Learning Goals
Students will be able to explain how values and beliefs shape public policy on immigration, migration, and environmental issues.
Students will be able to analyze how freedom and equality influence legislation about immigration, migration, and environmental policy.
Students will be able to compare how national, state, and local governments address immigration, migration, and environmental problems differently.
Students will be able to evaluate the credibility and usefulness of headlines, maps, bill excerpts, testimony clips, and community data for a policy argument.
Students will be able to construct a bill proposal with defined terms, evidence, and actions that matches the correct level of government authority.
Students will be able to defend a policy position in debate and public forum using claim-evidence-reasoning, fair counterarguments, and rebuttals.
Students will be able to revise their policy proposal based on peer, teacher, and stakeholder feedback.
Products
Individual Policy Argument Portfolio
Students assemble an individual evidence portfolio that makes a clear policy claim on one immigration, migration, or environmental issue. It includes source credibility notes, claim-evidence-reasoning writing, a counterargument with rebuttal, and a short reflection on how their thinking changed.
Mock Congress Bill, Debate Brief, and Capitol for a Day Forum Presentation
Teams draft and defend a bill that addresses one policy issue and fits the correct level of government authority. They present their proposal in Mock Congress and at the public forum, then submit a synthesis showing how individual research shaped the team’s final position.
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