UNIT6:ComparativeGovernment(Local,State,Federal)

ESSENTIALQUESTION6.1:HowaretheU.S.ConstitutionandOhioConstitutionboth
similaranddifferent?
ESSENTIALQUESTION6.2:Explainhowlocalandstategovernmentsservetheir
constituents.
Explanation:
Forthisunit,eachstudentwillbeselectingdifferentactivitiesanditemstostudyandlearnaboutthe
relationshipoflocal,state,andfederalgovernment.Fromtheoptionsbelow,completethetasksthatyoufind
mostinteresting/helpful.Aseachtaskiscompleted,thestudentmayearnuptothetotalpointvaluelisted
nexttothedescription.Theitemswithanasterix(*)nexttothepointvaluearemandatory,inclass
assignmentsallotheritemsarediscretionary.Youmustearnatotalof125pointsintotaltocompleteUnit6
(50ofwhicharethefinalsummativeproject).

Aunitpointssheetandcompletedmaterialwillbeturnedintogethertoobtainformativecreditforthework
donetoprepareforyoursummativeassignment.

DirectionsandTimeline:
Aonetimeformativegradewillbetakenforinformationgatheredthroughoutthisunit(anytimeonthegrid
includingmanyinclassassignments).Followingyourformativeworkyouwillbeableselectalocalorstate
governmentdepartmentandanswerthequestionsassignedtothesummativeassignment.

TentativeTimeline
Monday1/12:CompleteOhioConstitutionHistorySchoologyassignmentanddiscuss
Tuesday1/13:AnalyzeOhioConstitution(Passoutassignment)
Wednesday1/14:LocalGovernment
Thursday1/15:Local,State,FederalGovernmentComparison
Friday1/16:Turnin/finishformativeworkandpointsheet,startsummativeassignment
Tuesday1/20:Summativeassignmentduethroughwebsites

Local,State,andFederalGovernmentComparisonFormativePoints

5pts*

OHIOCONSTITUTIONNOTES:Followalongandwriteoutnotesonimportantinformation
fromthispresentation.

5pts*

LOCALGOVERNMENTNOTES:Followalongandwriteoutnotesonimportantinformation
fromthispresentation.

5pts*

LOCAL,STATE,FEDERALGOVERNMENTNOTES:Followalongandwriteoutnoteson
importantinformationfromthispresentation.

10pts*

DREWCAREYPROJECTQUESTIONS:WAtchvideoclipandthoughtfullyanswerquestions
thatgoalongwiththeclip.

10pts*

OHIOCONSTITUTION/U.S.CONSTITUTIONCOMPARISON:Completeandaccurately
analyzesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenbothconstitutions.

10pts*

STATEGOVERNMENTCOMPARISON:Selectdifferentstatesandresearchdifferinglaws
fromeachstate.

UNIT6:ComparativeGovernment(Local,State,Federal)
20pts

MOVIE:Watchafulllengthmovieaddressingstateorlocalgovernment.Writeupasynopsis
ofthemovie.Includehowthedepictedgovernmentisaddressedinthefilm.

20pts

INTERVIEW:Interviewsomeonewhohasknowledgeofthelocalorstategovernment.Write
uptheintervieweesqualifications,andanswerstothequestionsasked.

10pts

ARTICLE:Findanarticlediscussingalocalorstategovernmentissueandhowitwasdealt
with.Thenwriteupasynopsisexplainingthearticleandthenbreakdownhow/whythat
governmentisinchargeofhandlingtheissuefromthearticle.

10pts

LECTURE:Findanonlinelectureexplainingeitherissueshandledatthelocalorstate
governmentleveloralecturethatbreaksdownthepowersgiventotheeachlevelof
government.Afterwatching/listeningtolecturepleasewriteasynopsisexplainingwhatyou
learnedfromthetalk.

5pts

YOUTUBE:Findandviewclipsthatpertaintoeitherlocalorstategovernment.After
watchingtheclipexplainhowitpertainedtolocalorstategovernment.

10pts

WEBSITE:Findawebsitethatexplainslocalorstategovernmentandwriteandexplanation
ofwhatyoulearnedfromexaminingthewebsite.

??pts

OTHER:Proposeanactivitythatyoufeelwillhelpyouunderstand/explainthepolicyyou
havechosen.Presentyouridea,withaproposedpointvalue,toMr.Ringforapprovalpriorto
execution.

SummativeAssignment
Forthesummativeassignmentforthisunityouwillbeaskedtoresearchandexplainaspecificdepartment
(ParksandRec.,Transportation,Sanitation,etc.)insideofeitherlocalorstategovernment.

Whatwillneedtobeexplained:

Whatarethejobsareavailableinsidechosendepartment?

Whatpublicservicesdoesthechosendepartmenthandle?

Howlargeisthechosendepartment?

Whoheadsthechosendepartment?

Howdoyoucontactthechosendepartmentandwhywouldsomeonecontactthem?

Howdoeschosendepartmentimpactyourlifepersonally?

Projectsubmissionforms:

Prezi

Video

Popplet

PowToon

Essay(citations,propergrammar,edited,etc.)

Other

Howtosubmit:

Addcompletedprojecttoyourweeblypage(unit6)

CompletesubmissionformonMr.Ringswebsite

Forminunderunit6:ComparativeGovernment

UNIT6:ComparativeGovernment(Local,State,Federal)

Name:____________________________Period:________Date:____________________

FormativePointList

Points

Title(NOTES,WEBSITE,MOVIE,etc.)

Total

*Youneed75ptstoreceivefullformativecredit*

**Stapleanycompletedworkyouhavetothispageandsubmit**