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High school civics rubric pdfs
Model United Nations Simulation
This simulation has been one of my favorite activities in my freshmen Geography class. Freshmen are typically an energetic bunch, but they really stepped it up with this simulation. They wrote fantastic short essays, presented their resolution ideas, and dressed professionally. Best of all, they had to use critical thinking skills while debating one another over the summit's chosen global dilemmas. This activity and handout includes the following: 1. UN Simulation and Essay overview2. Resolution
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5th - 12th
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AP U.S. Government and Politics Handbook
Give your students the edge they need for the AP US Government and Politics Exam! This handbook goes beyond conventional study materials, offering a meticulously crafted guide that streamlines information, enhances comprehension, and equips students with the tools necessary to excel. Enjoy everything from foundational docs to SCOTUS cases to cheat sheets and graphic organizers and argumentative essays and more!NOTE! If you have ANY questions at all, whether before buying or after, email me at jh
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9th - 12th
The Amendment Project: Directions and Rubric
This is a quick project that can be completed during a unit on the Constitution. I limited the options to 11-27 as most students would select the First Amendment as being the most important. This encourages them to explore the lesser known half of the Constitution and form opinions. This project often facilitates great class discussion regarding human rights.I recommend providing students with this article to aid them in their selection: https://newsela.com/read/primary-source-amendment-constitu
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6th - 12th
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Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms Poster Assignment (CHV2O)
This assignment has been designed for the grade 10 Civics course in Ontario, Canada (CHV2O).In this assignment, students are required to choose one right or freedom from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They will be required to complete three tasks in this assignment:Task # 1: Define their chosen right/freedom in their own wordsTask # 2: Form two student-inquiry questions relating to the chosen right/freedom. Conduct research to find the answers to their two questionsTask # 3: Find a
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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All the Completed Landmark Supreme Court Case Rubrics for AP Government
There’s a lot you need to know about each Landmark Supreme Court Case and there’s also a lot you don’t need to know. We’ll help you focus on exactly what you’ve gotta’ know and then organize your information with our Landmark Supreme Court Case rubrics. It’s as easy as one, two, five.
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9th - 12th
Current Legal Issues Assignment w/Rubric | CLN4C | CLN4U | CLU3M
For this assignment, students will work independently to research a current issue, and discuss how it connects to both the legal system and society. They will then summarize their research in a well organized slideshow presentation.This assignment was designed to be used during CLN4C ~ Legal Issues; however, it can be adapted to use with other Law courses or possibly Civics courses. THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:9 page printable PDFGoogle Drive™ link (to copy and edit the file as needed)thorough instruc
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10th - 12th
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Interest Group Speed Dating Activity (AP Gov Activity)
This is a fabulous AP Government activity - one of my students' favorite activities. This is a fun way to teach students how interest groups influence policy. In interest group speed dating, each student is assigned a different interest group (the project instructions have a list of interest groups). Students will research their interest group and create a resume for their interest group. The project instructions contain questions interest group resumes must answer and a sample resume to guide s
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10th - 12th
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AP US Government Research Paper Instructions and Rubric
Meets requirements for AP redesign 2018-2019Basic instructions: Write a 3-page persuasive/argumentative paper examining a current issue with the Constitution. Papers must connect to principles in the Constitution and arguments expressed in the Federalist Papers and/or Brutus No.1. Fits in Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy3 page PDF file contains instructions, citation examples, and rubric for a 3-page research paper
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9th - 12th
Changemaker Assignment | Law Assignment w/Rubric | CLN4U | CLN4C | CLU3M | HSE4M
In this assignment, students will work independently to research a Changemaker Seeking Legal Reform. They will communicate their research in a creative and well organized manner, by selecting one of the following formats: photo journal, infographic, children’s book, magazine article, PowerPoint, report with images, video with script. This assignment was designed to be used during Unit One (Legal Foundations) for CLN4U ~ Canadian & International Law; however, it can be adapted to use with oth
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9th - 12th
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CHV2O Culminating Assignment
This is a course culminating assignment (CCA) for Grade 10 Civics (CHV2O). This assignment meets the following curriculum expectations in the Ontario Curriculum: A1.1-A1.9, A2.1-A2.3, C3.1-C3.4. This assignment asks students to select a civic issue of interest to them and to create an action plan to address this issue. Their action plan should include detailed steps that the appropriate level of government could implement. They can choose how to present their assignment (DI). This assignment inc
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10th
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Bill of Rights Video Project
Directions and a rubric for a project where students create a video about an amendment in the Bill of Rights.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Constitution Handbook Unit - PowerPoints, Projects, Resources, and More
AP Government and Politics Foundational Document Pack 2023
276 pages of fabulous foundational document resources!StarringThe Declaration of IndependenceThe Articles of ConfederationThe Constitution of the United States Federalist No. 10Federalist 51Federalist No. 70Federalist No. 78Brutus No. 1Letter from Birmingham JailIncluding the following for each Document:LessonsActivities Graphic Organizers with a key for each foundational documentText of each document Foundational Document Briefing!Annotated readings - with questions and guided readings of chunk
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9th - 12th
Let's Run for Office Project - Fictional Character Campaign!
For this project, students are going to choose (or invent) a fictional character and create a political campaign for them. This will include selecting a political party they would belong to in real life, creating a campaign slogan, deciding on five issues that they think would be important to them, creating a party platform, creating an advertisement to promote their candidate, and voting on other fictional candidates. They will put all of the following into a Google Slides presentation.Students
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6th - 9th
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Equality Rights Digital Timeline | Canadian Law Assignment w/Rubric | CLU3M
In this assignment, students will work independently to create a digital timeline about a group who struggled to gain equal rights in Canada. This assignment was designed to be used during Unit Two (Rights and Freedoms) for CLU3M ~ Gr. 11 Introduction to Canadian Law; however, it can be adapted to use with other Canadian Law (CLU3E, CLN4U, CLN4C) or Civics courses.THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:8 page printable PDFGoogle Drive™ link (to copy and edit the file as needed)thorough instructions and a suggest
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10th - 12th
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Citizen Rights and Responsibilities Poster Project
Students choose a right and a responsibility of citizens to highlight in a poster to put up in your room or hall for all to see. Includes instructions and rubric.
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6th - 9th
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First Amendment Lab
What does the First Amendment mean and how much impact does the First Amendment have on your life?The world is their laboratory as students research the First Amendment and document its impact on their daily lives. This engaging week-long project brings students face-to-face with the First Amendment as they investigate landmark Supreme Court cases and analyze the state of religious, speech, and press freedom in their own lives.This project guide comes with project directions, handouts for studen
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10th - 12th
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Rights & Responsibilities Poster Assignment
This CHV2O (Ontario Civics & Citizenship) assignment has students reflecting on and evaluating the rights and responsibilites in a democracy. They will choose a variety of rights they feel are "most important" and demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities attached to each of the selected rights. This assignment comes with the rubric, and has the Curriculum Expectations attached. Specific expectations met with this assignment are: ICV.02 explain the legal rights and responsibili
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Rights & Responsibilities Mini-Unit Bundle
AP Government - Practicing FRQ's - Worksheet
This worksheet includes strategies for answering FRQ questions on the AP exam. This is designed to have students write an answer then grade a classmates to give them more perspective on what is expected. This includes examples and a rubric.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Completed Rubrics for the Required Foundational Documents for AP Government
There’s a lot you need to know about each of the Required Documents and there’s also a lot you don’t need to know. We’ll help you focus on exactly what you’ve gotta’ know and then organize your information with our Foundational Document rubrics. It’s as easy as one, two, five.
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9th - 12th
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Digital Citizenship: The Benefits and Challenges of Connectivity
Welcome to the Digital Citizenship Learning Package: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Being Connected.In this package you will find the following:1. Scaffolding Carousel Activity: Exploring Digital Engagement (with teacher instructions)2. Digital Citizenship: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Being Connected Reading (use to support the group work in #1 and provide support for the “Your Turn” assignment)3. Your turn! Digital Citizenship: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Bei
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8th - 11th
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Enlightenment Era Project Guide/Rubric
A guide and rubric for a creative research project based on the Enlightenment era. Students delve further into one particular philosopher and then present their findings in a chosen creative method, all the while learning about primary sources and referencing. Intended for middle school/early high school aged American history and Civics students.
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6th - 9th
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Rubric - Writing Your Own Constitution
Students, alone or in a group, create their own society following the rubric on my site. As part of the project, they also create a society constitution that mirrors the U.S. Constitution. This is the rubric for that project. Once complete, students present their constitutions to the class. I assign extra credit if students dye the paper to make it looks like the original U.S. Constitution. They can go on Pinterest to get ideas for how to dye the paper (with the guidance of their parents, m
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6th - 12th
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U.S. Government: Elections Exam with FRQ (+ Answer Key & Rubric)
Are you teaching U.S. Government? This exam culminates a unit on Elections - one of my personal favorites!!! I have used this exam with both my AP U.S. Government students and U.S. Government students...can be split into parts as the exam is divided into topics which correlate with CCSS. This exam also includes a choice of two FRQ prompts that are often assessed on the AP U.S. Government - includes a scoring rubric. For an AP class, the True/False, matching, and fill-in-the-blank can be easily r
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9th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Presentation Rubrics-BUNDLE
BILL OF RIGHTS PRESENTATION RUBRIC Each of the documents contains instructions and a rubric for doing a presentation on one of the Amendments to the Constitution of the U.S. I’ve included a form for the following amendments:(NOTE: 7 documents below...There are NO rubrics for 3rd, 7th, or 9th)1st Amendment (1-page in pdf)2nd Amendment (1-page in pdf)4th Amendment (1-page in pdf)5th Amendment (1-page in pdf)6th Amendment (1-page in pdf)8th Amendment (1-page in pdf)10th Amendment (1-page in pdf)S
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8th - 12th
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