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Using the Internet, learners examine primary source documents introducing the historic origins and Constitutional background of affirmative action.
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Unit: Affirmative Action
Unit: We ARE the Government
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Grades:
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In this lesson, learners reflect on the meaning of democracy. They discuss and explore examples of participatory democracy in history. They read and report about concepts such as civic responsibility, patriotism, right to petition, and philanthropy.
Unit: Laws, What Are They Good For?
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3
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Learners will build their own community in the classroom based on knowledge and skills acquired in Lesson One . They will practice conflict resolution through making laws and rules, and adopting procedures in our "community."
Unit: Job Shadowing in the Nonprofit Sector
Grades:
9
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Students will learn to identify nonprofit organizations within their communities.
Unit: Stitch in Time for the Common Good (A)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners will develop an understanding of the importance of participating in active citizenship through their contributions to society. Benjamin Franklin will be highlighted as an example of a person who engaged in active citizenship.
Unit: Heroism In Literature
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Grades:
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Students will be provided the opportunity to reflect cognitively and effectively upon concepts acquired during the first three lessons by producing a manual of service opportunities within their community. Increasing individual student awareness of...
Unit: Herstory in History
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Grades:
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This lesson will emphasize that, from the beginning, women have made significant contributions to American history and philanthropy by taking a stand to support their beliefs. One of these women who showed courage to contribute to the common good was Pocahontas.
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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Grades:
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Students create a final project tying together their knowledge of voting, rights, laws, and public office.
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Unit: Philanthropy: Individuals and Their Surroundings
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3
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Students will explain that, in the United States, it is the people who hold the power, not the government.
Unit: Advise and Consent
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Grades:
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Even the person viewed as the most powerful person in the world does not have unlimited power. Constitutionally, the president of the United States is limited by the "advise and consent" rule (and other checks and balances). The learners look at the importance...