LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 10

The learner will develop, defend, and evaluate positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy.

Objective 10.01

Explain the distinction between personal and civic responsibilities and the tensions that may arise between them.

Resources aligned to this objective

1869: A report on schools in North Carolina
In this lesson, students use a guided reading to look at a report on the status of education in North Carolina in 1869, and discuss the reasons given then for why the Governor and Legislature should support educating North Carolina's children. They are provided an opportunity to compare and contrast the 1869 document against their own ideas about the civic duty to attend school through age sixteen, and its relative value to the state and the country.
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
By Victoria Schaefer.
Civil rights protests and dilemmas
In this lesson students explore well-known civil rights protests then listen to two oral histories of individuals who protested in their own way to promote equality for African Americans. Students specifically will consider personal risks involved in protest.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
By Kristin Post.
Goodbye Bill Of Rights!
Students will enact a scene demonstrating life without one of the first ten amendments. Students will be put into groups of three or four and assigned a specific amendment to research.
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
By Greg Simmons.

Lesson plans on the web

The controversial school voucher issue
Students learn what school vouchers are and how they affect how education is provided. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies)
Provider: National Council on Economic Education