Center for Civic Education
The Power of Nonviolence: What Is Nonviolence? What Does It Cost?
Your young learners will delve into the language of primary source documents in order to identify the characteristics, benefits, and costs of nonviolence. The activity includes a mix of activities, including an anticipatory activity,...
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Japanese-Americans of World War II
Students research the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and Roosevelt's Executive Order. They listen to an audio file of the Fifth Amendment before holding a mock trial about the policy of internment of...
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From A Bill To A Law
Students read about and discuss how a bill becomes a law and then propose a law themselves. For this law lesson plan, students learn legislative vocabulary and then brainstorm a law a write a letter proposing that law.
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A Look at Race in America Using Statistics
Eleventh graders explore the issue of racism in America. In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders analyze charts and graphs on blacks and whites in America.
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Lesson 6: World War I Ends
Students study why the United States entered World War I and brainstorm what led to the German collapse on the front. They review arguments for the factors contributing to the end of the war.
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Undercover in the Secret State
Students examine the current conditions in North Korea. They view and analyze a CNN documentary, research a dissident, answer and discuss questions about the documentary on conditions in North Korea, and identify the technology used by...
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The Right to Know
Students discuss their knowledge of the position of National Security Advisor. They read and discuss a newspaper article about national security and intelligence as it relates to terrorism and the public's right to know.
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Documenting History: Photographs as Social Commentaries
Students examine photographs that make social statements. They examine content, symbolism, and their personal reactions to works of art that make expressive statements about social issues.
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Yellow Journalism in the Spanish-American War
Students write a newspaper based on events in the year 1898 using Yellow Journalism, the exaggeration of facts or events.
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The Electoral Process
High schoolers study the history and mechanics of the Electoral College and formulate opinions as to whether this institution should be preserved, modified or eliminated. They compare and contrast electoral and popular votes in the...
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A House Dividing: The Growing Crisis of Sectionalism in Antebellum America
Young scholars trace the development of sectionalism in the United States. They explore slavery, freedom and the Constitution. Students identify influential opponents and defenders of American slavery. They explain different solutions...
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Advanced Critical Reading: The Great Debates
In this critical reading learning exercise, students read a passage about The Great Debates between Kennedy and Nixon and answer questions based on the reading.
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Breaking News English: Nelson Mandela Day
In this Nelson Mandela Day learning exercise, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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Mahoney Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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Out in the Middle of Nowhere: Inevitable Lifestyle Changes
Eleventh graders examine the interaction between Utah's geography and its inhabitants. They explain how looking at cause/effect relationships is an example of historical thinking.
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Contemporary Immigration Lesson Plan
Pupils research contemporary immigrations of Africans to the United States. They investigate the laws and regulations of immigration and the impact of immigration on the nation.
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Ethnicity, Gender and the Courts
Eleventh graders explore their own beliefs about the qualities that make someone qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. In this American Government lesson, 11th graders write about and debate the ethnic, religious, and gender makeup of...
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Diverse Voices-African American Ventures
Students research African-American participation in the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson, students read the article "Fighting Rebels with Only One Hand" and write a persuasive paragraph on whether the participation of the...
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Analyzing Free and Fair Elections
Students brainstorm the qualities of a "free and fair" elections. They read background information pertaining to the upcoming 2007 presidential elections. Pupils compare the "free and fair" elections list composed by students to the...
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Foreign and Defense Policy: An Overview
Twelfth graders explain why the United States have a policy for its relationship with the rest of the world. They examine their clothing and shoes or other personal items to determine which were manufactured in the US and which in...
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Breaking News English: Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Passes Away
In this English learning exercise, students read "Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Passes Away," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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North Korea and Nuclear Weapons
Students deliberate on the merits and tradeoffs of North Korea and Nuclear Weapons.
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The Invasion of Iraq
Young scholars examine the events leading up to the invasion of Iraq. They define the major events and individuals involved in the conflict by completing the associated crossword puzzle.
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United Nations Lesson Plans
United Nations lesson plans can help students learn about an organization whose mission is to promote peace and security.