Layered Curriculum Lesson Plan Form



Government Name________________________

|Teacher: |Stiles | |

|Subject |7th grade Social Studies | |

|Unit of Instruction: |Government in Africa and Asia | |

|Implementation Dates: |May 2015 | |

|Standards: |SS7CG1 |The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. | |

| | |Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal | |

| | |Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and | |

| | |democratic. | |

| | |Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and | |

| | |presidential. | |

| | |The student will explain the structures of the modern governments of Africa | |

| |SS7CG2 |Compare the republican systems of government in the Republic of Kenya and the Republic of | |

| | |South Africa, distinguishing the form of leadership and role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal | |

| | |freedoms. | |

| | |Explain how political, economic, and social conflicts resulted in the independence of South | |

| | |Sudan | |

| | |The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living | |

| |SS7CG3 |Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan. | |

| | |Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across | |

| | |Africa. | |

| | |The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. | |

| | |Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. | |

| |SS7CG4 |Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic | |

| | |Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and | |

| | |presidential. | |

| | |The student will explain the structures of the national governments of Southwest Asia | |

| | |(Middle East). | |

| | |Compare the parliamentary democracy of the State of Israel, the monarchy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the| |

| | |theocracy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in | |

| |SS7CG5 |terms of voting rights and personal freedoms | |

| | |The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. | |

| | |Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. | |

| | |Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic | |

| | |Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and | |

| |SS7CG6 |presidential. | |

| | |The student will demonstrate an understanding of national governments in Southern and Eastern | |

| | |Asia. | |

| | |Compare and contrast the federal republic of The Republic of India, the communist state of The People’s Republic| |

| | |China, and the constitutional monarchy of Japan, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the | |

| | |citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms. | |

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|Curriculum Layers |Student Unit Learning Activities |Pts | |

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|Layer A: Basic knowledge and core | | | |

|understandings. The student builds on his/her |Make flash cards using the vocabulary words on the Vocabulary List. Each card must | | |

|current level of basic information and |include the word and its definition. | | |

|knowledge.  |Design a poster about CG1a, b, and c. Your poster must have the definition of all key |20 | |

|Maximum 70 pts. in this section |vocabulary words from the standards. You must also have at least 4 illustrations. | | |

| |Read pp. 38-48, pp. 98-106, and pp. 156-166 in your Test Prep book. Answer questions | | |

| |#100-140, #282-312, and #459-494. This will be graded for accuracy! | | |

| |Search the internet. Find a news (not an encyclopedia) article about CG3. Read and |30 | |

| |summarize the article (at least 150 words). You must include a copy of the article. | | |

| |Create an account at . Then create a 10 question multiple choice | | |

| |quiz review game about CG3. The questions should be challenging. The name of your quiz |20 | |

| |should be (Your name)’s African Government Quiz so I can easily search for it. | | |

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|Layer B: Application or manipulation of the |Create a Powerpoint presentation about one of the countries and its government from CG2a, | | |

|information learned in the Layer A. Problem |CG5a, or CG7a. Your presentation must be at least 10 slides (not including the title | | |

|solving or higher order thinking tasks. |slide), have at least 200 words, and have at least 8 pictures. Save your presentation on | | |

|Maximum 30 points in this section. |your student drive with the name “Government Portfolio Project”. | | |

| |Design a children’s book about CG2a, CG5a, and CG7a. Be sure to include voting rights and| | |

| |who is in charge for each country. Your book should have a cover, at least 8 pages, at | | |

| |least 150 words, and at least 8 illustrations. |30 | |

| |Pretend you are founding a new country. Write a 5-paragraph (at least 500 word) | | |

| |persuasive essay describing which type of government you would choose and why. Be sure to| | |

| |include voting rights, form of leadership, and personal freedoms that your citizens would | | |

| |have. Use CG2a, CG5a, and CG7a for guidance. | | |

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|Vocabulary List: |Autocratic government (autocracy) | | |

| |Civil war | | |

| |Communist state | | |

| |Confederation government system | | |

| |Constitutional Monarchy | | |

| |Democratic government system (Democracy) | | |

| |emperor | | |

| |famine | | |

| |Federal government system | | |

| |Federal republic | | |

| |figurehead | | |

| |Monarchy | | |

| |Oligarchy | | |

| |parliament | | |

| |Parliamentary democracy | | |

| |premier | | |

| |Presidential democracy | | |

| |Prime minister | | |

| |Republic | | |

| |Theocratic republic | | |

| |Unitary government system | | |

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