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Delivering a Great Speech

Students learn about speech delivery

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Listening to Learn

Students learn listening skills

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Soapbox Day(s)

Students deliver their speeches

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Who Else Should Hear Our Speeches?

Students consider who else should hear their speeches

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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What Makes a Good Speech?

Students learn the qualities of an effective speech

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Develop Your Issue

Students refine their topic and organize ideas

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Introduction to Research: Soapbox

Student learn about primary research

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Introduction to Project Soapbox

Students identify issues they care about

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Identify Issues and Envision Change

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Project Soapbox

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Building Community

Using communication and collaboration to build community

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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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What Makes A Leader

Students reflect on leadership in others and themselves

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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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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 1 of 3

Examining dialogue, multiple perspectives, and empathy

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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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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 2 of 3

Students explore the dangers of a single story

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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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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 3 of 3

Students share and listen to personal stories

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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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Setting Class Agreements and Norms

Students create class agreements and norms

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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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How Does Government Affect Me?

Introducing students to the ways in which government affects their lives

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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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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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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

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Issues to Action

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My Values, My Communities

Core values, community, and identity

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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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Exploring Social Identities

Social identities

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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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Delivering a Great Speech

Listening to Learn

Soapbox Day(s)

Who Else Should Hear Our Speeches?

What Makes a Good Speech?

Develop Your Issue

Introduction to Research: Soapbox

Introduction to Project Soapbox

Building Community

What Makes A Leader

Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 1 of 3

Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 2 of 3

Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 3 of 3

Setting Class Agreements and Norms

How Does Government Affect Me?

How Can I Affect Government and My Community?

At the Table

Current Events

My Values, My Communities

Exploring Social Identities