Rubric for US
Citizenship Guide
You are going to use the research you did on the civics
topics to create a citizenship guide. To
help people learn about the US Government.
Choose as a group 1 of the following formats:
1.
Book
created and printed as a PDF so I can be distributed online. ( You can use word
templates, publisher, etc)
Each person is responsible for the following related to their
content:
1.
2-3 pages organized in a creative way to explain
your topic. (30/30)
a.
(This can include graphics, written
explanations, etc. If creating the web
content then you need the page number equivalent.)
2.
Must have 3 examples that are from the modern
day or from history.
a.
(Think ways to help people learn the content.) (15/15)
3.
Must have 2 original images that are created by
you to explain your topic. (20/20)
a.
These can be electronic or drawn by hand and
scanned into the book.
4.
One page that has a learning activity that is
engaging and helps people learn the content. (15/15)
a.
(Can be quizzes, matching, fill in the blank,
organizers, etc. If you create this online and put it in the PDF you must have
a link to the activity so people can travel to the online destination. It needs to have at least 15 questions with
two tiers of hardness. This is how the
person using your book will practice what they have learned)
5.
Total: 80/80 Possible Points.
As group each person much choose 1 of these jobs:
1.
Illustrator: (20/20)
a.
This person will create the cover art design for
the final book and 3 other images that will help lead the reader into different
sections of the book. Can be hand drawn or
done electronically.
2.
Editor: (20/20)
a.
Proof
Read the book to make sure there are no errors and will create the table of
contents and the works cited page, make sure the page numbers are all squared
away, and will approve the final layout of the book, write an introduction to
the book that is 1 page long double spaced. (This should be decided up by the group, but
if there is a conflict the editor makes the final determination.) The Editor is also responsible for writing a
1 page introduction to the book that has the following in it:
i.
Explain the purpose of the book and how this book
will prepare them for citizenship
ii.
What the reader will find inside.
iii.
Acknowledges those who inspired and worked on
the book. (No Last Names Used!)
3.
Quiz Master:
(20/20)
a.
Will survey the material and create a final 21
question quiz that has three tiers of questions in terms of difficulty and has
a key to help people once they are done checking to see how they did (7 Each). Think of a final test that a teacher could
give that has questions about the whole guide. (If you create the PDF and
include an electronic game you created you must have a link to the quiz)
Topics for Research to Create Citizenship Guides
History Section: (One
Person of the group of 3)
-The documents that lead
up to the US Constitution and the principles that come out of these
documents.
-Magana
Carta (1215)
-English
Bill of Rights (1689)
-The
Mayflower Compact (1620)
-Declaration
of Independence (1776)
-The
Virginia Constitution (1776)
-The
Articles of Confederation (1781)
-Information about the
Constitutional Convention and who attended, goals/Issues of the convention,
location, etc.
The Anatomy of the
Constitution (What is where within the document): (One Person of the group of
3)
-Preamble
(Explain its significance and why they were writing a new document)
-Anatomy/Structure,
Short Summaries, How is it divided up into articles, etc?
-Explain
in General the Bill of Rights
-Compare
the Constitution to the Articles of Confederation
-What is Ratification? (Define)
-What was required for the document
to become approved?
Electing the
President (One Person of the group of 3)
Electoral College
-How
does it work?
-History
of how many times it has gotten a different result than the popular vote
-History of why it was chosen over
other methods and why it is a different system than the way we vote for our
congressional representatives.
-Benefits/drawbacks
3 Branches of
Government (Each Person Selects 1 of the Following Topics)
-Executive
Branch
-Departments
-Cabinet
-Powers
-Role of the
President
Judicial
Branch
-Levels of the court
-Supreme Court
-Basics of Criminal Law
Legislative
Branch
-How a bill becomes a law
-How each chamber is divided and
works
-How many members
are in each chamber?
The American System
of Dividing Power (Each Person Selects 1 of the Following Topics)
-Separation of Powers
-Different
Types of Governments that have been tried in the past
-Define and Explain: Unitary,
Federalism, Empires, Confederations Govts.
-How are issues of sovereignty
settled?
-What were the Framers fears about
their new government? How did they work
together to ensure the government power was distributed?
-Federalism
-What is
Federalism?
-What
are expressed, implied, and inherent powers?
-
What are reserved powers?
-What
are denied powers?
-Checks and Balances
Define
Checks and balances.
-How
does checks and balances work in the legislative Branch?
-How
does it work between the branches?
-How is power separated and flow
from one thing to another? (This is usually done with a flow chart and an
explanation of how it works)
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