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Curated OER

Implementing a Civic Action Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars follow a six step plan to create a civic action project. In this civics instructional activity, students create their own project based on interest and implement it to improve the school or local community. Goal setting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stories of Students Who Took Action: Human Rights

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read stories of young human rights advocates and discuss examples where young people made a difference. They consider local problems, relate them to human rights principles and role-play possible solutions.
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Handout
Kent State University

Kent State University: Kent State Shootings: May 4 Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
From Kent University archives, find collections providing Frequently Asked Questions, May 4 Web Exhibit, oral history project, and legal aftermath. Trustworthy source of information on this tragic incident in history.
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Vietnam War Era Ephemera

For Students 9th - 10th
Access a database of leaflets, illustrations, posters, and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the 1960s and 1970s. Items in the collection reflect the social and political activities of the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Student Activism

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the student activism of the Students for a Democratic Society and the philosophy behind this organization.