Branches of Government: Common Core Lessons & Activities - Softcover

Marsh, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0635105888 ISBN 13: 9780635105882

Publisher: Gallopade International, 2013

Synopsis

How to Use the Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activities book:
· Work 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 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!

Click HERE to view sample pages from this book.

Tips:
· Use 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", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine.
· To download the graphic organizers labeled "GO" in the Table of Contents click HERE.
· Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson.

The Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook includes:
· Reading for Information
· Higher-Order Thinking
· Writing Problems
· Primary Source Analysis
· Vocabulary
· Graphic Organizers
· Map Activities
· & More!

Here is the Table of Contents for the Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activities book:
Separation of Powers: Reading Informational Text
The Great Compromise: Reading Informational Text
Federalist Quotes: Comparison of Primary Sources G
Checks and Balances: Reading Informational Text
Executive Branch: Reading Informational Text GO4
Presidential Cabinet: Hierarchical Diagram G
Roles of the President: Graphical Analysis
The Big Three: Primary Source Analysis GO3
Legislative Branch: Reading Informational Text GO4
Roles and Responsibilities: Compare & Contrast G
Three Branches Flowchart: Graphic Organizer G
Representation in the House: Data Analysis
How a Bill Becomes a Law: Key Steps Flowchart G
Judicial Branch: Reading Informational Text
Federal Courts: Data Analysis
Checks & Balances: Diagram Analysis G
Appointing a Justice: Primary Source Analysis
Branches of Government: Vocabulary GO10
Levels of Government: Graphic Organizer G
Common Core State Standards Correlations

G: Includes Graphic Organizer
GO: Graphic Organizer is also available 8 1/2" x 11" online download HERE.

(numbers above correspond to the graphic organizer numbers online)

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Are you expected to change how you teach because of new Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & new CCSS for Literacy and Writing in History/Social Studies and Science? Are you expected to continue to meet existing science and social studies standards, AND integrate new, more rigorous expectations for reading, writing, analysis, inference, and more into your daily instruction? The Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activities book allows you to immediately meet new CCSS for English Language Arts, as well at Literacy and Writing in History/Social Studies. This ready-to-use reproducible book includes 24 pages of supplemental resources are just what you need to met the new added requirements of Common Core! Perfect for grades 3-8! How to Use the Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook: Work 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 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! Tips: Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs. Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson. The Branches of Government - Common Core Lessons and Activitiesbook includes: Reading for Information Higher-Order Thinking Writing Problems Primary Source Analysis Vocabulary Graphic Organizers Map Activities & More!

About the Author:

Carole Marsh:

• Native of Atlanta, Georgia
• Professional writer and photographer
• Founder and CEO of Gallopade International, Inc.
• Founder and Owner of Marsh Media, a public relations anD corporate communications firm
• Creator of more than 15,000 products, primarily fiction and non-fiction supplementary educational materials
including books, interactive CD-ROMs, games, and online adventures

Awards Include:

• 2011 Teachers’ Choice for the Classroom by Learning Magazine
• 2007 Greatest Products by iParenting Media
• 2006 Georgia Author of the Year by Georgia Writers Association
• 2004 Teachers’ Choice for the Family by Learning Magazine
• 2003 Excellence in Education Award from the National School Supply and Equipment Association
• 2002 Teachers' Choice Award by Learning Magazine
• 2002 Award of Excellence Recipient from Association Advance America
• 2000 Fastest Growing Small Press from Publishers Weekly
• Communicator of the Year in 1979

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallopade International
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0635105888
• ISBN 13: 9780635105882
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24