Source A: Three Branches of Source A: People” Source A: and Rebuilding ”The “Important “Recovering Government” after Hurricane Sandy” Source B: of the United Source B: Excerpt from “President “Governor States” Cuomo Announces $8.2 Million Grant for Hope’ to Provide Crisis Source C: What Does the President Do? ‘Project Counseling in Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Sandy” Source C: conference with Mayor Bloomberg, ARGUMENT Is the president the most important person in government? Construct an argument that addresses Summative the compelling question using specific claims and evidence from sources. Performance EXTENSION Write letters to parents that explain how students used to think about the role of president and Task how they think about it now. UNDERSTAND Return to the list of problems from the Staging the Compelling Question activity and make a class chart showing who is responsible for addressing each issue. Taking Informed ASSESS Choose one of the problems that the class would like to pursue. Action ACT Contact a local, state, or national official whose responsibilities include the problem the class decides to pursue.
Source A: ”The Three Branches of Government” Source B: “President of the United States” Source C: What Does the President Do? Source A: “Important People” Source A: “Recovering and Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy” Source B: Excerpt from “Governor Cuomo Announces $8.2 Million Grant for ‘Project Hope’ to Provide Crisis Counseling in Areas Hardest Hit by Hurricane Sandy” Source C: conference with Mayor Bloomberg, Summative Performance Task ARGUMENT Is the president the most important person in government? Construct an argument that addresses the compelling question using specific claims and evidence from sources. EXTENSION Write letters to parents that explain how students used to think about the role of president and how they think about it now. Taking Informed Action UNDERSTAND Return to the list of problems from the Staging the Compelling Question activity and make a class chart showing who is responsible for addressing each issue. ASSESS Choose one of the problems that the class would like to pursue. ACT Contact a local, state, or national official whose responsibilities include the problem the class decides to pursue.