MemeVocabulary
In this assignment, you will take government vocabulary words and turn them into interesting memes. Below is a download that shows you the templates to follow.
Popular Sovereignty Examples
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Vocabulary Words
Popular Sovereignty Federalism Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Judicial Review Limited Government Bill of Attainder Elastic Clause Supremacy Clause Writ of Habeas Corpus Ex Post Facto Due Process Expressed Powers Implied Powers Full Faith and Credit Privileges and Immunities Extradition Republic Disclaimer: not all memes floating in the digital sphere are school appropriate. Make sure the work your are producing is school appropriate. (Example: "Good Guy Greg" memes are always an inappropriate meme regardless of what words you use)
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Final Semester Project
From now to the last day of school we will doing one of three tasks that are built to be interesting for you or a necessity. The classroom will be split into 3 groups:
- The Letter to your Congressman Project
- The Video Project
- Passing the US & MO Constitution Tests
Video Project (Group Work - 3 to 4 people per group)
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Sample Student Work
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You can also choose to examine the topics that were outlined by the website project and pick one of those to do your video over.
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Letter to your Congressman Project (Individual Work)
Each student doing a letter must have a different political topic to write on. Also, all information in the project below must be completed before the final letter can be turned in and submitted.
- Pro's & Con's Form (Due Friday)
- Political Analysis Form (Due Monday)
- Advocacy PowerPoint (Due Wednesday)
- Rough Draft (Due Thursday)
- Final Draft (Due Friday) - Have an English teacher sign off on it
letters_to_our_congressman_project.doc | |
File Size: | 44 kb |
File Type: | doc |
political_topics.doc | |
File Size: | 25 kb |
File Type: | doc |
letters_to_congressman.ppt | |
File Size: | 2158 kb |
File Type: | ppt |