(Due the day after the Unit 1 Test.) Unit 1 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the Unit 1 Test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create structure that shows the 5 fundamental principles -flat or 3d. Choose one project. Create a collage of magazine pics showing each purpose of Preamble. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Pretend you are a writer of the Constitution. Write a 1 page journal entry for 9/17/1787. Write a short song or poem about any concept or term learned in this unit. Choose one document and design a book cover.

(Due the day after the Unit 2 Test.) Unit 2 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the Unit 2 Test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a diagram of a bill becoming a law. Choose one project. Design a presidential hat that represents one of the presidential roles – and wear it in class. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Think of a problem you see in the U.S., and write a proposed bill that would solve it. Pretend you are Senator Mark Warner or Tim Kaine – write a 1 page journal entry. Turn in 3 extra current events – one for each branch of government.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 3 project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a foldable that shows the three branches of government in Virginia. Choose one project. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Create a poster that illustrates federalism. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms. Write a short poem using any 5 vocabulary terms.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 4 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! 3 Branches model (3d or flat) – must contain six facts about each) Design a new logo for Wytheville or Wythe County. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Write a letter to one of our school board members. List 5 ways you can influence your local government.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 5 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Design your own political party. Create a poster to show your name, logo, and slogan. Choose one project. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Draw a political cartoon about a current issue. Create an Electoral College map from any presidential election in history. Research the Democratic and Republican platforms. Make a list of 5 planks on each. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 6 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a poster that illustrates the definition of lobbying. Choose one project. Research an interest group you like, and create a flyer encouraging others to join. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Write a short story using 10 vocabulary terms. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 7 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a 1st Amendment poster – illustrating each of its freedoms. Choose one project. Create a mosaic of diversity using face cut-outs from magazines. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Write a short poem about what it means to be a U.S. citizen. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate the four civic duties of all U.S. citizens.

Unit 8 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a timeline of a criminal case – from arrest to appeal. Choose one project. Illustrate the difference between the 5th and 14th Amendments. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms. Write a short story about a criminal court case.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 9 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a poster that shows examples of all four types of resources. Choose one project. Create a poster that shows the difference between production and consumption. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Write a short poem about the United States. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 10 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Create a flyer for your business – must contain an incentive. Choose one project. Research 5 entrepreneurs and write a little bio – including what they invented. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Make a list of ten items in your house that were not made in the U.S., and tell where they were made and name of company. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms.

(Due the day after the unit test.) Unit 11 Project Pyramid (Due the day after the unit test.) Instead of paper – pencil projects, you may go digital if you’d like! Make a list of 20 government agencies, and tell what they do. Choose one project. Illustrate the FTC, FCC, and EPA. ABC list of facts we have learned - complete sentences. Research five occupations – list education needed and expected salary. Create a short skit that uses five vocabulary terms – you can get friends to help read it. Illustrate any 5 vocabulary terms.