Activity Overview
In order to facilitate better discussions regarding democracy, it's important that students are familiar with the key terminology. This allows students to understand and articulate ideas and concepts and provides them with a common base from which to draw on. In this activity, students will create a visual vocabulary word that defines and illustrates key vocabulary for democracy. Students may select from the list of terms below, and teachers can also provide additional terms they would like students to define.
Democracy Vocabulary Examples
- Constitution
- Democracy
- Republic
- Amend
- Checks and Balances
- Natural Rights
- Popular Sovereignty
- Representation
- Due Process
- Independence
- Election
- Legislature
- President
- Congress
- Citizen
- Rights
- Natural Rights
- Precedent
- Equality
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a spider map defining and illustrating key vocabulary terms for Democracy.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write the terms you have chosen in the title boxes.
- In the description boxes, write a definition of the term and it's relationship to Democracy.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
Activity Overview
In order to facilitate better discussions regarding democracy, it's important that students are familiar with the key terminology. This allows students to understand and articulate ideas and concepts and provides them with a common base from which to draw on. In this activity, students will create a visual vocabulary word that defines and illustrates key vocabulary for democracy. Students may select from the list of terms below, and teachers can also provide additional terms they would like students to define.
Democracy Vocabulary Examples
- Constitution
- Democracy
- Republic
- Amend
- Checks and Balances
- Natural Rights
- Popular Sovereignty
- Representation
- Due Process
- Independence
- Election
- Legislature
- President
- Congress
- Citizen
- Rights
- Natural Rights
- Precedent
- Equality
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a spider map defining and illustrating key vocabulary terms for Democracy.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Write the terms you have chosen in the title boxes.
- In the description boxes, write a definition of the term and it's relationship to Democracy.
- Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | The definition is correct. | The definition is partially correct. | The definition is incorrect. |
| Visualizations | The storyboard cells clearly illustrate the meaning of the vocabulary words. | The storyboard cells relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words, but are difficult to understand. | The storyboard cells do not clearly relate to the meaning of the vocabulary words. |
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