March Lesson Plan

Eyes on the Future: Evaluating and Understanding Civic Participation

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will define positive and negative participation, relate the concept of participation to their understanding of the civil rights movement, and evaluate current and historical examples of active participation in different causes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

Leading up to this activity, you may want to review one more time the ideas, issues, and questions discussed surrounding nonviolence in the Day 2 activity "Exploring the...