• Weeks #5 in Mr. Johnston's classes:  (September 18 - 23, 2023)

    Note - There will be NO CLASSES on Friday, September 22 due to teacher PD day. 

    Government Class - Periods 1 and 7 

    • Principles behind the Constitution
    • Contributions of Political Philosophers:  Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu
    • Systems and Types of Government
    • Grammar - Common and Proper Nouns
    • Academic Vocabulary - WOW 34 (aesthetic, issue, integration, adjustment, conclusion) 

    LESSON PLAN for Government Class 

    American History -- Periods 3 and 4 

    • Early Explorers to the Americas
    • Essential Dates
    • Podcast Listening - 4 Minute History Early Explorers to America
    • Topics: Chronology and Chronological Thinking;  Discovery of the New World
    • Grammar - Common and Proper Nouns
    • Academic Vocabulary - WOW 34 (aesthetic, issue, integration, adjustment, conclusion) 

    World History -- Periods 5 and 8 

    • Podcasts - Three Things about Egypt
    • Topics:  The Three Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt
    • Cultural Contributions of the Ancient Near East 
    • Podcast Listening - 4 Minute History episode about the Hittites  4Minute History Podcast - Whatever Happened to the Hittites?
    • Grammar - Common and Proper Nouns
    • Academic Vocabulary - WOW 34 (aesthetic, issue, integration, adjustment, conclusion)