The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
Argue real Supreme Court cases, and put your lawyering skills to the test.

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iCivics, Inc.

Do you like running things? Branches of Power lets you do something that no one else can: control all three branches of the U.S. government.

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iCivics, Inc.

This collection of historical biographies tells the story of civic leaders through the lens of the DKP's 10 Questions for Changemakers.

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The Democratic Knowledge Project - Harvard University

This lesson helps students explore the question, "What does it mean to be a good citizen, and how do citizens learn to use their power to make change?" using the work of civic entrepreneur Eric Liu.

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Facing History and Ourselves

Students explore how to evaluate the trustworthiness of an expert's claims, using a case study on Dr. Oz and his promotion of green coffee bean extract. Students discover that through the application of five key questions, they can be more confident that a specific claim made by an expert is trustworthy.

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High Resolves

The Better Arguments Project has developed a curriculum to help teachers facilitate a series of engaging, thought-provoking discussions that introduce students to the principles of a Better Argument and teach students how to engage productively and empathetically with diverse viewpoints. This curriculum provides structure and predictability while still allowing for modification to suit educators’ individual needs.

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Citizenship and American Identity Program

This teaching module helps teachers guides students to explore rare manuscripts to learn about the presidency of John F. Kennedy and his emphasis on service. After analyzing sources, students create their own calls to service.

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The Shapell Manuscript Foundation

This teaching module helps teachers guides students to explore rare manuscripts to learn about the presidency of John F. Kennedy and his emphasis on service. After analyzing sources, students create their own calls to service.

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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

In this lesson, students consider young people’s rationales for participating in civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and the risks and rewards of their inclusion.

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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Students explore different ways campaigns appeal to emotions to motivate their audiences to act. Students apply their understanding of positive and negative emotional appeal to a create their own campaign on the importance of exercising. Students debate the merits of positive versus negative messaging and whether one approach should be valued over the other.

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High Resolves

Students understand that with dialogue skills, they can create collaborative spaces where individuals with different views can work together to find common agreement, question assumptions, and brainstorm new solutions to problems. They understand the benefits and limitations of dialogue and use a 'Stop-Think-Engage' framework.

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In this lesson, students think about the responses to difference in a democracy by exploring poetry and listening to a podcast featuring interfaith leader Eboo Patel.

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Facing History and Ourselves
