Civics viewing assignment – “Antz”



Civics viewing assignment – “Antz”

1. Watch the movie and complete the organizer worksheet you were given

2. Write a one page (4 short paragraphs) supported opinion mini-essay using the format given below:

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|Introduction |Identify three ways in which the movie “Antz” relates to ideas we have studied in Civics. |

|(Paragraph 1) | |

| |Choose two characters. For each |

| |a) explain which type(s) of government he/she believes the colony should have |

|Paragraph 2 |b) explain how this type of government would or would not benefit the colony |

| |Describe which characters act in the interests of the colony (give one or two examples as proof) and which |

| |characters act in their own interests (again, give one or two examples). |

|Paragraph 3 | |

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|Conclusion |Which type(s) of government is/are best for the colony and why? |

|(Paragraph 4) | |

Evaluation

|Expectation |R/ insufficient |Level 1 |Level 2 |Level 3 |Level 4 |

|Knowledge/ |Information does not|presents limited |presents some |presents considerable |presents |

|Understanding |correspond to topic |appropriate and |appropriate and |appropriate and |well-thought-out and |

|•information, ideas | |relevant information |relevant information |relevant information |insightful information|

| | | |and ideas |and ideas |and ideas |

|Thinking & Inquiry |Examples chosen do | | | | |

|Selects appropriate |not correspond to |Selects examples with |Selects examples with |Selects examples with |Selects examples with |

|examples from the movie |topic/ no examples |limited effectiveness |some effectiveness |considerable |a high degree |

| |given | | |effectiveness |effectiveness |

|Communication |Given format is not | | | | |

|Communicates information |used |Communicates with |Communicates with some|Communicates with |Communicates with a |

|using format given |Frequent errors |limited effectiveness |effectiveness |considerable |high degree of |

|Communicates information |severely impact | | |effectiveness |effectiveness |

|using appropriate |clarity | | | | |

|vocabulary and writing | | | | | |

|conventions | | | | | |

|Application |Does not connect | | | | |

|Makes connections between |film with concepts |Makes connections with|Makes connections with|Makes connections with|Makes connections with|

|film and concepts learned |previously learned |limited effectiveness |some effectiveness |considerable |a high degree of |

|in class (government, | | | |effectiveness |effectiveness |

|community, ideology etc) | | | | | |

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