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eBook
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Twenty Seventh Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the 27th Amendment regarding Congressional pay raises and a description of what it means. Part of the Annenberg Classroom site providing resources for civic education.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Twenty First Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Actual text of the 21st Amendment along with an explanation of its meaning. Part of the Annenberg Classroom Civics Education. Links to related resources.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Eighth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource on the 8th Amendment from Annenberg Classroom Institute for Civics Education. Provides the text and summary of the 8th Amendment with links to related material.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Twenty Third Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the 23rd Amendment and accompanying explanation in Annenberg Classroom Civics Education site.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project: Sports for Social Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, learners explore how participation in team sports can help empower youth in other areas of their lives. Students identify principles of how young people learn and discuss the ties between sports, civic engagement, and...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Retro Report Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Retro Report is a nonprofit news organization that connects the past to our present. Their short videos provide both historical context and new perspectives. You can use the videos and lesson plans to inspire critical thinking and...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Classroom Collection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS NewsHour Classroom helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of news stories. In partnership with PBS LearningMedia, we are proud to bring you Daily News Lessons which takes the best of the...
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EL Education

El Education: Reshaping Rochester: Spreading the Word Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After learning about the effects of re-watering a dry water way in their city, students create a brochure to highlight the information they gathered and boost public support for this project in their community.
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Website
Other

League of Women Voters

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of the League of Women Voters.
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PPT
University of North Carolina

American Self Government: The First & Second Continental Congress [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 12th
Looks at the significant events and decisions of the First and Second Continental Congresses that piloted the movement towards self-government.
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Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grades 9 12 Social Studies Teacher Library

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of Louisiana Department of Education's teacher support toolbox library, this page contains the 9-12 Social Studies resources.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: Understanding Federalism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This comprehensive lesson plan will introduce students to Federalism and its role in civic life. There are five themes of Federalism each with a separate activity. Worksheets, answer keys, discussion questions, and optional activities...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Active Citizenship: Civil Rights Work of Bob Moses (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson that compares and contrasts Bob Moses's fight for civil rights in the 1960s with his continuing efforts to gain educational opportunities for the poor and for minorities. The lesson includes instructions for directing students...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist,...
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Unit Plan
University of Florida

U of Florida: Baldwin Library of Children's Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Digitization of Ruth Baldwin's 40-year collection of children's literature provides the user a glimpse into childhood memories. Literature primarily from the 19th and 20th century. Searching on a vast array of titles, such as Alice in...

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