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Project Citizen is a civic education program for middle school students promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government. It actively engages students in learning how to monitor and influence public policy and encourages civic participation among students, their parents, and members of the community.
As a class project, students' work together to identify and study a public policy issue, eventually developing an action plan for implementing their policy. Working in cooperative teams, the class learns to interact with their government through a five-step process that includes:
- identifying a public policy problem in their community
- gathering and evaluating information on the problem
- examining and evaluating solutions
- selecting or developing a proposed public policy
- developing an action plan
Students' work is displayed in a class portfolio containing a display section and a documentation section.
In a culminating activity the class presents its portfolio in a simulated legislative hearing, demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of how public policy is formulated. Classes may also be able to enter their portfolios in a local competition with other classes. Local winners submit their portfolios for a state showcase.
Free classroom sets are available on a limited basis in each congressional district. If you are interested in receiving more information on the program, please find out what congressional district your school is located in. If you do not know the congressional number of your school's location, please go to www.house.gov/writerep and using your school's zip code you can find out the number of your Congressional District.
Once you have the number, please press the link listed below to access the Texas Congressional map. Please press the number of your district and an email to your congressional district coordinator should appear. Please request the ordering information for the free set of textbooks and any additional information you have for the program.
Classroom sets include 30 student books, a teacher's guide, and an instructional packet containing the information and supplies necessary to complete the program.
PDF File Project Citizen TEKS Correlation for Level I Science and Social Studies
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PDF File Project Citizen Level I Language Arts
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PDF File Project Citizen Level II Social Studies
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PDF File Project Citizen Level II Language Arts
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