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High school government rubrics for Google Apps
AP US Government & Politics FRQ Cheat Sheet
AP® U.S. Government & Politics - resource for updated 2019 Exam"Cheat Sheet" for student use on Free Response Questions (FRQs) I have a laminated class set of the FRQ Cheat Sheet pages 1-2, which covers FRQs #1-3. I pass it out to students each time they are working on an FRQ. Ideally, if we use these Cheat Sheets every single time we work on FRQs in class the students should internalize the main points of the Cheat Sheet by the time they get to the AP Exam in May.Page 3 of the FRQ Cheat She
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9th - 12th
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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
Create your own Bill: Writing a Bill Project
Teaching American Government? Learning about how a bill becomes a law?Create your own Bill: Writing a Bill Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This project includes detailed directions for students to create a bill and understand the process of how to create a bill and a presentation to go along with it. This comprehensive project provides rigorous instruction allowing students to understand the process of how a bill becomes a law. Allows students to have a creative
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Tracking legislation Unit: How a Bill Becomes a Law
BUNDLE: Create Your Own Country Project (Requirements & Digital Templates)
Looking for a fun way to end the year while still keeping the students engaged? I use this Create Your Own Country Project as a year end project in 6th grade for students to show their knowledge of basic social studies terms (including: geography, history, culture, government, economics, etc), but it can be used in any grade after these basic social studies terms have been taught. Students take ownership and tap in their creativity as they get to create their own country! This bundle includes BO
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5th - 9th
Think Like a Philosopher: Social Contract Theory Small Group Activity
Great Class Opener! Potential for More! Get your Students Thinking About Their World! Students debate and discuss the philosophical question, "Are humans inherently evil or inherently good?"Simple, but engaging, The Think Like a Philosopher: Social Contract Theory lesson has students discuss and debate the question, "Are humans inherently evil or inherently good?" This group discussion activity will introduce students to the enlightenment philosophy made famous by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke t
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Think Like a Philosopher Bundle
All Four AP U.S. Government Exam FRQ Workshops
Half of the total AP exam score is from the Free Response Section. PART II. Free Response (4 questions; 1 hour, 40 minutes; 50% of exam score)Concept Application: Respond to a political scenario, explaining how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behavior (20 minutes. 12.5% of total score)Quantitative Analysis: Analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, draw a conclusion for the visual representation, and explain how it relates to a political pri
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9th - 12th
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Social & Political Ideologies Notes and Assignment
Follows BC Social Studies 10 curriculum of Ideology and government unit. Students learn about different political and social ideologies. Guiding questions and examples offered throughout. Assignment with resources, hand outs and rubric at the end! Great way to finish off Socials Government Unit and engage students into the different ideologies.
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Create Your Own Country Project Template (Google Slides)
This project is a template for your students to use to create their own countries. I use this as a year end project in 6th grade for students to show their knowledge of basic social studies terms (including: geography, history, culture, government, economics, etc), but it can be used in any grade after these basic social studies terms have been taught. It includes a 10 page student project template (including a video presentation slide), a project timeline, editing checklists for students, and e
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5th - 9th
Analyzing a Supreme Court Case Project
Engage your students in an immersive and educational exploration of the American legal system with our Landmark Supreme Court Project! This comprehensive package includes a meticulously crafted set of project directions, a detailed rubric, and all the resources needed to guide your students through researching, writing, and presenting a Landmark Supreme Court Case.Key Objectives:1. Research, Write, and Present a Landmark Supreme Court Case: Encourage critical thinking and analytical skills as
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7th - 12th
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Ethics Essay: Ethnicity and Medicine
Students study and review ethics of medical care differences with different ethnicities, includes items for each paragraph, space for research, space to write, and rubric. Links to research videos included. help students form critical thinking skills and form opinions on ethical issues using this templatefully editableused with middle school life science, but could be in a social studies or ethics classFor research, I used textbook and youtube videos that were age-appropriate (links included).
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Ethics Essay Bundle
Government Summative Project: Governments Around the World
Recent research is emerging as to the ignorance of the American populous regarding basic fundamentals of government's purpose and structure. With this summative project, students are able to bust this myth and show society that our young people can become active and engaged citizens!This summative is meant to be used in conjunction with the following assignments (also available as a bundle):Purpose of Government: HereStructure of Government: HereLimitations of Government: Here**This lesson is a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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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
Civil Rights Event Poster Project with Rubric!
Quick and easy Civil Rights poster project. Use as an end of unit assignment, or end of class project. Includes rubric - works great for middle and high school social studies classes!
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5th - 12th
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Executive Branch: The President's Cabinet Research Project
This project puts students in one of ten different departments of the US President's Cabinet.Students will research:1. The purpose of their department2. Current head of department and a short bio3. A history of the department4. Solve a current issue for the departmentThe project includes guidelines for students to follow as a well as a rubric.It took about an hour and a half to create this myself. You could easily replicate the concepts but if you want a clean presentation that is already made
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8th - 11th
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 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: Amendments to the US Constitution BUNDLE
Federalists vs Anti Federalist Mini Essay w/ Rubric
This mini Essay assignment with rubric is meant to compliment a government/history course that has addressed the Founding of the US along with the primary arguments of both the Federalist/Anti Federalist factions. This assignment should be elevated for AP--to require the Federalist Papers and Brutus 1 & 15 to be used and quoted in the paper. Prompt & Rubric Included
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11th - 12th
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
The Federalists and Antifederalists - A Modern Campaign
A fun project with a modern twist on the first two American political parties. Students have the option of creating a campaign video or an editorial for a newspaper in support of either the Federalists or the AntiFederalists. Watch students get creative and funny with their project in a way that traditional activities don't allow. Students get a real kick out of watching one another and reading their editorials - which in itself is a great review. DOK levels 3 and 4, critical and higher-orde
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6th - 12th
Also included in: The Federalists vs. Antifederalists BUNDLE
Design Your Own Society Standards-Based Project
In this standards-aligned project, you will receive an editable Google Doc that includes student instructions, objectives, and specific requirements that will allow them to create a rigorous standards-aligned Design Your Own Society Project. Students will be asked to evaluate the following areas:Explain the function of an economic systemExplain the reasons for the development of a particular economic systemExplain the forms of power and authority Explain the conflicts and changes the society has
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6th - 12th
Political Ideology Essays
What do you believe and why?Get your students involved in the discussions of the day by challenging them to write about their own political beliefs! This essay activity makes for a great mid- or end-of-unit assignment to engage students in respectful political dialogue and introspection.Students will plot themselves on a standard political compass, align themselves with relevant political parties, describe their most influential factors of political socialization, and even address contemporary p
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9th - 12th
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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
Using Geo Skills & Tools COVID-19 Mini-Project
Students will be using the Geographic Inquiry Process to learn about the Corona Virus pandemic by using the global COVID-19 Map . They will complete a google slides presentation outlining the Geo Inquiry Process using a template. Both a modified and general version are included. Students will be able to see the scope of the pandemic and make conclusions about the short and long term impacts of the disease as well as see how digital mapping is used to solve problems.
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8th - 12th
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