Period 2 Project Citizen Problem:
Local History is not taught enough in Nogales Schools because teachers don't have knowledge of local history nor is required to be taught.

Period 3 PC Problem
The City does not have a policy regarding the recognition of local history, therefore, depreciating the value of the City and the historic connection with ?Ambos Nogales.

1.21 and 1.22

Mac Lab - Library
Info from Sources
:Louisiana Purchase web sites

1.23

Group Essay work
W-P2

1.26

Letter to a source write in class
Group Essay work in class, typed

1.27

Group Essay

1.30

Portfolio work in-class

1.31

Louisiana Purchase Discussion
Louisiana Purchase Position Paper Due 1.14
W-P2
R-P3
Video

"This little event, of France's possessing herself of Louisiana … is the embryo of a tornado which will burst on the countries on both sides of the Atlantic and involve in it's effects their highest destinies."

First page of Louisiana Purchase Treaty; courtesy the Library of Congress

Timeline of Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase

The Original Treaty

Jefferson Compromises His Beliefs for a Huge Achievement

Student Page: Louisiana Purchase - directory of links which include an overview, archives, and a brief description from Compton's Encyclopedia.

NARA Exhibit: The Louisiana Purchase - provides the textual transcription of the three agreements between the U.S. and France. From the National Archives and Records Administration.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
The Louisiana Purchase; 1803

Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration - Oklahoma's kickoff celebration of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial. July 18-20, 2003.

2.1

Louisiana Purchase Position Paper discussion
Video or Computer lab

2.2

Jefferson as president
Marbury v. Madison
Read in-class

2.3

Strict vs. liberal construction and public policy analysis

Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)	Marbury v. Madison (1803)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)	Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)	Monroe Doctrine (1823)
Federal Judiciary Act (1789)	Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

2.4 and 2.5

I'll be in Phx today
Louisiana Purchase position paper due 2.4
W-P2

Public Policy and history and review form due. 2.5.04

Video 2.5

2.6

Open

1.19

Project Citizen Assignments

Assignments:

All students complete

Problem Identification and Analysis Form	Prob. ID Form due 1.21.04
Information from two sources for up to 45 points 1. Name source 2. Write a brief review of the sources points 3. Connect source to problem 1+ Interview form for up to 120 points	Info from publication due 1.23
Write a letter to about the problem to any person with possible info. 1 letter 20 2 for up to 45 3 for up to 60 EC of 20 for a response by 2.28.04	Info from letters due 1.26
Constitutional Opinion Form	Constitutional Opinion Form due 1.28

Groups

Assignment by Group

Due Date and Points Possible

Group I Defining the Problem	A written summary of the problem (individual) Graphic presentation of the problem and caption (individual) Documentation of the problem form interviews organized and turned in. One per group. ID sources (group) See pg 27	1.27 - up to 90 points possible
Group II The Alternative Policy Solutions	A written summary of the alternative polices (individual) Graphic representation the policies and caption (individual) Documentation of the alternative solutions form interviews and other source. One per group. See pg.28	1.27 - up to 90 points possible
Group III The Proposed Policy Solution	A written explanation and justification of the class' suggested policy (individual) Graphic representation of the proposed policy and caption (individual) Documentation of the proposed policy form interviews and other sources. One per group.	1.27 - up to 90 points possible
Group IV The Plan of Action	A written explanation of how the class could develop support among individuals and groups in your community for the proposed plan (individual) A written explanation of how the class could develop support by government for the proposed plan (individual) Documentation of the action plan form interviews and other sources. One per group. Graphic representation of the proposed policy and caption (individual)	1.27 - up to 100 points possible

AZ Standards:

2SS-P10. Demonstrate skills related to the duties and obligations of citizenship needed to participate in America’s government, with emphasis on:

PO 1. the connections between self-interest, the common good, and the essential element of civic virtue (George Washington’s Farewell Speech)
PO 2. obeying the law, serving on juries, paying taxes, voting, and military service
PO 3. analyzing public issues, policy making, and evaluating candidates and their position

· 1SS-P1. Apply chronological and spatial thinking to understand the meaning, implications, and import of historical and current events.
· 1SS-P2. Demonstrate knowledge of research sources and apply appropriate research methods, including framing open-ended questions, gathering pertinent information, and evaluating the evidence and point of view contained within primary and secondary sources.
· 1SS-P3. Develop historical interpretations in terms of the complexity of cause and effect and in the context in which ideas and past events unfolded

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