instructional Pacing Guide Page 5 of 5