1. (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.

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. (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.

7. (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.

8. 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.

9. (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.

10. (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.

11. (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.