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- Students will be able to name each branch of the government and describe their purpose.
- Students will be able to research local government officials and understand how they help
our community.
Standards:
- 3.C&G.1.3 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local
government.
Assessment Plan (How will you know that your students met the objective?):
Students will “do history” by writing a narrative about what they would experience if they were
to run for a government position. Students will first use their graphic organizer to determine if
they are going to run for a position to be part of their local, state, or federal government. They
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will then use the information they collected from the website to draw conclusions about what the
roles and responsibilities are as that government official.
Prompt: Pretend you are running to be a part of your local, state, or federal government. Describe
what type of job you would have and why it is important. What type of responsibilities would
you have as this government official?
New Vocabulary:
- Legislative
- Judicial
- Executive
- Local government
- State government
- Federal government
- Official
- Pretend
- Describe
- Responsibilities
- Importance
Note: A detailed lesson plan is specific enough for another teacher to read and teach
effectively. There should not be any question regarding what to do or how to do it.
Lesson Development (hook/engage/launch, step by step in real time, include questions you will
ask in real time, closure/revisiting learning objectives):
government. Describe what type of job you would have and why it is important.
What type of responsibilities would you have as this government official?
10. EXTENSION: Take a field trip to the capitol building.