4/30: US History 1- Constitutional Systems 3

LT1- I can explain the founding systems of American Government:

LT1b. I can describe how the powers of government are separated and how they are kept in balance.

LT1e. I can identify and describe the major principles behind the American Constitution.

DO NOW: Take the quiz on your paper (15).

POD:
   1. Do Now
   2. Constitutional Structure Review
   3. BoR Discourse (and data gathering)
   4. Infographic Review 
   5. Exit Ticket (from yesterday's SLO work)

TASK 2: Reviewing the CONSTITUTION STRUCTURE

1.     Infographic 1: Create a WORD CLOUD, based on your ARTICLE. Use wordle.net and http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
PROS	CONS
2.     Infographic 2: On backside--
PROS	CONS

TASK 3: Constitutional/Bill of Rights Discourse  

PART 1 Instructions: When you meet with the other students, be sure to record the question they had, the amendment you believe it to be and then whether your answer is yes or no.

 

PART 2 Instructions: Gather Data on the class’s opinions for your question. You can do this while you do Part 1, but be sure that you have addressed 100% of the class’s opinions.

Total Yeses
Total Nos
TOTALS

1. With this infographic, what are you trying to show?
2. What is the best way to show off this data?
3.  Can you SKETCH it out here?

Task 4: CREATING an INFOGRAPHIC

Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education. They are also used extensively as tools by computer scientists, mathematicians, and statisticians to ease the process of developing and communicating conceptual information.

EXAMPLES of INFOGRAPHICS	TOOLS for INFOGRAPHICS
Food Infographics from Visual.ly Infographic World Obama’s Budget Comparison USA Today Snaphsots GOOD: Transparency iPod Phone/Touch/iPad Apps Hamburgers MyPlate.gov Resume Timeline History of Human Communication History of the Printing Process Lightning Will Smartphones Replace Your Wallet? Conversation Prism Kodak Company They Draw and Cook Carland The Trilogy Meter iPad Purchase Flags by Colors	Infogr.am visual.ly New York Times’ Visualization Lab Stat Planet Inkscape Gapminder Tableau Wordle Google Public Data Many Eyes
	DATA Sources
	AskALibrararian Stats Statistics sites on the Web Data.gov: raw data Freebase from Google

LT to be ASSESSED: *EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE: If you exceed the expectations for more than 4 categories and do not score ANY Developing or Beginning skills, you will be awarded EXEMPLARY performance.
CATEGORY	Meeting	Developing	Beginning
TOPIC/TITLE	The topic of the infographic is specific in nature and is intended to inform or convince the viewer.  The topic chosen shows the learning target understanding.	The topic of the infographic may be a bit too broad to allow the viewer to understand the main points. The topic chosen addresses the learning target.	The topic of the infographic is hard to ascertain and needs to be made more specific. The topic does not connect to the learning target.
TYPE	The type of infographic chosen (i.e. timeline, informational, etc.) highly supports the content being presented.	The type of infographic chosen represents the content being chosen but another type may lead to more clarity for the viewer.	The type of infographic chosen does not convey the information well or support the content being presented.
OBJECTS	The objects included in the infographic are repeated to support various data points and to make it easier for the viewer to understand the infographic.	Some objects included in the infographic are repeated but the infographic did not seem to include enough repeated elements to make it understandable.	Too many different types of objects are used in the infographic and that makes it hard for the viewer to understand the content.
MINIMUM REQs	- 10-15 graphics (photos, backgrounds, drawings, illustrations, etc.) - statistics (numbers, percentages) - titles and captions	- 5-10 graphics - stats are all same format - most images are captioned	- fewer than 5 graphics - stats are missing/funky - no captions, so images are confusing.
DATA VISUALIZATIONS	The data visualization formats chosen make the data presented easy for the viewer to understand the information.	The data visualization formats chosen showcase the data, but some may make it difficult for the viewer to understand .	Other data visualization formats should be chosen to best showcase the data presentation for the viewer.
DATA ACCURACY	All of the information is accurate and has been thoroughly researched.	All of the information is accurate, but I retrieved info from only one source.	My information is either inaccurate or I did no research.
FONTS	The infographic includes an appropriate font to both complement the content and make the text readable.	The infographic includes multiple fonts and/or the fonts do not seem related to the infographics topic.	The font(s) used in the infographic make the text almost unreadable.
COLORS	The color choices enhance the visibility of the infographic. Different saturations of the same color are used wisely.	The color choices are fine, but too many colors may have been used.	The color choices for the infographic are not visually pleasing and detract from the infographic.
LAYOUT	The layout of the infographic adheres to the inverted pyramid style - main point on top, secondary point next, and supporting details at the bottom.	The layout of the infographic includes all three components -main point, secondary point, and supporting details - but is not organized in the inverted pyramid style.	The infographic is lacking one or two of the components of good infographic design - main point, secondary point, or supporting details.
INFORMATION ORGANIZATION	The infographic utilizes one of the LATCH (location, alphabetical, timeline, category, or hierarchy) information organization formats to allow the viewer to understand the information in the infographic.	The infographic utilizes some components of the LATCH (location, alphabetical, timeline, category, or hierarchy) information organization formats, but some cohesiveness of the information presentation is lacking.	No information organization choice (location, alphabetical,timeline, category, or hierarchy) is present in the infographic.
CITATIONS	Full bibliographic citations for all sources used are included and show thorough research.	The URL of sources used are included.	No citations to sources used are included.

** Please note that plagiarized work will be considered as LT score of 0.

HOMEWORK:

1. Take the Naturalization AOL on Thursday/Friday (do the full length quiz here to practice)

2. Infographic Due MONDAY 5/6.
3. Need an extra HOW HD grade? Do this game and email Mrs. Marsh the results:

Fourth Amendment Game: http://teachingfoundingprinciples.org/