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Teaching American Government (California) — Delivery Guide & Professional Development
Curriculum
5 Sections
16 Lessons
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Module 1: Teaching American Government in California
4
1.1
The Course Map — Standards, A-G and the Four Units
25 mins
1.2
Teaching Contested Questions Without Partisanship
30 mins
1.3
California’s Civic Participation Opportunities
20 mins
1.4
Reading Primary Legal and Governmental Sources With Students
25 mins
Module 2: Unit 1 — Constitutional Foundations and Rights
3
2.1
Unit 1 Briefing — The Founders’ Argument and Its Critics
25 mins
2.2
Facilitating the Rights-and-Citizenship Lab and the Tocqueville Workshop
30 mins
2.3
Scoring the Constitutional Principles Argument Essay, With Exemplars
35 mins
Module 3: Unit 2 — The Branches and the Court
3
3.1
Unit 2 Briefing — Branches, Precedent and the Moot Court
25 mins
3.2
Facilitating the Judicial Review Lab and the Oral Argument
30 mins
3.3
Scoring the Moot Court Brief and Oral Argument, With Exemplars
35 mins
Module 4: Unit 3 — Federalism, California and Tribal Governments
3
4.1
Unit 3 Briefing — Levels of Government and Who Decides
25 mins
4.2
Facilitating the Direct Democracy Lab and the Policymaking Workshop
30 mins
4.3
Scoring the California Policy Testimony, With Exemplars
35 mins
Module 5: Unit 4 — Elections, Media and Democracy in the World
3
5.1
Unit 4 Briefing — Elections, Information and the Capstone Question
25 mins
5.2
Facilitating the Press Deliberation Lab and the Comparative Systems Workshop
30 mins
5.3
Scoring the Civic Analysis Project and Defense, With Exemplars
35 mins
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