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- 6th - 12th
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Students research animal rights issues and controversies and determine whether they believe extreme tactics are justified. They practice debate and rhetoric skills by successfully arguing both sides of the issue. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine racial profiling of Arab-Americans and Middle Eastern Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. By considering attitudes and scenarios in groups, student address related issues Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the elements of a community. They also identify the components of a community government and how they work. They create illustrations to show concepts of civic virtue and responsibility. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students discuss their roles and responsibilites in the community. In groups, they compare and contrast them to the roles and responsbilities of adults. Given a list of specific activities, they identify them as either student or adult activities. They create a Venn Diagram to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the social and religious contexts that surrounded the Salem Witch Trials. The research is guided using the worksheets included in the lesson plan. The culminating assignment is writing an editorial of personal opinion about the subject. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how jury duty is a type of civic engagement. They interview an adult about their thoughts and feeling on jury duty. They look at famous Supreme Court cases such as Brown vs. Board of Education. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the power of persuasion in speeches supporting civic causes. they participate in a role-playing activity called, "Let's Rant," in which they give short, persuasive speeches. Students form civic action groups and write speeches about various issues and finally, create a museum of civic action. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin the lesson by defining what a citizen is in today's society. In groups, they brainstorm a list of qualities and responsibilites a good citizen should have. They also develop and give a survey that measures the amount of citizen participation in government. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the history of flags and design banners for their communities. their designs reflect sentiments shaped by the events of 9/11. In addition, they write phrases beginning with, "being an American means..." Students discuss ways to share their banners with the community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify pictures of various road signs and interpret their meaning. As a class, they read and interpret road sign signs and traffic signals. Students complete worksheets and study the state's motor vehicle laws. They play Bingo to reinforce concepts discussed. Full Review »
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