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Bill to Law Concept Map

You will be creating a “map” that shows a bill’s journey to becoming a law through Canada’s federal
political system. You may present this map however you wish, with visuals or wording done by hand or
computer.

This assignment is to show your knowledge and understanding of Canada’s federal system and how a bill
becomes a law.

The “map” should have a flow and be easy to read and understand.

It must include:

Title

Visuals

An example bill and descriptions of each step it takes to becoming a law

The role of the branches of government in the process

Self-Assessment:

My concept map:

- Has accurate and information: 1 2 3 4 5

- Contains all the steps and branches involved: 1 2 3 4 5
- Uses concise and expressive language: 1 2 3 4 5
- Is visually effective and easy to understand: 1 2 3 4 5

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Category 4- Excellent 3- Proficient 2- Satisfactory 1-Limited

Quality of Information and Ideas
Map shows the All steps that a bill can All steps are present, Most steps are Many steps are
journey of a bill to take are present and and their order has present and their missing or in a
law. in the correct order almost no mistakes. order contains confusing order.
with no mistakes. multiple mistakes. Mistakes make it
difficult to
understand.
Explanation and Project contains exact Project contains Project contains Project has
description of each and important accurate information mostly accurate incorrect/missing
step and branch of information with no and minor mistakes information and information and
government involved mistakes. do not impede mistakes are present. mistakes make it
in the passing of a bill. understanding. confusing.
Visuals
Uses text to link Thorough integration Effective use of text to Some use of text to Limited or no use of
visuals of text with visuals. link with visuals. link visuals text to link visuals.

Organization of Information is Information is Information is Information is

information and displayed in a visually displayed in an displayed in a displayed randomly.
visuals. appealing manner. attractive manner. coherent manner. Organization makes it
Organization Organization helps the Organization is legible. difficult to read and
enhances the readability of content. understand.
readability of content.

Communication Writing is fluent and Writing is clear and The writing is The writing is unclear
skillfully structured. organized. Vocabulary straightforward and and disorganized.
Vocabulary is is appropriate. Minor functionally Vocabulary used,
deliberately chosen. errors in language do organized. Vocabulary sentence structure is
There are relatively not impede is conventional and inconsistent. Jarring
zero errors. understanding. generalized. There are errors impede
mistakes, however understanding.
communication
remains relatively
clear.
Design Impact
Originally and A high degree of Considerable Some creativity and Limited creativity in
creatively conveys creativity and creativity and originality in design/layout.
information originality in originality in design/layout.
design/layout. design/layout.

Provokes engagement Provokes thorough Provokes considerable Provokes some Provokes limited
audience engagement or engagement or engagement or engagement or
interest of audience. interest of audience. interest of audience. interest of audience.

Visuals help convey Creates a wide variety Consistently creates a Can sometimes create Has difficult creating a
information of visuals to convey wide variety of visuals a visual to convey visual to convey
information. to convey information. information.
information.