Are executives as powerful as they sound? High schoolers find out about the US president and executive branch. A variety of activities include scaffolded reading sections, research assignments, and collaborative group work.

Concepts

the executive branch, presidential roles and powers, the united states constitution

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create take-home quizzes using the comprehension questions provided
• Differentiate for GATE learners by asking them to create a project where they write their own constitutional clauses for a theoretical president using the same principles as in the lesson plan

Classroom Considerations

• As part of a 20-part series about the US Constitution, the 10th installment works best in sequential order

Pros

• Before, during, and after you read sections create an easy way to scaffold learning
• Comprehension questions make testing for understanding simple

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9