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Democracy Lessons for Pursuit of Happiness, a Core Democratic Value
Core Democratic Values
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LESSON PLANS FOR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Warm-up - Poetic Pause
Read Aloud - Picture Book from your library or bookstore
Explore Democratic Values: Think-Pair-Share
and Document Analysis
Think Piece essay - Discussion of Pursuit of Happiness
Pencil Power - Why are some schools still not integrated?
Art Connection activities - Photos with pointillist effect
POETIC PAUSE SAMPLE: Read aloud “Harlem” by Langston Hughes.“What happens to a dream deferred?” Ask, What are some of your dreams? Ask, What are some dreams that have come true for you? ...What happens if a dream never comes true?
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Freedom Summer,
at your library or bookstore.
Pursuit of Happiness, a Core Democratic Values lesson plan. View thumbnails for pages 1 to 19 below:

Pursuit of Happiness
Lesson Plan pages
1 Cover
2 Table
of Contents
3 A few words
from Kari
4 The components of the lesson plans
5 Day 1
and Day 2
6 Teacher's answer sheet for page 14
7 Ten Core Democratic Values
8 Picture Books for Big Kids - ISBNs
9 Primary source Document A
10 Primary source Document B
11 Primary source Document C
12 Primary source Document D
13 Cover: Student Activities pages
14 Document Analysis
15 Analysis Conclusions
16 Think Piece Pursuit of Happiness
17 Pencil Power Pursuit of Happiness

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Freedom Summer
by Deborah Wiles and
Jerome Lagarrigue
18 Pencil Power Assessment Guide
19 Pointillist photos
Art Connection
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American core democratic values lesson plans for interdisciplinary activities
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