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    Going Further Government Project

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    This document provides instructions for a student to research the government of a country or civilization. It outlines 4 steps for the student to take: 1) find and record at least 3 reliable sources of information, 2) take basic notes on the government and place, 3) organize notes and explain key details, and 4) choose a related event or person to further enrich their presentation. The document provides examples of questions to guide the research at each step and emphasizes finding sources that help understand the type of government and stories that relate the government to citizens.

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    This document provides instructions for a student to research the government of a country or civilization. It outlines 4 steps for the student to take: 1) find and record at least 3 reliable sources of information, 2) take basic notes on the government and place, 3) organize notes and explain key details, and 4) choose a related event or person to further enrich their presentation. The document provides examples of questions to guide the research at each step and emphasizes finding sources that help understand the type of government and stories that relate the government to citizens.

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    This document provides instructions for a student to research the government of a country or civilization. It outlines 4 steps for the student to take: 1) find and record at least 3 reliable sources of information, 2) take basic notes on the government and place, 3) organize notes and explain key details, and 4) choose a related event or person to further enrich their presentation. The document provides examples of questions to guide the research at each step and emphasizes finding sources that help understand the type of government and stories that relate the government to citizens.

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    Going Further Government Project

    Uploaded by

    SuzanneMessinger
    This document provides instructions for a student to research the government of a country or civilization. It outlines 4 steps for the student to take: 1) find and record at least 3 reliable sources of information, 2) take basic notes on the government and place, 3) organize notes and explain key details, and 4) choose a related event or person to further enrich their presentation. The document provides examples of questions to guide the research at each step and emphasizes finding sources that help understand the type of government and stories that relate the government to citizens.

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    Name:

    Date:

    Going Further: Government


    Research requirements:

    Step 1 USEFUL RESOURCES FOUND and RECORDED


    Step 2 Basic notes taken about the government and country
    Step 3 Notes organized and explained
    Step 4 Story about a person or event that happened in
    relation to my countrys government
    STEP 1: Resources I need at least three resources:
    At 1 should help me to understand the basic information about
    the country
    At least 1 should help me understand the type of government
    in that place and how it impacted the citizens
    At least 1 should tell the story of an event or person that
    relates to the government

    Directions: You will need to find information about your topic from at least
    3 different sources. Number them here and label each fact you record with
    the appropriate number.
    Source:
    *BOOK
    *MAGAZINE
    NEWS article online

    Online Encyclopedia

    #__________ Name of Source:


    ________________________________________________
    Author: _____________________________Date written/published
    ____________________
    Source:
    *BOOK
    *MAGAZINE
    NEWS article online

    Online Encyclopedia

    #__________ Name of Source:


    ________________________________________________
    Author: _____________________________Date written/published
    ____________________
    Source:
    *BOOK
    *MAGAZINE
    NEWS article online

    Online Encyclopedia

    #__________ Name of Source:


    ________________________________________________
    Author: _____________________________Date written/published
    ____________________

    STEP 2: Questions to Guide Our RESEARCH - Note Page


    What is the definition of this government?
    __________________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________________

    Who is/was this type of


    government led by?

    When did this government exist?

    Country or civilization
    that I am studying

    __________________________

    _______________________________

    __________________________

    __________________________

    _______________________________

    __________________________
    ________________________

    Special Facts:
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________

    Highlight & Write: Flaming (research) or Burning (discussion) Questions: (Also put on sticky
    note on board)
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    Highlight & Write: Flaming (research) Vocabulary: (Words we need to know, often bold)
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    __________________________
    _____________________________
    _______________________
    ____________________________

    ________________________________

    STEP 3 Organizing and Explaining Our Research


    Subject: ______________________s system of governance

    Do math problem
    here:

    Date(s): __________________________ How many years ago ?


    Time Period ____________________________________________
    What continent? _______________________________________
    Is this a country or an Ancient Civilization?
    _______________________________________
    What countries or places border this place?
    _______________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________
    What type of government did this place have?

    Which means...(Explain in words younger students can understand. How is it like /


    unlike our US democracy?)

    Who was/were the leader(s) of this place?


    the dates when he/she led

    Give

    Who was/were the leader(s) of this place?


    the dates when he/she led

    Give

    Who was/were the leader(s) of this place?


    the dates when he/she led

    Give

    How did he/she get his power?

    How much power did he/she/they have over the citizens? Circle
    one:
    ALL

    SOME

    EQUAL (constitutional democracy)

    Did/do all citizens have equal rights?

    Explain how or how not in words

    younger students can understand

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    STEP 4: Picking and EVENT or PERSON to ENRICH YOUR


    PRESENTATION
    Your next job is to pick one story to tell your audience. This can be a story
    of an event where citizens or leaders fought to achieve or take away rights
    (like the story of the revolution in Egypt)
    OR
    A story about a citizen or Peaceful Hero like Nelson Mandela.

    I am picking to tell a story about a(n)


    EVENT: ______________________________________________________________________________
    OR
    PERSON:
    ________________________________________________________________________________
    CHOOSE 1 of the 2 Interactive Notebook PAGE below (that fits your research).

    My Interactive Notebook: Note Page


    What event does this text explain about? Describe it.
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Who was involved in this


    event?

    __________________________
    __________________________
    __________________________
    __________________________

    What caused this event?

    What were the results of this


    event?

    _______________________________
    _____________________________
    _______________________________
    _____________________________
    ______________________________
    _____________________________
    ______________________________
    _____________________________

    Special Facts:
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    Why was this event important?
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Essential Questions: Which one of our Essential Questions does this article relate to?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    My Interactive Notebook: Note Page


    What story does this text describe? Explain in your own words.
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Who was involved in this


    event?

    Who was this person?

    What rule or government?

    Title: _________________________

    _____________________________

    __________________________

    Life
    _______________

    _____________________________

    __________________________

    Where City, Country, Continent

    __________________________

    ______________________________

    __________________________

    Birth/Death:

    _____________________________
    _____________________________

    Special Facts:
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

    What was this news report written? What makes this news story important?
    Essential Questions: Which one of our Essential Questions does this article relate to?
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________

    Remember my RESEARCH QUESTIONS:


    What country or civilizations government am I researching?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________
    Where in the world is this located?
    period?
    _________________________________

    What is the time


    __________________________________

    Who was(were) the leader(s) then?


    _________________________________________________________________________________________
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    ~
    What type of government does this country/area have today?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________
    Is it most like a(n)
    autocracy
    by religion)

    oligarchy

    theocracy (led

    democracy
    constitutional democracy
    anarchy (no government)
    Who is/are the leaders?
    _________________________________________________________________________________________
    Reliable Resources for Kids
    Remember the most reliable web sources will end in: .org, .gov, .edu
    Sources that end in .com or .net should be TRIPLE CHECKED!
    Name

    Web Address

    Purpose

    Kidipede
    Kids News Room
    Fact Monster
    Yahoo Kids

    http://www.historyforkids.org/
    www.kidsnewsroom.org
    http://www.factmonster.com/
    http://kids.yahoo.com/

    Ancient Governments
    Ancient Governments
    1 of 3 sources (.com)
    1 of 3 sources (.com)

    Ask Jeeves for Kids


    My Hero Project
    Kids Konnect

    http://www.askkids.com/
    www.kidspast.com
    http://myhero.com/go/home.asp
    http://www.kidskonnect.com/

    1 of 3 sources (.com)
    1 of 3 sources (.com)
    PERSON STORY
    Good source for deep
    investigation and picking
    Going Further Topics

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