COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

WEEKLY CLASS AGENDA
 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
TEACHER: Roberto Canizalez and
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 4th grades A-B-C
Patty de Hdez.
DATE: July 2nd to July 6th
UNIT'S NAME: Government in the PERIOD: III WEEK: I TIME: 45 min
United States
UNIT OBJECTIVE: will demonstrate how the U.S. government is a democracy, makes laws and supply services, and
tells how the constitutions work.
CONCEPTUAL CONTENT:
3.2 How Our Government Works. https://prezi.com/nkdvvhzkltpp/how-our-government-works-byabby-mau/#
 Check and balances.
 State and Local Government
PROCEDURALCONTENT:
- Understanding the system of checks and balances in the three branches of the federal government.
- Identifying and understanding the differences between the national state, and local levels of government.

ATTITUDINAL CONTENT:
- Understand how individuals, groups, and institutions work to promote social justice and human rights.
- Interacting politely and with respect when introducing oneself and others.

ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS:
- Identify the process for how a bill becomes a law.
- Recgognizes and explains the system of checks and balances in the three branches of the federal government.
STANDARDS:
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
- Compares and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account.
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME (45/90 MIN)

CLASS BEGINNING:
By asking questions predict the way how the Manual of Conduct at Walte School was made for.
CLASS DEVELOPMENT:

Topic: 3.2 How Our Government Works.

 Check and balances.
 State and Local Government
Activity one: Explain
the meaning of “a part of something”.
Activity two: -
Work in groups to identify basic ideas about Check and Balance.
- Discuss and write basic rules for the class.
Activity three: Read the text as a class
MAKE COMPARISONS In what ways is a president different from a king or queen?
(The president has to be elected and cannot make laws.)
ANALYZE DIAGRAMS What responsibility does the legislative branch have that gives it power over the execut
branch? Over the judicial branch? (It can override a veto. It can approve or reject judges appointed by t
executive branch.)

CLASS WRAP UP:

WEEKLY CLASS AGENDA

 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
TEACHER: Roberto Canizalez and
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 4th grades A-B-C
Patty de Hernàndez
UNIT'S NAME: Government in the nd th
PERIOD: III WEEK: 1 DATE: July 2 to July 6 TIME: 90 min
United States
UNIT OBJECTIVE: will demonstrate how the U.S. government is a democracy, makes laws and supply services, and
tells how the constitutions work.
CONCEPTUAL CONTENT:
3.2 How Our Government Works.
 Check an Balances.
PROCEDURALCONTENT:
- Representing the functions and responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the fede
government.
ATTITUDINAL CONTENT:
- Showing respect for others’ belongings decisions impact on people, communities, and nations.

ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS:
- Understand the functions and responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal
government.
- Represents the differences between the national state, and local levels of government.
STANDARDS:
- Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
- Compares and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account.

INSTRUCTIONAL TIME (45/90 MIN)

CLASS BEGINNING:
Ask questions about the previous class
CLASS DEVELOPMENT:

Topic: 3.2 How Our Government Works.

 The Three Branches and their Responsibilities.

Explain that the job of governing the United States is big. Say that each branch of the fede
Activity one:
government has a different responsibility and has to work with the other branches to make the government wo
Show students the Three Branches diagram, and ask them to identify each branch.
Activity two: MAKE COMPARISONS How are the House and the Senate different? (The Senate is made up of t
senators from each state. The House is made up of members from each state, but each state sends a differe
number of representatives based on its population.)
Activity three: Make a foldable to represent the three branches of the government

CLASS WRAP UP: Ask volunteer show and explain their foldable.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA :

foldable to represent the three branches of the government

HOMEWORK(evaluated/extra practice):

KEY VOCABULARY:

Bill of Rights, legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch

RESOURCES: Teacher`s book, bond sheet of paper, text books, notebooks.

TECHNOLOGY USAGE: internet, projector, computer

AUTHENTIC AND OTHER MATERIALS:
 COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT