editorial

This module fits within a unit on rights and liberties following an introduction to the core ideas in the unit. This module gets students thinking critically about the role of the government in protecting the safety and rights of its citizens. Students will read a variety of texts, hear a short...

Civil rights is a recurring theme throughout American history. It can be explored from different time periods and with various events and documents. The focus of this module happens to be the P.A.T.R.I.O.T Act passed in 2001. From its passage it has been controversial because of limits imposed...

In this module students will be asked to explore the influence that digital technology has on our everyday lives. Their task is to write an editorial that identifies a problem caused by others using the footprints we either purposefully or inadvertently create. Students will take a close look at...

This task introduces students to creating a complex argument about a real-life issue that affects everyone: taxes.

Students focus on a specific part of a large task, research information on a topic about which they may not have already formed an opinion, and make an argument for action (...