Civic Engagement and How Students Can Get Involved

What rights and abilities do you have when it comes to advocating for issues you believe in? Use the lesson plan to discuss civic engagement and the role citizens play in making their voices heard.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/lesson-plans/2020/07/lesson-plan-civic-engagement-and-ways-for-students-to-get-involved
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Grades

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Rights and Responsibilities, Citizenship

Issues

Education, Immigration, Guns, Environment, Poverty, Discrimination

Resource Types

Lesson Plans, Video, Closed Captions

Teaching Strategies

Project-Based Learning, Informational Text, Current Event, Whole Class, Individual Work, Writing

Constitution Articles

Preamble, First Amendment, Bill of Rights, Meaning of Constitution