Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Daily Lesson Calendar

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Daily Lesson Calendar

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Lesson Plans

Definitions

  • Review Chapter Abstracts: Chapter abstracts are synopses of each chapter that you can use to review the reading assignments with your students.
  • Daily Lessons: There are 30 daily lessons detailed in this lesson plan. Select a new daily lesson for each day.
  • Fun Activities: There are 20 fun activities in this lesson plan. They serve as a way for students to interact with the material in an enjoyable, educational way.
  • Read Aloud in Class: Ask students to take turns reading aloud from where they left off in their most recent reading assignment. Use the Oral Reading Evaluation Form in this lesson plan to evaluate their reading skills.
  • In-Class Handout: An in-class handout can be one of the quizzes/homework assignments, vocabulary games, worksheets, or an essay/writing assignment. It's something the students can complete and turn in during class, or begin in-class and take home to finish as a homework assignment.

One Week Lesson Calendar

Before the unit begins:

  • Homework Assignment: Read through Chapter 2: The Biggest Asshole in the Universe
Day 1 - Introduce Unit Day 2 - Review Unit Day 3 - Quiz Day 4 - Review Unit Day 5 - Test

Review Chapter Abstracts up to Chapter 2: The Biggest Asshole in the Universe

1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 1-8

1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 1-10

Students Read Aloud in Class

Homework Assignment: Read through Chapter 4: Blowout - The Commodities Bubble

Review Chapter Abstracts up to Chapter 4: Blowout - The Commodities Bubble

1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 9-15

1 In-Class Handout

Homework Assignment: Read through Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons

Review Chapter Abstracts up to Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor

Quiz

1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 16-23

1 In-Class Handout

1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 11-20

Homework Assignment: Read through Chapter 7: The Great American Bubble Machine and assign an essay, due the week following the test

Review Chapter Abstracts up to Chapter 7: The Great American Bubble Machine

1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 24-30

1 In-Class Handout

Homework Assignment: Study for the test

Test

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