Educational Framework Materials

A five-lesson unit plan based on the National Center's Educational Framework. It includes reacted resources and activities to accompany each lesson, plus a culminating writing assessment.

This unit plan addresses the essential question: If somebody is denied power, privilege, and equal standing with other Americans, how should he or she respond?

See how students have used media to explore democracy by producing videos that address current — and controversial — issues.

The Viewer’s Guide includes discussion questions for use with each of the four video segments produced by the student groups.