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Civic Education is necessary to the survival and prosperity of our nationLesson #12: Research and Monitor Target Issue
Student Researching
Purpose:
Students monitor developments related to their target issue through the media, internet and traditional research methods in order to stay informed.
Central Question:
- Are there significant developments at the national, state and/or local level surrounding my target issue?
Materials:
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- Student Guide 1: Monitor Your Target Issue
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- Computer lab or library
Warm-up Activity:
Read the introduction and ask students to visit the websites below. Answer the questions that follow.
On Memorial Day 2004, the National World War II Memorial was dedicated with much celebration and national media attention. What many Americans didn’t realize was that the history of this memorial is filled with controversy.
Go to Save the Mall Travesty
Read the first five paragraphs of “Ideas and Trends: Turning Memory into Travesty,
” by Michael Kimmelman (NY Times, March 4, 2001) for background information.
Go to Save the Mall History
Read the events on each date:
- March 2, 1995
- July 27, 1995
- September 19, 1995
- October 2, 2001
- May 3, 2001
- June 14, 2001
Discuss the answers to these questions
- Based on time-line information, why did activists on both sides of the issue need to stay informed?
- What happens if activists choose to be uninformed?
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