How Government Works Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Read with Understanding Outcomes Students will organize and present information about how our laws are made in a flow chart and use appropriate vocabulary to describe the various parts of the government.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Language Arts Reading , Social Studies, Language Arts Writing Roles:      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, ESOL, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:      2.0 hours Technology Integration Word Sorts Teaching Strategy How a Bill Becomes a Law How Our Laws are Made

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Standard: Read with Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose Every citizen should develop an awareness of how the U.S. government works and how laws are made so they can have a voice and participate fully in the governmental process. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Vocabulary building activities encourage student's development of word parts. Graphic organizers help to organize and present facts found while reading in a step by step process. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies Learners can check to make sure they have understood the big picture of ideas by creating a diagram. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning This organizational tool helps students break information down into essential parts and provides a method to organize details visually. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose The graphic organizer can help students remember or retell information. The roleplay will allow students to apply skills gained during this lesson.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students are able to evaluate their strengths and gaps about how the government works as well as their use of graphic organizers during the reading process. Teachers are being explicit about using particular graphic aids to strengthen student's reading ability. Contextual During the simulation, students actively apply the knowledge and skills acquired by previous study of how a bill becomes a law. Building Expertise During the roleplay, students will reflect on what they've learned and apply this knowledge to a directly chosen issue about how laws are made.

Lesson Designer Jackie Hamlett Literacy and Educational Technology Consultant (217) 3989933 jham5325@aol.com

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