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Grades:
9
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Students explore the connection between rights, laws, and voting in a democracy. They learn about their local government structure and visit a public office to collect data through interviews and observations....
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Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
Unit: Music of the Civil Rights Era, 1954-1968
Grades:
6
7
8
Music may bring joy or it may help people reflect on their feelings. The "freedom songs" may have motivated the Civil Rights activists as they sought to aid the common good, and we can bring music to someone in the community as a gift of generosity and inspiration.
Unit: Common Good in Aztec Culture
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, the students read about some of the religious practices of the Aztec Empire and discuss the practice of human sacrifice to appease the gods. Students discuss the concept of sacrifice for the common good and debate how far we go in sacrificing for the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
The class will examine and reflect on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as it relates to respect....
Unit: For the Well-Being of Our Citizens
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners will define poverty by listing its characteristics and effects. They will identify organizations which serve those who are in poverty. They will analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and determine whether poverty is a violation of the document’s principles.
Unit: Philanthropy and You
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Grades:
3
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5
To recognize Human Rights and the relationship to philanthropic values.
Unit: Rights and Responsibilities
Grades:
6
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8
We examine the authority to act, whether the authority comes from self or government. This lesson looks at our rights and responsibilites in the founding documents of our country. We discuss the purposes of the Constitution, Preamble to the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights....
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will examine the connection between the five basic guaranteed rights in the Bill of Rights and their corresponding responsibilities. This lesson will introduce sources of responsibilities and allow students the opportunity to predict...
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
In Lesson Two, students examine the second part of the definition of integrity: doing what's right....
Grades:
6
7
8
Lesson one defines the character trait integrity through examining where students learn their "do rights."