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What Makes Democracy Work?
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What Makes Democracy Work?

Collector: Ann V.
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Eight lessons make up a collection designed to help high schoolers make sense of an election year. Class members learn about voting rights, the importance of a free press, and civic participation. The focus is on the 2020 presidential election; however, the lessons are relevant any year in either remote or in-person settings.

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Concepts

addition facts, american democracy, antisemitism, apartheid, citizenship, civics, civil rights, colonialism, communities, critical thinking, culture, democracy, democratic values, differences, human rights, injustice, justice, liberty, literacy skills, media, media bias, opinions, poetry analysis, political systems, racism, segregation, slavery, south africa, thomas jefferson, voting rights, american values, building community, civic duty, constitutions, cultural values, freedom of the press, intolerance, journalism ethics, protests, the first amendment, the voting rights act, journalism, literature, literacy, poetry, cross-media analysis

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9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.6 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.3 RI.9-10.8 RI.9-10.10a SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.6 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.3 RI.11-12.8 RI.11-12.10a SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2 SL.11-12.3

Collection Items

    Free Press Makes Democracy Work

    Free Press Makes Democracy Work

    Lesson Plan
    Defining Democracy

    Defining Democracy

    Lesson Plan
    Citizen Power Makes Democracy Work

    Citizen Power Makes Democracy Work

    Lesson Plan
    Insights on Democracy from South Africa

    Insights on Democracy from South Africa

    Lesson Plan
    Taking Ownership of the Law

    Taking Ownership of the Law

    Lesson Plan
    Responding to Difference in Democracy

    Responding to Difference in Democracy

    Lesson Plan
    Reflection and Action for Civic Participation

    Reflection and Action for Civic Participation

    Lesson Plan
    Literature and Imagination Make Democracy Work

    Literature and Imagination Make Democracy Work

    Lesson Plan
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