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Project Teaching and Learning Guide

Power of the Federal Branches

Knowledge and Skills Needed By Studentsto successfully complete culminating products

and performances, and do well on summativeassessments

Scaffolding/ Materials/Lessons to be Provided

by the project teacher, other teachers, experts,mentors, community members

California Content Standards for 12th

Grade American Government

1. Entry event by teacher

2. Project Research Information Log to be

completed by student and monitored byteacher

3. Vocabulary building activities to be led by

teacher or ESL resource4. Lessons provided about reason for separate

branches as well as checks and balances

5. Communications with representatives6. Presentation or speech by representatives

Common Core State Standards forSpeaking, Listening, Writing, and Reading

1. Weekly discussion of critical thinking

questions from project research information

log to be run by group leaders2. Writing preparation to be led by English

teacher before individual summative

assessment3. Speaking skills will be developed as

students complete their presentations

4. Listening skills will be developed as

students listen and provide feedback on peer presentations

Researching Skills

1. Online research discussion with librarian

2. Research videos provided by teacher

3. Research progress meetings with teacher

4. Debrief after each research session

Computer Skills

1. PowerPoint review session led by school

technology instructor

2. Video recording sessions to be offered dailywith classroom teacher ’s assistant



Presentation Skills

1. Mock presentation provided by teacher 2. Practice presentation sessions with teacher

and other available staff members

3. Rubric discussion session led by teacher

4. Peer assessment w/rubric during practices

Assessment Preparation Skills

1. Group study session to be led by the teacher

before each formative assessment quiz2. Group debrief led by teacher following each

formative assessment quiz

3. Individual brainstorming session before

summative assessment to be monitored by teacher

4. Writing review session to be run by English

teacher before individual summativeassessment

Differentiated Instruction Notes

1. Special attention has been given to vocabulary development to ensure ESL students are

comfortable with the vocabulary required to complete the activities within this project.

This session would likely be beneficial for all students with language development issues

(not just those categorized as ESL). The vocabulary activities can be found on theresources page of the project website.

2. The project timeline and/or contents will be adjusted to accommodate any notes within an IEPform for Special Education or 504 students. This includes all project assignments,

presentations, and assessments. Moreover, considerations should be made as to the best

placement for these students when constructing the groups.

3. The open nature of the final products and presentations will allow a great deal of flexibility

for students who want to showcase their knowledge in the manner that best fit their

abilities and learning styles. This is beneficial for students who might not flourish if themanner of presentation was too rigid.

4. Student grouping will be taken into consideration to ensure a good match for students with

higher and lower abilities. It will be up to the teacher to decide how best to create thegroups as he or she will know the students’ abilities.

5. Tutorial videos have been provided for students who might need extra support in addressingthe technology components of this project. There are also several mini lessons that will

be taught by the school computer technician and librarian to better ensure student

preparation for the demands of this project.



6. Teachers will need to monitor student progress at all times to make sure that the groupings,

mini lessons, and vocabulary activities are guiding students towards a successfulcompletion of all project components.

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