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Topic: Federalism
Lesson Title: Federalism
Level: AP Lesson Duration: 60 minutes
Body: 40 minutes. Pedagogy: Visual scaffolding through the use of images, graphs,
and charts to bolster content. Bold key vocabulary terms so students can complete
Chapter 3 study guide as we go through the lesson. Link to prior learning by discussing
what we learned last session and what we are going to learn this session. Differentiation
in ways that the student has key vocabulary vocally spoken aloud by teacher, bolded
during lessons, visualized in study guides, and aesthetically added to through definitions
student independent practice through note taking.
Direct instruction that lasts for about 10-minute intervals and is then followed by 2-3
informal assessment questions directly related to previous intervals content. This
process repeats 2-3 more times but informal assessment changes format from polling
questions to critical thinking questions and graphic data and chart analyzation. All
informal assessments are made to increase exposure to AP test concepts.
Motivation:
The ambiguity of federalism and the division of state and federal law is a topic that is
beneficial for those who want to participate in the political process through awareness,
discussion, voting, or volunteering
Twelfth grade government is a required class to graduate from high school, students
may want good grades, and many are planning to take the AP test
Materials / Equipment:
Chapter 3 study guide with vocabulary and no definitions
Kahoot and student cell phones or personal computers
Blackboard Connect tools: Chat box, polling tools, and board tools