Four stories. Eight workshops. A place to practise asking better questions about media, rules and the decisions that affect us. Built for grades 6–12, with deeper extensions for college.
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Every case connects to a bigger system: who decides, what the rule says and who it lands on.
See the civic ideasTwo 45-minute sessions per case. Work online, use the printed packet or combine both. Every core task works without a film, social-media account or public post.
See the curriculum map Download PDFWhat can a screenshot actually prove?
Use the original source to separate a claim from a supported fact, then write an update that helps people act.
Distinguish the shared claim from what the full notice confirms.
Write a correction with useful event information and an honest limit.
Make: Write a group-chat update someone can use before leaving home.
Does this task show what someone knows?
Compare observations with a learning goal and ask for support without diagnosing a classmate.
Identify a possible format barrier while keeping the learning goal clear.
Distinguish a classroom support question from a formal disability evaluation rule.
Make: Make a short support conversation starter, with Dec’s permission.
What makes a correction more useful than “sorry”?
Correct an unsupported public claim and propose a repair with a named owner.
Use a record to evaluate a public explanation and its effects.
Pair accurate communication with a practical change.
Make: Write a correction and a repair plan that are bigger than “sorry.”
Who gets a say when a shared space changes?
Compare a proposal’s budget and access effects, then recommend a next step to the actual decision-maker.
Map decision-making power and compare budget estimates with access needs.
Justify a feasible recommendation and explain its effects and limits.
Make: Prepare a 90-second comment for the nonprofit board.
Keep the story together. Change the complexity of the reading, the independence of the investigation and the product students create.
Common Core, AP, Pre-AP, IB and HonorsShort source packets, modeled examples, vocabulary in English and Spanish, optional sentence starters and a choice of response formats.
Corroborate accounts, compare institutional authority, address a counterargument and revise after feedback. Explain uncertainty instead of hiding it.
Read original research, test assumptions and compare the limits of communication frameworks, policy analysis and legal rules.
The sequence, learning goals and assessment plan.
The curriculum Download PDFEight workshop plans, discussion notes and worked responses.
Educator guide Download PDFHow to investigate, disagree and explain your take.
Student guide Download PDFThe evidence packets and space to work through all four cases.
Student workbook Download PDF