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Examine multiple perspectives on public and current issues.

Lesson Plan

SS.7.C.2.13 Lesson Plan: Understanding Issues Through Multiple Perspectives.docx.pdf

Florida Joint Center for Citizenship Civics Assessment Items

Each benchmark assessment bank includes items aligned to low, moderate, and high complexity.

SS.7.C.2.13 Questions.docx
SS.7.C.2.13 Answers.xslx
SS.7.C.2.13 Questions and Answers with Explanations.docx
Escambia-FJCC Civics Review Site ItemsEscambia.pdf

Civics End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications from FLDOE

SS.7.C.2.13 Benchmark Specifications.pdf
SS.7.C.2.13 Item Specification Review.pdf

Additional Resources to Support this Benchmark

BBC NewsRoundhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews
Center for Responsive Politicshttp://www.opensecrets.org
Channel One Newshttp://www.channelone.com
CNNhttp://www.cnn.com
CNN Student Newshttp://www.cnn.com/studentnews
C-SPAN Classroomhttp://c-spanclassroom.org
Deliberating in a Democracyhttp://www.deliberating.org/
Fox Newshttp://www.foxnews.com
The Learning Networkhttp://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
The Living Room Candidatehttp://www.livingroomcandidate.org/
MSNBChttp://www.msnbc.com
Newseum – Today’s Front Pageshttp://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Newspapers in Educationhttp://www.dispatchnie.com/
PBS Newshourhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/
Time for Kidshttp://www.timeforkids.com
iCivics CorrelationPersuasive Writing Lesson 1: So You Think You Can Argue: http://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/lesson-1-so-you-think-you-can-argue