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**Creating Your Civic Identity**
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org Download:

 **CLASS DESCRIPTION**

In "Creating Your Civic Identity," students will analyze and synthesize the core concepts of civic life through individual instruction and group discussion. These core concepts include public work, politics, citizenship, democracy, freedom, public versus private, free spaces, interests, diversity, power and accountability/responsibility. Students will then apply their learning of the core concepts to a service learning project of their choice. The project will require students to create a detailed plan for success, journal their experiences and make a final presentation. 


 * PURPOSE**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Students will know how to participate to make a difference and will have the skills required for competent participation in the political process, including the capacity to influence policies and the ability to monitor and evaluate the performance of public officials. The aim of civic education is not just any kind of participation by any kind of citizen; it is the participation of informed and responsible citizens, skilled in the arts of deliberation and effective action (MDE, 2004).

Minnesota Department of Education. (2004, May 15). Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies.


 * COURSE GOALS**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">By completing this course students will: • apply the ideas of democracy and citizenship to their daily lives • develop their own beliefs and ideas regarding governance at local, state and national levels • meet the 9-12 Minnesota Academic Standards for Government and Citizenship, strand VII.A,B,D • meet the NCSS standards IV, V, VI and X


 * GRADING**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">The overall grade will be calculated using the following percentages. You will only be graded and given credit for work completed. To receive full course credit for this class all work must be completed.

The following system will be used to calculate you letter grade: 90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, and below 60% = incomplete. Progress reports will be posted periodically to enable you to self-manage your grade.


 * LATE WORK**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">It is the student’s responsibility to finish assignments by the due date. Acceptance of late work will be handled on a case-by-case basis and may result in receiving a lower grade or reduced credit for the course.


 * CONTACT INFORMATION**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Instructor: Daniel Ondich Email: dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org Phone: 651.748.5257

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Daily Lesson Outline **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">1. Getting Started, registration, etc. 2. Citizenship reading/activity (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A) 3. Reading/activity: levels of civic engagement (responsible citizen to social reformer) (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A) 4. How to create change- community and influence (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,D) 5. Project topic wiki brainstorm (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

6. Service learning project overview – chose partners if necessary (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 7. Project proposal work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 8. Reading/activity: accountability and responsibility (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,B) 9. Project proposal work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 10. Blog Journal #1 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

11. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 12. Reading/activity: power and interest (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,B) 13. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 14. Reading/activity: freedom (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,B) 15. Blog Journal #2 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

16. Project work time, hour log due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 17. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 18. Reading/activity: freedom (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,B) 19. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 20. Blog Journal #3 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

21. Project work time, hour log due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 22. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 23. Reading/activity: public versus private (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A,B) 24. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 25. Blog Journal #4 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

26. Project work time, hour log due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 27. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 28. Reading/activity: politics (MN Standards 9-12.VII.D) 29. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 30. Blog Journal #5 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

31. Project work time, hour log due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 32. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 33. Reading/activity: diversity (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A) 34. Project work time (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 35. Blog Journal #6 (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)

36. Project work time (final presentation), hour log due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 37. Final project presentation due (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic) 38. Peer review (MN Standards 9-12.VII.A-D depending on topic)