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span style=”font-size: medium;”Branches of Government – Common Core Lessons and Activities book/spanMeet the new Common Core State Standards/em for ELA as well as Literacy ;amp; Writing in History and Social Studies! This book is designed to supplement your Social Studies resources, adding new Common Core rigor, analysis, writing inference, text-dependent questions and more into your daily instruction. Copyright 2013. 24 pages. Middle/high school levels.span style=”font-size: small;”Here’s how it works! /spanWork through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core State Standards expectations.Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills.Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire – you can decide how in-depth to go.Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes!span style=”font-size: small;”Branches of Government – Common Core Lessons and Activities includes:/spanReading for InformationHigher-Order ThinkingWriting ProblemsPrimary Source AnalysisVocabularyGraphic OrganizersMap Activities ;amp; More!span style=”font-size: small;”Tips for using and reproducing the book pages: /spanUse some of the pages – or use them all – based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs.Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5 X 11 inches, enlarge them 125% on your copy machine.Use the CCSS correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson.divCopyright 2013. Soft cover, 24 pages, 8-1/2 x 5-1/4, reproducible. Middle/high school.ISBN:978-0-635-10588-2/divspan style=”font-size: small;”Table of Contents include:/spanp style=”padding-left: 30px;”Separation of Powers: Reading Informational Textbr /The Great Compromise: Reading Informational Textbr /Federalist Quotes: Comparison of Primary Sources br /Checks and Balances: Reading Informational Textbr /Executive Branch: Reading Informational Text br /Presidential Cabinet: Hierarchical Diagram br /Roles of the President: Graphical Analysisbr /The Big Three: Primary Source Analysis br /Legislative Branch: Reading Informational Text br /Roles and Responsibilities: Compare ;amp; Contrast br /Three Branches Flowchart: Graphic Organizer br /Representation in the House: Data Analysisbr /How a Bill Becomes a Law: Key Steps Flowchart br /Judicial Branch: Reading Informational Textbr /Federal Courts: Data Analysisbr /Checks ;amp; Balances: Diagram Analysis br /Appointing a Justice: Primary Source Analysisbr /Branches of Government: Vocabulary br /Levels of Government: Graphic Organizer br /Common Core State Standards Correlations
