Comparing Governments: Fake Country Project
This 1-page assignment provides early finishers with a follow-up task to the "Create a Fake Country" poster project. Students will compare their created country's government to the United States' representative democracy, building critical thinking and comparative analysis skills.
“Currently I have students creating posters where they have to make their own fake country and the focus of the lesson is for students to compare their fake country to the United States' Representative Democracy. Is there a prompt or follow up assignment I can give the kids who finished early.”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as an extension activity for students who complete the "Create a Fake Country" poster project.
- Discussion question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of a representative democracy compared to other forms of government?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide a graphic organizer with sentence starters to help students structure their comparisons.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students research and compare their fake country to another real-world government system.
- Estimated time: 30-45 minutes.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as an extension activity for students who complete the "Create a Fake Country" poster project.
- Discussion question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of a representative democracy compared to other forms of government?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide a graphic organizer with sentence starters to help students structure their comparisons.
- Extension for advanced students: Have students research and compare their fake country to another real-world government system.
- Estimated time: 30-45 minutes.
Comparing Governments: Fake Country Project
This 1-page assignment provides early finishers with a follow-up task to the "Create a Fake Country" poster project. Students will compare their created country's government to the United States' representative democracy, building critical thinking and comparative analysis skills.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free