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Is Democracy Still Alive in the United States?

February 6, 2018 – 2:04 pm

Brad Baker , U.S. History, W.A. Hough HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags american revolution, Anti-Federalist, Articles of Confederation, Britain, Common Sense, Consent of the Governed, constitution, Crisis, democracy, Direct Democracy, Economics, elections, executive branch, Federalist, Founding Fathers, France, Free Will, French and Indian War, George Washington, Grand Conversation, High School, Immigrants, John Adams, John Locke, judicial branch, legislative branch, Mayflower Compact, nation, Nationalism, Patriotism, Philosophy, president, Republic, Semantics, slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Voting, War of 1812 | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 7: The Rise (and Fall) of Democracies around the World

The Deception of the American Democracy

February 1, 2018 – 12:41 pm

Raymond Beamon, World History, West Mecklenburg HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags completive, constitution, democracy, elections, electoral college, fair, free, gerrymandering, High School, inclusion, mass incarceration, service learning, slavery, Voting | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes

The Harmful Effect the 2016 Presidential Election Has on Immigrant and English Language Learning Students

January 31, 2018 – 2:40 pm

Audrey Dorante, History, East Mecklenburg HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Analysis, campaign, discrimination, diversity, Donald Trump, elections, English Language Learners, High School, Immigrants, Media, Rhetoric, stereotyping | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Literacy and Literacies in the 21st Century

Historical Literacy Strategies in High School History Classes

March 28, 2017 – 12:39 pm

Brad Baker, U.S. History, William Amos Hough High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags american revolution, close reading, elections, executive branch, Guided Reading, Historical literacy, literacy, Literature Circle, Mayflower Compact, president, Prewriting, Shared Reading, think-aloud, Think/Pair/Share, Voting | Permalink | Comments Off

The Impact of Philosophical Issues on Voting

January 21, 2015 – 4:32 pm

Sean Baker, History, William A. Hough High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags Consent of the Governed, Crisis, democrat, elections, executive branch, Free Will, judicial branch, legislative branch, Philosophy, Plato, Political Parties, politics, president, republican, Socrates, the Civil War, the Great Depression, Voting, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2013 Curriculum Units Vol 1: Charlotte as a New South City: Using the Collections of the Levine Museum of the New South

Getting High School Students Involved in Voting

February 20, 2014 – 4:28 pm

Sean Bradley Baker, Civics and Economics, Providence High School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags Charlotte, democrat, elections, executive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, levine museum, North Carolina, Political Parties, politics, president, republican, Voting | Permalink | Comments Off

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