Assignments and materials needed to conduct a whole-group, intensive mock congressional debate using bills written by the students.Completing all assignments and whole-group debate on a 90-minute block schedule takes roughly 3 weeks to complete.
Students engage in research about voter rights and write a persuasive letter to their local senator. This is set up for Maine specifically, but can be easily changed for any state to add authenticity.
Students will learn about other government types for different countries around the world. Rubric included! *If you teach at an IB School, this would be a great summative assessment or even provocation.