Lesson
Engaging with Local Associations and Groups
Guiding question
How can civil society solve local problems?
Helps students explore how local associations and groups in civil society work together to solve community problems and encourage civic engagement.
Objectives
- Students will understand the importance of local associations and groups in their lives and civil society.
- Students will research a group to learn how this group solves local problems.
Materials
Resources
- Student Involvement in Civil Society Groups Educator Resource
- Computers with internet access
- Chart paper and markers
- Sticky notes
- Reflection journals
Lesson Components
ActivityAlexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America Primary Source
Excerpted text of Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" with corresponding comprehension questions.
Lesson plan
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Standards
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