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Project Title : A More Perfect Union **GRADE:8** Project Idea: The governments of the world have decided to create a lunar colony as a grand experiment into one world society. You have been asked to create a proposal for this new colony. You will present your proposal for the government of this new colony as a constitution. The student will then defend their proposal. Driving Question: Is it possible to create a perfect society? Content: Reading comprehension(students will read //Anthem and "Harrison Bergeron"// which focus on the role of the individual versus the role of the government) and government (students will study multiple forms of government including democracy, communism, socialism and monarchy) Major Student Products: Proposal in the form of a constitution and oral defense/presentation for the project.

1. The biggest part of this PBL that I am struggling with is the presentation aspect. The presentation itself does not give me issue but finding partners outside of the classroom community to assess my students in a way that is real and authentic has proven difficult.

2. My colleagues have suggested a final reflection piece that I love. It will make the project more localized and give the students a more immediate context. From the beginning this project has had a global scale and context but it has been lacking a local question. It was suggested that at the end of the unit, we hold a fishbowl activity during which we assess whether our country and community have successfully lived up to its own Constitution and formed a more perfect union.

3. I am excited about this process as a whole. PBL allows for units that will excite my students and me and allow for powerful, critical thought.

