Core Lessons

These core lessons provide students with key content and skills they need to choose an issue and begin taking civic actions:

Lesson 1: A Different Kind of Government Course  
Lesson 2: Introduction to Public Policy   
Lesson 3: Problems, Policy, and Civic Actions   
Lesson 4: Introducing Policy Analysis   
Lesson 5: Policymaking in the Three Branches of Government

Analyzing Anti-Gang Policies   │ Policymaking at the Local Level  
Law & Policy   │ Setting the Public Agenda   
Using the Media  │ Creating Change Through the Electoral Process


Supplemental Lessons

These supplemental lessons provide additional skill-building and U.S. government content as students continue their projects.

Civic Action Survey 
Persuading  
Building Constituencies   
Persuading Policy

Planners

Proposal
(Comprehensive:  PDF ) (Streamlined: PDF

Thinking it Through
(Comprehensive:  PDF)  (Streamlined: PDF )

Civic Action(s)
(Comprehensive: PDF)   (Streamlined:  PDF )

Report
(Comprehensive: PDF)   (Streamlined:  PDF )

My Sources  


Rubrics

Proposal (PDF) | Thinking it Through (PDF) | Civic Action (PDF) | Report (PDF)  Sample Rubric



Faq

FAQs  

Working in Groups 

Culminating Activities

Assessment 

 

Resources for Students

  • Toolkit A step-by-step guide through the civic action process for students.
  • Student Action Take a look at what other CAP students are up to.
  • Contests  The CAPfolio and CAP PSA contests gives students a chance to showcase their work and win prizes.
  • Connect   Students from all over the U.S. share and discuss their CAP projects.

 

 


Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) provides academic, non-partisan programs and curricula that increase civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions using research-based methodologies including content about government and policy, student-directed discussion, and authentic civic engagement. Some state or local laws impose specific requirements on certain subject matters or manners of instruction, including those involving civic engagement or policy advocacy. It is the responsibility of teachers, administrators, and school districts to determine how, if at all, state and local laws may affect the use of CRF materials or resources.

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