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Curated OER

Walk Around the Block

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in walking a route in a neighborhood with parent volunteers in order to stress the importance of looking and listening for moving cars. They take this "field trip
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Curated OER

State Symbols

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the symbolism of the United States by observing different flags.  For this U.S. History lesson, 3rd graders utilize the Internet to research state seals, flags, and other symbols that represent specific areas...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine actions and interactions during the Regan administration and their impact on the Civil Rights Movement.
Activity
Other

Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine: Privileges and Obligations

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains the rights and responsibilities of immigrants who become U.S. citizens and residents of the state of Maine. Topics include voting, taxes, legal documentation, marriage rights, and driving regulations.
Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Reaction and Reform: The Watergate Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity in which students investigate the Watergate Scandal and explore the concepts of impeachment, Executive privilege and presidential pardoning. Includes questions for discussion and small group work.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Charter of Privileges to Swedish South Company; June 14, 1626

For Students 9th - 10th
The charter given by Gustavus Adolphus to the Swedish South Company detailing its rights, privileges, and requirements in its permission to explore and set up colonies.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Emmett Till

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the brutal murder of a fourteen-year-old boy that became a rallying point for the Civil Rights Movement.
Primary
Other

Swarthmore College: Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an excerpt of William Penn's Charter of Privileges- an early manifestation of religious freedom later to be enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights- that isolates the provisions Penn made for the free practice of religion in the colony.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article I, Section 6

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents section 6 of article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which details the rights and disabilities of members of Congress. The site discusses congressional pay, and privileges from arrest and of speech or debate in an...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Alien and Sedition Acts

For Students 5th - 8th
A great description of the Alien and Sedition Acts, passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798. See how the Federalists tried to hang on to power by restricting voting privileges and infringing on free speech and freedom of the press.
Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Constitution, State

For Students 4th - 8th
North Carolinians have lived under three state constitutions - the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971. In general, each constitution expanded the rights and privileges of the citizenry as well as...
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the Fourteenth Amendment - Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection. Includes a lengthy list of annotations to the Amendment.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Defamation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what defamation is, and explore the legal differences between slander and libel. Other concepts include "false light" and "absolute privilege." Also looks at legal defenses used and defamation laws in other countries.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Rise of Democratic Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
Although difficult to comprehend, after the demise of the Federalists, there was essentially just one political party in the United States for about a decade. Read about the rise of the new two-party system and how the attack on...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: How Voting Works

For Students 1st - 6th
Kids learn about voting in the United States government. An important right and privilege.
Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Iv

For Students 9th - 10th
By embracing the Catholic religion he made his way to the throne of France; and this monarch, Henry the Fourth, secured to his Protestant subjects, by the famous Edict of Nantes, in 1598, a full enjoyment of their civil rights and...
Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Teenage Brain: Teen Decision Making and Behavior

For Teachers 9th Standards
Students research an age restricted privilege/right such as driving, drinking, and voting. Students conduct research to answer questions including: Why was the age limit for your privilege determined? When was it determined? Students use...
Lesson Plan
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Word Roots Lesson 3: Cern Jur Leg: Word Roots #3 Beginner

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson plan features the Latin roots CERN-CER-CRE = separate, distinguish; JUR/JUS = law, right; LEG = law. Choose 1 of the 8 different word puzzle activities from the list below. Each word puzzle will have directions, a clue and a...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners learn that computers and electronic files are property and explore the reasons for, consequences, and ethics of teen hacking. This ISTE-aligned lesson plan for Grades 6-8 includes student activity and Home Connection sheets....
Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: In Re Gault

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the Supreme Court opinion, delivered by Mr. Justice Fortas, which reversed the judgement in the 1967 Arizona case against 15-year old Gerald Gault.

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