Tools for Answering Hearing Questions
Example of a graphic organizer to help your students answer a We the People question
The graphic organizer was created by Julie Nelson, Clearmount Elementary School in North Canton, Ohio.
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Five Tips for a Good We The People Answer
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AP Government & WTP correlations
The following documents were created by Jill Baisinger from Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana.  Ms. Baisinger’s classes won the Indiana We the People state competition in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

Correlation and pacing guide between the HS WTP textbook and James Wilson’s American Government: AP Edition
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Tips for Using We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution as an Advanced Placement Government Curriculum
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Curriculum map between HS WTP textbook and James Wilson’s American Government: AP Edition organized by themes/topics
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For more information please contact Tim Kalgreen, program coordinator, at 877-485-3515 or tkalgreen@oclre.org
 

Lessons
Abraham Lincoln Lesson
The Center for Civic Education, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, produced a new lesson about Abraham Lincoln.  The lesson highlights Lincoln’s ideas and decisions regarding slavery and the use of presidential power.
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Ronald Reagan and Executive Power
The Center for Civic Education and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation have collaborated to produce “Ronald Reagan and Executive Power,” a lesson for high school students that examines the use of presidential powers by Reagan.  Those who have completed the lesson should be able to explain and discuss how President Reagan exercised his authority under Article II of the Constitution concerning war powers, domestic policy, and foreign policy:  http://civiced.org/reagan/ or Click here
 

Congress Today: A modern look at the legislative branch.  How well does the branch designed in 1787 work today?  Should Congress be the “supreme branch?”

Executive Design and Growth: Examines theories on the executive from Aristotle to John Dean.  It also explores the expansion of executive power.

Judicial Review: Explores the theory and usage of judicial review from Marbury v. Madison and compares to current court cases.

Miranda v. Arizona: Examines how the branches and the states interact and respond when faced with a particular issue.

Due Process: Looks at the due process clause of the 14^th Amendment and how it has changed the Constitution.

Suffrage in the United States: Examines the origin of suffrage, its importance, and extension.  The role of the First Amendment in helping advocates of suffrage is also explored.

Designing and Drafting the Constitution: Explores the circumstances and preparations leading up to James Madison’s role in the Constitutional Convention. 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Leads students through a discussion about human rights.

Identity Politics: Looks at the phrase “E Pluribus Unum” and how the United States is one, created out of many.
 

Assessments
High School We the People end-of-unit multiple choice assessments are now available!
Contact Tim Kalgreen at tkalgreen@oclre.org or 614-485-3515 for more information.
 

General Resources
We the People Companion Website
The high school We the People textbook companion website has been updated!  Visit http://wtpcompanion.civiced.org to take advantage of additional lessons and resources.

We the People Text Book Correlation Document
Teachers can differentiate between the Level III, Level II, and Level I  textbooks by downloading the We the People Textbook Subject Area Correlation document. 
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Great Teaching Strategies!
The Utah Education Network provides a great site that gives teaching strategies to help in the areas of organizing a WTP team, guided research and writing, guided practice, and grading WTP presentations http://www.uen.org/wethepeople/teaching_strategies.shtml

Enhance the English/Language Arts component of We the People!
Literacy guides aligned to the We the People textbooks are now available!  Use this to help struggling readers or to enhance the English/Language Arts component of your teaching!
High School Literacy Guide
Middle School Literacy Guide

Vocabulary List
This vocabulary list is aligned to the Level One (elementary level) textbook; however, the terms are used at all levels.  The starred (*) terms relate to the current Ohio Social Studies Standards.  This list was created by Julie Nelson, Clearmount Elementary School, North Canton, Ohio.
We the People Level One Vocabulary List

We the People Hearing Video
This video shows Julie Nelson’s fifth grade class, from Clearmount Elementary School in North Canton, Ohio, conducting the simulated Congressional hearing.
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