1. By : Abigail Willis-Battaglia Integrated Literacy Assignment

2. Describe the structure of government in the United States and how it functions to serve citizens : 4-C3.0.3 Describe the organizational structure of the federal government in the United States (legislative, executive, and judicial branches). 4-C3.0.4 Describe the powers of the federal government are separated among the branches. GLCE: Structure and Functions of Government

3. Books - Eric Fein Ernestine Giesecke Kathiann Kowalski

4. School House Rock : Traditional http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8 Flocabulary’s 3-Branches : Contemporary http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of- government/ Songs -

5. Song Of Powers By: David Mason Poetry – Mine, said the stone, mine is the hour. I crush the scissors, such is my power. Stronger than wishes, my power, alone. Mine, said the paper, mine are the words that smother the stone with imagined birds, reams of them, flown from the mind of the shaper. Mine, said the scissors, mine all the knives gashing through paper’s ethereal lives; nothing’s so proper as tattering wishes. As stone crushes scissors, as paper snuffs stone and scissors cut paper, all end alone. So heap up your paper and scissor your wishes and uproot the stone from the top of the hill. They all end alone as you will, you will.

6. Websites – http://kids.usa.gov/three-branches-of-government/index.shtml http://www.congressforkids.net/games/threebranches/2_threebranches.htm http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/front.htm http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/branchesofgovernment/

7. Games – http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game/branches_game.html http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesofpower/ And

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9. Political Cartoon – Adam Zyglis Michael Ramirez

10. Lesson Plan – http://www.gobookee.org/get_book.php?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51dGIuZWR1L3Z wYWEvY2NlL0RvY3VtZW50cy9DZWxlYnJhdGUgRnJlZWRvbSBXZWVrL25ld2 RvY3MvQ29uc3RpdHV0aW9uIEJyYW5jaGVzIEVsZW0gYW5kIE1TLnBkZgpVb mRlcnN0YW5kaW5nIHRoZSBDb25zdGl0dXRpb246IFRocmVlIEJyYW5jaGVzI G9mIEdvdmVybm1lbnQhttp://www.gobookee.org/get_book.php?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51dGIuZWR1L3Z wYWEvY2NlL0RvY3VtZW50cy9DZWxlYnJhdGUgRnJlZWRvbSBXZWVrL25ld2 RvY3MvQ29uc3RpdHV0aW9uIEJyYW5jaGVzIEVsZW0gYW5kIE1TLnBkZgpVb mRlcnN0YW5kaW5nIHRoZSBDb25zdGl0dXRpb246IFRocmVlIEJyYW5jaGVzI G9mIEdvdmVybm1lbnQ= For the Classroom...

11. Branches of Government (N.D.) Google Search http://kids.usa.gov/three- branches-of-government/index.shtmlhttp://kids.usa.gov/three- branches-of-government/index.shtml Branches of Government (N.D) Google Search http://www.congressforkids.net/games/threebranches/2_threebranches. htm http://www.congressforkids.net/games/threebranches/2_threebranches. htm BrainPOP (2013) Branches of Government http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/branches ofgovernment/ http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/branches ofgovernment/ Fien, Eric (2008) Tbe U.S. Congress. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press Flocabulary (2013) Three Branches of Government - http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of-government/ http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of-government/ Giesecke, Ernestine (2000) Kid’s Guide National Government. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library. School House Rock (2010) Three Branches of Government in You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8 References –

12. Kowalski, Kathiann M. (2004) A Balancing Act; A Look At Checks and Balances. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company. Portions (2013) http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesofpower/http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/branchesofpower/ Ramirez, Michael (2013) The Obama Branches of Government in Investor’s Business Daily. http://alineofsight.com/blogs/ramirez-the-obama- branches-of-governmenthttp://alineofsight.com/blogs/ramirez-the-obama- branches-of-government Truman, Harry Three Branches of Government http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/fr ont.htm http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/fr ont.htm Unknown. Retrieved October 26th http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game/branches_game.html http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game/branches_game.html Zyglis, Adam (2013) Washington is Broken http://www.cagle.com/tag/branches-of-government/ http://www.cagle.com/tag/branches-of-government/ References Cont.