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How Can I Affect Government and My Community?

Students explore their powers and responsibilities as citizens

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Creating Democratic Classrooms in Elections in Action

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Elections in Action

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How Can I Affect Government and My Community?

Students explore their powers and responsibilities as citizens

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Identity and Community (Step 1) - Analyze Identity, Examine Community and Build a Democratic Classroom

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Issues to Action

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At the Table

Students simulate a school budget process

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How Can We Create a Democratic Classroom?

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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At the Table

Students simulate a school budget process

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Creating Democratic Classrooms in Elections in Action

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Elections in Action

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At the Table

Students simulate a school budget process

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Identity and Community (Step 1) - Analyze Identity, Examine Community and Build a Democratic Classroom

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Issues to Action

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Current Events

Options for teaching students how to be media literate

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Identity and Community (Step 1) - Analyze Identity, Examine Community and Build a Democratic Classroom

Curriculum:

Issues to Action

lesson:

Current Events

Options for teaching students how to be media literate

Unit

Creating Democratic Classrooms in Elections in Action

Curriculum:

Elections in Action

lesson:

Current Events

Options for teaching students how to be media literate

Unit

How Can We Create a Democratic Classroom?

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Candidate Blind Match

Students explore candidate's positions on issues

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Fact Checking in the Digital Age

Students develop basic skills to evaluate sources

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Finding Out About Candidates

Students evaluate sources about candidates

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Representation in Government

Students examine representation in government based on how they reflect the US population

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Candidate Profiles (Multiple Days)

Students do their own research on candidates to create voter guides

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Viewing Candidate Debates

Students use tools to evaluate candidate debates

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Examining Candidates

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Elections in Action

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Elections 411

Students learn the basics of upcoming election

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Elections and Campaigns

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Elections in Action

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Primaries, Caucuses, Conventions, Oh My!

Students explore the pathways to elected office

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Elections and Campaigns

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Elections in Action

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Primary Elections and General Elections: A Mix of Messages

Students learn campaign tactics for general and primary elections

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Elections and Campaigns

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Elections in Action

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Understanding the Electoral College: Day 1 of 2

Students learn about the electoral college

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Elections and Campaigns

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Elections in Action

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Understanding the Electoral College: Day 2 of 2

Students learn about the electoral college

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Elections and Campaigns

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Elections in Action

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Money and Elections: Day 1 of 2

Students learn about the role money plays in elections

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Elections and Campaigns

Curriculum:

Elections in Action

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How Can I Affect Government and My Community?

How Can I Affect Government and My Community?

At the Table

At the Table

At the Table

Current Events

Current Events

Current Events

Candidate Blind Match

Fact Checking in the Digital Age

Finding Out About Candidates

Representation in Government

Candidate Profiles (Multiple Days)

Viewing Candidate Debates

Elections 411

Primaries, Caucuses, Conventions, Oh My!

Primary Elections and General Elections: A Mix of Messages

Understanding the Electoral College: Day 1 of 2

Understanding the Electoral College: Day 2 of 2

Money and Elections: Day 1 of 2