Lesson Plan 3: Formative Assessment:

Formative: Students will be given a completed graphic organizer. They will verbally
explain what each section of the graphic organizer is and how it shows the differences
between local, state, and federal government.
Accommodation: Taylor can write down or type the answers into a word document if she
is feeling anxious and does not want to verbally tell the answer.

- Here is a completed graphic organizer on the information that we have been learning
about local, state, and federal government. Look at the graphic organizer in depth and
verbally explain to me the differences and similarities of the three types of government.

Type of Who/what makes up this They have their

Government government: own written Power
constitution
Local Counties No Must be granted
Cities/towns power by the
Mayors state
City councils Collect taxes
Build Roads
Borrow Money
State Governor Yes Republican
Lieutenant form of
governor government
Attorney general Collect taxes
Secretary of state Build Roads
Borrow Money
Establish
Courts
Spend money
for the general
welfare
Federal Congress Yes Establish Justice
President Create laws
Vice President Promote general
Cabinet welfare
House of Form a more
Representatives perfect union
Regulate
commerce
Coin money
Lesson Plan 3: Summative Assessment:
Summative: At the end of this lesson students will create a project that ties in the different
level of governments (local, state, federal), and the past lessons on the three branches of
 government and one regions local government. They will present their project to the
class and be graded based on a rubric.
Accommodation: Taylor can use technology for her project and can sit in the comfy
chairs in the room if she feels anxious or in danger.

Rubric:
Name and name of 1 2 3
project
Ties to the Judicial, 1 2 3
Executive, and
Legislative Branch of
the United States
Government
Ties to the Local, 1 2 3
State, and Federal
Government
Discusses how 1 2 3
regions and culture
may affect
government
Ties project into a 1 2 3
past court case (State
or Federal)
Incorporates 1 2 3
technology
No spelling or 1 2 3
grammatical errors
Creative project and 1 2 3
presents in a unique
way