Impeachment Infographic

Goal: Create a shareable infographic that can teach about impeachment and the three branches of government

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Review of Yesterday
Create an Infographic

1. Journal 
What is an infographic? If you don't know, what do you think it is?

2. CNN 10

Today's news is back to global reports (including an interesting piece of news on Russian sports teams).

3. What happened yesterday? 

• Yesterday you read a new article about the three branches of government you can find in Google Classroom. 
• The first part of today's class will be dedicated to this and completing the "Making Connections" chart on paper.

4. Take a Quiz

This isn't like other quizzes we've taken in this class. Go to joinmyquiz.com and wait until I give you the entry code. 

5. Later TODAY: Creating an Infographic

• I am going to show you a tool called Piktochart. 
• We are going to create an infographic. 
• Infographics = information and graphics
• Your job will be to create an infographic we can display in class that explains the three branches of government AND the impeachment process. 
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your chart on IMPEACHMENT:
• Piktochart
• NYT Podcast and Trasncript: Impeachment Questions from a 3rd Grader
• CNN Article: Live Updates on the Impeachment Inquiry
• AP Article: House Democrats to Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles 
• Fox News Article: Democrats Unveil 2 Impeachment Articles as White House Slams Effort
• PBS: House Democrats Reveal 2 Articles of Impeachment
• PBS Collection: A Guide to the Impeachment
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your chart on BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT:
• Piktochart
• Quizziz Article Review: Branches of Government (code: 428584)
• NYT Upfront: Checks and Balances
• USA.gov: Three Branches of Government
• Sample Branches of Government Infographic
• History.com article: Three Branches of Government
• PBS Separation of Powers
• Here are some resources you can use for doing your infographic on POLITICAL PARTIES: 
• Piktochart
• PBS: Political Parties 
• Brittanica: List of ALL political parties for all countries
• USHistory.org Explanation of Political Parties
• CAVotes.org on Political Parties
• NYT: List of all people running for President in 2020 by party
• Easy Voter Guide: How to Choose a Political Party

Here is a sample screenshot of my own infographic in progress: 

Reminders: 
Listen to the news and see if any new developments happen in the impeachment process.