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6th grade civics rubrics
Create Your Own Government Project
Students will compose a project that will help them understand the foundations of government. Students name their country, create a flag, define their government, analyze 7 characteristics of their government, & create rules/consequences. Lots of fun & creativity! Great for assessments & project based learning.FULLY EDITABLE to adapt to your specific needs!Directions & Rubric IncludedPairs perfectly withTypes of Government Gallery Walk for students to learn about different types
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6th - 12th
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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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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
Model United Nations Simulation
This simulation has been one of my favorite activities in my freshmen Geography class. Freshmen are typically an energetic bunch, but they really stepped it up with this simulation. They wrote fantastic short essays, presented their resolution ideas, and dressed professionally. Best of all, they had to use critical thinking skills while debating one another over the summit's chosen global dilemmas. This activity and handout includes the following: 1. UN Simulation and Essay overview2. Resolution
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5th - 12th
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Introduction to Law: Lesson Plans & Activities
The Introduction to Law packet is the first part of a multi-packet law studies course created by a licensed attorney and middle school teacher who was named 2020 Teacher of the Year for Broward County, Florida. The packet includes:Seven (7) complete lesson plans;Three rubrics;A student interest survey that can be used at the beginning of the year;A 25-question mock LSAT (law school admission test) with a writing sample question;An escape room constitutional review game; Answer keys for the mock
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Year 6 HASS Australian Government Research Project
This Year 6 HASS engaging government project has students using inquiry skills to research the Australian Government. It has TWO assignments, with both providing critical thinking with Civics and Democracy. Now suitable for home and distance learning with Google slides option. It has been designed to tie assessment with the Australian Curriculum Year 6, although it could meet Year 5 standards or for any class completing research on Australian GovernmentThis resource includes: Printable student o
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Year 6 HASS Australian Curriculum Bundle | Year 6 HASS
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 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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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
The Amendment Project: Directions and Rubric
This is a quick project that can be completed during a unit on the Constitution. I limited the options to 11-27 as most students would select the First Amendment as being the most important. This encourages them to explore the lesser known half of the Constitution and form opinions. This project often facilitates great class discussion regarding human rights.I recommend providing students with this article to aid them in their selection: https://newsela.com/read/primary-source-amendment-constitu
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6th - 12th
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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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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
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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Constitution Cliffnotes Project | Color, Draw, and Describe
Having trouble teaching students the Constitution in an engaging way? Use my Constitution Cliffnotes project! In this project, students will:Describe the importance of the Constitution.Draw the Constitution, Capitol Building, White House, and Supreme Court Building.Complete several fill-in-the-blank pages on the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial BranchDescribe the Preamble, Article I, Article II, and Article III of the U.S. ConstitutionComplete a chart on the Checks and Balances between branc
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3rd - 7th
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Forming a New Nation- Constitution, Bill of Rights, & Preamble One-Pager
What's a One Pager? A one-pager is a collage of pictures, quotations, and ideas to represent your knowledge of a topic.This is a fun project for students to show what they know about the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Preamble. Students will be required to include pictures, images, definitions, and summaries of key legal documents in US history. I used this as a summative assessment to differentiate assessments. Quizzes can get boring!
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5th - 8th
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News Reports for Classroom Magazines - Scholastic News, Time for Kids, etc.
Who has a stack of Time for Kids, Scholastic News, or National Geographic for Kids piling up in their classroom? It's time for you and your students to host a news report and catch up on nonfiction reading, nonfiction writing, and public speaking!Included for you: Teacher Talk - Explains how I use it in my classroom and adjustments you can make to fit into yoursObservation Sheet for Students - Takes them through observing a live news broadcastGraphic Organizer for Students - Allows them to break
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3rd - 6th
"What's It Like in the Middle East?" Middle Eastern Governments Project
Use: This project can be used for students to display mastery of standard SS7CG3. Students will research different aspects of the governments in Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey, and they will explain what life is like in those countries for their citizens based on research.Includes: instructions and rubricTerms:This resource is intended for classroom distribution only. You are not permitted to print this resource for any class other than your own. You are not permitted to resell or claim this r
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4th - 8th
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Create Your Own Government Project
Teaching about Government? Want a fun project?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 on this topic. This experiment
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6th - 12th
Let's Run for Office Project - Fictional Character Campaign!
For this project, students are going to choose (or invent) a fictional character and create a political campaign for them. This will include selecting a political party they would belong to in real life, creating a campaign slogan, deciding on five issues that they think would be important to them, creating a party platform, creating an advertisement to promote their candidate, and voting on other fictional candidates. They will put all of the following into a Google Slides presentation.Students
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6th - 9th
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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
Citizen Rights and Responsibilities Poster Project
Students choose a right and a responsibility of citizens to highlight in a poster to put up in your room or hall for all to see. Includes instructions and rubric.
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6th - 9th
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Service Learning Project Based Learning 3 Rubric samples and lesson plan
Rubrics offer a structured framework for evaluating student work, providing clear criteria against which performances can be measured. In the context of service learning projects, where outcomes may vary widely and traditional assessments may fall short, rubrics offer a standardized method to assess student contributions and achievements. By providing specific expectations and standards, rubrics ensure fairness and transparency in grading while empowering students with a clear understanding of
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4th - 7th
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