TEACHER MATERIALS
How will I take action to address a civic problem?
“Let’s Brainstorm! – Stakeholders”
In this activity, the students will determine which groups of stakeholders are affected by their chosen problem. First, you will need to teach them what stakeholders are; consider using the provided slides.
“What is a stakeholder?” slides
“Jigsaw – Stakeholder Interests”
In this activity, the students will consider the needs and interests of different groups of stakeholders, as well as how these might influence how they choose to address their chosen problem. The students will work in groups, and each group will be assigned a different stakeholder group, for which they will fill out a “stakeholder interests” handout.
“Current Events Connection – Conflicting Stakeholder Interests”
In this activity, the students will read a current events news article and reflect on how conflicting stakeholder interests can be balanced.
“Let’s Brainstorm! – Potential Partnerships”
In this activity, the students will brainstorm about who they could potentially partner with to solve their civic problem using BeACitizen resources.
BeACitizen – Who are the STAKEHOLDERS?
“Research and Reflection – Potential Partners”
In this activity, the students will research potential partners for their civic action project. They will fill out a partner profile template for each potential pattern they research. Then, they will read each other’s profiles and identify three “prime candidates” for the project. Finally, after participating in small group debates, the students will vote for “prime candidate partners.”
“Sweet Combos – Combining Multiple Civic Actions”
In this activity, the students will consider how multiple civic actions can be combined to create better solutions. They will review their options for civic action using BeACitizen resources. They will also practice generating effective civic action combos by filling out a handout.
“Drafting a Civic Action Plan”
In this activity, the students will decide which civic action(s) they think would best address their chosen problem. They will fill out a handout that will help them make decisions about what kinds of actions they would want to take, which civic spaces they would want to utilize, what their target audience would be, etc. They will also read each other’s handouts and fill out peer review forms for them.