Branches of Government Research Mini-Lesson Tasks

Name:  ______________________________  Date:  _____________________________

Executive Branch Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the executive branch research group.

Task One:  Research the executive branch with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the executive branch on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the executive branch from the index cards to write a paragraph about the executive branch.

Task Three:  Illustrate and label a picture to represent the executive branch.

Task Four:  Present the information that you learned about the executive branch.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ____________________________

Legislative Branch Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the legislative branch research group.

Task One:  Research the legislative branch with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the legislative branch on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the legislative branch from the index cards to write a paragraph about the legislative branch.

Task Three:  Illustrate and label a picture to represent the legislative branch

Task Four: Present the information that you learned about the legislative branch.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  _____________________________

Judicial Branch Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the judicial branch research group.

Task One:  Research the judicial branch with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the judicial branch on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the judicial branch from the index cards to write a paragraph about the judicial branch.

Task Three:  Illustrate and label a picture to represent the judicial branch.

Task Four:  Present the information that you learned about the judicial branch.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Branches of Government/Individual Task

Direction:  After each group presentation, write five facts about the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch in the social studies journal.

Task One:  Write five facts about the executive branch.

Task Two:  Write five facts about the legislative branch.

Task Three:  Write five facts about the judicial branch.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Graphic Organizer/Individual Task

Direction:  Draw a three column chart.  Write executive branch at the top of column one.  Write one fact about the executive branch in column one.  Illustrate a picture to represent the executive branch in column one.  Write legislative branch at the top of column two. Write one fact about the legislative branch in column two.  Illustrate a picture to represent the legislative branch in column two. Write judicial branch at the top of column three. Write one fact about the judicial branch in column three.  Illustrate a picture to represent the judicial branch in column three.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Writing Task/Individual Task

Direction:  Write one informative paragraph about the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch in the social studies journal.

Task One:   Write one paragraph about the executive branch.  Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the executive branch.  Write three detail sentences about the executive branch. Write a concluding sentence about the executive branch.

Task Two:  Write one paragraph about the legislative branch. Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the legislative branch.  Write three detail sentences about the legislative branch. Write a concluding sentence about the legislative branch.

Task Three:  Write one paragraph about the judicial branch. Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the judicial branch.  Write three detail sentences about the judicial branch. Write a concluding sentence about the judicial branch.

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