Students use the “levers of power” framework to identify ways they can bring about positive change in their communities.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Citizen Watchdogs and the News
Students identify the responsibilities of citizen watchdogs, summarize strategies for combatting confirmation bias and responsibly consuming and sharing news and information, and complete a culminating essay.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Confirmation and Other Biases
Students define explicit, implicit, and confirmation bias, and examine why people sometimes maintain their beliefs in the face of contradictory information.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Connecting Identity and Legacy
Students respond to film clips in which Condoleezza Rice and Deidre Prevett discuss the influences of family, community, and the legacies of older generations on who they are today.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Connecting to the Past
Students read personal essays that illuminate how the choices made by our families and previous generations influence who we are today.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Contemporary Antisemitism and Youth
Students reflect on present-day antisemitism encountered online and on college campuses, and explore examples of youth who are standing up to it.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Defining Human Rights
Students create a definition for a "right" in order to explore the challenges faced by the UN Commission on Human Rights to create an international framework of rights for all human beings.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Defining Our Obligations to Others
Students are introduced to the concept of universe of obligation to better understand how societies create "in" groups and "out" groups.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Developing Character Inferences
Students are introduced to the concept of inferencing; they draw inferences from the opening scene of the play, and consider what messages Priestley sends through the language, character and setting.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Differing Perspectives and Conflict
Students begin Act Two of the play, reflecting on the differences in perception emerging between the characters and considering how conflict can arise from such differences.
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Race in US History
Discovering Identity
Students explore the relationship between identity, family, and race through filmmaker Lacey Schwartz's autobiograhical documentary about discovering her identity.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Empathy through Game Play
Students experience the value of hard empathy by participating in a game that requires understanding others' perspectives and goals in order to succeed.
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