2018_2019 MJ Civics and Civics Advanced Curriculum Map

Volusia District Social Studies Office 2018-2019

Safari Montage/Videos Federal Reserve Video
Websites
• Monetary Policy: Part Art, Part Science
Teacher Hints
iCivics • http://www.econedl Stossel in the Classroom
Assessment
• Banks, Credit, and the Constitutional Rights ink.org/ • http://stosselinthecla
Florida Standards
Alignment Economy Foundation Lessons ssroom.org

Reading: 1, 7 • Taxation • http://www.crf-
(LAFS.68.RH.1.1)
(LAFS.68.RH.3.7) • Government Spending usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-

Writing: 1, 4, 6 action/
(LAFS.68.WH.1.1)
(LAFS.68.WH.2.4) Use the Idea Factory Cornell Notes from McGraw-Hill for Chapters 21 - 24:
(LAFS.68.WH.2.6)
• Ch. 21: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000324/53/75.pdf

• Ch. 22: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000324/52/95.pdf

• Ch. 23: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000324/53/81.pdf

• Ch. 24: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000324/53/96.pdf

Research: • Create a graph illustrating the • Complete a 1040EZ form.

• Create a compare/contrast creation and growth of our national • Visit the Internal Revenue

graphic organizer for a debt. Service (IRS) web site or non-

command, market, mixed, and • Find the top five categories within partisan organizations such as

traditional economy. the federal budget for the last five the Tax Foundation to

• Compose a letter to a president years. Examine the trends in relation determine what percentage of

of another country to encourage to current events. taxes various income earners

them to change their nation to a • Research the effects of NAFTA on have paid in the last couple of

free enterprise system. the American economy and write a years. http://www.irs.gov/

letter to the President outlining your • http://www.taxfoundation.org/

position on the merits or detriments news/show/250.html

of the treaty.

Activities

McGraw-Hill Technology Extension: Making an Online Presentation on the History of Banking
http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000075/14/82.pdf

McGraw-Hill Graphic Novel: The History of Money
http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/media/repository/private_data/DOC/50000070/9/70.pdf

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