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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson traces Ronald Reagan's ascent from obscurity to the pinnacle of political power in the United States. It also examines the constitutional, political, and civic principles associated with the public life of Ronald Reagan...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: What Is Authority? [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This in-depth lesson teaches the meaning of authority, the benefits and drawbacks of someone having authority over another person, where authority comes from and who uses it, how it helps to solve problems, and how leaders are chosen....
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars develop and express claims through discussions and writing which they examine how citizens can participate responsibly and effectively in American civic and political life to catalyze a successful democratic society.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Blogging, Civic Engagement and the Dream Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This multi-task lesson asks students to look at the DREAM Act in the context of immigration reform and also to reflect on blogging as civic engagement.
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Organization for Community Networks

Academy Curricular Exchange: Civics Jeopardy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A thorough lesson plan that has students having fun while reviewing for their civics final exam.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: George Washington and Civic Virtue (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for gaining knowledge and insight into the founders' ideas of civic virtue - civic knowledge, self-restraint, self-assertion, and self-reliance. Includes an examination of an excerpt from a primary source document: George...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Resource Bank

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page contains an extensive collection of links to pdf versions of lessons and handouts needed to teach the Citizens, Not Spectators curriculum. Has lessons for upper elementary, middle school, and secondary.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Ronald Reagan, Our Fortieth President [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This lesson tells the story of Ronald Reagan's rise from a small town in Illinois to the highest political office in the United States: the presidency. It also examines his political principles. The lesson focuses on Ronald Reagan's...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: What Basic Ideas in the Preamble to the Const [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
This lesson explores some ideas in the Preamble to the Constitution. Students learn the importance of the words, We the People. The lesson emphasizes that the power to govern belongs to the people who have created the government to...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: The Federal System Created by the Constitution [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this lesson, students will learn how the Constitution established a new way to organize a government, called the federal system. When finished this lesson, students should be able to explain what a federal system is and how it differs...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This eight-page lesson unit was developed in honour of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birthday. Students will study Lincoln?s life and his evolution into a great statesman, and the impact Lincoln had on forging the identity...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Teaching Presidential Elections [Zip]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Citizens, Not Spectators is a voter education program whose goal of the program is to increase the voting rate among young Americans by demystifying the voting process. The lessons familiarize learners with the process and the duty of...
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National Cable Satellite Corporation

C Span Classroom: Free Resources for Teaching Civics and u.s. Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site filled with current events that make connections to the relevant historical topics. There are six clickable topics, the videos of which are updated weekly. RealPlayer is needed and registration is required to stream or...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Making Civics Real: Controversial Public Policy Issues

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This set of lesson plans contains background information on the teacher and school featured in the one hour video Workshop 7: Controversial Public Policy Issues.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Global Competition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine how various factors of production are affected by global competition and how resources are allocated differently due to global competition.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Civics: Personal Finance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine how being financially responsible affects their future.
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Stanford University

Civic Online Reasonong: A Little of Everything

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From research observing fact checkers, three questions that we should always ask when we come across unfamiliar online content: Who's behind the information? What's the evidence? What do other sources say? This sequence of lessons...
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University of North Carolina

Nc Civic Education Consortium: Decoding World War Ii Propaganda [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this lesson, learners will define propaganda and study the various types of propaganda techniques. After viewing an assortment of World War II propaganda across different mediums, young scholars will create a piece of World War II...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: How Constitution Used to Organize the New Govt [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity describes how, using the guidelines provided in the Constitution, the First Congress in April 1789 named the new president and vice president, provided funding for the new government, organized the executive...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Orb and Effy Learn About Authority [Pdf]

For Teachers K
Using the story Orb and Effy Learn About Authority, young students are guided to develop an understanding of what authority is, how it is an essential part of a democratic society, and what limits a society puts into place so that...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Your America: Democracy's Local Heroes: Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Inspire civic awareness, promote student activism and examine the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship by exploring stories of how ordinary citizens accomplished extraordinary changes.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project: Sports for Social Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore how participation in team sports can help empower youth in other areas of their lives. Students identify principles of how young people learn and discuss the ties between sports, civic engagement, and...
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iCivics

I Civics: For the President, All in a Day's Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars learn the primary responsibilities of the president and how those duties connect to the powers the Constitution grants to the Executive Branch.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: We the People: Constitution Day Pdf [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teachers guide has activities for Constitution Day.

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