Reminder: amount of extra credit depends on amount of effort and accuracy of your information.

Government-- topic from teacher textbook page at first of chapter, technology activities at the end of the chapter, and/or open ended subjects related to items like the Constitution, The Patriot Act, etc. Students are to construct posters, research papers, power point presentations, etc. Students need to ask about topic before completing assignment to ensure that topic is appropriate. All assignments have to be turned in while we are discussing that chapter.

Chapter 1: Have each student find news or research articles pertaining to some topic covered in the chapter, write a summary of the article, and explain how it relates to the chapter. Then have students write three questions that are answered in the article.

Chapter 2: Have students create a time line of the major events in the chapter. Ask students to illustrate the time line and write a brief explanation of each event's importance to the growth of United States government.

Chapter 3: The average national constitution contains about 26,500 words, more than 3 times as many as the United States one. The United States one has provided a stability that few other nations have enjoyed. Have students research and write a brief report comparing the United States Consititution with the constitutions of several other nations. Focus on such points as length, time in use, and values reflected in the documents.

Chapter 4: Congress has the power to add new states to the Union. Find out how adn when your state was first settled, developed government, and was admitted to the Union. Use research materials from your school or local library and present your findings in an illustrated report or poster. Create a time line that includes important governmental developments.

Chapter 5: Complete a poster profile of the 111th Congress using the one on textbook page 129 as an example.

You can do one thing really well, or if you need to, several smaller ones. I DO NOT WANT COPY AND PASTED REPORTS!!! I want some effort... You can use material from the internet, but it needs to be "part" of your assignment not all of it.