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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students gather information on the United Way. They organize their information and share it with their classmates. They also identify any public policy issues and relate them to the core democratic values. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students gain an understanding of the purpose of a public service announcement (PSA) as well as the difference between a PSA and an advertisement. They develop ideas for a PSA to raise awareness about a health, safety, or environmental issue. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students participate in a debate about the use and maintenance of public parks. They consider who uses public spaces, how to allocate funds for different parts of a park system and suggest ways of preventing and combating vandalism. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students brainstorm a list of the major issues affecting Fairfax County, Virginia. Using the internet, they choose one topic to research in depth. To end the lesson, they analyze the effectiveness of an actual public policy proposal or decision. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students write a position paper on a local public policy issue. Through class discussion, they brainstorm about public policy issues affecting their state which are relevant to their daily lives. Students take a clear position for or against this policy in a brief position essay with support details. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a lesson of developing writing skills related to making well organized presentations. They practice speaking the written speeches and are assessed according the organization and clarity of speech. Students also execute practice sessions in order to become more comfortable as public speakers. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study public land management agencies and their missions. They research a management agency, design a superhero to represent the agency and describe the skills and training needed to manage public lands. They include the symbol for the agency somewhere on the costume of the superhero and incorporate facts about the agency into the design. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify the conditions needed to obtain a diploma first class for use in gaining public service performance. They identify the starting salary and other job specifications associated with various public services positions. Students prepare a list of facts comparing and contrasting various public service positions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students build portfolios featuring completed projects and explore careers in advertising, public relations, photography, and print production. After creating flowcharts for their portfolios, they select and organize it for a PDF portfolio. In researching careers, students include job descriptions, qualifications, skill sets, and salary expectations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the US Declaration of Independence. They discuss the sacrifices involved in obtaining independence and explore the Civil War. In groups, students declare independence from something and write their own declaration and present it to the class. They devise a public relations campaign to advertise their day of declaration. Full Review »
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