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Grades 11–12

Books and classroom materials for grades 11 and 12: the Grades 11–12 edition and five course editions for AP and IB Diploma courses.

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Student pages have the same page numbers in both books on screen.

Course editions for grades 11–12

AP United States Government and Politics

AP United States Government and Politics classes; use strong-fit cases in unit teaching and partial-fit cases only as hooks.

Each route carries a fit rating (strong, partial or not recommended) with a reason.

19 of 20 cases

Strong fit: 10 cases. Partial fit: 9 cases, used as hooks. Not included: Lesson 3.

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AP Seminar

AP Seminar classes practicing research, argument and team presentation skills.

Every case can support an AP Seminar inquiry because the course is topic-flexible; each route states why its question is genuinely multi-perspective.

20 of 20 cases

Many schools teach AP Seminar in grade 10. The tasks are the same.

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IB Diploma Programme: Language A: language and literature

IB Diploma Programme Language A: language and literature classes at SL and HL, using selected cases for Paper 1 practice and one individual-oral rehearsal.

Only cases with a genuine non-literary text or a literary work are used; ten cases are marked not recommended.

10 of 20 cases

Strong fit: 3 cases. Partial fit: 7 cases, used as hooks. Not included: Lessons 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 19.

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IB Diploma Programme: Global politics

IB Diploma Programme Global politics classes at SL and HL, mainly for engagement-project rehearsal and thematic-study practice.

Most routes rehearse the early stages of the engagement project rather than exam papers.

11 of 20 cases

Strong fit: 1 case. Partial fit: 10 cases, used as hooks. Not included: Lessons 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17 and 20.

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Cases and tasks for grades 11–12

For each case: the task for this band, what students make, how long the task takes and the professional codes of ethics or federal rules the case uses.

CaseTaskStudents makeTimeProfessional standardsOpen
Lesson 1 Is the screening canceled?A cropped clip in the group chat seems to cancel the crew’s screening, so you check the original documents and write an update.Write a 250-word explanatory note for the Common Room’s website on how the rumor spread and what the crew will do differently next time.Website note, 220–280 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 100 minutesSPJ Code of Ethics, RTDNA Code of Ethics, PRSSA Ethical Principles for PR Students & ProfessionalsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 2 Does the worksheet show what Dec knows?Dec can explain a circuit out loud but gets lost on a crowded worksheet, so the crew asks what the task measures.Write an explainer for students on the path from a classroom struggle to an IDEA evaluation, a 504 plan or neither.Illustrated explainer, 300–400 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 99 minutesCEC Ethical Principles and Practice Standards, Code of Ethics of the Education ProfessionEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 3 What should a group do after a public mistake?The crew’s recap caption blamed younger neighbors for a late start, but the event log shows the projector failed.Build a full crisis communications plan for the recap error: goals, audiences, key message, channels, holding statement, correction and measurement.Communications plan, one page (about 400 words)60 minutes. Full chapter: 98 minutesPRSA Code of Ethics, RTDNA Code of Ethics, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 4 Who gets a say when a shared room changes?The Common Room’s board is weighing paid rentals on two free evenings, so the crew prepares a comment before the meeting.Write a policy memo comparing all three options on cost, access and uncertainty, and recommend one.Policy memo, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 101 minutesASPA Code of Ethics, ALA Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 5 Why is my deposit smaller than what I earned?Gia’s bank deposit is smaller than the pay she worked out, so she reads her pay statement line by line before asking payroll.Write an explainer connecting the FICA lines on a pay stub to Social Security and Medicare as social insurance.Explainer, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 94 minutesPayrollOrg Code of Ethics, IABC Code of Ethics for Professional CommunicatorsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 6 What can your family see in your college records?Rafa’s parents help pay his college bill, and a family-access form asks whether they should also get information about his grades.Write a decision memo for Rafa: what should he authorize, for whom, and how can he change it later?Decision memo, 350–450 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 91 minutesAACRAO Ethics and Practice, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 7 Did one complaint get the novel banned?A group chat says one parent’s complaint got a novel banned, so Mari and Gia check what the school library’s notice says.Write a briefing on the law and policy of school library challenges for student council.Briefing, 450–550 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 91 minutesALA Code of Ethics, Code of Ethics of the Education Profession, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 8 Is it a recommendation or an ad?Gia loves a novel that a publisher sent her for free, and her video review does not mention the free copy yet.Build a creator communications policy for the crew: when to disclose, how, and how to check it worked.Policy, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 103 minutesFTC Endorsement Guides (law or regulation), PRSA Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 9 What is on your ballot, and where do you check?Dec turns 18 before the election on November 3, 2026, and his feed covers only one race on his ballot.Create a first-time voter guide for your state with an adult’s help, using only official sources.Guide, 500–600 words90 minutes. Full chapter: 137 minutesSPJ Code of Ethics, RTDNA Code of Ethics, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 10 Whose job is it to fix the blocked route?A construction detour sends Sami toward stairs on her way to a city workshop, and her bus comes in 12 minutes.Write an explainer on ADA jurisdiction and program access using Sami’s trip as the example.Explainer, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 104 minutesASPA Code of Ethics, NPPA Code of Ethics for Visual Journalists, ABA Model Rules of Professional ConductEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 11 Why are Jordy and Gia paid different rates?Jordy and Gia worked the same Saturday event, but Gia’s pay rate is $1.50 an hour higher, and Jordy wants to know why.Write a policy memo for the event company recommending pay-transparency practices.Memo, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 94 minutesSHRM Code of Ethics, IABC Code of Ethics for Professional CommunicatorsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 12 When can a school limit what students say?Anika’s poster asks her school to keep the library open at lunch, and now someone in her group chat suggests a walkout.Write a legal-reasoning essay: how would Tinker, Hazelwood and Mahanoy each bear on a version of Anika’s poster?Essay, 600–750 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 89 minutesABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, PRSA Code of Ethics, AIGA Standards of Professional PracticeEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 13 Can the crew cut waste before it reaches the bin?The last Common Room screening used about 120 cups the city won’t recycle, and a box of parts arrived half full of packaging.Investigate a real school event’s waste with a defined boundary and recommend changes to student government.Report, 500–600 words with a data table90 minutes. Full chapter: 116 minutesFTC Green Guides (law or regulation), AIGA Standards of Professional Practice, IABC Code of Ethics for Professional CommunicatorsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 14 Does giving credit let the crew use the song?Mateo wants to post the crew’s film tonight and credit the song’s artist, but Caio wants to check the license first.Write a brief on how the Supreme Court’s 2023 Warhol v. Goldsmith decision shapes the “purpose” factor, applied to the crew’s film.Brief, 450–550 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 102 minutesAIGA Standards of Professional Practice, RTDNA Code of Ethics, PRSA Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 15 Is Rafa’s unpaid internship really a job?A studio offers Rafa an unpaid summer internship running its customer inbox and says college credit makes it legal.Write Rafa a decision memo weighing the offer’s benefits, costs and legal questions.Memo, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 102 minutesNACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice, ABA Model Rules of Professional ConductEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 16 Who wrote the new building rule?An unsigned notice says the building’s only step-free door locks at 8 p.m., and Sami’s workshop runs later.Write a tenant-association briefing on the notice: what it says, whom it affects, which rules may apply and what to ask.Briefing, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 102 minutesABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 17 How should the crew give out ten free seats?Thirty people want ten free workshop seats, and the crew must choose a fair way to decide who gets them.Compare the three methods in a memo to a student club, recommending one and specifying the published criteria.Memo, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 107 minutesThe Belmont Report, ASPA Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 18 Why is the theater curtain still falling apart?The district’s proposed budget is $48 million, the school theater curtain won’t close, and Dec wants to ask the school board about it.Write a policy brief on how facilities requests should be prioritized in a district budget.Policy brief, 450–550 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 105 minutesASPA Code of Ethics, SPJ Code of Ethics, Credo for Ethical CommunicationEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 19 What should Gia say in her two-minute comment?Gia has two minutes to speak to the parks committee about the court lights, but her draft is three pages long.Find a real upcoming local meeting agenda with an adult, choose an item and write a comment you could submit (submitting is optional).Written comment (200–250 words) plus a 100-word process note60 minutes. Full chapter: 87 minutesASPA Code of Ethics, Credo for Ethical Communication, SPJ Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page
Lesson 20 Can the crew post this image as true?A realistic image says the campus courtyard flooded today, and Jordy must decide what the six o’clock recap can say about it.Build a verification and risk plan for the crew’s accounts: steps before posting any image, and a correction plan if one proves false.Plan, 400–500 words60 minutes. Full chapter: 89 minutesRTDNA Code of Ethics, SPJ Code of Ethics, PRSA Code of EthicsEducator guideCase pageEducator pagesStudent pagesEducator PDFStudent PDFStarter slides (PowerPoint, 7 slides)Family page

Recommended resources

Free outside videos, games, readings and lesson plans we checked for grades 11 and 12, up to two per case. Teach items are for you, and the rest work for students. Open a case for its full list in the educator guide.

  1. Lesson 1: Is the screening canceled?

  2. Lesson 2: Does the worksheet show what Dec knows?

  3. Lesson 3: What should a group do after a public mistake?

  4. Lesson 4: Who gets a say when a shared room changes?

Show resources for Lessons 5 to 20

  1. Lesson 5: Why is my deposit smaller than what I earned?

  2. Lesson 6: What can your family see in your college records?

  3. Lesson 7: Did one complaint get the novel banned?

  4. Lesson 8: Is it a recommendation or an ad?

  5. Lesson 9: What is on your ballot, and where do you check?

  6. Lesson 10: Whose job is it to fix the blocked route?

  7. Lesson 11: Why are Jordy and Gia paid different rates?

  8. Lesson 12: When can a school limit what students say?

  9. Lesson 13: Can the crew cut waste before it reaches the bin?

  10. Lesson 14: Does giving credit let the crew use the song?

  11. Lesson 15: Is Rafa’s unpaid internship really a job?

  12. Lesson 16: Who wrote the new building rule?

  13. Lesson 17: How should the crew give out ten free seats?

  14. Lesson 18: Why is the theater curtain still falling apart?

  15. Lesson 19: What should Gia say in her two-minute comment?

  16. Lesson 20: Can the crew post this image as true?

For students: the checking toolkit has twelve free tools for checking a picture, an ad or a claim, each with a try-it from a case.

Anchor charts

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Slides

Starter slides for each case (7 slides, PowerPoint). The same slides work for every grade band. Find them in the Open column of the table above.

Teaching decks for Lessons 1 to 4 (14 slides each), with speaker notes.

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Family pages

A one-page PDF for each case with a two-sentence summary and three questions to talk about at home.

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