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Civics rubrics for Microsoft Word
Speech and Debate Bundle of Year-Long Materials and Assessments
This bundle contains resources and assessments for teaching the following units of Speech and Debate assignments/ projects:Impromptu SpeechesOriginal Oratory SpeechesInformative SpeechesImpromptu DebatesPublic Forum DebatesCongressional DebatesProse Interpretation PresentationsPoetry Interpretation PresentationsPassion Project PresentationsThis bundle also contains a few general Speech and Debate which can be used during any unit.Resources include various assignments, daily grades, and major ass
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Public Opinion Poll Project - AP US Government
This poll project is designed for an AP US Government course, but can also be used in regular government courses during their unit on public opinion polling. For this project, students will design their own public opinion poll on an issue area and poll at least 25 people. They will then create a graph or chart from the data and present an analysis to the class.
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12th
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Australian Curriculum Year 5 HASS Report Card Comments
Year 5 teachers! Reporting deadlines approaching? Need help writing your HASS report comments? Report card writing has never been easier! Save time and be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align with the Australian Curriculum HASS Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 95 A - E report card comments for Year 5 - Humanities and Social Sciences.Perfect for constructing criteria sheets and determining overall grade!Suitable for a
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Create your own country project
This is an engaging project that requires very little internet access/usage. Students must create their own country and government. They must also use their creative side to create art projects (flag and nation seal) as well as create a national anthem and pledge. I personally use this at the end of the year for my Civics class once they have seen how the American Government was formed and works. Rubric and checklist are included! This gives students a fun way to express themselves and show what
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6th - 12th
Public Forum Debate Bundle of Resources and Assignments
This bundle contains materials necessary to conduct structured public forum-style debates in class.Bundle includes:Speech and Debate Assignment DescriptionsPublic Forum Debate Procedures20 Public Forum Debate TopicsDebate Video Guided QuestionsPublic Forum Debate Research AssignmentPublic Forum Debate Packet AssignmentPublic Forum Debate RubricANDBONUS: Debate Research SourcesDuration of teaching this unit on a 90-minute block schedule with a class of 20 students takes roughly one school week.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Australian Curriculum Year 4 HASS Report Card Comments
Year 4 teachers! Reporting deadlines approaching? Need help writing your HASS report comments?Report card writing has never been easier! Save time and be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align with the Australian Curriculum HASS Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 90 A - E report card comments for Year 4 - Humanities and Social Sciences.Perfect for constructing criteria sheets and determining overall grade!Suitable for al
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4th
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Australian Curriculum Year 6 HASS Report Card Comments
Year 6 teachers! Reporting deadlines approaching? Need help writing your HASS report comments?Report card writing has never been easier! Save time and be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align with the Australian Curriculum HASS Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 120 A - E report card comments for Year 6 - Humanities and Social Sciences.Perfect for writing criteria sheets and determining overall grade!Suitable for all st
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6th
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Mock Trial Rubric
This rubric is for a summative assessment for a classroom mock trial! It also includes a group evaluation rubric for students to evaluate one another's performance and contributions at the end of the trial. Lines up with ELA Speaking and Listening Standards.
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6th - 12th
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Congressional Debate Bundle of Assignments and Resources
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.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Leadership Application Essay Questions and Rubric
This download is for Student Government/Council Advisors needing to better asses the critical thinking and writing of their candidates. Download includes: two candidate application essay questions and instructions and a scoring rubric for the essay judges. Printable and editable. Questions and rubric could also be used in a Civics or Government class as discussion/critical thinking questions.
This product can be used as a single but is bundled with the Candidate Interview Scorecard, Teacher F
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Not Grade Specific
Political Science/Applied Civic Research Project (AP US Government and Politics)
I use this project to fulfill the course requirement for a research project for the national standards for Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics, although this could be used in a Civics class, as well. The project requires students to choose a government policy, research and evaluate the current implementation of the selected policy, and to make a policy proposal moving forward, based on their evaluative research. Following their research, students prepare a presentation where
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9th - 12th
Citizenship Project
This project challenges students to define an "ideal" citizen and connect their definition to an actual person and his or her accomplishments. There is a provided list of citizens from all over the world but with a focus on US citizens.
Outlined goals of the project:
• Your definition of an “ideal” citizen
• Short biography of your person (their background)
• Analysis of their accomplishments and their impact on their community, country, etc.
• Connection to your definition… explain what makes
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7th - 12th
Australian Curriculum Year 5 Civics & Citizenship Report Card Comments
Year 5 teachers! Reporting deadlines approaching? Need help writing your Civics and Citizenship report card comments?Report card writing has never been easier! Save time and be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align with the Australian Curriculum Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 55 A - E report card comments for Year 5 - Civics and Citizenship.Suitable for all states and territories, my comments
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5th
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Australian Curriculum Year 6 Civics & Citizenship Report Card Comments
Year 6 teachers! Reporting deadlines approaching? Need help writing your Civics and Citizenship report card comments?Report card writing has never been easier! Save time and be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align with the Australian Curriculum Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 70 A - E report card comments for Year 6 - Civics & Citizenship.Suitable for all states and territories, my comment
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6th
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Brochure Project - NGOs & International Orgs
This brochure project asks students to design their own brochures for the NGO or international organization of their choosing. I used this as part of civics/international affairs unit for my 6th graders.
Includes the instructions, a planning page for questions to help guide students' work (complete with sentence stems, though they can be removed if unnecessary), and a grading rubric.
In Word doc format so it can be edited to meet your needs :)
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5th - 8th
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Equal Rights Advocacy Campaign - Summative Project - FULL INSTRUCTIONS + RUBRIC
This project is to research a country with inequality, injustice, and oppression against a certain group of people and create a campaign to bring awareness to the issue and give a voice to the oppressed. This summative assessment is as an opportunity for your students to see themselves as leaders. As global citizens. As advocates. As allies. They choose a country and investigate specific human rights violations there, and they create their project to give a voice to populations that aren't gett
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9th - 12th
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Improving American Elections and Voting: A Project-Based Learning Experience
Engage your students in this in-depth project-based learning activity where they get to propose reforms to the American election system. In this activity, students work collaboratively to create their own interest group and develop a persuasive campaign to present before the "Presidential Commission on Electoral Reform." In their groups, students seek to identify three major areas of reform and propose solutions to these areas to help improve America's election system. This is a great activity f
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9th - 12th
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Contemporary Foreign Policy Timeline Project Editable Governments/Civics
The Contemporary Foreign Policy Timeline Project is fully editable, so you may personalize it for your own Civics, Government, AP Government, AP Comparative Government, US History, Global Perspectives or other relevant class. This resource contains the project task and step-by-step instructions, as well as an initial research graphic organizer, brainstorming worksheet, five-page research worksheet, and a detailed rubric. Each element of this resource can be edited to work with your specific cur
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9th - 12th
Valley Forge DBQ Essay Rubric
I use this handout to help guide my student's writing with the DBQ Project's "Valley Forge: Would you have Quit?" Lesson Plan. It has really helped my 8th graders plan their essays easier and it has also made it much simpler for me to grade them at the end of the lesson. They turn in this handout as the first page of their completed essay.
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6th - 8th
Constitutional Compromises Group Poster Project.
Materials Needed: Construction Paper, Glue, Scissors, Markers/Colored PencilsStudents will work in groups to create a poster highlighting the various compromises during the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
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8th - 12th
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Australian Curriculum Year 3 Civics & Citizenship Report Card Comments
Year 3 Teachers! Report deadlines approaching? Need help writing your Civics and Citizenship report card comments? These comments are perfect for saving you time. Be confident that your comments are well written and designed to align to the Australian Curriculum Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard. Take the pressure out of reporting today!This file contains 35 A - E report card comments for Year 3 - Civics and CitizenshipSuitable for all states and territories, my comments have been used
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3rd
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American Government: Bill of Rights Poster Project Outline
The "Bill of Rights Poster Project" serves as an effective and engaging educational activity for high school students studying US Government. This project is grounded in several educational principles and objectives, making it a valuable addition to the classroom curriculum. American Government: Bill of Rights Poster Project INCLUDES:RationaleOutlineAmendmentsRubric
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Government Observation Project (description)
This is a Government Observation project and is mean to give students an opportunity to see their local governments "in Action". It requires students to get out into their communities at their local or state government agencies and apply what they are learning in the classroom to what they see around them.
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12th
Also included in: Government Observation Project
Graded Discussion Rubric
Originally, I created this rubric for my AP Comparative Government class--to help guide and give feedback to students concerning their pair/group discussions on either complex concepts or assigned readings. It covers important skill evaluations such as preparation/engagement, critical thinking/analysis, collaboration, depth, and overall participation. Rubric can be used for nearly any subject.
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9th - 12th
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