About our Digital Curriculum
This product is a digital ebook version of our printed United States Government: By the People, for the People Coursebook. The digital curriculum is for use on electronic devices and cannot be printed or shared.
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Course Overview
Course Length: One Semester
Grade Level: 11, 12
View samples of our high school curriculum here.
In this single-semester course, traditional topics related to U.S. government (the Constitution, three branches of government, federal and state governments, etc.) are covered, as well as lessons on media and bias, research methods, evaluating resources, philosophies of government, citizenship, landmark cases of the U.S. Supreme Court, infrastructure, and tribal government. Reflection and discussion prompts are included, as well as background information on lesson topics to supplement research/textbook reading. Project-based learning involves a student-designed project that is developed throughout the semester. This is a textbook-independent course---any U.S. Government textbook or other resources can be used to gain familiarity with lesson topics.
Additional Materials Recommended
The following materials are recommended for use with this coursebook:
- United States Government: Our Democracy*
- U.S. Government: By the People, For the People Teacher Edition - Digital (optional, but recommended)
* This course is designed to be textbook-independent. The course can be used in conjunction with ANY US Government textbook (one or more), or can be completed by relying on a variety of research materials rather than a single textbook. The United States Government: Our Democracy textbook is available for purchase if needed as a resource. However, please be aware that the coursebook does not reference specific page numbers from this textbook.
Product Details
- Publisher: Oak Meadow, Inc.
- Version date: July 2022
- Pages: 144
- Format: Digital ebook
