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: Citizenship Brainstorm 
Lesson 2: What’s Your Issue? 
Lesson 3: Exploring Causes & Effects  
Lesson 4: Public Policy and Your Issue   
Lesson 5: Evaluating Public Policy  
Lesson 6: Taking Civic Action  
Lesson 7: Reflect & Report

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 Policymakers   

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