Each resource contains full lesson plans, essays, activities, teacher support materials, and student comprehension questions. Along with scaffolded primary sources and vocabulary lists.
CurriculumHow do the Founding documents connect to our civic values and the fundamental right of citizenship? Explore the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights and how our American heroes challenged the status quo in the fight for liberty, equality, justice, and a more perfect union through in-depth primary sources, lessons, activities, and discussion prompts.
CurriculumWhat happens to a republic if virtue is not practiced? Use narratives to discuss the concepts of civic virtue and vice with your students. Each narrative includes corresponding discussion guides, journal templates, a toolbox with additional activities, and suggestions for further reading on each topic or virtue.
CurriculumWhat does it mean to exhibit the Founding Principles? The story of America involves figures from diverse backgrounds and differing viewpoints. Using in-depth narratives and primary sources, American Portraits allows students to delve into the lives and backgrounds of some of our most notable figures and analyze their decisions in reaching for liberty, equality, and justice.
Each lesson and activity developed by the Bill of Rights Institute explores how the Founding principles built into the Constitution allowed the American people to protect and advance freedom and opportunity for all.
Engage your students in current events debates with students from across the country. Help them build argumentation, critical thinking skills, and deepen their knowledge of the civic issues around them. Debates are hosted bi-weekly throughout the school year and prizes are awarded to students who have the best answers on either side.
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Students exercise civic skills every day when they impact their communities. Help them get the recognition they deserve for their service-learning projects, community service projects, faith-community or club service projects. This school-year contest is open to students aged 13-19 and boasts over $40,000 in prize money.
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