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Lesson 33: The Congress of the United States

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Assignment 1

Super Sentences

Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for bill and committee. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.

bill closed

Bill is a noun that can mean an idea that might become a law.

VerbWhen
SubjectbillWhere
HowWhy



com · mit · tee closed, closed, vowel team

Committee is a noun that means a group of people elected to work together to solve a problem.

VerbWhen
SubjectcommitteeWhere
HowWhy



Assignment 2

Written Response

Use the Idea to a Law Anchor Chart we made for the six steps from idea to law. Think of a law that you would like to propose, and write a paragraph about what happens to it.