The PARTICIPATION civic engagement curriculum is designed to give high school juniors and seniors the skills and knowledge they need “to create the change they wish to see in the world.” Specifically, the curriculum teaches skills in research, letter writing, petitioning, lobbying, community organizing, and creating socially conscious art—all in the context of studying a problem of interest to students and developing a plan for advancing their views on that issue through a variety of mechanisms. The attention given to political art, attention we believe to be unique in civic engagement curricula, accounts for the curriculum’s title.
 

           
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      Teacher Background and Instructional Tips  
      Instructional Units  
     
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 Introduction: Understanding the Curriculum  
     
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 Structure of Government: Grasping the Way Things Work  
     
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 Research: Developing In-Depth Understanding and the Skills Needed to Evaluate Sources  
     
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 The Economic Angle: Cultivating Deeper Understanding  
     
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 Essay Writing: Creating a Position Paper  
     
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 Public Speaking: : Presenting a Message in Person  
     
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 The Art of Social Change: Sharing, Analyzing, and Understanding Contextual Messages  
     
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 Grassroots Organizing: Spreading the Word and the Passion Through Local Work  
     
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 Event Planning: Sharing the Information  
     
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 Reflection and Evaluation  
           
           
 

The PARTICIPATION civic engagement curriculum was developed by Celebrate Possibility, a program of the Center for Education in Law and Democracy.