Going Further Government Project

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Name:Date:

Going Further: Government

Research requirements:

Step 1 USEFUL RESOURCES FOUND and RECORDEDStep 2 Basic notes taken about the government and countryStep 3 Notes organized and explainedStep 4 Story about a person or event that happened inrelation to my countrys government

STEP 1: Resources I need at least three resources:

At 1 should help me to understand the basic information aboutthe countryAt least 1 should help me understand the type of governmentin that place and how it impacted the citizensAt least 1 should tell the story of an event or person thatrelates to the government

Directions: You will need to find information about your topic from at least3 different sources. Number them here and label each fact you record withthe appropriate number.

Source: *BOOK *MAGAZINE Online EncyclopediaNEWS article online

#__________ Name of Source:________________________________________________

Author: _____________________________Date written/published____________________


#__________ Name of Source:________________________________________________




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#__________ Name of Source:________________________________________________


STEP 2: Questions to Guide Our RESEARCH - Note Page

When did this government exist?

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What is the definition of this government?

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Who is/was this type of government led by?

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Country or civilizationthat I am studying

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Special Facts:

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Highlight & Write: Flaming (research) or Burning (discussion) Questions: (Also put on stickynote on board)

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Highlight & Write: Flaming (research) Vocabulary: (Words we need to know, often bold)

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STEP 3 Organizing and Explaining Our Research

Subject: ______________________s system of governance

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?_______________________________________

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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? Givethe dates when he/she led



Do math problem


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How did he/she get his power?

How much power did he/she/they have over the citizens? Circleone:

ALL SOME EQUAL (constitutional democracy)

Did/do all citizens have equal rights? Explain how or how not in wordsyounger 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 storyof an event where citizens or leaders fought to achieve or take away rights

(like the story of the revolution in Egypt)

ORA story about a citizen or Peaceful Hero like Nelson Mandela.


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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 caused this event?

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What event does this text explain about? Describe it.

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Who was involved in thisevent?

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What were the results of thisevent?

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Special Facts:

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Why was this event important?

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My Interactive Notebook: Note Page

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

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Who was this person?

Title: _________________________

Life - Birth/Death: _______________

Where City, Country, Continent

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

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Who was involved in thisevent?

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What rule or government?

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Special Facts:

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

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What was this news report written? What makes this news story important?

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Remember my RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

What country or civilizations government am I researching?

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Where in the world is this located? What is the timeperiod?

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

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What type of government does this country/area have today?

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Is it most like a(n) autocracy oligarchy theocracy (ledby religion)

democracy constitutional democracyanarchy (no government)

Who is/are the leaders?

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Reliable Resources for KidsRemember 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 http://www.historyforkids.org/ Ancient GovernmentsKids News Room www.kidsnewsroom.org Ancient GovernmentsFact Monster http://www.factmonster.com/ 1 of 3 sources (.com)

Yahoo Kids http://kids.yahoo.com/ 1 of 3 sources (.com)


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Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.askkids.com/ 1 of 3 sources (.com)www.kidspast.com 1 of 3 sources (.com)

My Hero Project http://myhero.com/go/home.asp PERSON STORYKids Konnect http://www.kidskonnect.com/ Good source for deep

investigation and pickingGoing Further Topics
http://www.kidspast.com/http://www.kidspast.com/

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