Examples A

Each CAP example features:

• A problem or issue that matters to students;
• A public policy connection;
• Discrete civic actions designed to engage civil society and other community stakeholders with their problem or issue; and
• The use of media to inform and engage their audience about their concern and suggested actions to support a solution.

Each project was completed over the course of a single semester following CAP teachers’ implementation of five core lessons. This lesson sequence is designed to engage students through:

• Creating a profile of effective citizenship in a democracy;
• Defining public policy;
• Identifying the root causes and effects of a problem or issue;
• Analyzing real-life problems and issues being addressed through public policy; and
• Examining the role of the three branches of government in a specific case study.

With this foundation, CAP students created and documented the following civic experiences.

Plastic Bag Ban (Bell Gardens, California)
Traffic Safety PowerPoint: Traffic Safety (Bell Gardens, California)
Music PSA (Boulder, Colorado)
Bus Stop (Atholton, Maryland)
The Dream Act PowerPoint: The Dream Act PDF: Student Letters and Art Work (Des Plaines, Illinois)
Teen Pregnancy PowerPoint: Teen Pregnancy (San Rafael, California)

A variety of additional CAP project examples can be found in the “Action” tab on the CAP web site.

Examples B

Each CAP example features:

• A problem or issue that matters to students;
• A public policy connection;
• Discrete civic actions designed to engage civil society and other community stakeholders with their problem or issue; and
• The use of media to inform and engage their audience about their concern and suggested actions to support a solution.

Each project was completed over the course of a single semester following CAP teachers’ implementation of five core lessons. This lesson sequence is designed to engage students through:

• Creating a profile of effective citizenship in a democracy;
• Defining public policy;
• Identifying the root causes and effects of a problem or issue;
• Analyzing real-life problems and issues being addressed through public policy; and
• Examining the role of the three branches of government in a specific case study.

With this foundation, CAP students created and documented the following civic experiences.

CAP Students in the News

A variety of additional CAP project examples can be found in the “Action” tab on the CAP web site.