NAME: ___________________________________________	HB/IG: ____________________________________	
DATE: September 12, 2005 – October 21, 2005	THEME: New Jersey Today	

Objective-Questions	NJCCCS	Class Activities	Homework	Assessment	
•	Why do we celebrate Constitution Day?
•	What rights and responsibilities should we all have?
•	Does New Jersey have a Constitution?	6.1.4A1, 6.2.4B1, 6.2.4D1, 9.2.4B5, 9.2.4C1, 9.2.4D1	W-Mr. Ojeda’s Presentation (The Constitution & Building Consensus)
W/P-Participate in Constitutional Convention (list ideas, share, discuss)
W-Vote on ratification	Review class brochure with someone at home.	Teacher Observation and Teamwork Rubric	
•	What are the main building blocks of New Jersey’s economy?
•	What is the structure of New Jersey’s government?
•	What is the structure of the federal government of the USA?	6.2.4A3, 6.4.4B4,
3.1.4G2, 3.2F2, 3.3.4B3, 3.4.4A2	W-Minilesson/Discussion with Mr. Ojeda:
A.	What do we know about NJ?
B.	The NJ Economy
C.	Citizenship in NJ
D.	The NJ-USA Connection	Complete Reading and Review Questions:
A.	11/1
B.	11/2
C.	12/2	Homework, Review Game, and Teacher Observation	
•	What brought your family to New Jersey?
•	How can we communicate our ideas to each other?	6.4.4A1-3, 3.2.4D1, 3.3.4B1-4, 3.4.4A1	I-Interview someone at home regarding your family history
I-Complete a written description
W-Work with the class to create a geographic family tree	Complete interview	Open-Ended Question Rubric	

W=Whole Group
S=Small Group      
P=Peer to Peer
I=Independent	Notes: 
*Read-Aloud: The Dwarf Who Became King from Latino Read-Aloud Stories by Maite Suarez Rivas (Hispanic Heritage Month)
*Read-Aloud: Selection from I, Columbus: My Journal, 1492-3 by Christopher Columbus (Columbus Day)