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Integrated Literacy Assignment

Integrated Literacy Assignment. By Bethany Schacher. GLCE. 4-C3.0.4. Describe how the powers of the federal government are separated among the branches.

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Integrated Literacy Assignment

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  1. Integrated Literacy Assignment By Bethany Schacher

  2. GLCE • 4-C3.0.4. Describe how the powers of the federal government are separated among the branches. • 4-C3.0.5. Give examples of how the system of checks and balances limits the power of the federal government (e.g., presidential veto of legislation, courts declaring a law unconstitutional approval of judicial appointments).

  3. Books • A Balancing Act: A Look at Checks and Balances by Kathiann M. Kowalski • Checks and Balances by Kathiann M. Kowalski • Woodrow for President by Peter W. Barnes • House Mouse, Senate Mouse by Peter W. Barnes • Marshall, the courthouse Mouse by Cheryl Barnes

  4. Songs • Three Branch Smart Rap • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCB8EOY5d48&feature=related • Schoolhouse Rock • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_foQoCHQq8

  5. Activities • Checks and Balances Game • Game where students move the words to the correct space in the sentence under the correct branch category. • http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usa_game/government/checks_and_balances.htm • Scenarios for kids with the three branches • http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/oct6usg.htm

  6. Interactive Worksheets • Checks and Balances System • Learn key terms • http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/checks-and-balances/ • The Checks and Balances System Worksheet • Match the power with the branch • http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/checksa.htm

  7. Websites • Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids • Explains how the U.S. Government works in kids friendly words with images and a vocabulary list • http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html • BrainPOP- Branches of Government • Fun video and lesson on the branches of government • http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/branchesofgovernment/preview.weml

  8. Videos • Facts of Congress • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1zrnR6q7g • Checks and Balances with Mr. Hughes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rekVGf1Qns

  9. Work Cited • Barnes, Peter W., and Cheryl Shaw. Barnes. House Mouse, Senate Mouse. Alexandria, VA: Rosebud , Vacation Spot Pub., 1996. Print. • Barnes, Peter W., and Cheryl Shaw. Barnes. Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse:A Tail of the U.S. Supreme Court. Alexandria, VA: VSP, 1998. Print. • Barnes, Peter W., and Cheryl Shaw. Barnes. Woodrow for President. Alexandria, VA: VSP, 1999. Print. • "Ben's Guide: Branches of Government." Ben's Guide: Branches of Government (3-5). N.p., 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html>. • "Branches of Government." BrainPOP Jr.N.p., 1999. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/government/branchesofgovernment/preview.weml>.

  10. Cont. Work Cited • "The Checks and Balances System: Answers to a Worksheet.” The Checks and Balances System: Answers to a Worksheet.N.p.,n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/checksa.htm>. • "Checks and Balances System." Education.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.education.com/worksheet/ article/checks-and-balances/>. • HughesDV. "Checks and Balances for Dummies." YouTube. YouTube, 24 May 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rekVGf1Qns>. • Kowalski, Kathiann M. A Balancing Act: A Look at Checks and Balances. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2004. Print. • "Lesson Plan: US Government: The Checks and Balances System of the US Constitution." Lesson Plan: US Government: The Checks and Balances System of the US Constitution. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/oct6usg.htm>.

  11. Cont. Work Cited • Libertyclick. "Checks and Balances - Schoolhouse Rock."YouTube. YouTube, 06 Dec. 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_foQoCHQq8>. • TheCenteronCongress. "Facts of Congress - Checks and Balances." YouTube. YouTube, 20 Feb. 2009. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1zrnR6q7g>. • "Three Branches Rap - Smart Songs." YouTube. YouTube, 09 Sept. 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCB8EOY5d48>. • "U.S. Government: The Checks and Balances Game." U.S. Government: The Checks and Balances Game. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.

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