Famine Today: The Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since World War II
In this lesson students learn about two historical famines and the current food crises in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/famine-today-greatest-humanitarian-crisis-since-world-war-ii/
www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/famine-today-greatest-humanitarian-crisis-since-world-war-ii/
Civics on Call: Youth and Police
This lesson can serve as an intervention lesson to help students understand issues raised in use-of-force cases that arise in the community or that are publicized in the press and social media.
crf-usa.org/images/pdf/PoliceandtheUseofForce.pdf
crf-usa.org/images/pdf/PoliceandtheUseofForce.pdf
Civics: Civic Engagement
What are the distinctive characteristics of American society? Students will be able to evaluate, take, and defend positions on:The importance of volunteerism in American society.The contemporary role of organized groups in American social and political life.
www.learner.org/workshops/civics/workshop6/lessonplan/lessonspecstand.html
www.learner.org/workshops/civics/workshop6/lessonplan/lessonspecstand.html
Am I My Brother or Sister’s Keeper?
Students will write an essay answering, “How can the examination of the past inform us about our present lives and what our responsibility is toward one another?” To do this they will identify the themes (examples include: Dehumanization, Resistance, Choice, Faith, Hope, Social Responsibility, Identity, Relationships, etc…) that they feel are most worth exploring in greater depth and examines them in detail.
www.envisionprojects.org/pub/env_p/40.html
www.envisionprojects.org/pub/env_p/40.html
A Vision of Powerful Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies: Building Social Understanding and Civic Efficacy
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