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Concept 2: Structure of Government
PO 1. Discuss the three branches of state and national government.

a. Executive

b. Legislative

c. Judicial

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The teacher will go over vocabulary needed for this unit.

Congress

Representative

Senator

Bill

Policy

Cabinet

Checks and Balances

Veto

Impeach

Commander-in-chief

Constitution

The teacher will hand out a graphic organizer and introduce all three branches by showing a video. Teacher will pause the video to have students fill out graphic organizer.

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The teacher will have students explore the executive branch more in depth by handing out a passage. Students will engage in close reading.

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The Three Branches of the Government Article

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The teacher will have students explore the legislative branch more in depth by handing out a passage. Students will engage in close reading.

The teacher will...

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The Three Branches of the Government Article

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The teacher will have students explore the judicial branch more in depth by handing out a passage. Students will engage in close reading.

The teacher will...

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The Three Branches of the Government Article

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The teacher will have students review the unit vocabulary by having them work in groups on a matching  activity.

The teacher will have students review the three branches by having students work in a group of three to fill out a graphic organizer. Each student in the group will be in charge of filling out 1 of the branches.

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Informal Assessments: The teacher will ask questions through the lessons to check for understanding.

Formal Assessment: The teacher will create an assessment that consist of vocabulary, matching, and multiple choice questions based of the 3 branches close reading and unit vocabulary.