Vocabulary Project- Pre-Ap
The purpose of this project is to familiarize yourself with the terms that are associated with the study of government and the U.S. Constitution. You will have the opportunity to choose which items you complete. Completing 4 of the items will earn you a 90 or above. Completing 3 of the items will earn you a 80-89. Completing 2 of the items will earn you a 70-79. Each product that you produce should be quality. The quality is what will determine how high your grade will be in the proper grade range. Your project is due______.
· Make a set of flash cards for all of the words on the list
· Create a poem that includes all the vocabulary words and reflects upon the theme of government
· Create a story using 15 of the words with context clues of their meaning. The words you used need to be underlined.
· Find newspaper or magazine articles that contain the required vocabulary words. Highlight the vocabulary words, and underline the context clues that define the words.
· Find newspaper headlines that contain each of the words. It might be possible to find more than one word in the headline.
· Create a Jeopardy Game that categorizes the words. Come up with your own categories and be sure they make sense and are logical. Be able to justify your categories and the words they contain.
· Write and illustrate a Children’s Book that explains each word – make it alphabetical or thematically categorized.
· Create your own definitions for the words and explain your rationale for them.
· What definition would each of these words have in any other developing democracy, such as Iraq?
· What definition or meaning would each of these words have in a communist country, such as Cuba or China?
· List each of the vocabulary words, and two metaphors to describe each.