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THREE BRANCHES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT



Grade Level: 9th  Unit: United States Government  Assignment type: ** Introducing a concept,  ** ** Small group cooperation/collaboration, mapping activity **  Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):  Time required to complete this lesson: 2 weeks  Title of lesson: The Three Branches of U.S. Government  Resources/materials needed: Internet Copy of U.S. Constitution <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Poster board <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Color Markers <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Description of lesson: In this lesson students will gain an understanding of how the different branches of government are divided and what their duties and responsibilities are. The Students will be able to understand the importance of each branch of government and why the separation is so important. By working in groups students will have to compromise and focus on working together. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assignment: the students will have one take home assignment where they will create a poster on one of the three branches of government of their choosing. In class students will create a graphic organizer using software that will break down another branch of government of their choosing but it cannot be the same as there poster. Finally the students will be divided into groups based on the branches of government that they have not examined in other assignments and give a group presentation on that branch of government which will be worked on in class and presented to the class with a power point presentation or other form of technology. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology used: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Internet <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Computers <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Projector <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Students will use technology that will allow them to use software that will let them graphically organize the different branches of government. The Internet will help them look at primary documents to gain firsthand knowledge of specific events. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will understand: The three different branches of government
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will be able to: define each branch of government and show examples of how each government works
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will understand: The roles and responsibilities of each branch of government