Introduction to American Government Study Guide and Unit Packet for Civics
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- This fantastic bundle includes unit guide packets for your entire Civics or American Government Curriculum! These thorough and engaging packets help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and aspects to America's government they need to know about each unit in your course throughout thPrice $34.50Original Price $38.50Save $4.00
Learning Objective
Students will apply social science skills to demonstrate knowledge of various forms of government and the political philosophies that shaped the development of government in America.
Description
This thorough packet on Civics and American Government is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and theories they need to know for this important unit to start off your curriculum.
The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all every aspect of an Introductory Unit for your Civics or American Government classroom. There's also standards-based Essential Questions to guide your whole unit!
It starts off with a short overview reading to introduce students to a Civics or Government curriculum before moving to pages on:
- Vocabulary
- Geography
- People & Roles to know
- Types of Government
- Key Concepts
- Visual Literacy
Content covered includes democracy, theocracy, dictatorships, and forms of government, theories on how government began, characteristics of democracy, and more!
There are engaging analysis questions throughout the packet so that students are not just copying information, but thinking about the key concepts. Pages feature primary source excerpts and quotes, images for students to analyze, a map activity to improve geography skills, and more. The resource can be split up and used as worksheets or as a complete packet!
Also included is an editable Google Docs version of the entire packet. This version features links to great online sources and is perfect for those of you who have gone paperless or use Google Classroom. A link to online readings to use with the printed version is included as well!
A complete answer key is also included for your convenience.
This resource can also be downloaded as part of my complete American Government & Civics Unit Plan Bundle!
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