Freedom, Power and the People

Students analyze the text of the "Four Freedoms" speech. In this voting rights lesson, students read the Franklin D. Roosevelt speech, respond to questions regarding it, and determine the effect it had on voting rights and citizenship in...

Do people have to sacrifice something in order to live peacefully in a community? What is more important--freedom or security? These are the questions class members are asked to ponder after reading John Locke's ideas about a political...

For many people, Barack Obama's presidency was the next step in Martin Luther King, Jr's dream of America's future. Explore the dreams of Americans past and present, as well as the young Americans in your class, with a set of activities...

Young scholars consider the importance of individual liberties found in the Bill of Rights and recognize the significance of the Fifth through Eighth Amendments. Then they recognize the significance of the Declaration of Independence...

Students explore American History by researching the Declaration of Independence. In this American Freedom lesson, students identify the causes for the creation of the Declaration of Independence and why it was based around injustices...

Encourage teenagers to get involved in ending violence among young people. A Common Core-aligned resource and curriculum guide, designed to be used with a reading of A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King,...

Young people played significant roles in the Civil Rights movement. Class members examine the contributions of Barbara Johns, Claudette Colvin, Mary Louise Smith, and the children of Birmingham,...

In this Freedom of Information Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled sentences, asking questions,...

Students create a lesson to present to the rest of the class about current laws, including expressing killing the president as a joke. Students research past events and current laws. Students present to the class using mult-media, oral...

Progress your learners' comprehension of universal human rights by exploring the violation of human trafficking through the experiences of Juliana Dogbadzi. This activity analyzes and discusses very sensistive and graphic issues but is...