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Contents 1 Civics Standard 2.1 - Level 8 2 Standard in Kid Friendly Language 3 Standard Unwrapped 4 Instructional Strategies 5 Assessment Strategies 6 Resources 7 Projects and Activities

Civics Standard 2.1 - Level 8

Students know the organization and functions of local, state, and national governments.

Standard in Kid Friendly Language

Standard Unwrapped

KNOW

• Students know the organization of the three branches of government for the federal and state governments.

ABLE TO DO

• Create a chart that tells the organization of the three branches of government.
• Explain how each branch of government checks on the other two branches of government.

Instructional Strategies

• Create a chart explaining the three branches of government, whose in charge, and how each branch checks on the other two branches.
• Participate in the Constitutional Convention and create a new form of government, then compare and contrast that to our present form of government as in the three branches of government and their functions.

Assessment Strategies

• Chart of three branches of government and how each branch checks on the other two branches.
• Participation in the Constitutional Convention
• Compare and Contrast paper on newly class-formed government with the present government as in the three branches of government and their functions.

Resources

• Chart: Textbook and resource books
• Constitutional Convention: Various state resource books and materials to prepare for the Constitutional Convention.
• Monument on the Mall

Projects and Activities

• Chart of three branches of government
• Constitutional Convention
• Compare and Contrast essay