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8th grade government Common Core SL.9-10.1b resources
Legislative Branch Activity: Classroom Simulation on How a Bill Becomes a Law
Make civics practical and exciting for students using this Social Studies simulation that allows students to experience the Legislative Branch! Students will participate in writing bills for their school, community, or state while learning the various stages within the lawmaking process. All voices are heard as students become members of Congress, participate in committees, debate on the floor, and watch their President sign the bills that survive the entire process. Not only do students love
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6th - 12th
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Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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Class Constitution: Creating a Classroom Constitution & Preamble
Have you ever created a constitution for your own classroom? Each year in civics class, as we learn about the United States Constitution, I have my students help create our very own class constitution. The students love being a part of creating rules and policy for our classroom. This student-led activity has always proven to be a success! Each student's voice is heard as they actively engaged in crafting of an official document for the class. The process begins as students are grouped to dr
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6th - 12th
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Economics Activity | Classroom Market Economy Simulation & Classroom Management
Searching for Economics Activities? Looking for a way to make economics class more enjoyable or maybe just improve classroom management? CLA$$ONOMIC$ is an interactive classroom economy that will boost student engagement and help reinforce the major concepts of a market economy. Create your very own classroom economy with this Social Studies simulation. Students love the chance to be an entrepreneur by owning items in the classroom, charging students usage fees, and having opportunities to mak
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5th - 12th
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First Day of School Government Talk
Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!This product features an engaging back to school Government Talk activity that will have your students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving all in one class period. A perfect conversation starter for the 2020 elections, the activity prompts students to choose between 6 different quotes about the role of government and articulate why the quote aligns with their perspective on the government. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for
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8th - 11th
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Washington DC: Create a Field Trip Project Activity to the Nation's Capital City
OverviewCan't take your class to Washington DC? This lesson is the solution to getting your students to our Nation's Capital without spending a dime. As tour guides, students will study various memorials, buildings, and attractions to research and present to the class in the form of a presentation. These various "tours" will bring the entire class around to the major attractions of Washington DC. This student-led, virtual class field trip will help your students learn about the major sites o
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5th - 12th
Comparing Ancient Athenian Greek and American Democracy (Socratic Seminar)
Whether teaching about ancient Greece or U.S. Democracy, this activity gives students the opportunity to compare the similarities between direct and indirect democracies. Guided questions challenge students to respond to information by applying new concepts and evaluating both forms of democracy.Holding a Socratic Seminar discussion with this activity will encourage students to explore beyond the text and questions. This activity includes:-a document for reading and comparing Athenian Democracy
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Socratic Seminar Bundle (Ancient Civilizations)
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Politics and Government
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Government Purpose, Structure and Limitations COMPLETE UNIT
To view a video preview of this unit, please click here.If you need a unit to provide a perfect foundation for your government students, then you have come to the right place!This unit includes ALL lesson plans, student slides, rubrics, and even exemplar summative projects related to the purpose, structure, and limitations of government. This will help give your students the background they need for success on all future government units and tasks. We believe in a UBD backwards-planning approa
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8th - 12th
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Capitalism vs. Socialism Debate - Industrialization and the Working Class - CCSS
This is a set of lesson materials that culminates in a class debate about the emerging ideas of capitalism and socialism during the Industrial Age. Students will: Learn about different perspectives from thinkers such as Adam Smith and Karl Marx, analyze different viewpoints, be assigned a position to take, collaborate within teams, prepare main arguments, peer review each other's reasoning, and will participate in an academic debate that is guided by moderator questions (included). The objective
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Industrial Revolution Debates - PAIR PACK - CCSS
Voting Debate Podcasts
The links to the 2 podcasts by NPR are linked in the titles on page one. This graphic organizer will walk students through listening to what each posdcast shares, identifying pieces of an argument, then help them develop their own stance on the topic to share in discussion.
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8th - 11th
Debate Format Notes & Writing Assignment Support a Claim w/ Evidence Google Doc
This easily editable and duplicated Google Doc:Includes the format for a debateHas a note sheet with guiding questions for students to fill out during the debateEnds with a summative writing assignment where students use evidence from their notes to support a claim on who won the debateIncludes the set-up for how students should organize the writing assignmentThis convenient Google Doc can be used for ANY debate topic!! You can even re-use this sheet for different debates throughout the year, so
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Mock Election Bundle
Understanding the election, the voting process, and branches of government can be challenging! If you're looking for an interactive way to help your students grasp election processes, suffrage, and voting rights, this bundle is your answer!With this bundle, you can lead your students through a "mock election" where they can understand the struggle many individuals have had on the journey to vote!Fight For The Right To Vote: This is the preview video quest that helps students understand voting ri
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4th - 10th
Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) in the Gun Control Debate
This notetaker provides a YouTube link to a discussion (11m25s) featured on the TODAY show between a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting and a member of the NRA. Students watch the video, taking down notes in the graphic organizer for when they hear statements made using each of the rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). Students then process what they watched by writing a scaffolded statement summarizing a key argument by each speaker. This will undoubtedly inspire some rich discussion
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Listen Lesson Kit: Cruel and Unusual… Lunch?
Engage your students and inspire thoughtful discussion and research with media!This Listen Lesson Kit contains guided note-taking exercises in two formats, lecture and discussion guidance/narrative slides with a full teacher script, discussion questions, and follow-up links, built around “Are Prison Diets Punitive? A Report From Behind Bars,” from the Gravy podcast, a production of the Southern Foodway Alliance. This is an AUDIO-only podcast.I have built this lesson around the question of what
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6th - 12th
Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) in the Abortion Debate
This notetaker provides a YouTube link to a discussion (8m38s) featured on CBS between members of the pro-life and pro-choice movements. Students watch the video, taking down notes in the graphic organizer for when they hear statements made using each of the rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). Students then process what they watched by writing a scaffolded statement summarizing a key argument by one speaker on each side. This will undoubtedly inspire some rich discussion on both sides of
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Model Congress in the Civics Classroom
I created this resource because I wanted to increase student engagement in the Civics classroom...to allow students to immerse themselves in the process of creating and presenting a bill to the House of Representatives. My students loved this and it was the perfect opportunity to have discussions about real-world issues, complete research, and broaden our horizens as a class.The four sheets in this file are:1. Model Congress Directions2. Bill Rubric (for grading)3. Daily Reflection4. Speaker Ta
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8th - 12th
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Mock Election Reflection
If you've decided to create a mock election in your classroom to model the election or to help students understand the voting process, this Mock Election Reflection is a great way to recap the lesson(s), see their thinking processes, and assess what they've learned. This resource pairs well with the Mock Election: Ballots & Voter Cards.This resource can also also be introduced with the Fight For The Right To Vote Activity.*Note: You can find all of these resources in the Mock Election Bundle
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4th - 11th
Also included in: Mock Election Bundle
Fight For The Right To Vote! (Voting Rights/Suffrage & Mock Election Activity)
In this activity, students will learn what groups were discriminated against in the voting process and how long it took for individuals to have the right to vote! Exploring suffrage through an interactive TED Education video and scaffolded notes, this is a great preview to talking about the election or for having a mock election in your classroom.This resource pairs well with the Mock Election: Ballots & Voter Cards.This resource can also also be summarized with the Mock Election Reflection.
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Mock Election Bundle
Debate Rubric
Simple to edit debate rubric. This is the template I created to use for in group projects that involve historical or current debate topics. It allows each member of the group to get a separate grade using the following 4 categories: - Participation/ Collaboration-Bibliography-Speech/Questions-Reflection PaperPlease edit to fit the needs of your debate and evaluation criteria
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7th - 10th
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Listen Lesson: Contact Tracing
This Listen Lesson contains a guided notetaking exercise for an episode of NPR's Planet Money podcast, "The Cost of Contact Tracing." The podcast looks at the importance of contact tracing to combat global pandemics and the benefits and drawbacks of traditional contract tracing (which dates back to the Black Plague) and new technologies that automate the process.Enclosed in the lesson is a detailed description of the podcast, including themes, challenging vocabulary, and links to a transcript f
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7th - 12th
House Rules Discussion for Model Congress
I created this document to guide my students in a discussion to set rules for the Model Congress. We had an "election" where students in the class voted on a Speaker of the House and said speaker will lead the rules discussion. They should set clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed, for the Model Congress.Rule 1: Powers and Duties of the Speaker of the HouseRule 2: Reading of/Presenting the Bills (by a sponsor)Rule 3: Question Session of the BillsRule 4: Negative Side (Anyon
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8th - 12th
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Dancing Through the Bill of Rights
Students will review the bill of rights. They are then asked to re-write the bill of rights in their own words and create a visual representation of them through dance and/or art projects.
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7th - 9th
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