Civic Action and Change (Lesson Plan and Powerpoint)

Students explore examples of civic action and change by looking at the efforts in four movements in the 20th century; women’s rights, disability awareness, Native American rights, and migrant worker rights. Through these examples, student will describe the process of civic action through the I AM chart (Inform, Act, Maintain).

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Standards

Common Core

Grades

6, 7, 8

Subjects

Citizenship

Issues

Civility, Discrimination

Resource Types

Lesson Plans

Teaching Strategies

Individual Work, Debate, Analysis, Case Study, Whole Class, Whole Class Discussion, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Small Group Discussion, Small Group Deliberation

Civic Days

Women's History Month

Constitution Articles

First Amendment, First Amendment - Freedom of press, Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 10th Amendment

Tags

civil rights, civic action