1. * In your composition notebook, head you paper in MLA format. Title of the Assignment is “Do Now…” 1. There are 12 Classroom Procedures. Please list the 12 classroom procedures. 2. List 3 safety procedures that we should have in place in this class.

2. August 20 and 21, 2014 Robyn Green, J.D. Robyn.green@mnps.org

3. * Opening Session * Objectives * Safety Review * Safety Test * Forms of Government * What is Government? * Safety Test Results * Exit Ticket

4. * I will be able to: * Pass my safety test with 85% or better. * Define government. * Identify the purpose of government. * Determine what parties have the power in various forms of government.

5. * 25 questions will circulate around the room. Please read them carefully and discuss the answers with your table team. * We will begin the test in 15 minutes.

6. * Please place all personal items in your bags and move everything to the front of the room. * If you would like for me to hold your electronic devices, please let me know. * Arbitrators, please collect the notebooks and place them in the back. * You will have 20 minutes to compete the test. * When you have completed the test, please sit quietly until EVERYONE is finished and I have collected all testing materials.

7. * Opening Session * Objectives * Safety Review * Safety Test * Forms of Government * What is Government? * Safety test Results * Exit Ticket

8. * SILENTLY, read the passages you have been given. * In your composition books, define the following terms as they are used in the text: 1. Government 2. Monarchy 3. Democracy 4. Oligarchy 5. Structure 6. Unlimited power 7. Limited power

9. * At your tables, please address the following questions: * What is government? * What is the purpose of government? * Who has the power in a government? * How does a government’s structure affect citizens? * On large white paper, please write your answers using evidence-based terms. * Example: * According to the text, the structure may limit the government’s power.

10. * Opening Session * Objectives * Safety Review * Safety Test * Forms of Government * What is Government? * Safety test Results * Exit Ticket

12. * Opening Session * Objectives * Safety Review * Safety Test * Forms of Government * What is Government? * Safety test Results * Exit Ticket

13. * On an index card, * Write your first and last name. * Write the date and class block. Answer 1 and 2 on the card: 1. Define government. 2. List 3 forms of government.