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Pledge of Allegiance

For Students 4th - 5th
For this social studies worksheet, students read the Pledge of Allegiance by Frances Bellamy. Students match 6 words from the pledge to their correct definition.
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Emmeline Pankhurst, Why We Are Militant

For Students 7th - 9th
Emmeline Pankhurst wrote Why We Are Militant in order to explain the plight of women during the time of suffrage. Learners read an excerpt from her work and answer one critical thinking question.
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Branches of Government: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
Reinforce terminology that goes along with the branches of government with this crossword puzzle. There are 17 clues provided. Learners fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers regarding the legislative, executive, and...
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United States Entry into World War I: Some Hypotheses About U.S. Entry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners determine the most compelling evidence explaining why the U.S. entered WWI. They read and discuss a handout of reasons why the U.S. entered the war, and take a poll as to which reason was the most compelling.
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Religion in the Schools

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The requirements of the Equal Access Act are studied and applied to factual situations. By looking at the particular contexts suggested your class can examine the difficulties faced by administrators in whether they should permit...
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I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugurations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the process of presidential inauguration. They examine and discuss primary source documents and complete worksheets.
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Attitudes Toward Emancipation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read the Emancipation Proclamation and investigate steps that led to its signing. They read and discuss period news articles from both sides of the argument and create portfolios of documentation supporting both sides.
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Interstate Relations

For Students 10th - 12th
Your class might be clear on how the federal government relates to states, but what about how states relate to each other? Challenge your learners with this worksheet, which could function as a review activity or as a quiz. Questions...
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What is Your Issue?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss and debate critical political and social issues facing the United States today.
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Mock Appellate Arguments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock appellate argument by role playing a case. They develop a case and present it to the judge using proper argument techniques.
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Mystery and Mayhem

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners use literature to examine the violence and loss of innocence during the 1960s. In this U.S. history lesson, students read Robert McCammon's Boy's Life to investigate the social unrest, violence and loss of innocence in the...
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Executive Decisions

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore the role of judges in Britain. In this current events activity, students visit selected websites to discover the responsibilities of judges and the justice reform in Britain.
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Role of Citizens in Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights activity, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Students conduct further research about the people who...
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Stitching Truth Lesson Two: The Arpilleristas in Pinochet's Chile

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze arpilleras. In this Chilean history instructional activity, students examine social justice issues as they read and interpret arpilleras. Learners study the tapestries to learn about Augusto Pinochet and his human rights...
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We the People v. We the Children of the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child to the Bill of Rights. In this social justice lesson, students read and analyze both documents. Students discuss how the documents compare and then write their...
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Youth Participation in Nonviolence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the use of nonviolent resistance. In this social justice lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the Apartheid Movement in South Africa.
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Seeking Civil Rights

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson case. In this social justice lesson, students examine the case, Jim Crow laws, and non-violent forms of protest. Students write essays to persuade the government regarding unjust laws.
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Gandhi’s Salt March: Nonviolence in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effectiveness of nonviolent protest. In this social justice lesson plan, students analyze the effectiveness of Gandhi's Salt March as a nonviolent protest. Students jigsaw read the provided story and discuss it.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Ten

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify a wrong in their own community and act to correct it. They reflect on the intersection fo the Civil Rights Movemnet with a social justice project.
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Do's and Don'ts of Teaching Black History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete activities for Black History month. In this Black history month lesson, students complete assignments their teacher chooses after they have examined the do's and don'ts of teaching the subject.
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Juvenile Justice - Consequences Of Offenses To Offenders, Victims, And Community

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss consequences for four common juvenile crimes. Students explore legal, social, economic, community and physical consequences for illegal behavior.
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Conducting Direct and Cross-Examinations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the purposes of cross and direct examinations. After writing their own examinations, they practice giving them to another student role-playing a witness. They discuss the need for lawyers to be aware of the jury...
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Parental Accountability and Public Policy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine laws that relate to parental accountability for minors. Students debate these laws and identify their own personal opinions regarding parental civil and criminal liability. Students draft legislation that reflects their...
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Words That Hold Court

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students research legal terminology used in the Supreme Court. In this legal terminology lesson, students study a quote from President Obama about the Supreme Court. Students make a list of facts about the Supreme Court and the justices...

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