Students explore the connection between literature, imagination, and democracy by engaging with the work of acclaimed author Azar Nafisi.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Many Voices, One National Identity
Students look at evidence of the changing demographics of the United States and analyze what it suggests about the complexity of the country’s national identity.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Navigating Jewish American Identity
Students use the ideas of W.E.B Du Bois and historian David Kennedy to explore their own Jewish identities and consider how they coexist with their identities as Americans.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Participation through Public Policy
Students discover how leaders like Sargent Shriver used public policy to fight poverty in the 1960s.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Preparing Students for Difficult Conversations
Students establish a safe space for holding sensitive conversations, before introducing the events surrounding Ferguson, by acknowledging people's complicated feelings about race and creating a classroom contract.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Reflection and Action for Civic Participation
Students consider the importance of young people in democracy and analyze stories of civic participation using a ten-question framework.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Responding to Difference in Democracy
Students navigate religious and political differences in a democracy by exploring poetry and listening to a podcast featuring interfaith leader Eboo Patel.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Social Media and Ferguson
Students explore the role of social media in Ferguson, apply information verification strategies to social media posts, and develop strategies for becoming critical consumers and sharers of social media.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Stitching Truth: The Arpilleristas in Pinochet's Chile
By interpreting tapestries woven by Chilean women, students learn about protest, human rights, and civil society.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Stitching Truth: What is Civil Society?
Students consider what the term civil society means by examining the relationship between government, business, and individuals in Chile.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Taking Ownership of the Law
Students listen to a podcast about two enslaved people who successfully sued for their freedom and reflect on what these cases illuminate about democracy today.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Taking a Stand: Models of Civic Participation
Students build a definition of participation and reflect on several episodes throughout history when young people chose to take a stand.
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