Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About King v. Burwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with lesson plan in which students learn about the various for and against positions of the A.C.A. (Affordable Care Act) by watching C-SPAN videos and reading related articles, then participate in a classroom deliberation...
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Affordable Care Act

For Teachers 12th
A learning module on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include identifying who was not...
Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Obamacare: Is Patient Protection Affordable Care Act Good for America?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website outlines the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. Presents research, studies, videos and list of pro con statements.
Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with comprehensive resources on the debate over the right to health care. Presents research, studies and arguments surrounding the topic.
Article
CNN

Cnn: 10 Ways a Government Shutdown Will Affect Your Daily Life

For Students 9th - 10th
With the deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over Obamacare, the government had to shut down in 2013. This article explains the ramifications of this for the average American. (Published: October 1, 2013)
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Hope and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2008, American voters, tired of war and dispirited by the economic downturn, elected a relative newcomer to the political scene who inspired them and made them believe that the United States could rise above political partisanship....