Project Calendar

Power of the Federal Branches

Week 1

1. Entry Event

2. Presentation of drivingquestion

3. Form groups of 3

1. Project overview andexpectations discussion

2. Student planning time

3. Vocabulary building

activity w/ESL resource

END OF PHASE 1

1. Mini lesson about

reasoning behindhaving 3 branches

2. Research presentation by librarian

3. Introduce researchinformation log

1. Watch “Evaluating

Websites Tutorial” (onYoutube) as a class

2. Research begins

3. Group debrief at end of the session

1. Class discussion

regarding 1st

day of research

2. Research continues

3. Group debrief at end of the session

Week 2

1. 1st research progressmeeting with teacher 

2. Research continues

3. Group debrief at the endof the session.

1. Lesson about checks and balances

2. Research continues

2. Research continues

3. Group debrief at the endof the session

1. Final research progressmeeting with teacher 

2. Group debrief at the endof the session

3. Submission of 

research information

logs for teacher

review (formative

assessment #1)

1. Study session for 

formative assessment“Group Quiz” 

 

Week 3

1. Formative Assessment

#3 (Group Quiz) given

2. Final group researchmeeting

END OF PHASE 2

1. Project overview led by

teacher 

2. Student samples shown(if available)

3. Group planning time

1. PowerPoint tutorial

with school technician

2. PowerPoint planningand creation time

1. Creating videotutorial led byteacher and assistant

2. Project creation time

3. Debrief at the end of thesession

1. Contacting your representatives tutorialled by teacher 

2. Project creation time

3. Debrief at the end of thesession

Week 4

1. 1st

progress meeting withteacher 

2. Representative presentation (if possible)

3. Project creation time

1. Project creation time

2. Debrief at the end of thesession

3. Proof of representative

contact due (formative

assessment #2) 

1. Project creation time

2. Final progress meetingwith teacher 

3. Student-led discussionabout contact withrepresentatives during

 progress meetings

END OF PHASE 3

1. Presentation

introduction discussionled by teacher 

2. Presentation rubrichanded out anddiscussed

1. Presentation planningand creation time

2. Debrief at the end of session

 

Week 5

1. Presentation creation

time

2. 1st

presentation progressmeeting with teacher 

1. Presentation creationtime

2. Mini presentation byindividuals for practiceof public speaking

1. Presentation creation

time

2. Debrief at the end of session

1. Presentation creationtime

2. Final presentation progress meeting withteacher 

3. Practice presentations begin

1. Group discussion fromfirst practice

 presentations

2. Practice presentationscontinue

Week 6

1. Final day of practice presentations

2. Final review of  presentation rubrics

Presentation Day

(Summative Assessment #1)

1. Debrief presentationand provide feedback 

END OF PHASE 4

2. Study session for individual assessmentessay

1. Writing assessmentoverview led byteacher 

2. Writing presentation led by English teacher 

1. Study session for individual assessmentessay

 

Week 7

1. Individual Assessment

Essay (Summative

Assessment #2) 

1. Debrief results from

individual assessment

2. Final project debrief andclosure

1. Final project debrief 

and closure

END OF PHASE 5

EXTRA DAY FOR SCHEDULING OR 

OTHER CONFLICTS

EXTRA DAY FOR SCHEDULING OR 

OTHER CONFLICTS