Forms of government

1. Forms of government Talk with someone nearby about what the vocabulary phrases ‘consent of the governed’ and ‘rule of law’ mean to you.

2. Step 1 Governments of the World • Earier, we learned about ten different types of government. Class representative, pick ten people to line up and speak. 1 6 _ 2 7 _ 3 8 _ 4 9 _ 5 10 _

3. Step 2 Explicit Vocabulary • Before we write anything down, I’d like to know what you came up with for definitions. • consent of the governed • permission to be ruled • from the people • by the government • rule of law • no one is above the law Please write down these exact definitions onto the back of the worksheet I am handing out now.

4. Step 3 Agenda Setting Step 1. Governments of the World Step 2. Explicit Vocabulary Step 3. Agenda Setting Today, we are starting on an oral report project about forms of government around the world. Step 4. Rubric Adjustment Step 5. Government of the United States Step 6. Media Center Research Expectations Step 7. Group and Country Assignments Step 8. Country Research Step 9. Visual Aid Creation Step 10. Oral Presentation Expectations Step 11. Country Presentations and Comparison Chart Step 12. Advantages and Disadvantages Chart and Essay

5. Step 4 Rubric adjustment Have you ever given an oral presentation? What are you going to be graded on? What is the most important part of a presentation? Brainstorm with the people next to you only. I will call on people around the room to deliver what their neighbors think the class will be graded on.

6. Step 4 Rubric adjustment This next paper tells you exactly how you will be graded on your oral report. There are a few choices we get to make along the way, so listen with your pencil out.

7. Step 5 Government of the United States • Please find your COMPARISON CHART paper. • With the help of the class representative, we are going to fill in the blanks for the United States. • We are going to avoid one word answers; add additional details if the answer seems to be one word. • Class representative, do not move on to the next box until you have a class consensus on an answer for the first box.

8. Step 6Media Center Research Expectations • I will be putting you in groups shortly. • Once you have your country and your group, I will stop broadcasting to your computers. At that time, you will need to log out and move to be near your groups. • If I see that you are not focused on research, you will be reassigned to a new country for your report. • Your new assignment will be a solo report instead of a group report.

9. Step 7Group and Country Assignments COUNTRIES Britain China • Germany • Greece • Italy • North Korea • Russia • Spain Please stand up next to your computer and tuck in the chair. I will be calling on you one at a time to select your own group. There is a maximum of four people per group. If you are one of the first three people called, you can claim your country as a solo project.

10. Step 8 Country Research • Log off ASAP! • Look on the back of your rubric. Please answer the five questions their as completely as possible.

11. Step 9 Visual Aid Creation • The directions for your visual aid are on the back of the rubric page.

12. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 10 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s.

13. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 9 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s.

14. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 8 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s.

15. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 7 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s.

16. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 6 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s.

17. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 5 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s. If your group is not ready, you may “PASS”. If your group passes and we run out of time for your presentation, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation.

18. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 4 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s. If your group is not ready, you may “PASS”. If your group passes and we run out of time for your presentation, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation.

19. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 2 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s. If your group is not ready, you may “PASS”. If your group passes and we run out of time for your presentation, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation. First group: Canada

20. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 3 minutes, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s. If your group is not ready, you may “PASS”. If your group passes and we run out of time for your presentation, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation. First group: Canada

21. Step 10 Presentation Expectations In 1 minute, I am going to call on the first group to come up and present. If you do not have your rubric paper, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation (in other words, you will get a zero). If you have lost your rubric paper, make a copy of someone’s. If your group is not ready, you may “PASS”. If your group passes and we run out of time for your presentation, I cannot give you a grade on this presentation. First group: Canada

22. Step 11 Presentations And Comparison Charts Make sure you have your comparison chart out as you try to fill in all the blanks.

23. Step 12 Advantages and disadvantages You may use the rest of today’s time to work on your Advantages and Disadvantages home prep. You may work together, but I’d prefer you used your own feelings for the answers.