Civics & Communications 

IN CLASS

Week 1 (8/31-9/2): 

• Review Syllabus & Class Policies

• Writing prompts & discussion

• 4 corners debate & discussion

• Discuss primary ballots, offices, and process. Begin Primary Ballot Assignment Part 1

• Elected Offices

• Political flyer analysis

Week 2 (9/7-9/9): 

• *No class Mon: Labor Day*

• Discuss Primary Ballot Assignment Part 2

• Grammar Sheets

UPCOMING:

Week 3 (9/14-9/6): 

• Share Action Boards

• *No class Wed: Farm Day*

From previous years:

• Reflective Writing 1

• 538 Polls Analysis

• Watch & discuss Presidential Debate highlights

• Share & discuss Primary Ballot Assignment

• Share & discuss Debate News Analysis

• Grammar Sheets

• NYT Election 2024 Student Conversation Forums

• Forum 1: Identity

• Political Typology Quiz

Week 4 (9/23):

• Class Constitution

• Share Action Boards

• Review Elections Issues Essay

• Grammar sheets

• No class Wed 9/25 (Farm Day)

Week 5 (9/30-10/2):

• Share more Action Boards

• Discuss Elections Issues

• Grammar sheets

• Watch & discuss Vice Presidential Debate highlights (Wed)

• VP Debate Fact Check

Week 6 (10/7-10/9):

• Work time (Mon)

• Watch The Right to Vote and take notes (Wed)

Week 7 (10/16):

• No class Mon 10/14 (Indigenous Peoples' Day)

• NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment Peer Workshop (Wed)

• Watch Whose Vote Counts and take notes

Week 8 (10/21-10/23):

• Watch Can You Buy an Election? and take notes

• General Election Ballot Activity

Week 9 (10/28-10/30):

• Watch & Discuss Shirley

Week 10 (11/4-11/6):

• Share & discuss Election News Analysis

• This American Life: "A Small Things that Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope"

• Tangle: "National Newspapers Decide Not to Endorse"

• Election Anxiety Self-Care Tips

Week 11 (11/13):

• No school Mon 11/11 (Veterans' Day)

• The Danger of a Single Story

Week 12 (11/18-11/20):

• In-class essay (Mon)

• Inside Danica Roem's Historic Victory

• Sarah McBride Reflects on Becoming First Openly Transgender Person Elected to Congress

• Class Evaluation

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Mon-Thurs 10/25-28: Constitution Worksheet, 

Mon 11/1: Constitution Summary

Thurs 11/4: Constitution Kahoot!

Tues 11/9: In-class Constitution opinion essay

Tues 11/16: Class Constitution reflection 

From 2020-21:

Monday 10/19:

• Electoral Politics Research Topics

Monday 10/26:

• Voting Rights: A Short History

• Native American Voting Rights

• Election Survival Guide

Monday 11/2:

• Election Survival Guide

• Electoral Politics Topics & Questions

Wednesday 11/4:

• Debrief election

Friday 11/6:

• Peer workshop of personal narrative essays using guidelines

Monday 11/9:

• More election debrief and Electoral Politics Topics & Questions

*No class Wednesday 11/11: Veterans' Day

Monday 11/16:

•  Electoral Politics Topics & Questions: Money in Politics

Wednesday 11/18:

• Work on peer profile revisions in class for final sharing

• Class evaluation

Friday 11/20:

• Read/comment on peer profiles

• Kahoot! on electoral politics

HOMEWORK

Due Wed 9/2:

• Primary Ballot Assignment Part 1

Due Wed 9/9:

• Primary Ballot Assignment Part 2

Due Mon 9/14:

• Action Board

From previous years:

Due Mon 9/16:

• Debate News Analysis

Due Mon 9/30:

• Elections Issues Essay

Due Mon 10/7:

• Step 1 of NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment

MIDTERM

Due Wed 10/16:

• Step 2 of NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment

Due Mon 10/21:

• Step 3 of NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment

Due Mon 10/28:

• Step 4 of NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment

Due Wed 10/30:

• Election News Analysis

Due Mon 11/4:

• FINAL CONTEST & CREDIT DEADLINE for NYT "Coming of Age" Assignment

Due Wed 11/6:

• Practice Self-Care during Election Results

Due Wed 11/13:

• Reflection & Small Action Part 1

Due Mon 11/18:

• Reflection & Small Action Part 2

Due Wed 11/20:

• CREDIT DEADLINE for any overdue work

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