Civics P1 Assignments
Assignment Calendar
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Supreme Court Mini Project
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Free Response Question: Gideon v. Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona
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Civic Action Project
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Judicial Philosophy Analysis Chart
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Break Recap (warm up)
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LawCraft Post-Game Questions
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LawCraft
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House vs. Senate: Rules, Power, and Process
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Superhero or Supervillain? - Unit Project
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Federal Debt
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Powers of the President
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US Federal Bureaucracy Poster Organizer
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Machiavelli – Fear vs Love
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Election Simulation- Platform/ Speech
Have only 1 person from your group open and share with the rest of the group.
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Electoral College
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Influences on Elections
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Attack Ads
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Topics & Issues AllSides Media Analysis
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Inner Circle Reflection Question:
You must answer all four questions.
Lesson objective question: Do citizens, social media platforms, or both share responsibility for protecting democratic rights?
How well did you use evidence from the videos to support your arguments?
Did hearing your classmates’ ideas change your perspective, or did it reinforce what you already believed?
What would you do differently next time to strengthen your arguments?
Lesson objective question: Do citizens, social media platforms, or both share responsibility for protecting democratic rights?
How well did you use evidence from the videos to support your arguments?
Did hearing your classmates’ ideas change your perspective, or did it reinforce what you already believed?
What would you do differently next time to strengthen your arguments?
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Outer Circle Reflection Question:
You must answer all three questions.
What did you notice about how today’s Socratic Seminar went?
What evidence or points from the discussion stood out to you?
How will you challenge yourself to use what you observed today to prepare for and contribute more effectively in a future Socratic Seminar?
What did you notice about how today’s Socratic Seminar went?
What evidence or points from the discussion stood out to you?
How will you challenge yourself to use what you observed today to prepare for and contribute more effectively in a future Socratic Seminar?
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Navigating Digital Information (Crash Course Video)
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What did you learn about identifying fake news by using the tools (Time, Bias, Motive, Audience, Plausibility), and how might this change the way you evaluate news in the future? Use evidence from the activity to support your response. (5 sentence minimum)
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Civics: Revised job numbers raise new concerns about economic slowdown
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Activity - Fake News-Real News
Have only ONE person open the document and share with the rest of the group. Make sure to add your name to the document.
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Civics: Revised job numbers raise new concerns about economic slowdown
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Ideologies and Campaigns
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ISideWith Reflection
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Constitution DBQ + Writing Assessment
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Homework: Is a bubble forming as AI investments drive economic growth?
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Reading Constitutional Basic Principles
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Edpuzzle - The Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise
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The Preamble
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Homework: House gives Trump a win as his big tax bill overcomes weeks of tense negotiations.
Directions: Open the document and click on the link. Once you are on the PBS News Hour site, read over the questions on the Google Doc. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
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Constitutional Compromise
Use the reading attached to complete the chart. You may work independently or with a partner.
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1. If your group’s constitution were used to govern a real country, what strengths and weaknesses would it have? How might people respond to living under it? 2. Why do you think it is so difficult for people with different opinions to agree on rules? How does that help you understand the debates between the colonies? 3. If one person in your group had made all the decisions instead of debating, how would your constitution be different? How does this compare to the risks of monarchy versus democracy?
After completing the Constitutional Convention simulation, write thoughtful responses to all three reflection questions. Use details from your group’s discussion and decisions to support your answers.
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Worksheet + Reading The Articles of Confederation
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Analysis - Jefferson, Locke, the DOI
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DOI Game
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Declaration of Independence
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Edpuzzle - Unit 1.2: Influential Documents: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, and American Government
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The Enlightenment Worksheet
Work on this assignment AFTER you have completed Origins of Government worksheet.
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Origins of Government
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The Enlightenment Worksheet
Work on this assignment AFTER you have completed Origins of Government worksheet.
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Intro to Who's behind this information? Saturday School
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Sourcing Form
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Has your idea of what makes a good citizen changed today? Should everyone be expected to engage in the same way or is there room for different types of citizenship? What was one new role that you learn about from today's activity?
Your response must be at least five sentences in length and free of spelling and grammatical errors.
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Personal Reflection
As we begin this year in Civics, I want to get to know who you are, not just as a student, but as a person. For this assignment, you’ll write a 1–2 page personal reflection that gives me insight into your goals, interests, and values. This is your chance to share what matters most to you and what you hope to accomplish in life, school, and beyond.