| Date | Topic | Assignment Due |
| Monday |  Congress Introduction Congress Demographics Congress Chart | |
| Tuesday | Congressional Approval Ratings Powers of Congress Historical Examples of Differences Between House and Senate | Congress Chart |
| Wednesday | Arts Wednesday | |
| Thursday | Present Congress Terms Assign Congress Project - due on 1/23 | |
| Friday | Congress Role Play Bill Debt Project Congress Journal Review due on 1/22 | Congress Role-Play |
Next week's schedule
Spring Schedule
Congress Journal Review due on 1/22
Congress Project - Due on 1/23
Mountains Beyond Mountains Pacing Guide
| Pages to complete | Date | Assignment due |
| Chapter 1 page 8 | 1/10 | Mountains Beyond Mountains Reading Guide |
| Part 1 Page 45 | 1/18 | Haiti Data Sheet Bring computers to class |
| Part 2 Page 123 | 1/25 | Below are four Paul Farmer interviews. Watch/Listen to any one of them & write five thoughtful questions you would ask Paul Farmer. Charlie Rose Interviews Paul Farmer Paul Farmer on Democracy Now Paul Farmer on NPR's Fresh Air Paul Farmer on KQED |
| Parts 3 and 4 page 239 | 2/1 | Fishbowl |
| Part 5 and afterward page 301 | 2/8 |
Mountains Beyond Mountains Project due 2/11
Mountains Beyond Mountains Day
Haiti and The US Compared - this is due at the end of class
You should have read through part one and completed the Haiti Data Sheet
Bring computers to class