3 Branches of Government & More Activities - Civics 101 Podcast Guided Notes

Strengthen your Civics and Government course with engaging Civics 101 podcast episodes and accompanying political cartoon and news analysis forms.

This bundle of guided notes pairs with 20 Civics 101 podcast episodes that both

• concisely cover essential civics topics
• provide lasting insight into what they mean to today's America
• plus, bonus political cartoon & new analysis extension activities

This kit is the perfect alternative to lectures or textbook reading. Students can listen and learn at their own pace, wherever!

Included are political cartoon and news source analysis templates to dig deeper into any mentioned topic by examining them through real-life issues.

Student materials come in both print PDF and digital for Google Doc.

Greatness is being a well-informed and engaged constituent.

You're tired of lecturing, and your textbook is beyond dry. Plus, you'd love to give students a little more choice in how they learn.

Weaving in podcasts that students can listen to anywhere and at their own pace is the perfect way to add differentiation and a mix-up to your normal content delivery methods.

This Civics 101 Podcast bundle includes

• Founding Documents
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Elections & Voting

Each kit comes with:

• Teacher Overview links to podcast episodes, Google Doc files, political cartoon database, lesson tips, extension ideas, and takeaways
• 4 Guided Notes to accompany Civic 101 podcast episodes on
• Political Cartoon Analysis worksheet template & reference handout
• News Source Analysis worksheet template & reference handout
• Answer Keys of each of the guided notes
• Paperless Google Docs of all student materials

Note: the political cartoon and news article analysis sheets are tailored templates to allow you to find the most recent source for your students year after year. Links are provided to great political cartoon databases.

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Civics & American Government course bundle teach this inquiry-driven and project-based semester course with confidence

This listing is for one license for regular, non-commercial classroom use by a single teacher only. Commercial use like online teaching (ex. Outschool) or sharing with other teachers (ex. shared drive, in a Facebook group, in a professional development training) is strictly prohibited.

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