Medium Effort Activities
Government Services Scavenger Hunt (15 points)
COMPLETE - Student receives full 15 points when ALL criteria are met:
Documentation Requirements
- ✓ Documents exactly 5 different government services/interactions
- ✓ Photo provided for each interaction
- ✓ Interactions occurred over minimum 2-week period
- ✓ Services represent diverse government functions
Analysis for Each Service
- ✓ Correctly identifies which level of government is responsible
- ✓ Explains how the service is funded (if determinable)
- ✓ Describes impact on community
- ✓ Shows understanding of service's role in daily life
Reflection Component (250 words minimum)
- ✓ Meets word count requirement
- ✓ Discusses overall impact of government services on quality of life
- ✓ Shows surprise/new awareness about government's role
- ✓ Makes connections to course concepts about federalism and government functions
Interview Clips (10 points each, max 30 points)
COMPLETE - Student receives full 10 points when ALL criteria are met:
Video Requirements
- ✓ Video is 2-3 minutes in length
- ✓ Includes brief on-camera introduction by student
- ✓ Features interview with peer, family member, or community member
- ✓ Includes brief on-camera conclusion with student's analysis
Interview Content
- ✓ Uses 3 structured questions about government-related topic
- ✓ Questions are thoughtful and related to course concepts
- ✓ Interviewee provides substantive responses
- ✓ Student demonstrates good interview skills
Analysis Component
- ✓ Written analysis accompanies video (minimum 150 words)
- ✓ Compares interviewee's views to course concepts
- ✓ Shows student's reflection on the perspectives shared
- ✓ Demonstrates understanding of diverse viewpoints on government
News Connection Journal (10 points each, max 30 points)
COMPLETE - Student receives full 10 points when ALL criteria are met:
Article Requirements
- ✓ Article published within last 30 days
- ✓ Article relates clearly to course topics
- ✓ Link to original article provided
- ✓ Article from credible news source
Written Components (450 words total)
- ✓ Article summary (150 words) - demonstrates understanding
- ✓ Course connections (150 words) - links to specific concepts from class
- ✓ Personal impact analysis (150 words) - explains relevance to student's life/career
- ✓ All sections meet word count requirements
Visual Evidence
- ✓ Photo or screenshot showing local impact of the issue
- ✓ Image is relevant and clearly connected to the article topic
- ✓ Caption explains connection between image and article