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)