Table of Contents
Introduction
Letter to the Student
Matrix of the National Council for Social Studies Standards
Matrix of West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives
Curriculum Toolbox
•Digital Resources
•Civic Resources
•Financial Literacy Resources
•Geography Resources
Civic Education Introduction
•Lesson
Unit A: Rights of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: Bill of Rights
•Lesson 2: Creating Effective Citizens: Civic Resources
•Lesson 3: Global Community: Human Rights Resources Center
•Lesson 4: Civic Virtue: What Has Value?
•Lesson 5: Service Learning: Volunteering and Reflection
•Culminating Activity: Rights of the Individual
Unit B: Freedoms of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: The First Amendment
•Lesson 2: Creating Effective Citizens: Web Resources
•Lesson 3: Global Community: Skype
•Lesson 4: Civic Virtue: Digital Artistic Expression of Civic Heroes
•Lesson 5: Service Learning: Online Safety and Voting
•Culminating Activity: Freedoms of the Individual: WV Tech Steps
Unit C: Responsibilities of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: State Officials
•Lesson 2: Creating Effective Citizens: Facing History and Project Citizens
•Lesson 3: Global Community: Digiteen Project
•Lesson 4: Civic Virtue: The “Good” Leader
•Lesson 5: Service Learning: Service as Responsibility
•Culminating Activity: Cyber Bullying
Unit D: Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions and Governmental Responsibilities
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: The Constitution
•Lesson 2: Creating Effective Citizens
•Lesson 3: Global Community
•Lesson 4: Civic Virtue: Community Civic Virtue
•Lesson 5: Service Learning: Our Community
•Culminating Activity: Emerging Democracies
Unit E: Financial Literacy
•Lesson 1: Council for Economic Education
•Lesson 2: The Mint
•Lesson 3: National Financial Capability Challenge
•Lesson 4: iCivics