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8th grade civics rubrics for Google Apps
Create Your Own Government Project: Google Product
Teaching about Government? Want a fun project? Creating your own government? Create Your Own Government Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. The lesson includes detailed step by step project for students to Create their own government. The comprehensive Project guides rigorous instruction allowing students to research, organize, understand, and create their own countries government. Boost students' knowledge on Governments and allows them to have a more creative take
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6th - 12th
Landmark Supreme Court Cases Student-Led Project Rubric and Instructions
Do you want a great way for students to deep dive into Landmark Supreme Court Cases? In this project, students will be assigned a Landmark Supreme Court case, research the background, case, precedent, and more, and present it to the class in a Google Slides presentation.This project covers standard SS.7.CG.3.11: Analyze the effects of landmark Supreme Court decisions on law, liberty and the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.Supreme Court cases include: Marbury v. MadisonDred Scott v. Sandf
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6th - 12th
Judicial Branch Project
Looking for a different type of assessment for the end of your chapter or unit? Want something student-centered and creative yet comprehensive? Here's your judicial branch project! Student will like the easy to read directions and the choices involved in how they would like to present what they have learned. Teachers will like how all the topics are covered in a no-pressure situation. My students have always preferred this project as an assessment over taking a traditional test. Rubric inc
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7th - 12th
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The Hate U Give Assessment Bundle CCSS Aligned Self Grading
Engage your students with the powerful themes and complex characters in The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This assessment bundle includes a range of activities that will help your students demonstrate their understanding of the novel in exciting and imaginative ways. From writing essays and recording podcasts to creating public service announcements, these assessments will challenge your students to think deeply and creatively about the text.Not only will these assessments encourage critical thi
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â The Hate U Give Complete Novel Study Bundle CCSS Aligned
The Presidency Project for the Executive Branch
Looking for a creative and outside-the-box way to end your unit on the Executive Branch? Try this! This project reviews the roles of the presidency, the powers of the executive branch, article II of the Constitution, checks and balances, changes to the branch via amendments and the electoral college. Students will like the freedom of choosing how they will display their project and selecting which president to research. Teachers love the student-centered and creative nature of the project. R
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7th - 12th
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The 27 Amendments to the Constitution Scaffolded Project
Looking for something project-based and student centered? Are your students having trouble remembering the amendments? Need to practice for that state exam? With this project, they can truly make the knowledge their own, because students gets to choose the type of project, choose the type of group, and put the amendments into their own words and representations. Two project directions included in order to help scaffold: one for inclusion and regular level classes, and one for the honors/AP c
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Amendments to the US Constitution BUNDLE
THE SUPERHERO PRESIDENT PROJECT: Defining the Powers of the President
A fun and engaging way to explore and reinforce student understanding of the powers and responsibilities of the president. Students are tasked with creating their very own SUPERHERO PRESIDENT complete and superpowers that help him or her execute the responsibilities of the office!Easy to implement as an individual or group project.Make group work make sense with assigned roles to encourage accountability to the group.Rubrics included to direct instruction, simplify grading and inform student pro
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Argumentative Letter to the Editor on a Candidate or Mandatory Voting and Rubric
Are you looking for an easy-prep, argumentative essay topic to energize your students for the 2024 election? Argumentative Letter to the Editor on a Candidate or Mandatory Voting and Rubric is just what you need for your middle and high school students. This 21-page editable resource provides your students, including ELL, RSP, and GATE, with everything they need to write a letter to the editor in which they express their stance on a presidential candidate or whether we should implement mandato
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7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Every Four Years...The Presidential Election Unit Bundle
Bill of Rights Quiz
This simple quiz on the Bill of Rights provides a rubric for simple grading and is in the format of Google Form which will help a teacher with immediate data to help gain valuable information and adjust teaching strategies based on results of the Bill of Rights quiz
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6th - 12th
Civil Rights Movement Newspaper Project
Need a fun way to assess students' understanding of the Civil Rights Movement? If so, this project is for you. This assignment allows students to research and create newspaper articles for different events during the era of Civil Rights. Students can work on this assignment individually or collaboratively! Some Topics Included: Civil Rights Act of 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Fair Housing Act of 1968 Brown v. Board Bailey v. Patterson Loving v. Virginia Freedom Songs Mexico City Olympics of 19
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civil Rights Movement Lesson & Activity Bundle
Government / Civics: Student-Friendly Social Studies Standards Tracker
6th-grade Civics/Government Standards and Proficiency Scales tracker.The TWITS have expanded and refreshed our products! We are now offering student-friendly Standards and Proficiency Scale matrices/tracker. These are based on Colorado State Standards and can be adapted for your state.Students will take ownership of their learning by tracking each standard or learning target. There are three levels to track: 1) "Heard it." The teacher has talked about it and the student remembers hearing it. 2)
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5th - 9th
Current Events Graphic Organizer
I use this graphic organizer with my grade 9 Citizenship class (Social studies) but it really could be used in many courses: English, Global and history courses, etc.Each week students have the opportunity to pay attention to current events that are happening around the world. (These can be local events, within the country, or across the globe). You may view newscasts online OR read news articles. Once they choose an event, complete the 5 W's chart that prompts them with what to include, As well
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5th - 12th
Argument Craft Evidence Based Argumentation With Current Events: Right to Strike
Argument Craft is a series of lessons that engages students in evidence based debate on current events. Rather than allowing students to simply repeat soundbites and gossip, this lesson will challenge students to back up their thinking with strong support. It will also challenge them to view an issue from multiple perspectives and analyze arguments for strengths and weaknesses. Using student selected topics from the National Speech and Debate Association the purpose and objective of these lesson
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8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Argument Craft Evidence Based Argumentation 2021 Fall Bundle
New Deal Projects w/Hyperlinks to Library of Congress Resources
There are two project options related to the New Deal:1. Directions: Select three of the activities below in a row like in tic-tac-toe. You may select activities vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, but you must select THREE IN A ROW.Complete them each on a separate sheet of paper/document/slide/Google drawing. Make sure your heading appears on the documents and the file name. Make sure your work represents your best effort, creativity, and care. Use TEXT EVIDENCE/QUOTES from the sources
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8th - 12th
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Social Inequality Project Directions & Rubric
Students will select an area of inequality and create a presentation of their choice.
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6th - 12th
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Muslim Empires Presentation Flipped Classroom Project
Students will become the teacher! This is a perfect first time research project for students to complete. They have to do some research on their own, find credible sources, make a google slide or PowerPoint presentation AND present it to the class. This project helps students with public speaking skills as well. Teachers can fill in the in-class work dates and presentation dates. You can also add whether you want students to upload to Google Classroom or Teams or any other LMS. I have included n
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6th - 12th
GATE ABC Book Project
I designed this project specifically for my GATE class due to it being more research based, but it can be adapted for any middle or high school curriculum. A rubric is included for easy grading!
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5th - 12th
Current Event Rubric
A clear and concise rubric for students who complete a weekly current event. This allows for students to gain a better knowledge of their community and the world.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Current Events Rubric and Template
I have a created a simple, Google Doc friendly, Current Event template that gives a breakdown of requirements in the rubric and a basic template for students to complete. This product keeps it clean and easy.
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6th - 12th
Checks and Balances Concept Map
Students will create a visual organizer depicting all three branches of government and their respective duties. Students will also think about checks and balances and draw at least six arrows, or checks, to show the different checks that each branch can place on another. This activity can help in providing a visual depicting how the three branches interact with each other.
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8th - 12th
Social Issues Civic Project
This was a high interest project with my 8th graders. In this project, students choose a global social issue that they can connect with to research. Students take their information and create a Google Sites page to show their peers about their topic. Some of the elements students present include: background information, why its a problem, and possible solutions. Plus, students will create a Public Service Announcement and their own solutions to the social issue that they chose. My students loved
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6th - 10th
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Rubric, Groupings, & Other Trial Related Information
This spreadsheet can be used by the teacher solely and/or given to students. I typically allow students to have access to the spreadsheet, allowing them to see the rubric, groupings, and other side's main points (central argument, witnesses they are calling, etc.). I have found that it helps students formulate and carry out a better mock trial.
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8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Trial of Spiro Agnew
TDA Prompts - Current Events, Nonfiction
This document contains the basic TDA prompt format with examples for use in social studies courses, current events, nonfiction articles, etc. Cross-curricular TDA examples.
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7th - 9th
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Non-Violent Protest Assignment (Plus Photo Analysis and Citation Info)
Are you studying Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement? Going over the Indian Nationalist Movement featuring the great Gandhi? When you look at the 20th century, history is filled with amazing examples of nonviolent protest movements. With this assignment, students will be able to do research on a movement of their choice!My assignment is divided into three sections; research, photo analysis and works cited/bibliography. Students will answer key questions about their chosen protes
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8th - 12th
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