Scope & Sequence
Institutions of American Government
Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Civil Rights and Liberties
Essential Learnings
Analytical writing including thesis development, critical analysis, and evidence support
Research skills including evidence selection, cross referencing, and source evaluation
Collaborative discussions on different texts, topics and ideas in a variety of formats.
Content:
3 Branches of Government
Civic Action/Political Participation
Civil Liberties
Student’s Rights
US Constitution
Standards:
Understands Civic Involvement
Analyses and evaluates ways of influencing national governments to establish or preserve individual rights and/or promote the common good.
Uses critical reasoning skills to analyze and evaluate positions
Analyzes consequences of positions on an issue or event.
Evaluates the precision of a position on an issue or event.
Uses inquiry-based research.
Creates and uses research questions that are tied to an essential question to focus inquiry on an idea, issue, or event.
Evaluates the validity, reliability, and credibility of sources when researching an issue or event.
Deliberate public issues.
Evaluates one’s own viewpoint and the viewpoints of others in the context of a discussion.