2016-2017
Launch Dates Unit Unit Topic End of Unit Assessment Notes & Special Circumstances
9/12 2.04 Athlete's Salaries Persuasive Baseline 9/12: Eid al-Adha
9/26 2.22 Grade Requirements for Sports  

 
10/3 2.20 Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants   10/3-4: Rosh Hashana
10/10: Columbus Day
10/12: Yom Kippur
*Three week unit
10/24 2.19 Compulsory Voting    
11/7       11/8: Election Day
11/11: Veteran's Day
11/24-25 Thanksgiving
*Three week unit
11/28  2.11  Should English be the Official Language of the United States?    
12/12  2.05  Should students be paid for performance in school?    
12/26   Winter Recess    
1/3  2.07  Should the government fund embryonic stem cell research?    
1/16  2.08   Who is responsible for childhood obesity?   1/16: MLK Day
1/30  2.02  Should colleges use affirmative action?   *Three week unit
2/20   Midwinter Recess    
2/27  2.13  Should doctors be allowed to assist seriously ill patients with suicide?  

 
3/13  2.01   Should a standardized test be a requirement for high school graduation?  

 
3/27  2.10  Should the Pledge of Allegiance say “one Nation under God”?   3/28-30; ELA Testing
4/10

 

 Spring Recess

 

 
4/17  2.03   Should schools or parents be responsible for sex education?   5/1-4: Math testing
5/8  2.21   Should corporal punishment be outlawed?    
5/22  2.18   Should drug companies be allowed to advertise prescription drugs on TV?    
6/5  2.16  Violence and media: Are ratings systems necessary?   7th grade only (8th grade in PP)
6/19

 

 Academic Games