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- Teaching Companion - Full Version
- Appendix
- The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
- Reading Passage
- Assessment
- Answer Key
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Are executives as powerful as they sound? High schoolers find out about the US president and executive branch. A variety of activities include scaffolded reading sections, research assignments, and collaborative group work.
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Instructional Ideas
- Create take-home quizzes using the comprehension questions provided
- Differentiate for GATE learners by asking them to create a project where they write their own constitutional clauses for a theoretical president using the same principles as in the lesson plan
Classroom Considerations
- As part of a 20-part series about the US Constitution, the 10th installment works best in sequential order
Pros
- Before, during, and after you read sections create an easy way to scaffold learning
- Comprehension questions make testing for understanding simple
Cons
- None