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- 6th - 12th
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Students work on a 'campaign committee' to define civic issues that are important to them and their community. They write letters to city officials with proposals for how to address these issues. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article in order analyze the Miranda Rights. They explore various legal views of these rights through group interviews and presentations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate how democracy in the United States makes civic virtue possible. They examine the rights and responsibilities associated with democracy. In small groups, they create public service posters that highlight these ideas. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze messages and values associated with civic engagement present in the media. They analyze the local community's promotion of values associated with civic engagement by conducting investigative research. They hypothesize implications of values associated with civic engagement on the practice of democracy on a local and national level. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast five different religions and the views that their leaders have in regard to civic responsibility and philanthropy. They choose one of the five leaders and write a letter outlining their perception of that leaders view and whether or not they feel it is appropriate and relevant to today's society. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define and explain the importance of individual and civic responsibilities. in small groups, they choose a civil issue to advocate for or against, prepare a presentation , and present it to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research and collect nformation, analyze and interpret that information, and edit the information into a coherent story. They create a documentary to illustrate an issue, its complexity, and the perspectives through which different people view a subject. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study about why people get involved in effecting change in their communities. They brainstorm a list of various problems in their community (school or larger community) that they care about. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how social networks can be important for civic action. They discuss social capital. Using a specified website, students investigate the effects of social networks. They brainstorm ways to increase social capital in their school and neighborhoods. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of civic responsibility and how it is a voluntary responsibility. They review different duties like voting, volunteering in the community, and keeping informed of current issues. Then students use the information in order to create an essay. Full Review »
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