Description
Your students will love learning about the various forms of government within Latin American countries with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!
All objectives and resources align with Georgia Standards of Excellence, but can supplement many state standards.
⭐Resource 1: Forms of Government: Brazil, Cuba, Mexico Reading Activity (SS6CG1a)
This resource includes four activity pages and their answer keys. The passage is written at a 6th grade reading level and is accompanied with eight multiple choice prompts, one graphic organizer, one short response, and one extended response question with a text-based sentence starters.
The objective of this activity is for students to be able to explain citizen participation in autocratic, and democratic governments. [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].
Resource 1 Includes:
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Graphic Organizer (x1)
➌ Multiple Choice Activity (8 prompts)
➍ Short Response (x1)
➎ Extended Response with sentence starters (x1)
➏ Answer Keys
⭐Resource 2: Types of Government in Latin America Reading Activity (SS6CG1b)
This resource includes three activity pages and their answer keys. The passage is written at a 6th grade reading level and is accompanied with a compare/contrast graphic organizer, multiple choice activity (4 prompts), a matching activity (4 prompts), and a constructed response prompt. All answer keys are included.
The objective of this activity is for students to be able to describe the two predominant forms of democratic government (parliamentary and presidential) and how these relate to major countries in Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, & Cuba).
Resource 2 Includes:
➊ Passage (leveled for 6th grade)
➋ Graphic Organizer (compare/contrast)
➌ Matching Activity (4 prompts)
➍ Multiple Choice Activity (4 prompts)
➎ Constructed Response (1 prompt)
➏ Answer Keys
FAQs
Are answer keys included?
Yes. The answer keys are included as the last pages of the resource download.
Do all the activity worksheets need to be completed all at once, or can I split it up?
Is a digital version included?
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What is the Lexile level of your reading passages?
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Standards Covered
Standards Covered:
❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence
✓SS6CG1. Compare and contrast various forms of government.
✓a. Explain citizen participation in autocratic and democratic governments [i.e. the role of citizens in choosing the leaders of Mexico (presidential democracy), Cuba (autocratic), and Brazil (presidential democracy)].
✓b. Describe two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential
❏Common Core ELA
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
✓CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
✓WHST.6-8.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to
support analysis, reflection, and research.
Click here to view the full Georgia Standards of Excellence.
