Unit Two: Civic Duties

In this lesson, the focus has shifted from what community is and what problems we see to how we can act on these issues and become active community members. Students will examine different forms of civic engagement, models of citizenship, and what makes a good citizen.

Learning Outcomes

Students identify and explore forms of civic participation.
Student will understand why civic participation is important.
Students will explore what it means to be a good citizen.
Students will understand their impact on society.

Best Practices for Project-Based Learning

Creating a space for lived civics by incorporating students' views and experiences increases engagement and understanding (Cohen et al.). This is shown when students reflect on their communities and the problems they face.

In this unit, the teacher assumes the facilitator's role and helps facilitate the progress by asking questions while giving students authority to define and address problems. We are encouraging them to be authors/producers of knowledge (Darling-Hammond, 2008). This unit also provides ongoing feedback for students and educators to see project development and development in the understanding of learning concepts (Darling-Hammond, 2008).

Unit Two Lessons

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Assessments

Students are formatively assessed through bellringer and exit tickets. Students are also formatively assessed in lesson two of this learning unit through a quick-write.

References

Cohen, C., Kahne, J., & Marshall, J. With Anderson, V., Brower, M., and Knight, D. (2018). Let’s Go There: Race, Ethnicity, and a Lived Civics Approach to Civic Education. GenForward at the University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.

Darling-Hammond, L., Barron, B., Pearson, P. D., Schoenfeld, A. H., Cervetti, G. N., Chen, M., Stage, E. K., Zimmerman, T. D., & Tilson, J. L. (2008). Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. Wiley.

Larson, M. B., & Lockee, B. B. (2019). Streamlined ID: A practical guide to instructional design (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Unit Two: Civic Duties