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- 6th - 8th
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Students study how the teachings of Mahandas K. Gandi influenced the philosophy of nonviolence that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught. They examine images and decide how this philosophy is relevant to everyday life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define democracy and analyze the conditions needed for democracy to flourish. Students research governments in the Middle East to determine how and if they have any form of democracy within their government. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the events preceding the founding of the United States. They describe the relationship betweenthe moral and political ideas of the Great Awakening. Using the Declaration of Independence, they analyze the philosophy of the government and how it secures our rights as citizens. They discuss how the American Revolution affected nations around the world. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study the impact of the Nationalization of the Bill of Rights upon criminal law. They analyze opposition to expansionist viewpoints that could possibly create more checks and balances on the state courts and analyze the role of the prevailing political atmosphere upon Supreme Court decisions. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students explore themes of democracy in the American West. They analyze primary documents in relation to concepts of "Western Expansion" and Democracy. They demonstrate an understanding of minority groups in relation to successes and difficulties in the West and in relation to Democratic ideals Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate the main ideals of the Declaration of Independence. They design an illustrated version of the document that can be used by third graders to understand its meaning. They rephrase eight sections and illustrate them in a way that grabs the interest of third grade students using "History Alive" resources. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students analyze the significant events in the founding of the United States. They read and analyze text, role-play famous Colonial Americans, write a biographical journal entry, and develop a thesis and write an essay in preparation for the Advanced Placement essay. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students read a number of articles and court cases to determine their stand on flag burning as a form of freedom of speech. They design their own symbols, and write an essay that state their opinion on the issue of flag burning. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students define what they consider to be key elements of democracy, particularly relating those elements to the cancellation of Iraq's first general election for mayor and related issues of censorship. They participate in a round-table discussion and then develop collages that reflect general themes arising from the discussion. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the goals and rationale of nonviolence. As a class, they identify the concept of the Beloved Country and how they wanted to use nonviolence to achieve it. They discuss how the philosophy of nonviolence can relate to injustices of today. Full Review »
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