Civic Connections: Civic Participation, We the People, and A People in the World
This lesson focuses on the ideas of Civic Participation, We the People, and A People in the World, which have definitions within the Educating for American Democracy Framework. Here are the specific civic components that connect to this lesson:
9-12 Key Concept: Examine the values, civic virtues, principles, and role of the people in creating good governance at various levels.
Driving Questions:
History: HDQ1.4A. How did past generations of Americans understand and answer calls to civic duty in civil society, religious communities, and politics?
Civics: CDQ3.4B. How do my personal values, principles, and commitments relate to the shared values, principles, and commitments that define "We the People of the United States of America"?
Design Challenge 1: Motivating Agency, Sustaining the Republic
DC1.1: How can we help students understand the full context for their roles as civic participants without creating paralysis or a sense of the insignificance of their own agency in relation to the magnitude of our society, the globe, and shared challenges?
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