S1+Ford,+Brody

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= B1: Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns of Civics/Government Grades 6-8 Students understand the basic ideals, purposes, principles, structures, and processes of constitutional government in Maine and the United States as well as examples of other forms of government in the world. ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR):** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results: Social Studies - B. Civics and Government

//What understandings are desired?//
• there are other forms of government in the world. • there are certain roles citizens have in their community, state, country, and world. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • there are different purposes of constitutional government at the state and federal level.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why are other governments different in structure than the United States government? • How are the functions of government reliant on the political and civil activity of citizens? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How is lawmaking different at the state and federal levels?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
House of Representatives, Supreme Court, Income Tax, Property Tax, Consumptive Tax, jury duty • **Key Factual Information:** Electoral college, Socialism, forms of economies, types of taxes, what level of government collects different types of taxes, legislative process, importance of the strength of armed forces, other Democratic countries • **Important Events & People:** Kim Jong Il, Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Hu Jintao, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad || • test the different purposes of constitutional government at the state and federal levels on current issues. • critique the powers of government at the state and federal levels. • compare governments in the world with the United States government. • consider why other governments are different in structure than the United States government. • reflect on the roles you've had as a citizen of your community, state, country, and world. • describe the roles citizens have at the local, state, and federal level. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * • **Vocabulary:** Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Senate,


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**