RAFT Assignment

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RAFT Chart

The Role The Audience Type of
Format
The Topic
Idea 1 You will be a
bill
Your audience is
other students
like you and new
citizens of the
U.S.A.
Visual
Storyboard
What does it
take to make a
law?
Idea 2 You are the
President and/ or
Vice President
The whole
U.S.A.
Speech What are checks
and Balences?
How does the 3
branches work?
Idea 3 You are the
Judicial Branch
of Government
classmates Video recording How does
impeachment
work? Who can
we impeach?





RAFT Task Card: Social Studies
Objective:
To know how a bill becomes a law in the United States.
Concept 2. Structure of Government PO 1. D. Veto

Student Role: You and your group are a bill

Audience: Other students and new citizens of the U.S.A.

Format: Visual Storyboard

Topic: What does it take to make a law?

Directions: 1. You will research about the steps it takes to make a law
Note: Use your textbook, search enginees, library resources, and the
resources listed below to help you research
2. Make a visual storyboard that shows the steps it take to make a law
Note: This is LIKE an outine of story. I just want you to know the main
points and steps of how a bill becomes a law. NO COPYING
EXAMPLES THAT I HAVE PROVIDED! Everyone is to have a
speaking part in this presentation!
3. Your visual storyboard can be made through websites, or hand made or video
recorded.
Note: If your storyboard is handmade it is to be clearly written and
readable and the font should be big enough to read from the back row of
the classroom. This storyboard is to be creative by you and your group, be
orginal!
4. This is a visual presentation, so be creative! Use any or all the technology
resources that are available to you to make this the most effective visual
presentation.
Note: If you make a video recording, yes you are required to have
costumes in your presentation! If you dont want to dress up then I suggest
lots of animation and pictures in you presentation
Resources:
Schoolhouse Rock Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
Kids in the House
http://kids.clerk.house.gov/grade-school/lesson.html?intID=17
Scholastic Reading
http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4702
Quizlet
http://quizlet.com/7566738/10-steps-how-a-bill-becomes-a-law-flash-cards/

Assessment:
Students in groups of 3-4 are to present how a bill is made into a law by using a visual
storyboard. This assingment is worth up to 130 points.
Steps are in order and
correct50 points
Storyboard is creative & well
organized...25 points
Presntation of the storyboard is coordinated and speech is clear..25 points
The visual presentation is creative and
unique.....30 points














RAFT Task Card: Social Studies
Objective:
Know how checks and blaences work in the U.S. government. Also know how checks and
balences affect the 3 branches of government.
Concept 2: Structure of Government PO 1 e. Judicial review

Student Role: You and your partner are the President and Vice President of the United States

Audience: The country of the United States

Format: Speech

Topic: What are Checks & Balances? How does the 3 branches of government work?

Directions: 1. Research the 3 branches of government
2. Research what are checks and balances in the U. S. government
Note: this is not a money check
3. Organize your information to what you will use and not use in your speech
4. Make an outline of your speech
Note: if you are working with a partner, both of you must speak! One
person is the president and the other is the vice president in the speech
5. Practice your speech
Note: I will be randomly recording some groups for this presentation so be
sure to practice your speech!
Resources:
Schoolhouse Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5M50xBz1cU
Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_checksandbalances.htm
Teacher Notes
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/lesson_13_notes.htm
Three Branches of Government
http://kids.usa.gov/three-branches-of-government/
Kids in the House
http://kids.clerk.house.gov/grade-school/lesson.html?intID=1
Branches of Government
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5K4ZK0ILY

Assessment: This assignment is an indivisual or partner assignment. Students are to make a
speech that explains how checks & balances work in the U.S. government and the roles of the 3
branchs of government in checks and balances. This speech is to be addressed to the U.S. people.
This assignment can be worth up to 150 points maxium.
Students show that they have researched checks & balances and the 3 branches of
government75pts
Outline of Speech is
done....10pts
Speech is organized and well
written.25pts
Clear pronunciation of the
speech.20pts
Extra Credit for those who dress up to look like the President & Vice
President.20pts






RAFT Task Card: Social Studies
Objective:
Students are to learn about impeachment. How is works, who we can impeach, and why.
Concept 2: Structure of Government PO 1 a. Impeachment

Student Role: You and 2 others are the Judicial Branch of government

Audience: Your fellow classmates

Format: Video Recording

Topic: How does impeachment work? Who can we impeach?

Directions: 1. Research what is impeachment
Note: Nothing to do with the fruit, peaches
2. Gather your research and organize it
3. Start making your script
Note: your role is to be this high power authority figure that will be
speaking to students your age, this is a formal presentation/ writing to be
used. Everyone must have a speaking part!
3. Practice what you will be saying! You will only get so many chances to record
and fix (you will be limited to class time and study halls, anything you dont
finish in this time you will have to finish on your own time)
Note: Since this is a formal presentation you are expected to be wearing
formal appropriate clothes while being recorded in your video
3. Make a video recording explaining
A- what impeachment is
B- how it works
C- who can we impeach
D- why does this happen

Resources:
Schoolhouse Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyIFqf3XH24
Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_impeachment.htm
Scholastic- Electoral College
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/electoral-college
Electoral College Teaching Resources
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/teach.html

Assessment: Students in groups of 2-3 are to make a video recording addressed to students their
age about what impeachment is, how it works, who we can impeach, and why. The video
recording is to have formal speaking skills and make it as if thie video is to be seen to all
students their age across the whole U.S. country. This assignment is worth up to 150 points.
Research is accurate and
correct.60pts
Video Presenation is organized &
creative...30pts
Language is clear and
understood..30pts
All 4 objectives are presented in the video (who, what, why, & how)...10pts
Extra Credit for those who dress up to look like a
judge20pts