project calendar for power of federal branches
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Project Calendar
Power of the Federal Branches
Week 1
1. Entry Event
2. Presentation of drivingquestion
3. Form groups of 3
1. Project overview andexpectations discussion
2. Student planning time
3. Vocabulary building
activity w/ESL resource
END OF PHASE 1
1. Mini lesson about
reasoning behindhaving 3 branches
2. Research presentation by librarian
3. Introduce researchinformation log
1. Watch “Evaluating
Websites Tutorial” (onYoutube) as a class
2. Research begins
3. Group debrief at end of the session
1. Class discussion
regarding 1st
day of research
2. Research continues
3. Group debrief at end of the session
Week 2
1. 1st research progressmeeting with teacher
2. Research continues
3. Group debrief at the endof the session.
1. Lesson about checks and balances
2. Research continues
2. Research continues
3. Group debrief at the endof the session
1. Final research progressmeeting with teacher
2. Group debrief at the endof the session
3. Submission of
research information
logs for teacher
review (formative
assessment #1)
1. Study session for
formative assessment“Group Quiz”
Week 3
1. Formative Assessment
#3 (Group Quiz) given
2. Final group researchmeeting
END OF PHASE 2
1. Project overview led by
teacher
2. Student samples shown(if available)
3. Group planning time
1. PowerPoint tutorial
with school technician
2. PowerPoint planningand creation time
1. Creating videotutorial led byteacher and assistant
2. Project creation time
3. Debrief at the end of thesession
1. Contacting your representatives tutorialled by teacher
2. Project creation time
3. Debrief at the end of thesession
Week 4
1. 1st
progress meeting withteacher
2. Representative presentation (if possible)
3. Project creation time
1. Project creation time
2. Debrief at the end of thesession
3. Proof of representative
contact due (formative
assessment #2)
1. Project creation time
2. Final progress meetingwith teacher
3. Student-led discussionabout contact withrepresentatives during
progress meetings
END OF PHASE 3
1. Presentation
introduction discussionled by teacher
2. Presentation rubrichanded out anddiscussed
1. Presentation planningand creation time
2. Debrief at the end of session
Week 5
1. Presentation creation
time
2. 1st
presentation progressmeeting with teacher
1. Presentation creationtime
2. Mini presentation byindividuals for practiceof public speaking
1. Presentation creation
time
2. Debrief at the end of session
1. Presentation creationtime
2. Final presentation progress meeting withteacher
3. Practice presentations begin
1. Group discussion fromfirst practice
presentations
2. Practice presentationscontinue
Week 6
1. Final day of practice presentations
2. Final review of presentation rubrics
Presentation Day
(Summative Assessment #1)
1. Debrief presentationand provide feedback
END OF PHASE 4
2. Study session for individual assessmentessay
1. Writing assessmentoverview led byteacher
2. Writing presentation led by English teacher
1. Study session for individual assessmentessay