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Women's History Month Lesson: Remember the Ladies

Students read letters between John and Abigail Adams and engage in a socratic seminar

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Stand Alone Lessons

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Contemporary Issues Lessons

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Building Community

Using communication and collaboration to build community

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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What Makes a Leader?

Students reflect on leadership in others and themselves

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 1 of 3

Examining dialogue, multiple perspectives, and empathy

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 2 of 3

Students explore the dangers of a single story

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Tools for Civic Dialogue: Day 3 of 3

Students share and listen to personal stories

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Setting Class Agreements and Norms

Students create class agreements and norms

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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How Does Government Affect Me?

Introducing students to the ways in which government affects their lives

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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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

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Project Soapbox

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At the Table

Students simulate a school budget process

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Current Events Lessons

Options for teaching students how to be media literate

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Creating Democratic Classrooms

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Project Soapbox

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Creating Change

Students analyze the process of change

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Making Counter Arguments

Students review claims, evidence, and counterclaims

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Writing Day: First Draft

Students review exemplars and write first drafts

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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What Kind of Evidence Do I Need?

Students explore how to use evidence in an argument

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Sharing the Power, Sharing the Platform

Students explore how influential people use their platform

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Going Deeper: Logical Fallacies

Students learn about logical fallacies

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Motivation Analysis

Students explore motivations of decision makers

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Persuading Elected Officials

Students learn how to persuade elected officials

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Writing Day: First Draft

Students have time to write

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Spring 2022 Argumentative Writing Pilot

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Women's History Month Lesson: Remember the Ladies

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 Lessons

Creating Change

Making Counter Arguments

Writing Day: First Draft

What Kind of Evidence Do I Need?

Sharing the Power, Sharing the Platform

Going Deeper: Logical Fallacies

Motivation Analysis

Persuading Elected Officials

Writing Day: First Draft