Assignment Sheet for State and Local Government Unit

By the end of each section of this unit, you will be responsible for knowing the material from the scavenger hunt, class discussions, and handouts.

Due Date	Assignment
Tues., Feb. 25	HW Read Article II – The Legislative branch – highlight and take margin notes We’ll meet in the Computer lab for the State Gov. Scavenger hunt
Weds., Feb. 26	Find an article on a state issue. Write a reading response: summary, reflections, your own questions
Thurs. Feb. 27	Read Article III - Executive Branch – highlight/take notes
Fri., Feb. 28	1. Read Article III on the Judicial branch 2. Write your topic proposal for your research paper
Mon., Mar. 3	1. Test on State Government 2. Begin taking notes on your research project
Tues., Mar. 4	Find an article on a Local (involving Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, etc and not all of NC) issue and write a reading response
Weds., Mar. 5	Do the guided reading assignment on local government
Thurs., Mar. 6/Fri., Mar. 7 Ex-Day	3 pages of notes on your research paper due (triple HW grade) Begin San Tomas simulation
Mon., Mar. 10	Work on your paper Begin outlining research paper
Tues., Mar. 11	Work on outlining your research paper
Weds., Mar. 12	Work on outlining your research paper
Thurs., Mar. 13	Outline due (Quiz grade)
Fri., Mar. 14	Test on local govt