My dear students! You have worked really hard on imagining your game and creating a paper prototype. I know that you still have a lot of ideas to put on the paper, but while I am away, and you cannot get to your paper prototyping, I would like for you to write a blog post answering the following questions:
1. What is your game topic and how does it relate to civics?
2. How will a player learn more about civics while they play your game?
3. Where does your game topic fit into the Civics Knowledge Framework? Does it teach about an ideal of government, a function of government or about citizenship? Please explain.
Below, I have outlined the Civics Knowledge Framework. Please, take a look at it and try to match your game to one of the components and talk about it when answering question 3.
1. Ideals: key principles and values underlying US government
· Origins/history of key ideas and values
· Government systems (democracy, dictatorship, communism, monarchy)
· Majority rule
· Minority rights
· Separation of Powers
· Individual Rights and Freedoms
2. Function: How does the US government work?
· Local, state and national/federal levels of government systems
· Local, state and national/federal court systems
· The three branches of government (executive, legislative, judiciary)
· Role of citizens and outside groups (unions, lobbyists, media)
3. Citizenship: How to be an active and effective citizen at any age?
· Stay informed (locally, nationally, globally)
· Explore a variety of sources and perspectives
· Develop a position on local, national and global issues
· Volunteer and participate in community service
· Take action!
· Develop a strategy for achieving results on the ground
· Learn to use action tools: protest, petition, letter writing, town meeting
· Lead and/or support at different capacities and levels (student government, community, local, national, etc.)
· Vote
Good Blogging!
Mrs. B.
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