Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government.
Lesson Plan
Benchmark Content Resources for Teachers
Civics On Demand—An Introduction to Benchmark Based Content for Teachers
SS.7.C.2.10 Highlights: Monitoring Government | .ppt |
Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items
Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.
SS.7.C.2.10 Questions | .docx |
SS.7.C.2.10 Answers | .xslx |
SS.7.C.2.10 Questions and Answers with Explanations | .docx |
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site ItemsEscambia |
Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE
Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark
BBC NewsRound | http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews |
Center for Responsive Politics | http://www.opensecrets.org |
Channel One News | http://www.channelone.com |
CNN | http://www.cnn.com |
CNN Student News | http://www.cnn.com/studentnews |
C-SPAN Classroom | http://c-spanclassroom.org |
Fox News | http://www.foxnews.com |
The Living Room Candidate | http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ |
MSNBC | http://www.msnbc.com |
Newseum – Today’s Front Pages | http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/ |
Newspapers in Education | http://www.dispatchnie.com/ |
PBS Newshour | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ |
Time for Kids | http://www.timeforkids.com |
iCivics Correlations | The Fourth Branch: You! Lesson Plan: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/fourth-branch-you Interest Groups Lesson Plan: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/interest-groups The Public Sphere Lesson Plan: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/public-sphere The Role of Media Lesson Plan: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/role-media |