Pacific Islands Government Assignments

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-Overview of what you are going to do in this unit!

Model of Governments

Benchmarks:

SS. 7 PI 3.3:  Trace the development/evolution of government systems in Oceania from pre-contact to present (including colonization, 

Performance Assessment:  Students will relate to a real life simulation explaining the branches of  government.

Advanced

Proficient

Partially Proficient

Novice

Explain, with clear and precise detail, the type of government and its three branches.

Explain with detail, the type of government and its three branches.

Explain, with minimal detail, the type of government and its three branches.

Ineffectively, explain, the type of government and its three branches.

Identify/design learning experiences to be successful to achieve the assessment task and benchmark

(Place an asterisk next to formative assessment)

 

*concept map of types of government

*triangle of three branches of government

* simile: what is it like

 

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Government Vocab Cards Step one: cut 5 pieces of construction paper the size of an index card  Step two: make vocab cards for the following wordsPoliticsProtectorateFree AssociationLegislatureDemocracy Step three:

Front

Back
   Write the Vocabulary word here       Draw a picture that 100% shows the meaning of the word

  Step four:Paper clip all 5 cards together and turn in

 

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Types of Government Vocab Book directions

 Cover

 

Free Association
 Independent Kingdom 
     Republic

  Inside left

Definition:

 Island Country:
Definition: Island Country:
Definition: Island Country:

 Define the type of government and give the name of the island country that has that type of government. (All answers are on the Types of Government Paer with the three paragraphs   Inside right

Executive branch:

 Legislative branch: Judicial branch:
Executive branch: Legislative branch: Judicial branch:
Executive branch: Legislative branch: Judicial branch:

 For this section:

  1. List the positions in each branch example: chief of state, president
  2. Explain what that person does example: cabinet, advises the president
  3. Do this for all three branches of all three governments

 

***reflect on the back

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Governments In Oceania Timeline

Directions: For each of the steps below do the followingYearTermDefinitionDraw a picture that 100% explains the term                                      ***  Note “CE”  means common era. For example 2011 CE ****                 500 CE -Feudalism- An Island would have a government ruled by many chiefs.  1840 CE - Colonialism-   Superpowers like Britain, France and the United States took over islands in the Pacific for natural resources like coffee, sugar and rubber.    1888 CE- Protectorate-One of the superpowers (Britain, France, or the United States) would protect it from the other two superpowers but not take control of the island. They would protect the island only.  1951 CE- Trust Territory - After world War II the United Nations gave the United States the responsibility of caring for the following islands The Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, the Marianas, and the Carolines and they called the arrangement the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.   1970 CE - Independent - Colonial Powers gave the islands back their independence. Fiji became an Independent Republic and Tonga became an Independent Kingdom (Monarchy).   

1986 CE- Free Association-  In Free-association a big country provides military protection, economic assistance (money, education, and jobs) to a small island in exchange for operating a military base on the island.

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Colonialism Cause and Effect Poster

Directions:  Step one: Draw a picture that 100% explains colonialism      Step two: Draw a picture that 100% shows the political change colonialism had on the islands  Step 3: Explain each picture

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     Colonialism                               Political Impact colonialism had on the Pacific Islands              

 

 

draw picture

 

 

explanation

 

 

 

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