OP 2: Civics Engagement/ Influencing the Government

Wondering What to Study?????

Please review the Escambia School District Civics site that was created in collaboration with the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship.

It includes:

  • Student Review Reading for each standard

  • Three types of test questions that very in complexity

  • Vocabulary games

  • Additional resources that will help in learning the content for each standard assessed

Supplemental resource: (you can access the online textbooks by clicking on the launchpad link below)

Online textbook: https://launchpad.classlink.com/bayschools

-Discovery Education, Social Studies Techbook, Civics and Government

-Remy,Richard C, etl. Florida Civics, Economics and Geography. Bothell,WA: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Chapter & Lesson:

SS.7.C.2.10: Chapter 12, Lessons 1-2 pgs. 328 – 334

SS.7.C.2.11: Chapter 12, Lesson 3 pgs. 335

SS.7.C.2.13: "Issues to Debate" (pg. 341)

SS.7.C.2.10: Examine the impact of media, individuals, and interest groups on monitoring and influencing government.

http://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/c210

SS.7.C.2.11: Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism, propaganda).

http://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/c211

SS.7.C.2.13 Examine multiple perspectives on public and current issues.

http://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/c213

KIM Vocabulary:

SS.7.C.2.10

impact, influence, interest group/special interest group, lobbying, lobbyist, media, monitor, petitioning the government, political action committee (PAC), public agenda, public policy, public sphere, watchdog

SS.7.C.2.11

bandwagon, bias, card stacking, glittering generalities, media, name calling, plain folks, political communication, propaganda, symbolism, testimonial, transfer

SS.7.C.2.13

deliberate, editorial, interest group, issue, nonprofit organization, perspective, political party, voting age population

Extra Resources:

The Living Room Candidate: http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/