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Problem solving Common Core WHST.11-12.1 resources

How Powerful Is Congress?

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How Powerful Is Congress?The Constitution gives Congress 17 enumerated powers (plus the Necessary and Proper Clause). Using these powers, Congress has created laws about immigrants, pollution, biotech, taxes, the Internet, education and almost any other issue you can think of. The six lessons in this project allow your student to explore Congress’ most important powers: Taxation, Commerce, Patents, Copyrights and Immigration and the Elastic “Necessary and Property Clause.”Questions presented inc

Subjects:

Civics, Government, Problem Solving

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

CCSS:

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Persuasive Scenario - Collaborative Activity

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Flee Ennui

This is a fun activity for student collaboration. One student gives details for an ad campaign and the other student uses these ideas to design the campaign (and vice versa). Complete one as a class example first and then give your students time to have fun setting the "campaign" stage for their peers. Prior to this assignment, students could learn about ethos, pathos, and logos as persuasive appeals.*This may be used in conjunction with my "Persuasive Appeal" activity.If you like this produc

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Problem Solving, Writing

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

CCSS: