1. Course Information
1.1. Fairview Elementary
1.2. 8th Grade
1.3. American History
1.4. U.S. Constitution
2. Unit Information
2.1. This unit is started after American Revolution
2.2. Unit is divided into 5 parts
2.2.1. Judicial
2.2.2. Legislative
2.2.3. Executive
2.2.4. Bill of Rights
2.2.5. Cumulative/Review
3. Formative
3.1. Ongoing Assessment
3.1.1. This activity is done after we are finished with all three branches
3.1.2. Depending on class size, sometimes we do this as a whole class, sometimes in small groups
3.1.3. On whiteboard I write, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
3.1.4. I give them a list of powers and they write them on a post-it then place the post-it under the correct branch.
3.1.5. When finished, we review what was put under each branch, and move post-its if necessary.
3.2. Attached: List of Powers for students to categorize
3.2.1. DOK 1
3.2.2. Social Studies GLE SS2 1.10
3.2.2.1. How power is distributed among individuals and branches of government.
4. Summative
4.1. Assessment to provide evidence of learning
4.1.1. Short answer questions from Legislative Branch
4.2. These questions are expected to be answered in complete sentences
4.2.1. Restate the question
4.2.2. Attached: List of questions
4.3. As a building, we are trying to work together to incorporate ELA Common Core Standards into all subjects.
4.3.1. CCS W8 4
4.3.1.1. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
4.3.2. I grade these short answers for capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and content.